The Jersey City news., 1899-09-14
CALENDAR READY.
Woman's Club Programme
for l899-l90O Prepared
for Distribution.
THE YEARS STUDY
Mrs. Benson to Open October
s, With Town Improvement
Other Features.
THE YEARS STUDY

A very pretty little unique pamphlet Is
the Woman's Club programme for the
ensuing year. Like the club it is the
pink of perfection, perhaps not just true
to the carnation in coloring, but with
just enough of the violet to give 1t
more modest hue of lavender. But then
| it is the contents that counts. and it con-
tains everything of club value, barring
parliamentary rule, to make the club
members thoroughly conversant with all
the outer workings OF the club.
First comes list of the officers, the
department chairmen, the committee
chairmen and the Reception Committee,
then the general club meetings which VIII
be opened Thursday, October 5, by Mrs.
Hudspeth- Benson the subject being
Town Improvements" "
OF course the regular club meetings will
take place as usual on the first Thursday
in each month"; Mrs. Mary Ogden Ferris
following Mrs. Benson with Music IN
November. Miss M. Louise Edge will
have charge of the programme for De-
cember. her subject being Home" These
three departments have been reorgan-
lied during the past year and are now
In excellent working order.
In January comes Literature In
charge of Mrs John A. Walker; in Feb
ruary, philanthropy" Mrs. Brice COZ
lard; while March brings the annual eiec-
ton of officers, The April meeting Will
be on sEducation," in charge of Mrs
Susan c. Marvin, and May will bring the
final meeting of the season. on tArt, IN
charge of Mrs. Charles Calvin Stimets.
Besides these there will, of course, be
the annual club breakfast, about the
middle of October, to open the season,
and tea sometime in May, to close.
The programme of every department
for the year with full list of members
and books of reference are also duly set
forth as follows:-
TOWN IMPROVEMENT.
October 10-"dow to Arouse Public
Spirit" Mary E. Bowen.
November 4-"Municipal Government,
Otto Grouse.
December 12-"Street Cleaning In Large
Cities of United States and Europe" Liz
zie B. Edwards.
January 9-"Public Parks, Baths, Recre-
alton, Piers and Children's Fairgrounds, :
Mrs. Pell.
February 13-"Model Tenements."
March 1s-'svacant Lot Cultivation
April 10-"What Shall Be Done with the
slums?'' corneiia Bradford.
May Scan Tramps be Utilized in City
Improvement?
MUSIC.
November 2l-"The Organ" Allenette
Frost.
December 19-"church Music Mrs
Florence Clerihew.
simon a,,d NTnfcfa
sangers," Clara ]. Ince.
February = '5tringed Instruments, -
Adelaide Scrdder.
March-"The Piano. Ida Falkinburgh.
April-stMuscal Instruments of all
Nations Ella w. butcher.
May -"Cultivation of the Voice, .
Kathrina Green Tanner
Current musical events will be discuss
ed each month.
October 1s-"The Home" Emma Whit
ney Newbury; .'How to Develop Per-
feet Physique M Louise Edge
November 2O-"Cook Book Day" Gen.
eral talk about food and Its preparation.
Exchange of valuable and well tested
recipes.
December 1s-sHome Decoration for
Ail4luT6l, 1Sttd I1llluSr 4c II Ah46 III ~
Teach Children the. Myth of Santa
CIaus?' Ida Earle Fisk.
January 15-"Guest Day"
February 19-"The Mothers Voice or
Character Building. Frances J. Rae;
fought We to Train Our Boys as Well
as Our Girls t. be Home-makers?" Helen
H. Case.
March 19-"The Philanthropic House
keeper" Shall we give food to beggars
at our door, Georgiana D. Collard; .An
Ideal Sick-room," Madana F. DeHart,
NJ. D.
April 1s-.General Talk on Home Top
ics.. Ventilation. heating, lighting, do
mestic service, etc.
LITERATURE.
This department meets every ether
Wednesday at $3.50 P. NJ. for study.
Italy and the Renaissance
/ October Ill, Europe in the Middle
Ages" Mary E. F. Walker; 2, Rise of
Italian Republics" Florence May Under
wood.
october 25-1, Fall of Constantinople
and Distribution of Greek Scholars Over
Europe Kate A. Dear; 2, Revival of
Learning Clara s. Weart.
November 81, Dante" Annie Louise
Lord; 2, "Petrarch and Boccaccio," Mar
garet A. Lacey.
November 22-1, "The Humanists,'' Ma
rie Loitard; 2, Influence of the New
Learning on Literature, Art and Politics. y
general discussion.
December 6-Guest Day-Meeting at the
residence of Mrs. John H. Walker, No.
260 Montgomery street.
December 20-1 Florence" Lillian E.
Fuller; 2, Architects, Sculptors and
Painters Of the Early Renaissance .
Emma w. Newbury.
January 3-Scrap Book Day.
January 17-1-"Leonardo da vinci,,
Martha R. Erwin: 2, Lorenzo, the Mag
nificent," Mary H. Goodman.
January a-1, Michael Angelo Carrie
Shepard; 2, Reading from the Sonnets of
Michael Angelo, Cora v. Hough.
February 14-Discussion, "Did Eavon-
arola Fail?" Affirmative. Margaret A.
Lacey; negative. Ada d. Fuller.
February 2S-s'Venice," Grace E. Ken
| nedy. Were the Great Festivals a
Benefit or an Eyil?' Margaret C. Hewitt.
March 14-Guest day. Meeting at the
residence OF Mrs. Walker. No. 2so Mont
| gomery street.