The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-03
So Says Mrs. Scudder in Her
Annual Address at Wo-
mans Club Yesterday.
MRS. BENSEN WANTS $50 CARTS
President Unanimously Re.
Elected and Applauded-
Other Officers.

=FIneT6 was nOt Oil SNtiN
ance at the annual meeting of the Jersey
City Woman's Gu held yesterday atter-
noon in Hasbrouck Hall, owing to three
things, first the weather, second. a deiay
in trolley service, and third, the nom
admittance of guests. 1t was an extra
Ions meeting, being the annual election OIL
officers. though everything ran smoothig
save for one tie which lay between Ut.
Florence De Hart and Miss Georgiene y.
Welsh, as Corresponding Secretary, poth
ladies' polling 80 votes, and which Tor a
time looked like a pretty knotty PROB
lem. The constitution was searched IN
vain for some means of untying the
knot. Evidently the constitution makers
had never expected such a catastrophe.
Some one suggested the President make
an appointment. At last when 1t was
discovered that parliamentary rule would
actually permit of such a thing the vote
was recast. Miss Welsh winning by a
neck.
OF course the club, not to be behind the
age. had obtained, through the kindness
of Mrs. Hough. the regular city election
box which was brought all the way from
CITY Hall for the purpose, and into which
GaCn- Ilth6l3 HdS SllPPCbs IN~
at ten minutes to four, and to accommo-
date late corners, did not close tlh iei
minutes to five. Mrs. Scudder was unani-
mously reelected President, and with she
single exception of Corresponding oecre-
tary. the majority voted the stralght ticA-
ct. so that the officers now stand:-fresl-
dent. Alice May Scudder; First Vice-fres-
ident. Emma w. Newbury; Secono VICE
President. Mrs. Florence B. Clefine"'
Recording Secretary, Cora V. Hough; COR
responding Secretary, Georgiene b. Welsh'
Federation Secretary. Ada u. fuHer'
Treasurer Clara S. Weart; Chairman Art
iona rtment. Adelene N. Stimets; Chalr-
man Education Department, susan y.
Marvin. Chairman Home Department M.
louise Edge: Chairman Literature De
rartment Mary E. Walker; Chairman
philanthropy Department, Georglana u.
Collard: Chairman Town Improvement
Department, Mary Hudspeth-Benson.
Resides this the chair appointed the
following committee chairmen:-House,
Mrs. J.. W. McKelvey; Reception, MISS
Katharine Crowen; Membership. Miss
LEILA Kinds: Auditing, Miss NJ. A .Haight;
Printing. Mrs. George w. Case; Scrap
DOCK, NILS. JOoCPh
Editor, Mrs. E. w. Newbury.
Several amendments to the constitution
were recommended, to be acted upon at
next meeting, the most important OF
which was that the Woman's CLUB pc
come incorporated, as in case TINS was
neglected the ladies would be Unable to
build their clubhouse of the future, To-
ward which they had just voted s2Oo 20
be added to the 500 now in the BANK.
Besides, if the club ever got in any legai
difficulty, aside from Reed, the of1cers
are in danger of being held responsible.
Miss Ada Fuller and Mrs. Spencer Weart
were appointed a committee to look after
this matter.
Another recommendation of vast i'm
portance was the changing of Section z
of the bylaws to read, Anniversary
exercises shall be held at the pleasure of
the club in place of Sin February" as
the ladies nave planned to give a recep-
ton in April. Not a breakfast nor an
afternoon tea, but an evening reception,
where the gentlemen may enjoy, and be
enjoyed by, Intellectual club women.
The recommendation which is likely to
cause most debate is in Article 7, Sec
ton 2: that the words "half-past" be
struck out, making the time of calling
the regular meetings to order three
o'clock. half an hour earlier. This, it is
claimed by some, would not be fair to the
school teachers enrolled, while others
claim it would hasten their homeward
return.
All this business, and a few matters OF
minor Importance, was in~terspersed by
-.x1u&a fco-, +ho s 1yorioIc nffiaarS and
chairmen of departments, Mrs. Scudder,
of course, heading the list as president,
and the rest following according to their
senior office.
sYou can scarcely realize" began Mrs.
Scudder, the pleasure / feel in being
present today to listen to a review of the
work of the club during the past year and
to give an account of my stewardship.
sIn CHANGING backward the strongest i'm
preston that the year has made on me
is in regard to the superiority of the
officers and chairmen of this club. Can
the president of any organization have
better? Our first vice president, Mrs.
Newbury, not only performed ably my
duties in my absence, but made the club
richer by organizing a chorus, who sur
prised me with a beautiful song of well
come and nave given enjoyment to the
club ever since"
In like manner every officer was praised
in turn, and Mrs. Scudder concluded with,
1--WE are growing, not only in members,
but in power. We are better appreciated
in our city, and we long to stand before
| the citizens of Jersey City not merely as
| women who are striving to develop them
| selves intellectually but as women who
| are ready to aid in any work that shall
be for the betterment of the place in
| which they live. May we all work toward
this end
Mrs. Hudspeth-Benson when called upon
| as chairman of the Town Improvement
Committee, said sheihad no report ready,
but described the districting of the city
| in her own individual style, saying that
if the streets were not clean it was not
because there were not plenty of
ordinances to cover the dirt. The
ten dollars allowed by the club to its
! committee, Mrs. Benson said. had not