The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
NkW JERSEYS WOMEy CLUES.
Their Travelling Libraries and klnderGar.
ten Plans Declared Successful.


ten Plans Declared Successful.
TRENTON, Oct. 2l.-The women of the New
Jersey Federation Of Women Clubs will have
three days session mex, week in Atlantic city,
beginning on Wednesday. II is the time set aside
for The reading OF papers anu holding discussions
There will be rejoicing and thanksgiving because
the women Of New Jersey have al last come out
ahead in fight with the serncr sex for recognition
and they realize that their victory means future
irumphs New Jersey, withou, particularly
knowing it, has always put obstacles in the way
OF woman's progression There has been tradi
ton that women must not get mis- ed up with egis-
lation aud statccraft and the men have managed
quite adroitly to see that they have not Grad
ually the lawmakers have rclcnicd. They have
passed laws to give the progressive women a
chance 10 make a living. They broke away from
their unchivalrous custom by allowing typewriucrs
Ia be notary publics. Later these women were
allowed TO be Commissioners OF Deeds.
ittooi, fight ot six years before the men allowed
Il Portia to come into the Cou.t Is. The Womcn's
Federation and dozen Of energetic women had
hand to hand fight with the Legislature. The
objection came from the lawyers who
sat in the Chamber, ard the farmers. The
former said there were too many lawyers
in the State and if Miss Porua should come into
the arena the race would bc to the fair not to tho
learned. The farmers argued that lawyers were
a public nuisance, and that female lawyers would
be public evil Public opinion forced the law
makers into recogn ling the rights of the progress
sve women, and Miss Mary f. Phllbrook Of
Newark was admitted 10 practice. Several others
have followed her.
1t is not known generally but New Jersey was
the first State in the Union 10 give suffrage to
women. 1t was an accident, however, III the
formation Of the suffrage clause of the Cons,i-
hat IN citiZens vel
declaring any sex. When some Of the women
insisted on voting, there great excitement
throughout the STATE and the convention OF 1884
changed the provision 50 as TO limit suffrage 20
| male citizens. Susan Is Anthony and Elizabeth
| Cady Stanton came into Bergen County, New
Jersey and lived there for several years 1t was the
national centre Of tho womcn's suTragist move
ment, and these suiIrUFLst leaders hoped to bring
| about emancipation for the New Jersey women.
Each election day these two women would go
10 the election place in 1enafy and make des-
perate attempt To deposit their votes. The only
thing they received for their trouble, was some
amusement over the predcament Of the nervous
election officers.
These women let the State because ii was not
fertile field for women sutca,stS. They planted
some seed, however which bore fruit in the State
organization Of the women sufragists, who
cured the adoption by the legislature Of n con
st;tut.onal amendment, giving women a vote in
school elections 1t was not adopted by the people
Of the State and IN Consequence, IL not Il part
ing effect on the women suiIragiStS but they arc
hoping for better results five years hence
The state Federation Of Clubs then started
ties and fee k.ndcrgaTters throughout the State.
After lively skirmish With the \ cew Jersey eg
10 be put N force Mrs, Kate Bruwnlce Horton
of Crawford, Chairman of the Library omm.ttce
ject Of travelling Libraries and interested many
N the proeGL She interested G Mrs John ",
hes Sr n'' Of the State SSS NOW % Aoay
eral OF the United States, manifested itself n u
very warm recommendation for thcSc Libraries.
which the Governor Incorporated in his message
to the Leg tslaturc. The Library Committee
worked harder, than ever Mrs Washington, \.
is not member Of the State Federation Of New
Jersey, but OF New YORK. She is leading spirit
Of Sorosls and prominent in the National FEEDER
The bill for the travelling Libraries was intro
ton at once began tile work OF presenting to the
members, the reason why the bill should pass
influencing we'll known men Ia help the bill
The Travelling Library bill became law and
there was rejoicing throughout the STATE Fedora
ton but il short iN ed Joy. fOr in the excite
| ment Of success nohody watched to see il the APP
prGpEist,oa hill fon.aFd the r money NECESSARY to
lied that they had thing or two to learn about the
machinery Of Legislatures and philosnphIca'lv
/ regarded their omission as Object lesson. he
| bill was rentroduccd last SESSION, and At needed
only one half the pushing that was required the
wear before 10 put II through all the NenartmcntS
II carried with I an appToprrati IN 81 81 800 very
modest sum but rely IN keeping with tho spirit
/ of economy which now pcrvRdes all dcpart ments
! Of the State government
/ The Federation will not have the handling Of
| the Libraries II did not want the responsibility
The bill provide that the State Library Committee
| shall have complete supervision, but the State
| Federation has some prerOgativrS in the manage
! ncnt They expect To see the Libraries moving
| around nv the middle Of November The Library
! Committee is getting expressions from the lead
ing women IN the Federation 10 the kind Of
books that VIII he desirable for the travelling
Libraries
The other success which goes 10 the credit Of
the Federation Is the establishment Of free ndcr.
gartenS in connection with AL tho rubr schools
! Tn" kin lcrgartrn has interested the Federation
. ever since tS inception. The Camden Club has
| maintained kindcTrartens Of It's own and several
| others were maintained in Essex and Hudson
, counties The Federation had bill drafted
| which provides for the establishment Of kinder
! gartenS in connect on with all public schools and
| at public cNrcnSc The State Board Of Education
took kindly to proposition. and drafted new hill
which was introduced and passed. II provides
that the BODY having control Of the hubble sci ools
| can establish Kindergarten, and the age Of en-
, trance is fixed af five wear
The kindergarten Committee Is going to fur.
| niSh some books on kindergarten work for tho
| travelling libraries, So that the small communities
will becnm" acquH ntch with the advantages Of tho
kindrr~a ten In this way the two schemes for
! social bFttcrmcnt nsnired by the Federation viii