The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
NO POL YcAMY. ]
Women Protest Against
Seating Roberts
Of Utah.
WILL USE INFLUENCE
State Federation Of Clusb
In Session at Rutherford
Puts Itself on Record.

1t was as large delegation of Jersey
City club women as ever attended
Federation meeting out of town that
started out this morning on the 9:H train
en- route for the New Jersey State FEEDER
alton and Rutherford, to say nothing OF
those who started on later trains and by
trolley. Among these latter was large
delegation from the Odd Volumes, who
arrived at the Presbyterian Church via
special trolley, through the courtesy OF
Mrs. E. F. c. Young, who secured the
Board OF Directors car of the Consoii-
dated Traction Company for the occasion.
Among the party who left on the 9:A
train, via Erie Railroad. were:-Mrs. G.
W. Clerihew Mrs. Clara Miller, Mrs.
Howard Fisk, Mrs. Hudspeth Benson,
Mrs. Spencer Weart, Mrs. Brice Collard.
Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Samuel Drayton, Miss
Ada D. Fuller, Mrs. Marcus Higgin-
botham, Mrs. Garrick, Mrs Frank Whit
ney, Miss Barlowe.
All these ladies were met at the Ruth
erford station by badged members of the
Reception Committee from the Ruther-
ford, Passaic and Arlington clubs, who
Immediately escorted them to private car
riages, and they were thus conducted to
the church without jeopardy to health
and spring suits.
The ARRANGEMENTS inside the church
were all of corresponding nature with
those outside Everybody was made well
come, without the least restraint, as the
constant buzz of conversation was suffi-
cient to prove The church itself was
beautifully decorated with palms, white
and purple dogwood while everywhere
was to be seen the blue and gold banners
designating the various State CLUBS, COM
prising deleg-. .ss from about sixty CLUBS
and five hundred women.
The programme itself opened with an
organ prelude, and Mrs. E. e. William
son, State President, in the chair. Then
came the invocation by the Rev. An
toinette Blackwell and addresses of well
come by Mrs. H. G. Bell, President OF
the Womans Reading Club of Ruther-
ford, who said the Rutherford Club had
hoped for sunshine, but had been disap-
pointed. She hoped, however, the ladies'
had brought sufficient sunshine with
their presence to counteract the weather,
and welcomed the assembly most heart
ily.
Miss S. Elizabeth Demarest. was the
next speaker She is President of the
MONDAY Afternoon Club of Passaic. She
spoke of the history of Passaic, also OF
its progression in town improvements,
schools, charitable institutions and Wom-
ans Club. She asked the Afternoon Club
of Passaic to rise, welcome the State
Federation and be welcomed by the State
President.
Mrs Fordyce ]. Sunderly, of the Wom-
ans Literary Club. of Arlington. She
gave sketch of the club work and pre-
sented Mrs. Williamson with a beautiful
bouquet of lily of the valley and sviolets,
pledging fidelity of the club to the Fed
Grafton.
Mrs. E. E. Williamson gave the Presi-
dents welcome. She praised the former
speakers for their right remarks, and
told the ladies not to be discouraged
about the rain, but thankful to nature
for doing her duty and sending the much
needed rain. She also spoke of the sun
shine within and was applauded. She
spoke of her office as President, saying
she had been in office now just seven
months, and though when she first went
into office she thought she knew it ALL"
but had since become wiser.
The club women, she said had their
faults, one of which was the lack of cul-
llVdllOn Oh LuUuBnt dIlQ tu6 UtlieT WAS tOO
much self-consciousness and proceeded to
tell now these faults could be eliminated. 4
Bridal chorus from Rose Maiden" as
arranged by P. A. Schneider, was here
rendered by the double quartette of the
Rutherford Club, and Mrs. McMichaei, of
Arlington, followed with a vocal solo.
Then came the business of the morning,
when the following resolution was
adopted
Resolved, That the Federation of
Woman,s Clubs of the State of New Jer-
sey does hereby protest against the con-
tinuanee of B. II. Roberts, polygamist,
in a seat in the National Congress as
member from the State Of Utah, and
that said protest shall be communicated to
the State Representatives, with the re-
quest that they shall use all influence to
secure the expulsion of said B. H. Rob
ertS."
During the Presidents hour, which came
lust before luncheon, there were a number
of very interesting addresses made by
Miss Mary McKeen of Camden, on Are
Kindergartens Worth While" which, of
course. proved that they were; on Civic
Housekeeping, by Miss Cecelia Gaines,
and on domestic Economy-the Relation
of Employer to- Employed" by Miss Julia
Bells of Short Hills. The meeting then
adjourned for luncheon.
The afternoon session, called at two
o'clock, began with an organ prelude,
piece. "A Dream by Mrs. Shrady Of
Passaic. The address of the afternoon
voc made hv Professor Howard Griggs