The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-20
TEACHERS BAZAAR.
TO Be Held ii Hoboken for
Benefit Of Retirement
Fund.

In aid Of the New Jersey Teachers Re-
tirement Fund, a bazaar is to be held,
December IL to Is, in Quartette III
Hall, Hoboken. seventy per cent. Of the
net proceeds of which is to go to the per-
manent endowment of the New Jersey
Teachers Retirement Fund; twenty per
cent to the Sick Benefit and Mortuary
Fund of the Hoboken Teachers Mutual
Aid Association, and ten per cent. to the
development of the fund and for work
in the interest of teachers.
The New Jersey Teachers Retirement
Fund became a part of the State school
law by legislative enactment in 1896, and
was amended in 1899. 1t Is supported en-
tirely by the contribution of one per cent.
from the salaries of those eachers who
are members, but The law permits 1t to
increase its funds by bazaars, donations
and 1egacies. 1t is managed by a Board
of Trustees, composed of the State SUI
perintendent of Public instruction, three
membe of the State Board Of Educa-
ton and three teachers elected by the
association, the State Treasurer being,
ex-officio, treasurer OF the fund. Any
public school teacher is eligible to mem
bership and a pay annuities are grant
ed minimum $3.50, maximum 5000 on
disability after twenty years teaching
service. BY relieving the schools, at
their own expense, of those no longer
able to do efficient work, teachers are
rendering both themselves and the pub
lie a valuable service.
The Board Of Trustees of the Teachers
Retirement FUND are:-Hon Charles J.
Baxter. State Superintendent of Public In
~struction; Hon. Otto Grouse, Hon. George
w. Howell and Hon. s. r. Morse. Of the
State Board of Education, and Mrs. Geor-
Prof. w. l.. r. Haven is President. Mr.
George Fl. Linsley and Miss Emma N.
Cattell. Vice-Presidents.
The Executive Committee consists of:
Chairman, City Superintendent A. J.. DEM
Arrest; the Commissioners of Public In
%struction, Hon. George H. Bell, Hon. T. j.
Dooley. Hon. John Keresey. Hon. Ernest
Muzzi, Hon. Edward Oferman. Hon.
william s. Stuhr, Hon. Herman voll and
Hon. Philip Waldheim, and the following
teachers
School No. 1-Mr. John w. Lycett, Mrs.
Annie e. Moore, Miss Angelina Burnett
and Miss Ida C. schrader.
School No. 2-Mr. Lafayette Talbot,
Miss Marie G. Gourley. Miss Lavinia Reid,
Miss e. G. Howard, Miss VI. A. Jeanneret
and Miss Pauline Stursburg.
School No. 3--Mr. Jeremiah Kelly, Miss
Letitia E.. Robinson, Miss lane McCaus-
land, Miss Carrie Votteler and Miss M. l..
Lawler.
school No. Miss Elizabeth A. Allen.
Miss Julia A. Mitchell, Miss Christina
Mount and Miss Kate Hicks.
School No. 5IMr. Eugene III. Herman,
Mrs. K. =. Myddleton. Miss Lucy Lambert
and Miss Dora Ahrens.
School No. 6-Mr. David Z. Rue, Miss
Louise Bailey, Miss Adelaide Sherwood.
and Miss Charlotte Borthwick.
School No. 7-Mr. Alexander Musgrave.
Miss Isabella A. Donnellan, Miss Jessie
Wendover ant Miss j. Murphy.
High School-Mrs. Stella Swart, Miss
julia O'Toole, Miss ". B~orthwick.
West Ho~boken-School No. Miss Sara
NJ. Gilmore; school No. Miss Elizabeth
r.. Davidson; School No. miss Marie
G. Coptessa. Mr. Robert Waters, Super
vising Principal.
The State officers are:President. Hon.
Waldheim; Treasurer. Hon. John Kere-
sey; Secretary, Mrs. Annie E. Moore;
Secretary. Miss Adelaide Sher-
wood, and Vice-Presidents, Hon. Edward
Hon. George B.. Bergkamp and
e. A. Murphy.
Bazaar donations may be sent to the re-
spectiye schools of Hoboken.