The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-06
ODD VOLUMES MEET
Mrs. E. ]. Williamson Tells
the Club All About Chill
dren's Aid Society at
Mrs. Persons,

Although the attendance of the Ode
Volumes meeting yesterday afternoon at
the residence Of Mrs. William Pierson
No. 12S Mercer, street, was perhaps no
quite as good ak usual, the meeting itseli
was none the less interesting. The pro
gramme was on sociology, more especially
with it's relations to the treatment Of de-
linquents, and Mrs. e. j. Williamson,
president Of the State Federation Of
Woman's Clubs, was the principa
speaker.
Miss Doremus, who was on the pro-
gramme for a paper on Sociology" hui
was unable to be present and sent hel
paper to be read by ON n else. As
there were several outside speakers fol-
the afternoon, however, the paper was
postponed until a future meeting, prob
ably May II.
Mrs. Williamson spoke on the "Delin-
quent Classes, first congratulating the
Odd Volumes and expressing her pleasure
in meeting them as a club, then passing
on to the theme of her address. She told
the club all about the plans made by the
Children's Aid Society, which is working
for the betterment of the State and to re-
form public character by providing homes
for the States delinquent children, ac-
cording to the bill recently passed by the
Legislature to farm or board the children
out. Mrs. Williamson, it will be remem-
bered, together with several other ladies,
was prominent in bringing this issue to
public notice.
The speaker a several reasons fol-
this step. First, she said, it was bad pol
icy to separate mother and child, and by
this arrangement homes could be found
where mother and child could be together.
Then, too, by 1t all children who haG
guardians in the law, would be returned
TO them. The children not fit morally and
physically to go into private nome are "a
be provided with a country home where
they will undergo a course OF preparation
Those taking the children to board VIII
be held to a contract wherein they prom
Use to send the children to school, and
the school teachers will be required to
send monthly reports to the Board q
Mrs. Williamson is president. In this way
the children VIII still be entirely under
control of the State Besides Mrs. Will
hanson the board is composed Oh one
woman and seven men.
Miss Clark. of New York, assistant sec
rotary of the Children's Aid Society
there, told of the good accomplished by
the organization IN the metropolis MISS
Northrop, of New York, also addressed
the club, generally recommending that
they dispense with papers and deliver
their addresses without notes.
AT the conclusion of the programme re-
~freshments were served, when ices mould
ed into various Easter novelties, cake,
coffee and s~ociability, blended most
charhingly.
Among the guests present were:-Mrs.
Albert l. Drayton, Miss Annie ~Traphagen.
Mrs. Woodruff Condsct, Mrs. Lyman.
Miss Nichols, Miss Hartshorn, of
Newark, Mrs. William Pierson, Jr., Mrs.
r. Wortendyke, Mrs. Collins and the
three speakers.
The members present were-Miss
Adriance, Miss Bowen. Miss Buffet.
Mrs. Cornelius Brett. Mrs. Frank Cavalli,
Miss Grower. Mrs. alexander Denniston,
Mrs. Ward Dunn, Mrs. George Eaton,
Miss Gaines, Miss Harrison, Mrs. Grace
Marshall, Mrs. H. b.. Merrill, Mrs. Robert
Meyers, Miss Helen G. Noble. Mrs. Will
Walker, Miss e. Burdick, Mrs. McMas-