New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
INTERESTING CLUB NOTES.
NEW-JERSEY FEDERATION MEETING
PRIZES OFFERED BY COLO
NAL DANES

NAL DANES
! The women's clubs of New-York and New-Jersey
though belonging TO separate State federations are
more intimately associated than would be supposed
at casual glance. In fact, there are clubs in
this city that not reinforced by a considerable
| number Of New-Jersey members, and the out of
| town clubs have usually a few members who have
moved to the city without severing their club con-
among other metropolitan associations. have each
an active trans-ferry contingent
| A New-Jersey Congress of Mothers is to be held
to-day at the Calvary Presbyterian Church. River.
ton. The call for the congress has been issued by
Mrs. E. c. Grce the New-Jersey organizer of the
National Congress of Mothers and the section of
the Porch Club known the Mothers Council
The President Of the National Congress- Mrs. Theo-
SSore w BiTney OF washington and the vice-pres
GEM; Mrs. Frederick Schon. of Philadelphia, will
De the principal speakers. A permanent State
invitation has been extended to every woman's
SSl9n IN New-Jersey TO send its president and two
oeIegates to the congress
The Woman's Club of Orange, with its digniied
record Of twenty-e1ght prosperous years and its
ions roll OF able presidents, has never had a
TOW. Rumors Of disturbances there have been
% course; little furries of feeling. quickly dying
out IN the prevailing atmosphere unruff1ed calm
Of 6fs rst meeting this year. held recently
elected President Mrs George s3l0 Rackw m h To
sa5+ ne sentiment of many Of the members pre-
Iote the society The first problem is strictly local
sion@vp be q ctqohouse; the second is of expan-
[esPonsl3ilties and undertake some form of public
to obft be- mus Fulfilling its motto. THE best is yet
The New-Jersey State Federation of Women's
Clubs will hold three sessions at fts seni-annual
meeung In Newark October 26 Officers dele
gates and nominees will be entertained at a re-
oeption on the previous evening The morning will
De occupied by the election of new officers the
end in Nv VII ne devoted to literary programme
1Iiu IN Ihe evening there will be illustrated
served to delegates at noon The meeting viii he
Court and High SITS.
me Colonial Danes of the State of Newly ork
nave onered three prizes students in the Normal
Coilege for the best three papers on Colonial sub
Jee's outside their course of study The organiza-
tlon viii continue its announcement of Colonial
study by again cooperating with the CITY History
80 ~ oLerDng prizes for essays Colonial sub
'ecs IN the prison classes carried on by that club
Van Cortandt Manor which for the last three
years mas cost the Colonial Danes 81 900 a year to
Is now recent report of the club states
SLOW o f cary "a expenses by the admis-
each week On other DAYS visitors are adIoitt ag
bs more IMAM nifty thousand people visited the
ton OF relics in the museum is steadily increasing
Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker, of Denver who rettred
from the vice-presidency of the General Frader+i
al the Milwaukee biennial meeting last June &c on.
e several al women who are candidates for state
III. TaC is
ex-president Of the Woman's Club Of Denver - an
Delegates from the Rochester clubs affiliated with
the state Federation met the other dav and ne
pared their ticket for the election n he ha,d -
the convention Of the Federated Clubs ar A1ba
next month. Mrs. Emil KuchIing was named fo
me presidency and Mrs. William Eastwood 4or
CILe tattas4ry Inc upstate clubs think that the
pTesldlng officer, and regard Mrs KulchIing as "a
tugaI csinoiuate The election will be warmly CON
tesIeu II IS thought, as NeW-York Cftv clubs viii
make a vigorous struggle TO elect their nominee -
At the meeting Of the Brooklyn Suffrage Asso
cation recently Mrs Mariana W. CHAPMAN one
OF the delegates to the State Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs at Albany. in November was in
structed to vote for the admission of colored dele
gates II the color question should arise The in
struction was the result Of Mrs Chapmans re-
quest to know how the club would wish her m
vote in such an emergency. Personally She ia in
favor OF the admission of coored clubs and IN a.
Ierred not TO be delegate unless she could vote in
accordance with her convictions WV -
The association indorsed Mrs, Chapman,s on,n,on
without a dissenting vote. E
The General Federation of Women's Educational
and Study Clubs in Germany is working success
FULLY TO bring about the abolition of the restrc-
tons against women in the universities There are
fifteen clubs in the Federation with membership
Of Lab.
One Of the results Of their Iabors is the recent
establishment of a gymnasium" for girls at
karlsruhe Baden. The want of such prepara-
tory school has debarred women from most OF the
universities, as q course of five six years at
sucn d gymnasium IS obligatory on those desiring
Another triumph for the Federation is the open
ing to girls through its efforts Of the gymnasium
Tor boys at Pfortsheim, Baden
The club women Of Freiburg established a COM
nerclaI and business school for girls, with little
encouragement and money. 1t became a great sue
cess, and now the City Fathers have assumed the
burden Of its support