The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-03
WOnAN'S CLUB SOCIAL.
Last Meeting Of Season Held
in Hasbrouck Hall
Yesterday.

There was not a very long programme
at the social meeting of the Woman's
| Club yesterday afternoon in Hasbrouck
Hall. First, because it was the closing
meeting of the club, and second, because
| the matter of the Mary Benson Park
consumed much more than the half hour
allotted to business, and there were sew
eral other matters of business to come
| before the meeting.
Mrs. Newbury, the club president, was
able to be present during the business
| session, though she had to hurry away
Immediately after. on account of Captain
Newbury's illness. There were several
recommendations, made by the Executive
/ Board, to be adopted. One was that as
! Mrs. Henry Harrison had declined re-
nomination as chairman of the Art De-
partment, and no one could be found to
| fill the vacancy, that branch be made
committee, which was not as important
as department, but could perpetuate
| the work
| Another recommendation was that
names for membership be proposed by
other than relatives and that only one
member of any one family act as one of
| the two vouchers. Also that no one
member may propose more than one new
| member in the year.
| Still another change to be made is in
| Section 4, Article 8, of the Constitution,
to the effect that three adverse votes of
the Executive Committee shall exclude
candidate, instead of seven. as it now
reads. and that all candidates shall be
voted for by ballot. All this will require
a revision of the Constitution.
| Mrs. George W. Case, Federation Secre-
| tary, reported on the spring meeting of
the State Federation, to be held in Boom
ton, May 16. She gave the programme,
consisting of addresses ON 1.-THE Consum-
ers' League-The Ethics of Shopping
Mrs. S. B. Cushing; discussion led by
Miss Bradford. of this city; 1.-THE Mothers
Congress, Its Aims and Purposes Mrs.
| q. c. Grice, of Riverton, and an open
| discussion, ''The Club Movement and It's
Impress on the Life of Today" to be led
by DR.. M. E. De Hart. She gave other
particulars as to expense and how to ger
there.
DR.. NJ. F. De Hart, Miss Louise Edge
Mrs. George w. Case and Mrs Spencer
Weart Were appointed delegates for the
occasion.
Mrs. Harriet B. Eaton, chairman of
the Library Committee, reported on the
| woman's alcove in the Free Public
Library. She said that the plan had been
abandoned, as it was discovered the cost
would be about three thousand dollars,
but that she had seen DR.. Gordon, who
| thought there were other things the
women might do. They might help out
with the museum, where papers and
| relies of historic value We're needed. She
thought the club might form an historic
society, whose object should be first to
preserve things of historic value in SER
sey City, second in the State, and third
in the United States. The matter will
probably come up for consideration when
the club meets again in the fall.
DR.. M F. DeHart took charge of the
social programme. Mrs. George Slade of
Englewood was the only speaker She
brought greetings from the National So
ciety of the United States, Daughters of
1872, which she explained was the second
society in the United States to receive
incorporation from Congress. This was
received by act of Congress in February,
at the time the D. A. R. was having a
| lively convention in Washington, and the
1872 Daughters were afraid Congress
would not incorporate them because of
what the D. A. r. did.
But" said the speaker, ST guess Con-
gress thought we might Improve We are
descendants of patriots among whom
were no politicians They took office be-
cause they had to for their country S
sake. The D. A. R. represents Washing
ton in War. We represent Washington
in peace. We have just put up a tablet
for the men who died in the War of 1872
This work is good because the genera
tions to come will appreciate it,
Il often think of the small boys COM
position on Burns He said Burns was a
Free Mason, and when not working at
his trade as Free Mason he worked at
poetry. think that is the way with us.
| We work at our trade in the home, and
when not busy there, at outside affairs
the poetry of life.'
A very fine musical programme and re-
freshments concluded the afternoon. The
Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs
Ferris, sang with its usual fine skill,
Now Is the Ninth of May and Mrs
AHaire sang two eolos, Love Me or Not
and I'm the Springtime.''
The social which followed might have
been prolonged even later than it was
i had it not been for the threatened storm
and ruined spring suits AS it was the
ladies fled at the first warning and
escaped drenching.