The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22
WOMEN'S CLUBS
IN SESSION
State Federation Holds It's
Annual Meeting in
Montclair To-
day.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE CRITICIZED
Question Box in Charge Of
Mrs. Scudder Creates
Lively Discussion
NATIONAL CONFERENCE CRITICIZED

MoNTCLAIR, May q, Please,
madam, what is that pink badger" indd-
eating the Woman's Club badge of Jer-
aseE City. This was addressed TO one Of
thirty or more women in the D., L. and
W. depot this morning shortly after nine,
and before the party addressed had time
to respond, a busy little woman bustled
up with Another delegate? Oh. then.
we can have our car and and she bus
lied off again holding between her fingers
a great green roll which she peaied off at
the ticket office for two ten trip tickets.
"Montcladr trainl yelled the gate keep
er, and out they all tripped like a flock Of
chickens following their leader
Rear car for the club women said
banded up the delegates.
''Oh, isn't this lovely, a whole car all
to ourselves exclaimed a, dozen voices.
Then they began to sniff in that inquisi-
tive manner women have.
Don't you smell smoker asked one of
the sniffers.
where? where?" and they gathered
close their voluminous skirts.
But the car was not afire. It had SIM
ply been used as the smoker on the down
trip, a fact that was soon remedied by
opening the windows.
Among the Jersey City delegates we're
Or. NJ f. De Hart, President of the
womanfs Club; Mrs. John L. Scudder,
Mrs. George w. Case, Mrs. ]. A. Dear,
Mrs. J. NJ. c. Thomas, Mrs. Robert Gray,
Mrs. Charles Gray, Mrs. Charles
Browne. Mrs Maurore Allen, Mrs. Rey-
nolds. Mrs. Fuller Miss Fuller. Miss
Davenport of New York, Mrs Willard
Fisk. Mrs John Staats, Mrs. D. A Bish-
OBJ Mrs. Garwood Ferris. Mrs. Brice Coz
lard Mrs James McKelvey, Miss Bar
low, Mrs James Hunt, Miss Louise Edge,
Mrs Lowe, Mrs. McEwan, representing
the Woman's Club and Open Hand Club.
Arrived at Montclair, the ladies We're
escorted to the beautiful Montclair Club
House. where Mrs. Stewart Ifartshorn,
president of the Federation, on the
moment of ten, opened the pro-
ceedings. The entertaining clubs
were the Town Improvement Association,
the Wednesday Afternoon Club. the So
cial. Literary Club, the All Round Club,
Daughters Of the Revolution OF Mont
clair and the Woman-s Club of Upper
Montclair.
The invocation was given by the Rev.
Howard Bliss. of Montclair. and was fol-
lowed with the address of welcome by
Mrs c. w. Butler, also of Montclair who
made everybody feel at home in a very
few words. This, in turn, was responded
to by Mrs Hartshorn, who thanked the
Montclafr women on behalf of the Fed
Grafton for welcoming them.
This lovely spot among these beauti-
full mountains as she put it, (which, I
suppose, gave the name to Montclair.
1t is one of the loveliest spots in New
Jersey, and New Jersey has many
Here Mrs. Grace Toemmies, of Mont
clair. gave two delightful vocal solos, and
after appointing Mrs. Silvers as secretary
pro tenn, in place of the regular secretary
who Is still in the West, Mrs. Hartshorn
called the echoes from Los Angeles, to
which Mrs. Margaret Yardley, President
of the State Federation, responded.
Mrs. Yardley gave many interesting
points. She spoke very highly of the
management of the Federation.
Though" said she, II wish delegates
would learn little more of the kinder
garten methods before leaving home.
1--WE had a lovely time. We took out
brought home cur national president
Mrs. .Deniston.'' (Applause.)
Mrs. Yardley also said she thought it
was high time New Jersey had more club
houses of its own.
When they asked me how many club
houses we had said she, Il could
think Of but one, so I said, oh, we nave
a few You know l did not want to be
ashamed of Jersey"
Mrs Hartshorn criticized the National
Conference in Los Angeles for having
but three business sessions, which she
said were not enough. The Federation,
she said, was broadening and reaching
out to more branches of work, and it
was gratifying to her that three standing
committees. one on child labor and sweat
shops, ore on forestry and irrigation, and
cnss on civies, existed. The color question
was settled, she said, most quickly and
arnleably through the NewYork conference
from Massachusetts and Georgia. AT the
time of the conference the two States
could not agree. but when the delegates
met in Los Angeles Massachusetts with
drew her objection and the New York
amendment was accepted.
LN1t-t- II. ID toetlis VI -sAHSsAS~-sNt-1 sNt-So
brought echoes from Los Angeles There
were present. she said. besides delegates
14o voters She also touched on the color
queation.
Massachusetts" she said, felt she
had caused trouble enough, one OF the
delegates tod me so and the women de-
cided that those who could not refrain
from bringing forth their personal feel
ings should remain at home. doubtless
this accounts for Mrs. Rufiin's' absencs.l
In speaking of the influence of the Fed
GRAFTON Mrs. Bailey said
They and they alone can stop the
sweat shop and cE1ld labor and prevent
child suicide
A unique feature of the programme was
the question box In charge of Mrs. john
L. Scudder of Jersey City, where many
questions concerning women were dis
cusssd The FIRST question was answered
by Mrs Blackwell, who said in part:--
what can wcmen's clubs do to i'm
prove women ana girls Who are IN rfe
prisons III our Slater Womens clubs can
help this BY k'aowing and spreadsn sng the.
facts AT preseiyt no sepa afion in 1ne