New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
Nsdy's Pictorial.)
NEW-JERSEY FEDERATION
A THOUSAND WOMEN AT SPRING GATH
ERING+REPORTS FROM BIENNIAL

Il do not believe in summer schools like those at
Columbia and other colleges. where women
who have been teaching all the rest OF the year go
TO be taught" said Mrs Eva D. kellogg yester-
day at The spring meeting Of the New-Jelsey Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs They need rest after
the winters work. for teaching is the most ex-
hausting occupation to be found. Instead OF be-
ing shut UP within brick walls studying geography
or mathematics they should be in the open air.
covering lost strength and energy
There is another kind of summer school, con-
tinued Mrs Kellogg, which is distinctly beneficial
That is held st country place, preferably at
the seashore. Under the leadership of a few cult
ured broad minded men and women, the students
gather in the morning To listen lectures, and
thus they get away from the school atmosphere
and get new breadth and a inspiration. The
afternoon is spent the water or under the trees
and the body is refreshed and the mind slim
ulated. The first summer school Of this char
acter, and founded than twenty years
ago Marthas Vineyard. Mass"
Mrs Kellogg's topic was vacation schools and
summer study clubs, and ii under the latter
head that she spoke Of the summer schools. She
urged the women present TO form classes for the
study of wherever they went in summer
"The world never looks the same again after you
have once begun this study she said las you
trace the tinest objects back to their source all
are invested with a new meaning and interest.
You will have no inclination 20 gossip them
The speaker instanced the meeting OF two mem
bers of a summer study club in a Long Island
resort where she was visiting Hardly
waiting 10 exchange greetings, exclaimed:
''Oh. you ought TO see my carpenter beer and the
oJner replied eagerly: And have Pile of
dust high that. that mine made my
piazzar'
Mrs Kellogg spoke enthusiastically of the vaca-
ton schools for poor city children. saying that if
a sufficient number established the social
fabric would be revolutionized in generation THE
first vacation school that heard of was begun
in Boston by a woman" she said. about twenty
vezr has OF hePin pood
thingsI Mrs. Mary Heminway woman with bot
tomless purse and heart nearly as capacous, wrote
go to her vacation school l had
idea what It was bat went and it seemed TO me
revelationi What might be done for those neg
lected children by bringing culture and congenial
occupation and healthful play into their lives was
plain, and women can find no nober club work
than TO establish such schools, which have the
charm of freedom from coercion and set tasks"
laugh when she said: IF you want
cation schools, you have them. for the men are
sure to give way in time. In Chicago the womens
clubs compelling improvements, and the men
say: oh. it's fight. We always
beaten in the end?
Mrs Lillian Belts made a plea for vacation houses
for poor working girls. and Miss Louise Klein
% children OF Developing in them love for how-
Mqch of the morning session was occupied by
Echoes from the Biennial" 1t was opened at
S Bliss after which Mrs, Clarence w Butler,
president Of the Town Improvement Association of
Montcair, gave cordial welcome 10 the delegates
mrs. Stewart Hartshorn, president OF the state
Federation, made graceful response
After songs by Mrs Grace Toennies. who was on
thusiastically applauded Mrs Margaret Yardley,
honorary president of the State Federation, gave
an account OF the tFigmPhaI tSur of tne res
lowed and began by saying that her thoughts are
stl on the Pacific Slope, although her BODY is IN
AeW-Jersey. She spoke of the great Improvement
shown in the federation and said that the appoint
nent of committees on sweatshops and child labor.
forestry and irrigation, and ciVics proved the new
breadth Of their interests and purposes.
MIS- Meta Bailey. the newly elected president OF
WOman'g of Orange
ing OF the color question at the convention, ana
cited Massachusetts woman as saying to her:
We did not want to split the federation. so we
Just decided not send az delegates those women
Whose consciences will not permit them to keep
quiet"
Miss Elizabeth B. verrnilye of the Palisades com
chase the land, but announced that two owners or
land have promised to give large lot each Sne
told the that II they did not raise tne
money soon TO buy the remaining land II might De
line along the Palisades.
The question box was opened by Mrs John L.
DO 70 remedy existing conditions between mistress
and serVanr2"
Mrs. E. B C Webster Of vineland, spoke for
DT Mary Dunlap the question, saying she
thought IL clubWomen would take up the matter
sno formulate code Of laws, as Is done IN All
businesses that succeed, order will be brought OUT
oI chaos, and employees Will become more coih-
pstent and tractable.
Mrs. Grace, of Riverton. in response TO the Ques
Lon, What the federation and Mothers con,
stess do together" said that mothers work coulu
De combined with the club work by the estaDIish-
harm
Thomas Couper violinist with Mrs. Toennies. gave
great deal Of pleasure by their music TO the large
satnering that must have numbered nearly thou-
sho representing ninety-seven clubs In the stare