The Jersey City news., 1902-10-31
FEDERATI0N'S
OFFICERS
Mrs. A, @. Field and Miss
Mary McKean Both on
on Hand.
MRS. WILLIAMSON'S ADDRESS
Child Labor the Burning
Question From Maine to
California Inspector
Scored.
MRS. WILLIAMSON'S ADDRESS

Owing to the fact that many of the
jouth Jersey delegates had not yet ar
rived for the fray, the election of officers
was postponed to accommodate the-late
comers. When it came to the issue of
voting, it was suddenly discovered that
the election box had been forgotten. For
a few minutes confusion reigned SUI
preme until somebody appeared with a
scrap basket, and for awhile it looked as
though they would have their scrap.
stufing was taken, and each side was
suspicious of the other side getting the
best of it.
This is the full ticket
President-Miss Mary MeKeen, Wom-
ans Club. Camden; Mrs. A. o.. Field,
Woman's Club, Orange
First Vice President-Mrs. A. j.
Newbury, Woman's Club. Jersey City.
Second Vice President Miss S. e.
Demarest, Monday Afternoon, Passaic;
Mrs. A. B. Endicott. Research Club, At
lantic iCt
Third Vice President-AIiss A. Tiche-
nor, Philitscipoma. Newark
Fourth Vice President-Miss Ellen
Mecum, Salem; Mrs. A. G. H. Mumper,
Trenton.
Recording Secretary-AIiss Charlotte
Tuttle, Ray Palmer, Newark.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs Harts-
horn, of Short Hills, Asbury Park.
Treasurer-Miss Belle Snyder, Mont
clair
Auditor-Miss Celia E. Gardner, Rah-
way; Mrs. Laura Temple, Flemington;
Mrs. G. r. Howe, of Orange
Directors Mrs. E. Williamson, Eliz-
abeth; Mrs. j. c. Crear, Rutherford;
Mrs. r. e. Bates, Crawford.
In question box, conducted by Mrs.
! yermilye, What is the meaning of Civil
Service Reform?' was answered by Mrs.
Imogene Oakley, chairman of the Civic
Committee of the State Federation. Mrs
Frederick Bennett, Of Englewood, said
that most efficient factor in Town I'm
provement was unselfishness-tha the
trouble was women were too selfish
They did not want to sacrifice their hus-
bands to politics. DIR. Mary d. Husse,
of East Orange, answered the question
What is the age that children should
attend school and is there a State tru-
ancy oficer?' She said there was both.
Mrs. Hudspeth Benson, of this city,
answered some questions as to public
Fairgrounds and the question box closed
Mrs. Fannie s. Grade, of Rutherford,
reported on Mothers meetings. Mrs S.
G. Marvin, reported as president of the
Teachers Retirement Fund, which has
recently joined the Federation.
The second days session of the New
Jersey State Federation of Women's S
Clubs opened this morning with an even
larger attendance than yesterday, bring
ing the attendance up to nearly eight
hundred. Mrs. A. O. Field, the North
Jersey candidate, and MISS Mary Nc
Keen. the South Jersey candidate, for
president, were both ON deck, having ar
rived yesterday in time for the recep-
tion iSst night. where probably more
canvassing was done than on the eve
of any previous presidential election.
Mrs. Stewart Hartshorne opened this
the final session of her presidency with
her usual promptness. The first number
was a piano duet by Mrs Krebs and
Mrs. Ely. First Movement from Suite II
(Goldhorn), then came the executive ses-
sion with its roll call of delegates and
its distributions of ballots for the cleo
tion of officers. While the ballots were
being filed out Mrs. Elizabeth Vermilye