New-York tribune., 1902-03-16

The two things uppermost in the mlhds oI 'he
New-Jersey club women this winter are pnil'i'-
thropy and self-imprOvement, and there nave oeeh
| many lectures and talks given in the interest OF
| both these branches. Just now many OF the cllos
are changing officers and making plans for spring
receptions.
Among the clubs TO elect new officers this month
was the Jersey City Woman's Club. which recently
celebrated its eighth birthday. The women chosen
are DR.. NJ. F. De Hart, president. Mrs. Susan C.
Marvin. Mrs Brice Collard and Mrs. Spencer
WeaTt e-presdents Mrs W F. Turner Mrs sia j.
and Mrs; G. r. Browne. treasurer. The club
men of each being Miss Ada Fuller, chairman of
music music Mrs j. r. Ta4neT Miss - a. b. Myers,
ment; Mrs George r. Hough home; Mrs. b. X.
@ our'S phiiahthropy ana Mrs James = I I'll @ III,
over $1,000 in bank as nucleus for club home Of
its own.
The Travellers club of Newark, another
organization to elect officers last week and to
choose a plan Of study for next year Mrs. {. w.
Dickinson was reelected president Mrs. c. c.
Thompson and Mrs. A. Z. Johnson, vice-presidents;
Mrs. ". s Townsend and Miss Anderson. secre-
tares, and Mrs. 2. a. Runirill, treasurer The
Dudley, Mrs. F. A. PIckerneI and Mrs F. s Hamp-
tom The subject for study next year VIII be
Picturesque and Historic Waterways
The course of lectures instituted by the woman's
auxiliary TO the New-Jersey Historical Society has
been well attended f. w. Halsey, of New-fork
will be the speaker this year
The New-Jersey Society of the Daughters of the
Revolution is to hold its annual election soon and
the Colonial Danes Will also elect officers in May.
On Thursday March 20. the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Jersey City Presbytery,
which includes all the churches in Hudson Pas
sale and Bergen counties. will meet in the West
minister Church of Jersey city.
The annual meeting Of the New-Iersey Con
sumers' League will be held in the First Congrega-
tonal Church, Montclair. Friday March 2l.
Officers will be elected and reports read. Several
women In the State who Interested in the
league and other good works have been trying to
get woman factory inspector appointed They
have visited the State capital several times in the
interest Of this idea, but so far have been unsuc
cessfuL
The three or four societies in Orange interested
appointed a woman inspector, who viii do such
work as usually falls TO that kind of officer Miss
Thompson, Of New York. was the one TO secure
in one OF the New-Y York settlements much good Is
expected to result from her work
The women Of Jersey City are planning to take
up again the work of having the city kept cleaner
They have through one cause or another beer in
active the last few months. but they think the
his assistants to better work IS apparent
Frank NJ Chapman. of the American Museum
of Natural History was the guest Of honor at
recent meeting OF the Woman's Club OF Orange.
He gave interesting talk or bird life.
Newark and the Oranges have enjoyed many in
tcrestnF this winter through the efforts OF
their club women. Under the guidance of Colonel
H. c. Prout. Sesame. one Of NewarI's study clubs
was taken through China; following the route of
Chinese Gordon. Colonel Prout was General Cor
don's associat" In Egypt. and he gave many per
soual "reminiscences OF the soldier
Under the auspices Of the phiIauthropic com
mittec OF the Monday Afternoon Club of Passaic
Mrs. T. + Terhuue last week gave an Interesting
lecture entitled "Women's Clubs and Mems
HoTc-.'
The Charlotto Emerson Brown Club. which IS
named in memory OF the first president OF the
General Federation. at it's last meeting decided to