The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-05-06
WOMEN'S CLUBS
AT CALDWELL
State Federation Holds It's
Spring Session With An
Attendance Of 400.
LEADING TOPIC FORESTRY"
Selection of a New President
Arouses Much Interest
Music and Recitation.

terday at Caldwell, where they held the
semi-annual meeting of the New Jersey
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
Nearly 5000 club women were represent
ed by 400 OF more delegates assembled
in Association Hall, the guests of the
Woman's Club and the Borough Improve
ment Association of Caldwell, and prob
ably not before has the little township
seen so large an assemblage of the fair
sex.
Association Hall, the building erected
through the work of the Caldwell women
was decked out in holiday dress, with the
State Federation banner in buff and blue
prominently displayed. The session was
opened shortly after 1890 o'clock by
Miss Mary McKeen, the president. The
keynote of the meeting was Forestry"
and throughout the proceedings the need
Of more adequate protection Of the New
Jersey forests against the ravages of fire
was urged. But the subject which was
| most generally discussed in groups be-
able successor of Miss Nc Keen as pres
ident of the body. Most of the clubs
have made formal nominations, and cleo
tioneering for and against fayorite candi-
dates was in order.
On the platform with Miss McKeen,
were Mrs. Nelson B. Chester, of Cald-
we'll; Rev. Antionette Brown Blackwell,
Of Elizabeth. the first woman ordained as
minister in the United States; Mrs.
Andrew J. Newburz, first vice-president
of the federation and candidate for
the presidency; Mrs Edmund R. Laine,
president of the Woman's Club of Cald-
well Mrs Edward Payson Terhune, bet
ter known as Marion Harland, vice
president of the Mary Fisher Home AS
sociation; Mrs. Charles B. Yardiey, hon
orary president of the Federation; Will
liam r. George; Miss Ellen Mecum, of
Salem, one of the vice presidents; Miss
Belle R. Snyder, of Montclair treasurer;
Mrs. Steward Hartshorn, of Short Hills,
corresponding secretary; Miss Charlotte
v. Tuttle, of Summit, recording secre-
tary, and other officers and directors of
tho federation.
| The hospitality committee was COM
posed Of Mrs. William o. Raven, Mrs.
| G. Wilfred Hunter, Mrs. Ella M. Bond,
| Mrs. Edmund R. Laine, Mrs Isaac Bald
win and Mrs. Nelson B. Chester At the
door ushers were stationed. They were
Miss Katherine Eitrecht, Miss Florence
Rouget. Miss Stella Lindsley, Miss Ag
nes Peck and Miss Marion Lyon.
A piano solo by Mrs. e. f. Clapp,
Sonata in e, Minor, Grieg, opened the
programme, after which Mrs. Nelson
1ouiuicA 1HeSifE lnfOkeu ulfiuS DltSSilfS
on the meeting and on the work of the
New Jersey Club women Mrs. Edmund
Randolph Laine, president of the Wom-
ans Club in the name of the two Cald-
well clubs, welcomed the delegates to the
meeting. Miss McKeen responded
Mrs. Robert Chesney and Mrs. J. Bar
nett Logan rendered vocal duet, Gen
tie Be Thy Slumbers," after which a
brief business session was held.
Miss Saidee We're Milne. who has ap-
peared several times in Newark, gave an
| original monologne, Modern Progress
Handicapped and was well received.
William R. George, superintendent of
the George Junior Republic at Freeville
made an address on the subject of the
work there in place of Thomas NJ. 0s-
borne, president of the George Junior Re-
public Association, who was scheduled
to speak Mr.. George told how the Re-
public was established ten years ago, at
Freeville, n. Y, as the result of fresh air
| work done by him among the children of
the lower East Side. He had carried on
this work independently for four years,
he said, and from this envoIyed the idea
Of q junior republic, where there should
be nothing without labor the motto Of
the republic. The organization controls
2a0 acres Of ground, and has its own ju-
dietary and executive system, in charge
Of the Citizens, who are incorrigible
children taken from some Of the worst
kinds Of environment.
There is a sehoolhouse the Walter
Hospital for girls, the Forbes Hospital
for boys carpenter and machine shops,
| prlntiug Offices. dairy building, court.