New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-06
NEW JERSEY " FED"
Liuely Sessions Expected at Coming
Contention at Asbury Park.

What with the election Of oficers-always
subject OF more or less keen jealousy between
the northern and the southern portions Of the
state-and the airing of an active propaganda
OF civics. New Jersey clubwomen are promising
themselves lively time at the annual meeting
OF the State Federation in Asbury Park October
70 and q. There are about twelve thousand
federated cIubwomen in the state and as Jersey
women take their club life seriously and look
upon these big field days as occasions for edu-
cation and Improvement. well as for private
pleasure, II is expected that about two thousand
will go down 10 the convention city"
Civic Improvement. or the place OF the wom-
ans club in public affairs. will be the keynote
TO the convention Child labor will. Of course
come up for discussioa-one can scarcely attend
big gathering OF women these days without
child labor cropping up In one shape or another
and the law as II exists IN New Jersey and the
work Of the Consumers League in having it
enforced will be presented forcibly.
One of the hundred clubs in the federation
has been labOring for clean streets. another has
had rubbish boxes erected on street corners still
others are trying to beautify the places where
the members live. An interesting feature of the
programme will be the report by Mrs. Peter
Stryker. of Bound Brook. concerning the col
lectve work of the clubs in the several sections
SAO4S NAiV AAilC VI CIVIC Improvement A TALK
on factory laws. and. in the evening. an illus
trated lecture how the club may help in
civic improvement. will form part of the open
ing days programme
All important. however, in this years conven-
ton is the election of officers. In former feder-
alton campaigns the Jersey cIubwomen have en-
gagged in some pretty active electioneering with
caucuses. party leaders and other factors rec
ognized important in the masculine game OF
4 he rrnS A0r ealRC
ton will be no exception 10 this rule. An en-
tire new roster must be chosen. The ticket,
which represents nearly every section OF the
state. is headed by the names Of Mrs. NJ H.
Kingsley, OF the WOman's Literary Club of Ar
lington. and Mrs Henry H. Dawson. president
OF Sesame, Newark Both well known and
popular. Mrs Kingsley is the present CORE
spending secretary Of the federation Mrs. Daw
son is prominent in public work, being vice
president of the New Jersey Conference of
Charities and Correction. and chairman OF the
Friendly Visitors Conferences OF Newark. as
Associated Charities. She is the chairman OF
federation work for Essex County. and under
her guidance summer garden for school chill
dren was established IN a vacant lot. where
lightweight garden plots were cultivated by as
many little ones. who were kept from the streets
The other candidates are: For first vice-presi-
dent Mrs Thomas P Henry Of the Phflitsci-
poma Club Newark; second vice-president. Miss
S. Elizabeth Demarest Of Passaic and Miss
Alice Lakey. OF Crawford Each has done yeo-
mans service IN the cause Of good citizenship,
Miss Dernarest IN the interest of the Palisades
Park and the preservation of the famous cliffs.
and Miss Lakey in the interest OF pure food
The third vice-presidency has no candidate.
The other candidates are: Fourth vice-presi-
dent Mrs George E. Burr. of Toms River, and
Mrs. Charles T. Todd, Of Glen Ridge: recording
secretar-v, Mrs. Robert o. Babbitt of Jersey
C'ttv. treasurer Mrs Henry n Sayre OF New
ark auditor. Mrs. Frederick 5. Bennitt. Of En-
gIewood: directors Mrs. 5. ". MCClave, OF
Edgewater: Mrs James FIoy. Of Elizabeth; Mrs.
p A. T1sting of Asbury Park and Miss Amelia
r Coale. Of Riverton-
Each day will see luncheOns and informal re-
ceptions in addition 10 the one big reception on
Friday night after the lecture. The Saturday
Club of Asbury Park will be the hostess club.
and the Hotel Marlborough the federation head
Quarters although the sessions themselves will
be held in the Methodist Church.