The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
IN THE SPHERE
OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.

Raymond Robins, settlement worker
and Civic reformer, and Charles Dexter
Allen, author of american Book Plates,
are among the notable people who Will
speak before the Woman's Club OF Glen
Ridge during the month of January. me
former will appear under the auspices OF
the civic department and the latter un-
der the auspices Of a special committee
The program for the month includes many
interesting topics in the various depart
ments, the complete calendar OF which
is here given:
Regular club meeting. Tuesday, jan
uary Z, 3 D. M, parlors Glen Ridge Con-
gregational Church. Half-hour business
A special committee will present Charles
Dexter Allen, for many years, the
American secretary OF the Engnsn an
Book Plates Eek Libris, Essays Of a Col
| ~lector'' and other works on this subject,
who will lecture before the club on Book
Plates illustrated by lantern slides.
Department of Art-Mondays, January
6 and 20, at the residence of Mrs. A. r.
Pierson. Douglas road, 1880 a. m. Sub,
1ect, The New School OF Milan ana
Department of Bible Literature-Thurs-
day, January Is, 1880 a. M. parlors Glen
Ridge Congregational Church, fourth lee
Hurlbut. Subject, The Age Of. Heroes
Department of Civics-Thursday, jan
uary 9, 3 p. M, congregational church
pariors, Raymond Robins, farmer, miner,
business man. settlement worker and civic
r%eformer. will speak on Women In In
dustry and Social Conscience" This Will
be an open meeting, all club members and
their friends are invited;
Department Of English Literature
Thursday, january 8, at : p. m, residence
Of Miss Boardman, Washington place.
Shakespeare Thursday, January ss, at 8
p. M, residence of Miss Spear, II. Park
place, Bloomfield. Subject. THE Charac-
~teristics of the Puritan Age"
Department Of French Literature
Thursday. January 9, at 8 p. m. residence
of Mrs. B. S. Redd. 1S9 Thomas steel,
Bloomfield. Thursday. January %, at 2 ?.
m, residence OF Mrs. y W. Stewart
Ridgewood avenue, Glen Ridge.
DEPARTMENT of German Literature-At .
o'clock Wednesday afternoons in January,
at the homes of the members alternately.
Department of Nature Study-Wednes-
dence of Mrs. Martin Baldwin, 269 Ridge
wood avenue. Subject. January s. ocean
Wonders, Sea-anemones, Octopus, sea-
horse, Bnrnacles, Se~a-cucimbers." Jana-
airy %, "Sponges and Corals.
The regular meeting Of the board of
managers of the Job Haines Home for
Aged People was held in the home yester-
day afternoon, when the monthly reports
were received and approved. Miss Eve
lyn Lafnpman, the maIfOn, gave an at
count Of the observance of Christmas by
the inmates. Mrs. l.. o. Hedden, OF 81
South Maple avenue. East Orange, will be
hostess at a musicale to be given in her
home Friday evening, January 10, for the
benefit of the home. The program VIII
be carried out by artists from New York.
Final arrangements for the union must
Gale were made at a meeting held at the
home Of Miss Annie l.. Tichenor, 1912
Broad street, president of the Philitsci-
poma Club, yesterday afternoon. As has
been announced, the program will be
headed by Mrs. Florence Milford Hunt,
well known in local musical circles. Other
contributors will be Mrs. e.. Pierce, of
Orange, pianist, and Miss Gertrude Pot
win, violinist, of New York city. A re-
ception will be held at the conclusion Of
the musicale. The. receiving party will
consist of Mrs. Henry H. Dawson, presi-
dent OF the New Jersey State Federation
of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Thomas S. Hen
ry, the f~ederation's vice-president, and
the presidents of the clubs who have
united to give the affair. All of the ushers
have not been chosen as yet. but among
them will be Mrs. Henry A. Haussling and
Miss Helen Pointer, Of the Sesame Club;
Mrs. Eloise Russell Ferrall and Mrs. Way
land e. Stearns, OF. the Philitscipoma
Club, and Mrs. Arthur Taylor and Miss
Jessie r. Ross, of the Saturday Club. The
musicale will take place in Wallace Hall
Thursday afternoon, January 9.