The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-07
CLUB WOMEN ACTIVE
PLAN Thirteenth ANNUAL
MEETING.
Proposed Amendments to Bylaws to Be
Acted Upon at Convention
October 90 and 26.

The official call TO the annual convention
Of the New Jersey State Federation OF
Women's Clubs has just been issued, the
federation 20 convene in Womans club
house October Is and &c, by invitation OF
the Woman's Club of Orange, as has been
previously announced.
One of the most important features OF
the convention will be the proposed amend
ments of the bylaws, which, if adopted,
will change the date Of annual meetings
from October to May, and making the
semi-annual meeting come in October.
The amendments in full are as follows:
First-Amend bylaw one, section one,
by striking out the word October and in
sorting the word May In place thereof,
and by striking u the word May and
inserting the word October in place there
of. so that this section MS amended shall
read as follows: This federation shall
hold an annual meeting In May and a
semi-annual meeting in October Of each
year"
~Second-Amend bylaw two, section one,
by striking out this section and inserting
in lieu thereof the following: THE Off
GERS of This federation shall be elected by
ballot at alternate annual meetings, and
shall hold office for a term of two years,
and until their successors are elected.
Three directors shall be elected by ballot
at zach annual meeting and shall hold
Office Tor a term of three years, and until
their SUCCESSORS are elected, provided,
however, that the officers now holding
Office shall serve in their respective offices
until the annual meeting to be held in
May, nineteen hundred and nine, and
that The directors now holding office shall
serve as directors until the annual meet
ing TO be held in the month of May next
succeeding the time of the expiration OF
their present terms"
T~hird-Amend bylaw three, by striking
out word March and insert In lieu thereof
the word September. also by striking out
the word April and insert in lieu Thereon
the word October, also by striking out
word September and insert in lieu thereof
the word October, also by striking out
word September and insert in lieu thereof
the word March the same oc-
ours in such bylaws.
A conference of presidents and county
chairmen will be held in the clubhouse
Saturday morning, October 26, at $50
o'clock. Morning sessions will begin at
1890 o'clock Friday morning, and at 10
O'Clock Saturday morning.
The Individual clubs are requested to
send the names of delegates to Mrs. Je-
rome p. Garin, 81 Prospect street, East
Orange. not later than October q. Mem
bers of the transportation committee Will
meet all trains and trolleys, and delegates
desiring to remain over night are requested
to send their names to Mrs. Charles Hath
eway, 155 Prospect street. Hast Orange, be-
fore October 10.
LInSfeon tickets will be sold at the
RIAL cost of sixty cents and clubs are
n structed to send for same to Mrs, Robert
w Hawkesworth, 4S3 Main street, East
Orange, on or before October q.
orders for luncheon are to be accom-
panied by the number required by each
Aaa checks, money orders or stamp
e pay for same.
The program for the two days session
includes the following well-known speak
ers:
Friday morning, October 25, Mrs. Henry
Parsons, of New York. will give an adj
dress on .sThe Sociological Value of School
Gardens" Mrs. Parsons has made an OK
haustive study of the subject and has
worked II out practically In Dewitt Gin
ion Park. New York city. where LOCO chill
dren are instructed during the summer sea-
son. Mrs. Parsons is now at jamestown
attending the celebration of New YORK
week there, n is acting as hostess OF
the Children's School Farm, which is being
conducted at the exposition under the aus
pices Of the international Children's School
Farm League. 1t will be a great treat
to hear her.
on Friday afternoon there will be an ad-
dress on "Public Health" by Champe An
drews. of the Public Health Defense
League.
Saturday morning there will be an ad-
dress on ''The State Free Employment
Agency by Hon. Harry q. Back, of Hart
ford. Conn, former chief of Department
of Labor and Statistics of the State of
Connecticut.
There will also be am address on Peace
Societies. by r. j. Lynch. who is now on
his way from Europe. where he attended
the peace conference at The Hague. He is
an oficlal of the New York Peace Society.
on Saturday afternoon there will be an
address on The Bible as Literature" by
the Rev. Lucius Miller, of Princeton.
Mrs. Sarah S. Plat Decker, of Colorado,
president of the General Federation, win
be a guest of honor at the convention and
will speak at the afternoon and evening
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