The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-05
WOMEN'S CLUBS
TRAVELLERS, RAY PALMER
\ N SALMAGUNDI.
New Jersey History" "The Spanish
Americas. and Varied Subjects
Form Programs.

The first papers on 'Srhe Spanish
Americas" the subject under considera-
tion with the members OF the Travellers
Club, were heard at the initial fall meet
ing Of that body held at the home of Mrs.
Charles Z. Bride, n North Seventh street.
Yesterday afternoon, with Mrs. George r,
King as assisting hostess.
Ihe nrst chapter of the program Is de-
Eoted TO the study Of Mexico, and all the
SUBJECTS considered were relative 70 thar
country. " mat
The paper on Primitive Mex,oo. -.
MRS Arthur p. Dickinson. dealt with ~
e"Iiy history of the country. = exnIaining
many OF the early traditions of the peoole
schools and Colleges was the subteot ~
! a by Mrs. E. ]. Phillips. which had
~ win the system employed in the
'nss,.utions OF learning in the early DAYS.
VINES Ruins and Antiquities'' was
saealeo oy Mrs a. B, Johnson in a highly
pap by Mrs. Jessie Fairlie was "yof-
canos." VI
During the social hour. which is nm IN.
tefesting feature of the club. Miss Edith
rlprrls gave several well-rendered readings.
fier selections Included numbers bv Rob-
efl browning, Samuel Lover and paul
Laurence Dunbar. Mrs. FREDERICK
dudley the president of the club, and Mrs.
Johnson We're appointed delegates to the
New jersey State Federation, with Mrs
Sn"ries y, Bride and Mrs. Frank S. Hamp-
ton as ~alternates.
The club will meet at the home of Mr.
hampton, 45 North Ninth street, October
TO- with MIS-. Johnson as assisting hostess.
The WOnIan's Club.
Iheie was a good attendance at the rig
ular social meeting Of the Woman,s c1nb
held IN the club room, 951 Broad street
last night, under the charge Of Miss Grace
siinard. Miss Kate Judge and Mrs. Eliza
oeth Mitchell. Games and dancing ware
FEATURES of The evening, and refreshments
were served.
A meeting of the council will be held TO-
right, and the regular monthly business
meeting will take place next Friday night
when the dates for the various industrial
classes will be planned.
Half-HOur Reading Club.
h Half Hour Reading Club is holding
us hrst regular fall meeting this after
noon at the country home of, Mrs. Horace
y, osborne. Arlington venue, Caldwell.
Inc usual literary session was preceded
by a luncheon at 1 o'clock, prenared hv
the hostess as the result of her study OF
domestic science. This is a feature of the
club, and the usual fine win he exacted
= Inc hostess goes beyond the limit of
800 in preparing luncheon for twenty
members. A short business session IL
scheduled to occupy part of the afternoon.
me study and criticism of standard
reading viii also be begun, the books to
be selected By the members Mrs. George
F. King of the Warwick, Roseviile ave
nue., Will entertain the club at its next
meeting, the first Saturday in November.
Young WOmeD's Chrisfian Association.
Charades were the order of the evening
at the social meeting of the Young
Women's Christian Association held in the
Central building, IA East Park street. last
night. under the charge of the members
OF the Work and Win Club. The quests
FORMED Ito groups, which were led
by Miss Helen Button. the extension see
rotary OF the association; Miss Mary saul
the Work and Win Club president; Miss
Asnes Schanbacher, the vice-president, and
Miss Elizabeth Crane. Each group pre-
scented charades, which were guessed by
the others.
The club members VIII give a reception
to all of the members Of the new classes. in
the Central building, next Friday night.
and the following Friday night there will
be a Silver Bay Echo meeting. when
all of the members of the local association
who attended the conference, win give
short accounts of their experiences
The supper-Bible classes will start next
Wednesday afternoon and evening, when
talks will be given by the Rev. Alexander
Fl. Mckinney, Miss Cara Adams and Miss
Button. A ten cent supper will be served
at 6 o'clock. -
S~almagundi Club.
Mrs. William II. Warner, president of
sSalmagundi Club, entertained the members
of that organization at It's first fall meet
ing at her residence. 400 Central avenue,
East Orange, yesterday afternoon. There
was a large percentage of the members
present, and the papers touching on the
early history of New Jersey, which will
form the club study for the season, proved
highly interesting and entertaining. ''The
Early Settlement of New Jersey was the
subject discussed in an able paper by MRS.
John frying. Mrs. William Littell read
a paper on THE Indians OF New jersey
and Mrs. Ella w. Francisco one on the
Stone Age of New Jersey"
The ~rofl-caI1 was responded to by 'Na
cation Experiences" which proved highly
Undertaking.
In its business session the club pledged
itself TO support Mrs. Frances Morrell. of
the Irving Club, and Mrs. Edward s.
Chamberlain, OF the Orange Political Study
Club, who will be nominated as members
Of the board of directors of the New Jer-
sey State Federation of Women's Clubs at
the fall convention, to be held October %
and rs in the Woman's Club, of Orange.
Delegates to the convention will be an