The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-15
MOTHERS MEET
N. ]. SOCIETY IN SESSION IN
P MONTCLAIR.
After Various Greetings Address is
Made on Domestic Science
in Education.

The seventh annual meeting OF the New
Jersey Congress of Mothers opened this
morning at the Sunday school room of
the Christian Union Congregational
Church, Upper Montclair. On account of
a delay in reaching this city by train.
the delegates did not reach the meeting
place in Upper Montclair until 11:30 a. m
The board of managers then had a meet
ing, which was held behind closed doors.
Lunch was served in the parlors of the
church at / o'clock.
AT $3.50 O'Clock the congress opened with
prayer by the Rev. Horace Porter, Of the
Watching Congregational Church, Mont
clair. The primary children o. the Sun
day school sang, after which Mrs. Robert
Hoe Dodd, president of the Woman's
Club, OF Upper Montclair, whose guest
the delegates are, made the address of
welcome. Mrs. Dodd said that in the
name of the Woman's Club she bid the
Congress OF Mothers welcome to the noun
tain tow Of Montclalr; that everything
would be done by the ladies Of the club
for tine comfort of their guests, and hoped
that the delegates would ever remember
their visit to Montclair as a pleasant
one.
Mrs. Edwin c. Grice, honorary president
OF New Jersey Congress of Mothers, made
the response.
Mrs. Frederick schoff. president of the
National Congress, gave greetings.
Mrs. Henry H.. Dawson, of this city,
gave greetings from the State Federation
of Women's Clubs.
James MacAlister, president of Drexel
Institute, Of Philadelphiq made an ad-
in Education" which was the feature of
the afternoon session.
at 4.30 p. m. an informal reception will
In the evening at s O'clock. Mrs. Grice
Will deliver an address on "A New Kind
or Living ROOM and DIR. Joseph S. Wal
ton, principal of George School, Pennsyl-
vania. will make an address on Some AS
poets of Physical Education.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock a busi-
ness meeting VIII be held, and the con
gress will close In the afternoon with an
address by Earl Barnes. on Family Life
as a Shaping Influence"
The officers of the New Jersey Congress
Of Mothers are: Honorary president, Mrs.
Edwin c. Grice, Riverton; president, Mrs.
Alexander Marcy, jr.. Rlverton; first vice.
president, Mrs. L. M. Thatcher, Florence;
second vice-president. Mrs. Howard Sharp,
Riverton; third vlce-president, Miss Lillidn
A. Williams, Trenton; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. James Linton Engle, Haddon-
field; recording secretary, Miss Anna NJ.
Fell, Trenton; treasurer, Mrs. Arthur j..
Collins, Moorestown; anditor, Mrs. Mary
w. Bell, Haddonfield.
Board Of managers. Mrs. j. Lawrence
Lippincott, Riverton; Mrs. james p.
Bryan, Beverly; Mrs. William Burllng ABB
Dey, Mount Holly; Mrs. /. Henry WellinS,
Trenton; Mrs. r. A. Kneale, Jersey City,
Mrs. Ebenezer Mackey, Trenton; Mrs,
CT. Shreve, Atlantic City; Mrs. Well
ingeton Bechtel, HGddonfield; Mrs. Thomas
j. Pancoast. M~erchantville; Mrs. w. 5.
~Spackman, Rlyerton.
Advisory board, Charles ]. Baxter, Plain
field, State Superintendent of Public In
struction; James L. Hays, Newark, presi-
dent State Board OF Education; Governor
u. C.. Stokes. Millviile; DR. James NJ.
Green, Trenton, principal State Normal
and Model School; Edward Howard
Grlggs. Montclair; Herman L. Stees, Bey-
erly, superintendent Burlington County
schools; James s. Irwin, Jersey City;
Hugh f. Fox, Plainfield, president of New
Jersey State Board of Children's Guard
ians.
Credentials committee, Mrs. J.. Linton
Engle, chairman, HaddonfieId; Mrs.
Thomas ]. Pancoast, Merchantville: Mrs.
Henry j. Conant, 37S Mountain avenue,
Upper Montcluir; Mrs. Menelon S. Wilson,
1852 Lorraine avenue, Upper Montclair.
Bureau of information, Mrs. j. G..
Shreve, chairman, Is North Virginia ave-
nue., Atlantic City; Mrs. w. S. Spackman,
Riverton; Mrs. II. S. Littlejohn, 149 Meet
ing avenue, Montclair; Mrs. Henry b. s'tiil-
man, 207 Fernwood avenue, Upper Mont
clair.
Chairmen of standing committees: Edu-
cation. Miss Lillian A. Williams, Trenton;
literature, Mrs. j. G. Shreve, Atlantic
City; domestic science, Mrs. e. M. Thacher,
Florence; legislation, Mrs William b. ABB
hey, Mount Holly; press, Mrs. James p.
Bryan, Beverly.