The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-28
PLAN ANNUAL CONVENTION
IN ORANGE.
Hear Good Report on Palisade Memorial
Fund-Reports Of Various Depart
ments Prove Interesting.

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well. president of the Friday Club of
Hightstown. n. j., as fourth vice-presi-
dent of the New Jersey State Federation
of women's Clubs. to fill the place of the
late Mrs. Charles T.. Dodd. of Glen Ridge.
was an important feature of the meeting
of the State board of directors. held in the
Free Public Library yesterday.
Mrs. Henry Fl. Dawson. president of the
Federation. who has just returned from
her summer home in Summit, presided, and
ali the officers and directors were in at
tendance.
Reports from every department In the
Federation were given. in most instances
nv the chairman Of each department. Mrs.
Peter Stryker, of Bound Brook, N. J.,
reported for town Improvement, and said
that an active interest has been taken ny
the women in suppressing suggestive Dlli
posters and offensive postal cards. IN
connection with this report. MRS. M. Louise
Edge. of Jersey City. commended the ac-
tion of the Holy Name Society OF ST
Bridgets r. C. Church. of Jersey City, for
lis recent crusade against indecent thea
trical posters In that city. when eonspicu-
ous pastors bearing the following state
ment were pasted over the pictures OBJECT
ed 10: "We have protested against the ex-
hibition of such vile pictures until our pa
thence has been exhausted.
The attitude of the church people, Mrs'
Edge stated, is responsible forH1he ofoeI
coming from the cher OF ponce .nal az
theatrical posters must be submitted TO
the police authorities for inspection, and
is something the Jersey City women
highly
Mrs. Caroline B.. Alexander. of Castle
Point. reported for the department OF so
GEOLOGY. She gave interesting reports OF
two New Jersey boys being cared LOT AT
the George. jr. Republic, at freevliie. y,
Y; one from Passaic and the other from
Jersey City. i,
n was reported that the department OF
household economies has taken up the
question of Domestic Service and more
will be heard on the subject at a later
date.
Mrs. Thomas S. Henry. chairman OF the
legislative department., said that her
committee is watching chrefully the soft
coal ordinance, and expressed satisfaction
Mt the way it is being carried out.
The matter Of a memorial to commem-
, crate the work Of the women in saving the
Palisades from destruction was discussed
and IL came out that Mrs. s. Elizabeth
Demarest. of Passaic, chairman OF the
committee having the work in charge, ana
Mrs. Elizabeth Vermillon, president of the
Palisades League, have together raised
$1,000 for this memorial. The site has been
tentatively. but not definitely, decided
upop. nor have they settled on the exact
form ii shall take. h.
II was decided to convene the annual
80 ~ s,.ta Federation nromptly
- 1o.is 81 ~ woman,s Clubhouse. in East
Orange Frldav October b. and the con-
yention will include the following day.
Tho latter part of the week was decided
ON. so that teachers, of whom there are
more than 1000 members of the organiza-
tion. will be more able to attend. w
sessions will be held daily, and the only
social affair will be a musicale and re-
ception, to be rendered by the East Or
'ange Club, on the evening Oh the openins
day. -
An interesting program 10 peins ppnaa
by the comnnittee mat mas .ma. Mrs Ed'
whlch ~ coInposeu XSyesteaId. Mrs.
Henry n. Sayre, OF Newafh' MISS ne
X. Coale' OF rlVeItoh' u W. -
Haisey, OF hiizaustn. plat
OF dlstlnctton WIN pe IL ~ cans
Decker OF DehVer, presnuenl ~ - -.ho
eral federatioh ol nVo"ana ana
VIII speak at inc 80 r. cow
sessions on the opehins u"s
XpntlOI.