The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-25
SOLUTIONS FOR
THE SERVANT
PROBLEM
Mrs. Dawson, State Presi-
dent, Says HOnSewOrk
Should Be More Attractive.

was manifested today by the large at
tendance and the keen interest that the
thirteenth annual meeting of the New
Jersey State Federation of Women's
Clubs, the opening session Of when
was held in the coy n homeilke
clubhouse of the Woman's Club OF
Orange, at william n Prospect
streets, East Orange, this
Prominent club women from all parts
of the State were present.
The convention opened at 1O:3O
o'clock, and will continue throughout
the day and tomorrow. There will be
a musical and reception tonight to the
officers and guests, followed by an ad-
dress by Mrs. Sarah S. Platt Decker,
of Denver, Col, president of the Cen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs.
A feature of the morning session was
the annual address of the president,
Mrs. Henry HOLSTER Dawson, of this
city, which contained a detailed sum-
mary of the increased interest created
in the numerous departments fostered
by the federated club women OF the
State. Mrs. Dawson outlined the nu-
merieal strength of the federation IN
the various counties, comparing the IN
creased membership of the northern
and western parts of the State to that
of the southern and middle portions
She called attention to the outline OF
a State map in the program which
shows the strength of membership in
each county, and suggested as a
means of increasing h numbers in
the weaker counties that federation
meetings be held more frequently in
those places and that directors be
selected from those parts Of the State
If possible.
She touched on the problem of do
nestle service as investigated by the
federation, and said that several pos
sible solutions had been hit upon, One
was to make homework as attractive
for immigrant girls as is factory life.
Trains and trolleys carried the hosts
of club women to East Orange. They
were greeted at the clubhouse by the
reception committee, Mrs. Alexander
King, chairman, from the Woman's
Club of Orange, the entertaining or
g~anization. Many smart toilettes We're
seen, and a spirit of gaiety and club
fellowship was manifested. The mem
bers of the reception committee wore
orange and white badges.
The other committees from the
Woman's Club were: Transportation,
Mrs. Charles B. Browning, orange
badges; placing of guests, Mrs. Charles
Hathaway, pink badges; luncheon, Mrs,
Robert w. Hawkesworth, red badges;
bureau of information, Mrs. G. f. Lou
trel, Yale blue badges; registration n
credentials, Mrs. J.. p. CORN, violet
badges; entertainment. DIR. Sara Spot
tiswoode; badges, Mrs. H. b. Com
mers.
Mrs. Dawson called the convention to
order. The program opened with two
riano numbers, "C~racovienne," Pader-
ewski. and 'Warum," Schumann, by
Mrs. Rowland d. Perrine, of South
Orange, followed by the invocation
offered by the Rev. Antoinette brown
Blackwell.
Mrs. William Thayer Brown, of East
Orange. president of the Woman's Club
Of Orange. delivered a short address OF
greeting. Mrs. Brown extended the
freedom of the clubhouse to the dele
gates and bid them a pleasant welcome.
She said in part:
Madam president of the General Fedora
tion of Woman's Club. madam president,
officers, delegates. members and guests OF
the State Federation OF New Jersey; Ut
ange welcomes you most cordially with the
wish that the convention may be a memo
rable one. and that you will take away with
you happy recollections of the two days
passed with us as well as renewed resolve
and endeavor to work for the credit of our
State.
"The Woman's Club of Orange takes par
ticular pleasure In having You as guests in
our new club home and with the other fed
Grated clubs of the Oranges, viz: The
Charlotte Emerson Brown Club, the Politi-
cal Study Club. the Monday Topic Club
and the Daughters Of the Revolution. gives
you sincere and hearty greetings.
IF the Mayor had come to welcome you
he would nave told you Of our civic pros
perity, our business enterprise and our
manufacturing interests. which doubtless
YOU would have been interested to hear,
but we could not ask the Mayor of East
Orange and leave out the Mayor of Or
ange and after that consider the disap-
pointment OF the officials Of West Orange
South Orange in not appearing before
you. So please consider yourselves well
coined officially and allow me to speak
briefly of another phase of our city life.
A a suburban city we sometimes feel
that we are at a disadvantage, for our in-
terests are of necessity divided. but when
we speak of our churches. our schools.
cur philanthropies, our clubs. we need not
hesitate to praise. Just now we have cause
to be enthusiastic IN our appreciation Of
the public spirit shown In the recent pur-
chase of n large and valuable plot OF
ground bought by the city for a public
playground. This. with the athletic fields
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and the summer playground undertaken by
the Woman's Club with the assistance Of
me Board Of Education, enabled an aver
nge OF $50 children to spend the long sifm-
nlsr days In wholesome work and play.
We feel that our bows and girls are given
q chance TO become good men and women.
If there We're time I should like to speak
nf the Peoples Singing Glass inaugurateI
by the Woman's Club, but must give up to
the order Of the day and wish You all
again a most hearty welcome"
Miss Sophronia Anderson, of this CITY.
the Essex County chairman, and a mem
Der of several local clubs, extended greet
ings in the name of the Essex County
clubs.
Miss Anderson. who is a Newarker,
said:
Madame president and ladies of the
New Jersey State Federation: We feel 1t
an honor to welcome you to Essex County.
In the year 1867 Robert Treat, with thirty
men. women and children, sailed from
Connecticut. and. passing through the
Kill Won Kull. came up Newark Bay and
Settled in New Jersey upon the banks
of the Passaic River. He bought from
the Sycamore Indians the land covering
not only the present city of Newark, but
nearly or quite all of Essex County. For
this large domain they gave two guns,
three coats and thirteen kans of rum
Their reason given for coming here
was The enlargement OF the Kingdom of
Christ Jesus in the congregational way
During $40 years this tract of land has
been divided into three cities. Newark.