The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-20
WOMEN'S CLUBS
RAYMOND ROBINS TALKS ON
HMMlGRATION."
Tells Members of Orange Political Study
Club of Better Side of Foreigners.
News of other Clubs.

Raymond Robins, of Chicago, lecturer,
settlement worker and civic reformer, de-
livered an address before the Orange
Political Study Club, and its guests, yes
terday afternoon in the First Unitarian
Church of Orange.
Mr.. Robins, who is a forceful and con-
vincing speaker, talked on Immigration
and Civic Problems" and brought to the
notice of an intelligent and interested
audience the better side of the immigrant
and the influences of the several groups
of immigrants on America as a nation.
Among other things, he said: 1--WE are
too apt to soorn the immigrant and con-
slider him Of little value to the country.
We. a gross people, with little of art or
beautuy in us, and a people without ira
dition; we talk snee1ingly of Italians
Slavs and Poles. We forget that when
our ancestors were barbarians these races
were civilized.
in 1905 1,0OO,o 900 immigrants landed on
the shores of America" said Mr.. Robins
who brought with them $16,0O0,o00. Do we
ever think of this? We are more apt TO
think Of these people coming to us with
their worldly stores wrapped in red BAN
lana handkerchiefs, but we lose sight or
the fact that they also bring good red
blood n their stolidity. which goes 50
far towards the uplift of this great ma
tion."
Speaking of the arts and crafts, Of which
he claimed most immigrants are masters,
Mr.. Robins said that even the most illlt-
crate foreigners could exhibit skill that
would put more civilized men to shame
and to prove his statement he drew ex-
amples from the Syrian weavers and Bo-
herman glassblowers. who have populated
the cities of the West, n whose arts, he
said, were far from being spurious.
He spoke in a general way Of the de-
crease In the size of the average Ameri-
can family, as compared to a few years
ago, and declared that although we are
unwilling to acknowledge it, or fail to
recognize It. the future belongs to the i'm
migrant. There is a bad story in this
immigrant question: he said, but | have
not said anything about that, because it
isl the thing most talked about"
Touching on. the problem Of domestic
service Mr.. Robins said that if better
homes were provided for servants fewer
girls would go into shops and factories to
earn their bread, and that better servants
would be the result.
Mr.. Robins told the women that he was
in favor of equal suffrage for women, be-
cause working women would be benefited
by 1t. "Women are Disseminated against
in the field of labor he said, "even II
their work Is of equal quality and equal
amount"
Mrs. Maurice s. Decker presided, and a
social hour followed the meeting.
; Sesame Club.
At the regular meeting of the Sesame
Club, at the home of Mrs. Richard Z.
Jenkinson, 67S High street, yesterday aft
ernoon. Mrs. William P. Coe was elected
recording secretary to fill the place OF
Mrs. Harry Campton. who resigned on ac-
count Of i~ll-health. and Miss Helen Pointer
was elected to act as treasurer, taking the
place Of Mrs. Alfred Peer, who will be
ont OF the city for the winter. Mrs. Ed
ward ingalls, was elected to membership.
Mrs. Henry A. Haussling, the president,
who presided. and Mrs. Henry III. Dawson
were elected to represent Sesame at the
meeting of the members of the various
clubs. to be held at the home OF the presi-
dent of the Ray Palmer Club, Mrs. VIII
lam II. Brown, rs Fourth avenue, next
Monday afternoon.
At the conclusion of the business SEES
sion the Rev. DR.. Lyman Whitney Allen
talked Interestingly Of Art In the Home
describing a home as a whole, ana going
into details concerning HI furnishings ana
atmosphere of its various apartments
art said DR.. Allen, 'js always the ex-
preston OF the soul in a sensuous form,
md II widens and grows only as the spirit
widens, and grows" He said that the mod
ern skyscraper is the latest occidental type
IL architecture, expressing the spirit OF the
age as completely as the Gothic architec-
ture of the fourteenth century expressed
the spirit Of the age In which 1t grew. In
describing a model home, DR.. Allen said
that the room should be highly expressive
Of the individuality of the occupant,
whereas tho drawing room should be the
yestibule of the outside world, and In mar
mony with the tastes OF the worlds So
ciety."
DR.. Allen spoke Of the value of books as
decorations, saying, they are the crystal
lied souls of great men; friends enshrlheo
about us, never changing and never grow
ing old. 1 need no picture of the Battle
of Waterloo when l can turn to Les MIS-
CRADLES and find there one of the greatest
word pictures ever written" The speaker
went on to describe ideal music, dining and
bedrooms and a library, illustrating his
theories with descriptions OF the Interiors
Of the dwellings of famous men. He said
that no home was complete without How
ers.
Miss Cara Adams. of the Young Wom-
EMS Clr1SIldn ASSOcidllol, SpuhS DlAthyi
outlining the campaign Of the War Of the
Roses" and asking the women to give the
Y. w. C. A. their cooperation In raising
funds for the new building.
New Jersey WOman's Press Club.
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth is to be the
special guest Of the New Jersey Woman's
Press Club at the next regular meeting, to
be held in the Jersey City Free Public
Library Monday afternoon, December 2
The meeting win be open, and the clut
invites the members of the various clubs
Of Essex and Hudson County to attend.
Mrs. Booth, who is an honorary member
Of the Press Club, is a woman well
known throughout his country. She is
interested in great reform movements, is