The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26

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Bryce. Baron Destournelles, Count Apony
and other great workers for world organ
zation are to speak with us. And repre-
senting the nation we want to show tn
second Hague conference, which will prob
ably meet In June, that This nation Is be
hind 1t and wants it TO fearlessly take u
the great questions of gradual proportion
ate disarmament, and the founding of
permanent tribunal and the establishment
Of a stated world congress, at first advis
DRY, but gradually increasing its power
and evolving a code of International Law
until we have not only a United States O
, America but a United States of III
| World"
The principal social feature of the con
vention took place at the Woman's Clul
last night, when a musicale and reception
was rendered the officers and guests. Th'
rooms were prettily decorated for the occa'
sion. and the best-known society people Of
the Oranges, both men and women, wert
in attendance. Mrs. Decker delivered ar
address, which was much enjoyed. Mrs
Decker spoke on Federation but her re-
marks cor1prehended many matters. Shit
told several amusing stories, and her com
ment on some current events was filled
with wit and humor.
Mrs. Decker. who is the guest of the
federation for the second time since her
election TO the presidency, showed very
amply that she had lost none of the charm
OF manner and breezy friendliness that has
made her famous in elubdom. She has that
happy faculty for saying just the right
thing and for putting her audience i'll q
pleasant frame of mind. She infuses into
the most embarrassing subject an element
Of v~ivacity and animation that it is diff
cult to resist.
Before her election TO the presidency of
the Central Federation some alarm was
expressed by the conservative element that
she might inject some Colorado suffrage
notions into the deeorous tenet of the club
women. AS a matter of fact ~suffragIsts
from Oregon to Maine felt it a victory for
their cause, but Mrs. Decker has remained
discreetly n~on-eommittal on the subject.
That she has a lively interest in politics,
Mrs. Decker frankly admits, and tells one
story TO the effect that she and her hus-
band once did some campaigning together
for a particular object, and that they AVE
since been known in Denver as "fhe double
Deckers."
Last night, in discussing questions that
come within the consideration of the wom-
ems clubdom, Mrs. Decker declared that
things might be different had the weaker
sex a share in government. This was her
nearest approach to her position on uni
versal suffrage. Referring to child labor,
one of the evils which the federation has
been particularly active in combating, she
noted the failure of the governmet TO
spent one cent in investigating the subject,
which she declared to be of greater in
terest to the welfare of the nation than
harbors and waterways, upon which thou
sands are expended in the way of COM
missioned Investigations every year.
The principal address of yesterday after
moons session was delivered by Champe S.
r A.. n,,I1s. IIAalkIZ aNuz-o
League. of New York, on Public Heath
Defense" The topic promised rather a
dry lecture, but before Mr.. Andrews had
said very much the women were listening
alertly for every word he uttered. He
declared that the subject of public health
very closely that of public NOR
He asserted that while the American
people We're putting up buildings higher
and higher, the average stature of the
people was growing smaller and smaller.
He declared that people were only begin
ling to wake up to the fact that the child
who was sent to school with sore eyes,
a decayed tooth. and who consequently
keep up with the healthier pupils,
was not stupid. but simply the victim of
4 false civilization.
"a civilization said Mr.. Andrews,
which does not recognize the right of
very child to be well born, and further,
% be well %nurtured."
The speaker took occasion to urge dgi-
against the use of patent medicines.
lie declared that he had been instrumental
n suppressing no less than 500 quacks
charlatans and that he purposed to
Seep up the fight. He attacked news
papers. also, which printed the advertise
of some of these patent medicines,
nd declared that they were as much at
'ault as the green goods man who DELHI
took a farmer's money.
The Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell,
he first woman to be ordained a minister
n this country, and an honorary member
If the federation, made a strong plea for
better education for the children.
The time has come saidathe Rev. Mrs.
Blackwell, when We must go further
han educating the intellect of a child.
We can see on every hand evidences that
IN intellectual education is not enough to
produce right-spirited, honorable men. We
educate the child in honor, in JUS
lice, in moral strength. That is for you
women to do-and you can do It,"
The State Home for Girls came in for a
little notice with a short address by Mrs.
70. V. Mansell, the superintendent. Mrs.
Hartshorn, a former president OF
The State Federation, urged strongly more
general interest on the part Of club women
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1t was a acme for girls who did not have
influences and that 1t rested with
the intelligent women of the State TO do
all they could to supply that need, and
to uphold the hands of the superintendent
and her assistant, as well as the official
by general interest and sympathy.
Mrs. John Holland, who, as Celia Gaines,
was the well-loved second president of the
body, took occasion in a brief word of
to extol the federation for some
Of the things it had done in the past and
predicted great things for the future. The
preservation of the Palisades. she claimed,
was primarily the work Of the New Jersey
women. and so, too, was the establishment
OF free k-indergartens..
That the women of the State are agitat-
ing for a remedy of the billposter evil was
well evidenced by the report of Mrs. Peter
Stryker. chairman of the town improve
ment committee. In a number of munich
palities, she declared, concerted action was
being taken for the suppression of the more
offensive kind and to secure competent
supervision. She referred to the appeal for
clean billboards by citizens of Jersey City,
whose demands were so earnest and in
sistent that all posters must now be sub
mitted to the Chief OF Police before being
circulated about the city.
Crawford she continued, has been
successful in securing covered ash carts,
has been transformed into a beau
tiful park through the untlring efforts OF
the women" Mrs. Stryker told the women
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