The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-02
WOMEN'S CLUBS
WOMAM'S CLUB OF ORANGE
OBSERVES HOLIDAY.
Musicale n Reception Enjoyed by Host
of Friends and Club Representa-
tives-News Of the Clubs.

There was a representative gathering Of
club women at the musical and reception
given by the Woman's Club OF Orange in
their beautiful clubhouse yesterday after
noon. The reception took the place of the
regular monthly meeting, which was made
more elaborate on account of the holiday.
The program was one of the most artistic
ever presented by the club, and was en-
loved by a critical audience.
The artists were: Miss Fanny Belle Rice,
soprano: Mrs. Lucia Forest Eastman, harp;
Miss Helen Lang, piano, and Miss Myra
Hale, a-ccompanist. And besides the num-
bers scheduled there were several encores
in RESPONSE to incessant applause. Miss
Rice added when the Robin Sings in the
Apple Tree to her first number, and added
q charming lullaby TO her group of songs.
6heN has q voice of rare sweetness and her
pttiputions to the program were indeed
enjoyable.
e committee made a happy choice in
ring Miss Eastman. Miss Eastman
Qerly made her home in East Orange,
e she has many friends. h is con-
I'd the finest harpist in this country,
which could hardly be disputed
listening to her execution. In re-
30 encores she added "Men of Har-
a Welsh war song, and 1.-THE Harp
Once Thro' Tara's Hail.
Miss Lang. who is a finished performer,
added ~"Campanella'' etude, Paganini.
Miss Hale proved an able accompanies
The program VAST IS follows: Piano ()
Focturne (for left hand, scriabine; OBJ
fnomenreigen, List; harp, Autumn, "
Thomas; song, THE Swallows" Cowen:
Piano, March Militaire, Schubert-Tausig;
harp, Mazurka, Schneider; songs (a)
Sing Smile. Slumber," Gounod; (b)
*LsAnneau d'Argent." Chaminade, with
49, ~ BnH.-,o- Atlas
MOI Seventeenth Century.
yFollowing the musical the guests were
rendered a reception in the assembly room,
where tea and dbinty refreshments were
|served. There were two beautifully APP
|ppinted tables. one presided owe by Mrs.
William Thayer Brown, the club president;
Dr. Sara c. Spottiswoode and Mrs. Alex
binder King. and the other by Mrs. Henry
b. Bailey, Mrs. William Barr and Mrs.
George A. Vail. The guests included Mrs.
Thomas s. Henry, vice-president of the
New Jersey State Federation Of Women's
Clubs and president of the Legal Aid So
Rety; Mrs. Henry M. Sayre, treasurer Of
New Jersey State Federation Of
mems Clubs and president of the New
Eey branch of the Humane Association;
s Ada d. Fuller, president New Jersey
mans Press Club: Mrs. Spencer Weart.
sident Of the Wonian's Club of Jersey
", Miss Sophronia Anderson, chairman
the Essex Countyecummlttee of the
" Jersey Stnte.F federation OF Woman's
ubs: Mrs. Eeseph r. Brndner, president
the Saturday Club; Mrs. Minnie La
I'M, PRECEDENT of the Woman's Literary
b Of arlington; Mrs. Frances Peli'
bfesideht of the Civic Club; Mrs. Harry
hampton, of the Irving Club; Mrs. Henry
"Reminiscences, of the Saturday Club, and
Mrs. Frank S. Hampton. Of the Travellers
Club.
New Jersey Press Club.
! The New Jersey Womsn's Press Gu
will observe presidents day" next Mon
P1ay afternoon Mt the home Of the presi-
hent, Miss Ada D.. Fuller, II Emory street,
Dersey City.
There will be a brief business session
oand the remainder of the afternoon given
over to the enjoyment of a Jack Horner'
=party. There will be gifts for each menu
FIBER, to which will be attached a life
prophecy. The meeting is looked forward
10 with a great deal of pleasure by the
fHsrnbers, and 1t is expected that the
*neeyng will result in a general reunion
sbf tha members.
Moman's Club of Orange.
4 The W6hpan's Club of Orange will re-
S5ume its regular department meetings
morning, when the economic de-
s. artment will consider the work of Robert
Hunter on Poverty There will be a re-
Jew by Mrs. ]. r. Paddock. The educa-
ional department will meet Tuesday
*norning at IL o'clock, when the Rev. d.
brewer Eddy will give a Bible lecture.
&The subject will be Some of Paul's Let
&ers.'' This win be an open meeting.
An event of interest will be the meeting
Scheduled for January ID, under the
auspices of the current topics department,
*when -Governor-elect j. Franklin Fort will
Aspeak. Sheriff Sommer will also be one
pf the speakers. The meeting will convene
HRt 1890 o'clock.
The Civic Club.
Il In order to show the necessity of the
school city in local public schools Wilson
d. Gill. founder OF the Gill School Repub-
lie and Civic System OF Education. will
deliver a lecture under the auspices OF the
Civic Club Monday night in the Free Pub
lie Library. Educators and club women
are Interested in the success of the self
government of children In schools and are
anxious that school cities be established