The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
GATHERED WITHIN THE
REALM OF M CLUBS.

REALM UF NUHlEN lLODO.
Tho official program of the annual
spring meeting of the New Jersey State
Federation of Women's Clubs has just
been announced and is full of interest
concerning the various departments of
the federation.
The annual meeting will be held in
Riverton. May l and ., and the hostess
of the federation will be the Riverton
Porch Club. of which Mrs. Thomas s..
Roberts is the president.
The opening session Friday morning,
May /. will consist of the annual re-
ports of officers. preceded by "a word of
greeting from Mrs. Roberts and the
Rev. r. Boudoin Shepherd, of River
ton. The president, Mrs. Henry Hol-
lister Dawson, will present her annual
address, and Mrs. z. B. Shovel will
report on the work of the reciprocity
department.
Mrs. Caroline B. 4~.lexander will re-
port for the department of sociology.
and Mrs. Katherine Porter will tell of
the work of the George Junior Repub-
lie.
Miss Margaret MeNaughton will ad-
dress the federation on Industrial
Conditions of Women and Children
n Mrs. Edward Crabbe will talk on
Some Industries of South jersey
Miss G. c.. Van Lear will also make an
address. Her subject will be Are Fac
tory Conditions Improving in New Jer-
sey" Miss Mary McKeen, a former
president of the federation, will make
an address on Bakeries
A general discussion will follow the
above topics.
The principal address of the after
noon session will be by Enos r. Mills
on Our Friends. the Trees and Mrs
j. j. VanLiew will tell in an origina'
paper What One Woman's Club Has
Done for a Small Town"
Miss S. Elizabeth Demarest. of Pas,
sale, will speak for the department O
Forestry n Palisades and Miss e
Carter will report for the new depart,
ment of art and music. 'Civics'' vii
be the subject of an address by Mrs
James NJ. Maxwell. and Mrs. William
A. Westcott will talk on publ,
Health" Papers will be followed b,
a general discussion, and in the even
ing a reception will be held at III
residence of Mrs. Thomas S. Roberts
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the Riverton Porch Club.
Legislation and civil Service will
be discussed at the Saturday morning
session by Mrs. Edward Livingston. o.
Elizabeth, and Mrs. Joseph A. Mac
Clary, of Railway. respectively. Mrs
Robert A. Tristing, of Asbury Park,
will report on the department of house
hold economics and pure food, and
Mrs E6uaFd II rhon,hop1af, nc nv
ange. will tell what has been done by
the new department of literature.
The principal address of the session
will be b. Miss Grace w. Pitman, who
will talk on "How to Live Within Our
Income" Mrs. S. Wood McClare will
report on the department of education
and libraries. and Miss Sarah B.. Asker.
the State travelling librarian, will talk
on Public Libraries and the Travelling
Libraries" General discussion will fol
low the reports and new business will
be brought up at the closing session.
The ~semi-annual reception of the
members of the board of managers of
the Christian Refuge will take place in
day. May %. y program is being ar
ranged.
A business meeting of the Gordon
Women's Christian Temperance Union
took place at the home of Mrs. Harvey
Leverage, IA Nanderpool street. yester-
day afternoon. when plans for future
meetings We're discussed.
The annual reception of the Travellers
f1I,I~xF Iaza..-aII- A--Ir t.. =. IL -.
Tors of the Roseville Methodist Epis-
copal Church yesterday afternoon, with
a large attendance of members and
representatives of sister clubs. The
guests We're received by Mrs. Frederick
A. Dudley. the club president, and tho
other officers. A most interesting pro-
gram was rendered, a feature of which
was an address by Mrs. Gustav Becker.
of New York, who talked of New Life
in Old Spain" Vocal numbers were
rendered by William Wallace Canon.
Tho program committee included Mrs.
Frank S. Hampton and Mrs. George
F. King. Mrs, a. B.. Johnson, Mrs. Rob
ert Madison and Mrs. Charles =. Bride
formed the hospitality committee, while
the decorations were in charge of Miss
Lillian Van Enburg, Mrs. George S,
Pepper MIS- arthur +. DICKINSON anu
Mrs. Benjamin r. Hurd.
A meeting of the committee on tho
revision of the Civic Club constitution
took place at the home of the new pres
ident, Mrs. James G. Corlies, % Park
place, yesterday. Tho committee in
cludcs Mrs. George NJ. Lee. Mrs. Fred
erick Storrs. Mrs. Harry Canpton and
DIR. Anna Graves.
The Rev. DIR. William II. Morgan
will be the guest of honor at a recep-
ton to be given by the members of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Central
Methodist Episcopal Church in the
church parlors tomorrow night.
The members of the Whatsoever Cir
Gle of Kings Daughters gave a musi-
Gale in the Roseville Presbyterian
Church last night. Mrs. Frederick A.
Dudley presided. and vocal numbers
We're rendered by Miss Helen Waldo.
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