The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-04
WOMEN'S CLUBS
OLD AND NEW NEWARK DIS
CUSSED BY SALMAGUNDI.
Mrs. Dawson Approves Action of Local
Ministers Regarding Civic Matters
News of other Societies.

9 Mrs. Ella W. Francisco, of 79a
Broad street. was the hostess Of the
Salmagundi Club yesterday afternoon.
In the business session which preceded
the reading Of the papers of the day,
Miss Helen M. Harrison n Mrs.
Frank Holt were appointed to act as
ushers at the union musicale to be held
next Thursday afternoon in Wallace
Hall. Mrs. Henry II. Dawson, presi-
dent of the New Jersey State Fedora
ton. was a guest of the club, and in
making a few remarks she said that
one of the most remarkable things in
this city today was the action of our
ministers, and that they, with the club
women. were waking up to the need
of progress in civic righteousness.
The getting rid of evil places in
the city is a wonderful work, but we
might term it destructive work. said
Mrs. Dawson. Constructive work is
as important, if not more so. We.peed
more recreation centers, and We need
al those things which will prevent these
evils which are SO hard to wipe out.
1t is more economical to prevent a boy
from going wrong than it is to try to
correct the wrong.
Mrs. Dawson said that the Fedora
ton realized that e was much the
club woman could do in this work.
Mrs. E. w. Hedden read an interesting
paper on New Jersey IN the Revolution
1--WE would still be a British colony, had
IL not been for the battles fought and
won on Jersey SOIL she declared. The
very first battle in New Jersey was bitter,
and 1t is said that Washington. watching
4 e.--- H. ,fr1u hall tat1t xryhnu hn
saw his men b~ayonnetted by the Hessians,
while asking for quarter. Much cruelty
was evinced during the war. There is an
instance of one Joseph Hedden, one of
the committee of safety, who was Ill in
bed from his exertions for the cause OF the
people. His home was on Broad street,
near Lombardy, and the enemy, finding
out that he was home, dragged him out
Of bed. not allowing him to dress. On the
march to New York his legs were f~earfully
frozen, and having been cast into prison
Upon his arrival, he died a few months
later, as a result Of the exposure"
A paper on the Settlement OF Newark"
was read by Mrs. Harry A. Blackford,
She told how the very first settlement was
near Market and Broad streets. with most
of the houses on Broad. and how Military
Park was known as Lower Green and was
used as n parade ground for the soldiers.
During the first year" said Mrs. Black
ford. ''the line between civic and ecc,es-
,iastic affairs was scarcely perceptible.
None but church members were eligible
70 any town Office. and the town hired
the ministers, and raised their salaries.
ut is within the last half century that
Newark hns taken a leap forward, and
has multiplied her population at least four
teen times. 1t took n long time to make
Newark what II is. The old settlers put
their best energies into its beginning, and
the steady toll year by year and generation
by generation has made the city better
and stronger than it otherwise could have
been
Travellers Club OF RosevflIe.
The study 'of Mexico was concluded at
the regular meeting OF the Travellers Club
of RosevilIe. held at the residence of Mrs.
George F, Pepper, 119 North Ninth street.
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Charles West
read q paper on "The Important Inland
Cities" and the Language and Litera-
ture'' OF the Mexicans furnished topics
for a discussion by Mrs. Charles T.. Bride.
Mrs. Frederick A.. Dudley. the club presi-
dent. read a paper on American Indus
tries in Mexico" which was written by
Mrs, Robert Madison. who was unable to
speak on account of n cold. Miss So
phronia Anderson presented an excellent
paper on THE Country's undeveloped Re
sources, Mrs. Dudley presided.
At the conclusion OF the paper Mr.. Pep
per gave an interesting tale of a trip
through Mexico. illustrating his remarks
with a nimber of stereopticon views
thrown on a large sheet. During the So
cial hour which followed coffee from
Ecuador vas served In true Mexican style,
with Guava jelly and waters.
During the rest of the club season the
members will study New Mexico.
WOman's Club.
There was a good attendance at the
weekly social meeting of the Woman's
Club, held In the club room, 951 Broad
street. last night, under the charge OF
Miss Harriet Weiss. Miss Laylnia Branum
and Miss Mae Brewster. Daucing and
games were enjoyed.
The general public is invited to attend
the lecture to be given in the club room
Monday night by Mrs. Florence Kelley, of
New York, general secretary of the Ma
fional Consumers League who will talk
on Il Shopping Public; It's Powers and
Its Duty" The Industrial Glasses will be
renewed Tuesday night. A meeting OF the
council will take place at the home Of the
president Miss Florence i. Johnson, rs
High street. tonight, to make final arrange
ments for the annual business meeting aud
election of officers, 10 take place next
Friday night.
Young womcn's Christian Association.
The members of the local Young