The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
ALLIANCES WORK
SUCCESS OF FRENCH STUDY
ORGANIZATION.
DR., Leslie D. Ward Again Chosen Presi-
dent--Retiring Secretary Receives
Vote of Thanks.

Officers of The Alliance Franchise,
which is now in its fifth year, were
elected last night as follows:
President, DIR. Leslie d. Ward; vice
presidents, Louis A. Roux and Mrs.
Charles Bradley: secretary, Miss Ju-
liette Quillout; treasurer, Edward Gray;
assistant secretary. William Milwitzky.
Miss j. Berthe Day and Robert Merger
We're elected members of the council to
serve until 1918, and Mrs. Robertson S.
Ward was elected to membership in
the council. Louis A.. Roux was elected
delegate to the National Federation.
IN. Book resigned as secretary,
and a vote of hanks was passed for the
services he had rendered the organiza-
ton.
DR.. Ward made a review Of the work
Of the local organization and went on to
say:
There is no doubt that our societv Is
becoming an important factor in the educa-
tlonal and social movements of Newark
and vicinity. We ought, therefore, to feel
encouraged at the success thus far at
tanned, especially during the year 1907.
What has been accomplished previous TO
1907 Is already well known to all of you.
and this report will deal only with the
work done during The past year.
I'm the first place the membership list
Of the Newark group is much larger than
it was In 1906, the actual number of active
members being about 1870.
During the past year sixteen meetings
were held, including our annual business
meeting. of these meetings ten were held
In the evening and six in the afternoon.
I'm encouraging the pupils of the schools
OF Newark TO put into practise the French
that they have learned, the alliance is
doing useful and helpful work, as well as
extending its influence and fulfilling the
purpose for which 1t was founded
DR.. Ward told OF the lectures given
jointly with the University Club and init
mated that during the coming year 1t may
cooperate with the Board of Education in
a similar plan.
Following the custom of preceding years
the Newark group offered several prizes for
excellent work done by the pupils taking
the French courses al the Newark Acad-
envy, at the Barringer High School and
Central Evening High school. Six prizes
were given in all, each of the schools being
awarded two. AS usual, the prizes We're
books, the works Of some noted French
writer's. At the academy an additional
prize had to be given because of the high
standing of three OF the young men study
ing under Mr.. Roux."
These prizes were awarded as follows
First, Edward Gray, jr. two second prizes,
to Peter f. Crossman and Roy r Burn
stad. Prizes at the Barringer High School
went to Miss f. Dilworth and Mise l..
Allen. No books were given at the Central
Evening High School, as they arrived too
late to be distributed. They will be as
signed this year.
"As we look back over the year just
ended we have every reason TO feel en-
Outraged and to look forward for still bet
ter results during the coming year."
The next meeting will be in the Public
Librarys the evening Of January %. The
will be Professor George Categ-
nier, instructor in French at West Point.
Besides several monologues, he will give
from some of the more i'm
portant works Of Victor Hugo.