The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
IN THE SPHERE
OF W0MEN'S CLUBS.

The feature of the meeting Of the New
Jersey Woman's Press Club held at the
home Of the president, Miss Ada Fuller
of Jersey City, yesterday afternoon WINS
n Jack Horner party" From the Jack
Horner pie ach member OF the club re-
ceived a small gift, which contained q
new years fortune. Mis- Maud e. Butler,
of Jersey city, was appointed by The
chair to represent the club at the oorfer-
ence OF State charities and corrections TO
be held In Jersey City February 3. 10 and
II. Miss Mary r. Kingston was elected 10
the membership Of the club, and the name
of Mrs. Bian M. Staples was changed
from the HIST OF active members to that
of honorary, instead of accepting her
resignation as rendered.
TIL next meeting of the club will be
held in the Free Public Library February
9. when the topic Of the day will be "Edi-
tors We Have interviewed" and an omen
discussion will follow on what Is Yoir
idea of What a NewBpaperwoman's Club
Ought to BE 2"
Mrs. Florence Kelley, of New York, gen
eral secretary of the National Consumers
League, delivered an address before the
members of the Woman's Club and their
friends last night In the clubrooms on
The Shopping Public; Its Powers n It's
Duty" Mrs. Kelley spoke plainly OF the
impositions on purchasers by unscrupu-
lous manufa cturers, and warned her
hearers against the use Of adulterated
food stuffs and other articles offered Tor
sale. There was a large attendance. the
annual meeting Of the club will take place
next Friday night. The reports of officers
will be read and new officers elected for
the ensuing year. :.
TIT regular weekly meeting Of the Con-
ference of Friendly Visitors will be held
in the Free Public Library tomorrow morn
ing. Charles G.. Ellsworth will preside,
and Charles j. Allen, of the Tenement
House Commission. will speak on what
Constitutes a Nuisance, q Dark Room,
etc" The meeting promises to be one OF
unusual interest, and a large attendance
is looked for.
An Interested audience listened to the
address on "Eow Best to Educate and
Train Our Boys and Girls for Future Citi-
zenship" given by Wilson L. Gill, of Phlla-
delphia the founder of the Gill School Re-
public and the Civic System of Education,
In the Free Public Library last night,
under the auspices of the Newark Civi
Club.
Mr.. Gill gave an outline of the method
used in organizing school cities and school
states, describing a meeting Of the Legis-
lature Of one of the school states" OF
Brooklyn, in which each classroom was a
city, with a mayor, board of education,
etc. He told Of the correct, efficient way
In which the legislative meeting was car
ried on, n of a debate among Its mem
bers as to whether or not girls should be
allowed to become citizens OF the state,
with the right to vote.
1.-THE school city said Mr.. GIL, us a
most powerful agent for promoting peace
throughout he world. II we could get
children into the habit of living and think
ing according to the Golden Rule there
would Their be no possibility of creating
war between nations" He added that
when children are imbued with the Idea
that they are helping to make their coun-
try's laws, they would help to keep them.
He read a list Of laws governing one OF
the school cities in Philadelphia. "Wheh
YOU see little ones taken up with these
laws" said he, helping to keep the streets
clean. etc, you can see that You have
reached the moral vitals of the children
Mr. CHI said that school cities only made
children more obedient to their teachers,
for they taught them the meaning OF
obedience.
Miss Kate Roberts, of the Newark Ed
ucational Association, questioned Mr.. Gill
MS. to the %"cities'' which had been given up
from the weight Of their own machinery.
He replied that in such cases 1t was largely
due to the teachers, whose idea of gov
eminent was m~onarchical, instead OF DEM
ocratic.
Superintendent DR.. Addison B. Poland
presided and introduced the speaker. saying
49, A. -,,A1fC anhO01 waR alDDOS6u 10
train for future citizenship; that 1t did
This in an effective manner, but that 1t
did not go far enough TO be as effective
as It should. He told of the success OF
the classes in civics for foreigners, when
have formed part Of the curriculum OF the
evening schools since october.
The lecture was arranged by a commit
tee. consisting Of Mrs. Harry Campton,
Mrs. lane Corlies and Miss G~eorgianna
Baker.
Mrs. william X. Pointer was reelected
president of the board of OF
the Home for Crippled Children, at the
annual meeting Of the board, held IN
the institution yesterday afternoon. Otner
reelected officers are Mis-. Charles Bride
first v~ice-presidenti Mrs. Edgar Harrison
second vice-president; Mrs. Frederick \.
Dudley, recording secretary. and Mrs.
Dloise Russell Ferrall, corresponding sec
rotary.
Miss Clara Cobb was elected assistant
corresponding secretary. and Mrs. j. Mel
VILE Borrie was elected treasurer, to fill
the place of Mrs. Paul Brangs, whose Ill
health compelled her to %rellnquish that
office. Mrs. Sidney Twinch was elected
assistant treasurer.
Mrs. Ferrall presented the correspond