The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-05

The annual election of officers OF the
Woman's Club of Orange held in the
clubhouse yesterday afternoon resulted
in the unanimous election of DR.. Sara
c. Spottiswoode for president, to sue
coed Mrs. William Thayer Brown, who
has served for the last two years.
The other officers elected We're:
First vice-president, Mrs. Albert w.
Palmer; second vice-president. Mrs.
George w. b. Cushing; recording
secretary, Mrs. j. f. Schermerhorn;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. w. A.
Walker; federation md assistant cor
responding secretary, Miss Eleanor
Clark; treasurer, Mrs. Tallmadge w.
Foster; assistant treasurer, Miss Ma
bel II. Field; membership committee,
Mrs. j. d. Holmes, Miss Annie Taylor,
Mrs. Charles r.. Browning and Mrs.
Alfred Loeb.
DIR. Spottiswoode, who has held MEM
bership in the club for the past thirty
years, being elected six years after its
organization, has always been one of
it's most active members. She has
lived in Orange all her life and has
taken a lively interest in club affairs.
During the past administrator h has
been chairman of the entertainment
committee, an office she filled with
splendid success.
DIR. Spottiswoode studied medicine at
the New York Medical College and the
Hospital for Women, in New York,
and has practised in Orange for six
teen years. The Woman's Club, now
Boosting of a membership of 500, was
at the time she became a member a
club of only fifteen members, who met
at their homes. DIR. Spottiswoode was
in Trenton last Tuesday with Mrs. A.
D. Chandler, representing the Woman's
Club at the hearing of the Assembly
bill which prevents children from at
tending the theatre or moving-picture
shows without a parent or guardian.
DR.. Spottiswoode and her staff of Of
fcers will assume office at the first
fan meeting, which will probably occur
next october,
The next week will be a busy one in
all departments OF the Woman's Club
of Orange, beginning with Monday
morning, when the department of lit
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tinct Species of Literature" and THE
Life of Fontaine." Readings from the
fables of his author will be given in
the original and translation by the
members.
DR.. Walter Dodge will speak under
the auspices of the educational de-
partment at an open meeting Monday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in behalf of
the anti-tuberculosis committee of the
Oranges. His subject will be THE
Crime of Indifference"
A rally day will be observed Tues
day morning, March 10 under the au-
spices of the current topics department
at the request Of the civic department
of the State Federation. The special
subject of Political Outlook will be
considered, with Mrs. Wilson Farrand
in charge. Sheriff Frank H.. Sommer
will present a program of "Construc-
tive Social and Civic Endeavor." The
meeting will be open to the public.
The science department will meet
Tuesday, March 10. at 3:45 o'clock,
when a reading from Thorndike will be
given by Mrs. Louis C. Peloubet. Mrs.
d. A. Gates will present a paper ON
1.-THE Nutrition of Man.
Inc music department mas prepared
an interesting program for Wednesday,
March II at $3.50 o'clock. when the
musical trio, composed of Mrs. Robert
w Hawkesworth, piano; Frederick 7,
Kelsey, violin; Udo Gosweiler, cello.
Mrs. William s. S, Coleman will pre-
sent a group of songs n Miss Edna
Ambrose, will give piano solos.
The Kindcr-symphony. which was
successfully given earlier in the season,
win be repeated March q for the bene-
fit of the George Junior Republic.