The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
WOMEN PLAN TO
MAKE FOURTH IN
NEWARK QUIET
Petition Sent to Common C0un-
Gil by Clnbmembers with
This in View.
ASK ENTERTAINMENTS
INSTEAD OF RACKET
Also Suggest the Erection of a
Fountain to Mark the
Day.


With the sending of the following Lett
ter to the members of Common Council
the opening step was made by the State
Federation of Women's Clubs for a
quiet n sane celebration of the
Fourth of July. The letter reads as fol-
lows:
March s, 1909.
Council of the City of Newark:
We, the members of the Saturday
Club. respectfully suggest that a law be
method of celebrating the Fourth of
July; a law prohibiting the sale Of toy
p eannons sa aas5 aboIishins the an sale 10Y 81
all dangerous explosives to children,
and limiting the hours for the use of
the explosives, from a reasonable time &
We also suggest that the usual APP
propriation Of the city for fireworks
ments for the children, such as have
been given in other cities. or, for some
object Of art, like a beautiful foun-
ment to our city. Yours respectfully,
MRS. AMELIA H.. FALI1S.
Corresponding Secretary.
Mrs. Fales in her letter did not ex-
plain anything about the Saturday
Club; that is in regards to whom the
members were. where they met, nor its
purpose; neither did she sign her adj
dress to the communication. n the
reply of the city clerk to the effect that
the letter had been duly read to the
| Common Council and that it had been
referred to the committee on the cele-
bration of the Fourth, but a little de-
~tective work on the part of a reporter
found her at II North Eighteenth
street, East Orange.
No Ordinary Agitation.
Mrs. Fales said the movement was
not one of the ordinary agitations that
occur with every Fourth, gut was a
almost every woman's club In the
State of New Jersey.
1.-THE Saturday Ii is not alone in
this movement in Newark said she.
LET me see, there is the Ray Palmer
Club and the Philitscipoma Society.
You see, there nave been so many
dreadful accidents to our children in
the past, and as for the noise, why, it
is terrible! You never really realize,
what it Is until you happen to have
some one of you household lying at
deaths o when the Fourth comes
around, and you know their comfort is
not materially helped by the sound of
cannon and noises of a like descrip-
ton just outside your home
Mrs. E. M. Blanchard, president OF
the Saturday Club, was seen at her
home at 26 Carnegie avenue, East Or
ange. Mrs. Blanchard is a woman Of
gentle manner. but she warmed up
thoroughly when the subject of the
quiet celebration movement was mem
toned.
Women Deternpined.
Yes, sir. We are determined to
have some action taken in this matter.
Why, I can't really understand why
laws prohibiting such a heathenish
manner of celebrating a great event in
our national history have not been
passed before. In other cities the
money that is usually appropriated for
the use of fireworks has been devoted
to he holding of nice entertainments
In different parts of the city, and the
children not only benefit thereby, but
they are kept out of mischief as we'll.
l don't wonder that foreigners. when
they first come to this country, are
struck with astonishment when they
observe u methods of celebrating.
If there are any who object to the
appropriation going to the establish
ing of entertainments. then let it go
for some nice fountain or other work
of art that will beautify our city.
Expect Objections.
"Of course, l know there will be
strenuous objection to his law on the
part of the merchants who deal in
fireworks, etc. but let them regulate
the manufacturing of these articles, 50
that there will be no danger 1t is
not only the Saturday Club that Is
in this movement. nor the other two
that you mention, but there are the
Forest Hill Reading Club. of which
Mrs. A. b.. Poland, of 25s Montclail
avenue, is secretary: the Half Hour
Reading Club. Mrs. Y. Edward latham
secretary; the Civic Club. Mrs. Coflies
29 East Park street. Newark. secretary;
the Salmagundi Club, Mrs. John Fry
! ling, 1872 First street, Newark. score
I tary, and the Sesame Club, Mrs. wiz
lam Hillman, u Mt. Pleasant avenue
Newark, secretary.