The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-08

riot of bombs and crackers which not
only endanger lives, but property. too
she said. as a wave of applause greet
ed her sentiments. THE women OF
New Jersey should work for a safe I'D
sane national celebration, and the SUBJ
stitution of some other way of recog-
nizing the nations birthday without
useless noise and danger
NoiseIess Fourth.
Then she made an appeal to have the
club women of New Jersey join with
the national movement for the sup
preston of the cannon-craekers and
bombs.
On the topic of billboards, the same
speaker won applause with her appeal
against the horrible dissertation of tho
Landscape and buildings with objection
able advertisements that profane the
country We nave pursued the rub
bish can and indiscriminate littering
of the grounds. and we are laboring
for beauty spots in their places, she
xaid. We want Fairgrounds and public
2 parks, and we should join in every
movement towards these ends. Mu-
nicipaI beauty means much to every
one.
Governor Fort was thanked for
naming a delegation from the club to
attend the tuberculosis congress, whose
work, 1t was asserted, would have al
beneficial effect upon national health,
Mrs. Stuart Hartshorne, of Short
Hills. wife of a millionaire, who is an
influential member of the organization
In her home city, declared that woman
should be given an opportunity to ex-
plot her ingenuity and talents. Them
she referred to an incident where men
had failed to repair a moving machine
and a woman turned the trick with al
hairpin.
Women. in her estimation, were re-
sourceful. and could be of great help
10 their "liege lords if they would only
avail themselves of opportunities to
show what they could dc
Novel Suggestion.
A novel suggestion came from Mrs.
J. S. Middleton, of Trenton. She ar
gued tina the State and municipal au-
thorities should remit a proportion OF
taxes in favor of owner C. land VINO
believed in ornamental grounds, III
favor of builders who erected artistic
buildings in cities and in SUBURBAN
localities. She also vigorously assatled
the ugly advertisement ~tillbeards wnich
were offensive in city and country.
Mrs. Thomas Henry talked upon the
work for the bettermen of industrlei
condition among women and children
The Legislature was progressing n pro-
fecting them, but there was stih a vas
amount of reform to be accomplished
and she suggested that women act as
Individual detectives to find out IN
fractions of present laws. She de-
manded that seats be provided in stores
for working girls. !.
The reception and musical given by
the members of the Research and Cres-
cendo clubs of this city last NIGHT to
the visiting delegates was a brilliant
success. Over three hundred women
were in attendance. The reception WIS
in the parlors of the Chelsea Hotel.
where the convention Is being held. A
musical program of half an hoVr
preceded it In the ballroom.
The Crescendo Club furnished the {
under the direction of its pres t
ident. Mrs. Charles f. Timer. of Allan 8
tic City. The vice-president, Mrs. W.
Blair Stewart. was in charge OF the
It began with a vocal quar-
tet in Mighty Like a Rose (Nevin) {
and "Welcome. Pretty Primrose" .
(Prisuti), sung by Mrs. John Ingram. z
Mrs. ". K. Eaton, Miss Amanda Roth n
holz and Miss Maud Bozeth. A piano a
solo, "Campanella" tLiszt). followed. by I
Miss Minnie Lewis. Miss Katherine I
Cavali. violinist. played Alteration 4
(Borowski5. and "~Sarabande" (Bolun). |
Mrs. Warren Gale was a vocal soloist {
rendered Doris and Spring '
Song (Nevin). A chorus by the club a
n "There, Little Girl. Don't Cry Cam Il
pion), and Good Night" (Leslie). hy "
he club, concluded the program. L
Music During Sessions. u
During the days session there was Il
also music by the club. Mrs. w. T.
Parsons rendered a piano solo, 'Taran- u
ellie" (Karganoff), as an opening note q
10 the convention In the morning, and "
n the afternoon the first number was h
/ vocal duet by Mrs. Gale and Miss
Baier. They sang Go, Pretty h
Rose" CMaizials). Tomorrow morning F
| piano duet, Les Chasseur a Chevaf' t
w. A. Smith will be played by Miss il
Setcham and Miss Cotton in opening @
IN the afternoon Mrs. Ingram and Mrs. I
4. r. Bolte will sing a duet. Song v
should Breathe of Scent and Flowers /
'Foster). I