The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-22
MORRISTOWN
BEAUTIFUL
The Ladies Of the Town Or
game to Advance General
Civic Improvement.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES


residence of Mrs. Thomas W. Cauld-
well and organized Woman's auxil-
iary to work with the Civic associa-
tion in fnrthering the improvement Of
conditions in Morristown.
Mrs. Frederick r. Kellogg was asked
to be chairman and after calling the
meeting to order and asking Mrs. Will
liam r. Halliday to act as secretary,
presented plan of organization.
1t was decided to create an execu-
tive. board, five Of the members to be
elected at this meeting and the num-
ber to be increased by the addition of
the chairman of each of the sub-com-
mittees, to be appointed by the board,
the board also to elect it's own chair
man.
The five members elected at the
meeting were: Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs.
Bennell, Mrs. Cauldwell, Mrs. Cutler
and Mrs. Stiles. Mrs. Halliday also
was elected but withdrew her name
1t was decided toscall the name of
the organization the " Women's Town
improvement Committee of the Nor
ristown Civic association.
The chairman then read the names
of the subcommittee which will cover
the work outlined for this committee !:
Il Membership and Finance. q
Shade Trees and Sidewalks. 3. Play
grounds. A. City Beautiful. 5. Sani-
tation. 6. Jail and Probation. l..
Children's Protective Committee, and
one more was added, the School Com
mittee, to arrange for civic work
among the school children.
At meeting of the executive board
held after the general meeting Mrs.
Willard W. Cutler was elected chair
man and Miss Dobbins, secretary.
The board also resolved on holding a
meeting of the women in Morristown
with representatives of the Civic as
sociations of other towns as speak
ers.
This meeting will take place in the
Young Mems Christian association
room on Friday. February 25th, at
$50 o'clock and it is hoped that every
woman in Morrisuown who is inter
ested in the towns improvement will
attend. The speakers will be Mrs.
John Stuart Wood, of Montclair Mrs.
Charles B. Seabury, of Boonton, and
f. r. Kellogg, president of the Nor
ristown Civic association.
The formation of this Women's
committee has been received with
great general interest and an unex-
pectedly large membership is already
assured.
The committees as appointed to
date are as follows -
Executive Board.-Mrs. w. w. Cut
ler, chairman; Miss Viola Dobbins,
secretary Mrs. f. r. Kellogg Mrs.
T. W. Cauldwell, Mrs. Alex. Bennell.
Mrs. L. o. Stiles, Mrs. e. P. Franklin,
Mrs. W. L. Guillaudeau, Mrs. Robert
Locke, Mrs. Augusta Stone, Mrs. ].
81. VanDoren, Miss Little. Mrs. j H.
b. Corriell.
Finance and Membership. Mrs. E.
p. Franklin, chairman Mrs. A. HI.
McAlpin, secretary; Mrs. S. G. Haven,
Mrs Oscar Smith. jr., Mrs. Alexander
MacColl, Mrs. Henry F. Taylor, Mrs.
W. r. Bennett, Mrs. f. W. Mulford,
Mrs. E. N. Anable, Mrs. Eugene S.
Burke, Mrs. W. r. Halliday, Mrs.
Robert G. Caskey, Mrs. Frederic W.
Stevens, Mrs. S. B. Carson, Mrs.
George Watson, Miss James, Mrs. D.
p. Mcclellan.
Shade Tree Committee Mrs. J. III.
VanDoren, chairman; Miss Adele
Voorhees,, secretary; Miss Sherman,
Miss Lidgerwood. Miss Freeman. Mrs.
f. G. Burnham, Mrs. VIM. W. Barker
Playground Committee Mrs. T. w.
Cauldwell. chairman; Mrs. Robert
Locke, secretary /; Mrs George Victor,
Mrs. A. H. McAlpin, Miss Emery,
Mrs. John Murray Forbes, Mrs. Gus
tav e. Kissel, Mrs. Ridley Watts,
Mrs. Douglas Bushnell, Mrs. Wynant
d. vanderpool, Miss Applegate, Mrs.
Henry Hoffman, Mrs. Samuel V. Hoff-
man.
City Beautiful Committee. Miss
Little, chairman; Miss Eleanor Bush
nell, secretary Mrs. Elliott Smith,
Mrs. Robert @. Caskey, Mrs. W. r.
Halliday, Mrs. James r. Voorhees,,
Miss Sarah Randolph, Mrs. e. K.
Mills, Mrs. Samuel Fl. Gillespie, Miss
Katherine Clarke, Mrs. J. "A. HI. Hop
kins, Mrs. Henry Shaw, jr.
Sanitation Committee. Mrs. Au-
gusta Stone, chairman; Miss Bertha
Walker, secretary; Mrs. T. o. Hill,
Mrs. Charlton A. Reed, Mrs. e. S.
Baird, Miss Willomette Partridge, DR.
Grace f. Wilson, Mrs. J. e. Welsh,
Miss E. Douglas, Miss Louise Shelton.
Jail and Probation Committee.
Mrs. Robert Locke, chairman Mrs.
Alex. Bennell, Mrs. p. f. Sturges.
Children's Protective Committee.
Mrs. J. Fl. B. Corriell, Miss Shelton,
Mrs. w. e. Wheelock, Miss Eg bert,
Mrs. R. 0. Luqueer, Mrs. Elliott
Smith, Mrs. Gordon E. Sherman.
School Committee Mrs. W. L..