Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-20
AID
JERSEY GEORGE
JUNIOR REPUBLIC
Founder of Juvenile Citizenship
Camps Praises Fleming
ton Establishment.

Interest is being manifested all over
the State, especially by the club
women in the George Junior Republic,
of New Jersey, at F~lenlintgon, in the
admirable and successful method Of
training young people in ~self-control
and self-relianee. and in the practical
workings of government restraint
and operations and good citizenship
generally. Junior Republic aids have
already been established in Orange and
Pennington, and are in process of con-
sideration in other places. The New
Jersey State Federation of Women's
Clubs has sent several citizens to the
Republic, m is contributing literally.
Funds contributed to the Republic
are expended for salaries of the super
intendent, house-mother, teacher. wages
of helpers as needed, general house,
hold furnishings and supplies, tools,
garden and farm Implements, con-
struction and reconstruction of build
ings, repairs, etc, under the super
vision of the board of trustees,
Its "Citizens" Govern Themselves.
The government and internal affairs
of the Citizens are entirely in the
hands of the citizens" themselves. The
object of the Republic, as set forth In
the bylaws of the association, Is, ITO
establish and maintain a settlement
or colony of young people, called a re-
public, at which those there dewlling
shall be afforded educational advan-
tages and home care, and at the same
time be trained in self-control and self
reliance through possessing actual pow
ers of citizenship n self government
as in a miniature state organized in all
respects similarly to the United States
of America"
So far the work of the association
has been carried ON entirely through
intermittent contributions of money by
friends in amounts ranging from fve
to five hundred dollars. Checks may
be forwarded to the treasurer, Schuyler
s, Wheeler, Croker, Wheeler Company,
Ampere.
The tremendous success of the orig
inal republic at Freeville, New York.
Is too well known to need comment.
The board has every reason to feel
that the New Jersey republic is start
ing out on an equally successful
career of effective usefulness, and
earnestly desires members, representa-
ton n encouragement in every part
of our State. This is a d~istinctively
New Jersey undertaking, backed by
thoughtful N conservative people, for
the benefit Of the State and advance
ment of Its interests.
The board of trustees is composed Of
the following persons: Ruford Frank
lin. Summit, president; DIR. Katherine
Porter. Orange. vice. president; Schuy-
Ter s.. Wheeler, Ampere, treasurer;
William Fellowes Morgan, Short Hills,
secretary; Mrs. Henry p. Bailey, East
Orange; George Miller, Bay Head.
The general advisory committee is
at present composed as follows: Mrs.
Caroline B.. Alexander, Bernardsyille,
Archibald IS. Alexander. Hoboken;
James u. Brodhead, F~lemington; Mrs.
William Thayer Brown. Orange; J.
Hull Browning, Tenafiy; Austen Col
gate. Granger ID. G.. Crane, Ocean
Grove; Thomas NJ. Deheyoise, Summit
C. d, Dubois, Montclair; w. o. Fayer-
weather, Paterson; Charles j. Fisk,
Plainheld; John Franklin Fort, East
Orange; Leslie r. Fort. Lakewood.
! William r.. George, the founder of the
movement, say IT believe that the
Junior Republic of New Jersey is
likely to prove one of the most sue
cessful and important of all the junior
republic undertakings