Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-01

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n REPRESENTATIVES. from woman
suffrage leagues in the State at
tended ar executive meeting of
the New Jersey Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION yesterday afternoon in the
Public Library.
Two resolutions of importance were
adopted. One advises the secre-
tary to write to the Legislature
recommending that there should
be legislation abolishing the rule
that women lose their national
ity when they marry aliens. The other
will be sem to the Board of Education
and recommends thai women physicians
be employed Jointly with the male
physicians who examine the pupils of
the public schools. and also that every
School Board should include one
woman.
An interesting report was brought
from the suffrage league of Bayonne.
Miss Dorothy Frooks. a pupil of the
High School of that place, is very active
in equal suffrage work and has or
ganized a club among the young peo-
pie, which is growing fast. There will
be a meeting of the State Association
in Bayonne during Easter week and Il
report of her work will be presented.
1t is the intention of the association
to establish working headquarters in
Newark. and to this end it is neces-
sary to raise a fund of about $1,000.
! Steps to acquire the money will be
taken after the next meeting.
Mrs. E. F. Feikert, of Dunel-
len, chairman of enrolment, re-
| ported a great increase In mem
bership since last fall. The club
OF Montclair, organized last fall,
shows a membership of lao, and other
organizations ave grown In proper
ton. Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bartlett. Of
Arlington, chairman of church work.
reported that a large number Of the
ministers of the State have spoken in
favor of the work, n Mrs. Clara V
Laddey, president of the association
who spoke recently before the brother
hood of the Claremont Presbyterian
| Church of Jersey City, said that the
members of that organization voted
unanimously in favor of equal sur
frage. During the coming month there
will be seven parlor meetings. at which
the president will speak, Throughout
the State. Among those present were
Mrs. Ida H. Riley, of Plainfield; Mis-
Helen Lippincott, of Riverton: MISS
Jeanette Studdiford. of Montclair, and
Mrs. ]. v. 2. Anthony, of Jersey City.
| Card Club Meeting.
The Wednesday Evening Card Club
will be entertained next week by Nj
I'D Mas Toraac GfcCarCnn at their
home, rs Ingraham place.
Celtic Club Dance.
TIL, Celtic Club will hold a reception
and dance at The Washington on Tues
day, April IS. The committee, consi t
ing of John L. Carroll, Joseph M. Clark
John H. O'Connor, Joseph NJ. Byr e
auu g.. NJ. Shanley, jr., have completed
arrangements, and invitations will be
issued to members and their friends
| during the coming week.
Good Sum for Charity.
Although the receipts will not be in
for several days, a substantial sum was
realized for the Home for cripplel
| Children yesterday afternoon from the
| entertainment given in Wallace Han.
Those who contributed to the program
were Miss Grace Cleveland Porter, CT
| Summit, in musical readings, assisted
| nv Eruno HUM at the piano. NILS
Hildegarde Howard was chairman OF
the committee, and she had as assist
| ants Miss Grace Blevney, Mrs. Arthur
p. Dickinson, Miss Florence A. Hague,
| Miss Ella May -Champenois, Miss Eliza
beth Atwater, Mrs. Francis Ward, Mrs.
| A. L. White, Miss n bod, Mrs. q
William Gehin and Mrs. Harry +.
Dickinson. These acted as ushers. The
board of managers of the home VIII
give a roof garden party at the build
ing in Clifton avenue early in June.
The next regular meeting of the boar
OF nag will be held April II.
Eptertains Travellers Club.
Members of the Travellers Club OF
| Roseville were entertained yesterday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Will
liam P. Martin. 314 Sixth avenue. As
is customary on the fifth Friday OF the
month, the program was observed as
"Play Day" and members had the
privilege of inviting a guest. The
hostess was assisted in entertaining by
Miss Sophronia Anderson.
The president, Mrs. A. b. john
son, opened the meetlhs anu pr
scented a program that dealt with
the subject of the Desert. Mrs. Pres
| colt A. Rumrill contributed a paper on
Tahiti. the Garden of the Pacific,
and Mrs. Benjamin f. Hurd talked of
1.-The Gateway to the Sahara" Miss
Van Emburg read Sand of the Desert
in an Hour Glass; and Mrs. George
F.. King read of the Desert, taking the
place of DR.. Madison Keim. who was
absent. During the afternoon solos
were contributed by Miss Grace Mar
tin, whe sang My Lady's Garden"
and "Marearette.'' accompanied by
Miss Katherine Crane. Miss Crane
also played "A Scottish Tone Picture"
q musical setting oe = poem which was