Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-10
GROWTH Of CIVIC
PRIDE REHEARSED
At CELEBRATION
Progress and Aims of Movement
Told at Meeting in WOman's
Clubhouse.

"Civics Day was observed by the
social science department Of the Wom-
ms Club, of Orange. at the last meet
ing Of the season at the clubhouse yes
terday afternoon. The chairman, Mrs.
Louis G.. Peloubet, presided, and inter
esting talks were given by speakers
we'll versed in the subject of the day.
Miss Emily S, Hamblen, secretary OF
the public welfare committee of Essex
county, told of the aims of that COM
mittee. THE movement had its origin
in the concern expressed in different
sections about the conditions under
which children we're growing up" she
said. THE fusing element came
through the High street fire. The peo-
pie began TO feel that a new Newark
ought to rise from the Newark OF that
terrible accident. The women we're
more active han the meri in starting
the movement. but as soon as the
women had taken the initiative the men
entered n hearty cooperation and as
suEled the leadership. The organiza-
ton was completed on April g."
Intelligent Housewives Needed.
Mrs. Mary b. Gray. of the house
wives committee, spoke of the need of
intelligent housewives, we'll trained
servants and a standard scale of wages.
She advocated the establishment OF
schools in which there would be classes
for cooks, housewives, buffers, wait
resses. laundresses, seamstresses, ETC.,
to be established on the cooperative
plan. Mrs. Gray said that by the pay
:1ent of So a year for three years by
the housewives such a school could be
realized.
Mrs. Charles Shelton. president of
the Woman's Club of y walk, Conn,
told Of the work of the Civic League
OF that city, which began with an or
eanization of twelve women. pledged
10 better civic conditions. The league
had to contend with a conservative
spirit hat held that what was good
enough for their fathers is good enough
for the present generation. 1t began
its Work with the distributing of a
bulletin setting forth it's platform.
Among the things it proposed to do
were to establish a seaside and an in
terror park, to build a new bridge over
the Norwalk, to improve the roads. to
better the health conditions, to In
crease the work of the hospital, the
AARoA ~ AS III W {
organize the schools, to enlarge the
public lt1rary, to awaken a public
opinion that would have some effect
upon the New Yorl; and New Haven
road, and to nave an opinion upon war,
politics and labor.
The last address was given by DR..
Roeder.
Growth of Federation.
DR.. Roeder gave a brief summary of
the rise and growth of the federation
from its inception in 1900. He told of
the work accomplished by the fedora
tion directly, and in cooperation with
other organizations. Among these ac-
complishnents he mentioned a limited
franchise, the Railroad Commission.
now the Public Utilities Commission
which originated in resolutions first
submitted to the federation at an an
nual meeting. and a number of other
recent legislative achievements, cul-
minating in the last effort of the fed
GRAFTON in placing upon the statute
books OF the State a law making 1t pos
sible for cities of any kind in New
Jersey to adopt the commission form
of government. and i'm the constant
agitation of the Morris canal situation
until it has reached the stage at pres
ent attained. He hen touched upon
the policies of the federation, which.
he said, were not only general but
generic.