Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-02

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UDGE THOMAS A. DANISs pehklnB
before the Miniature" State Fed
} GRAFTON of Women's Clubs yesterday
afternoon in the Second Presbyterian
Church, when a NUMBER of representa-
tives from the Essex county organiza-
ton were present, urged the support OF
the women for a bill about TO be intro
duced into the State Senate asking for
the appointment of a county juvenile
Judge wherever there is a House of
Detention. since tho cases of children
up to sixteen require careful attention,
which cannot at present be given. He
said fifty to sixty children's cases are
taken Friday afternoons after all the
other cases have been disposed of, SO
that the youngsters do not come into
contact with hardened criminals; but
that the time IS inadequate and the
work is constantly increasing.
Mrs. II. s. Owen. Of Salt Lake City,
old the women of the silver service,
heroic in size and magnificent, which Is
to be presented to the battleship Utah
by the State of that name. On the cof-
fee tray of the service it is proposed to
place a full length bas-relief of the
figure of Brigham Young. Mrs. owen
denounced the Mormon leader. saying
he was the great exponent of polygamy,
his church is the most formidable
menace to the whole country, hat all
the sins and crimes OF the Mormon
church in his time were his, and she
protested that he hould not be so m
ored by the whole nation at home and
abroad.
She said the only other man who had
been so honored was Jefferson Davis,
whose private life. she said. was be-
yond reproach.
She asked the individual clubs to
send copies OF resolutions protesting
against this silver service presentation
to the President, the SECRETARY of the
navy, the United States Senate and
the House of Representatives. The Es-
sex county committee went on record
as indorsing these resolutions.
Mrs. Maurice s. Decker, of Orange,
a former president of the Orange Po-
litical Study Club, told Of a visit men,
bers of that club had made to the
country institution at Overlook,
where, she said, they found so many
attendants hat they We're falling over
each other, while the PATIENTS were
not properly cared for.
Mrs. Frank Amber Pattison, the
president of the New Jersey State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, spoke In
reference to the household experiment
station in Colonia.
Mrs. William T. Ropes, of Montclair,
corresponding secretary of the fedora
ton, urged the support OF club officers
by club members. Mrs. Galen j.. Per-
rett, chairman OF the art department
of the federation. reported on the
movement for identifying home
grounds. Mrs. Harriet N. M. Pam
coast. Of Palmyra. chairman of the
household economics and pure foods
committee, touched on matters per-
tanning to that department.
Mrs. William Thayer Brown, of the
Woman's Club of Orange, gave an in
teresting talk on the Fairgrounds OF
Orange and the New Jersey branch of
the George Junior Republic az Flem-
ington.
Miss Katherine Rummell spoke Of
the work accomplished by the joint
committee on home economy and stat
ed that classes are now held in four
schools with an attendance of 345. The
progress of the Humane Education So
ciety was reported by the president,
Mrs. Henry n. Sayre, who said hat a
great deal has been accomplished
through the nature talks In the county
institutions and that this association
hoped to make humane education COM
pulsory in the schools.
Mrs. Marius G. Belloni and Mrs. NJ.
H. Edwards, both of Glen Ridge, ex-
planned the proposed changes which
are to be mad in the constitution at
the spring election. A paper prepared
by Mrs. Howard Crosby Warren, Of
Princeton, chairman of the industrial
child labor department. was read
by Mrs. William 3. Brown, of this
city.
The meeting was opened by the
county chairman, Mrs. Beatrice May
baum Stern, who welcomed the mem
bers and introduced the speakers.
The musical portion of the program
was furnished by Miss Carol Seller,
soprano; Miss Lucille Hubbell. On
tralto, and Mrs. j. Warren Crelin. or
ganist.