Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-01

which Mrs. John v. Cowling is chair
man, and said that the committee Is en-
deavoring to interest all clubwomen to
cooperate with the school teachers. She
declared that a great many mothers know
nothing of conditions in the schools
where their children attend, look out so
little for their propagation for school in
the mornings that they are not even
aware that their children are tardy. And
hardness is one of the greatest annoy
ances with which the teachers have to
deal.
"One woman would not believe 1t when
l told her hi her little girl was tardy
three days out of five,' the speaker re-
| lated, and sne was late simply because
the mother did not come downstairs in
| the morning early enough to, see that she
was ready and had had her breakfast.
She is typical of many mothers, and,
strange to say, the trouble Is with fami,
lies of the better class"
Mrs. Ropes reported that there are
fourteen prospective new clubs to be fed
Grated and that only two have with
drawn, one the Keramic Art Club, of this
city. She also referred to the importance
of the endowment fund. which now
amounts to more han $1,300,
Mrs, Frank Pattison, of Colonia, former
president of the State federation, gave an
address on the ,practicability of domestic
| engineering" as demonstrated partially
through the household experiment sta
ton at Colonia. She was accused of be.
ing an idealist and theorist and declared
that all practical things began in theory
and had to be proved before they were
pronounced practical.
She said that the motive OF the station
and the workers Is to give ~ new point
of view to the home proposition She
! ~expounded the theory of a bureau of labor
where competent specialists in the various
home duties may be secured for n stated
amount.
This bureau would have an important
| place in every municipality, Mrs. Pattison
| averred, because of its great Importance
to the homekeeper. She spoke of the
necessity for a school for the bipbe,
education of women in this State at New
Brunswick to be run as an adjunct IA
Rutgers. She said that II was not the
idea to make Rutgers College a co.
educational institution. hut to hive the
classes quite distinct and to train The
young women more especially In the in.
d~ustrial arts and In domestic engineer.
ing.
Mrs. James A. Moseley. treasurer of the
federation, reported on the finances OF the
organization and Mrs. Charles G.. Davis,
of Madison, talked of the George Junior
Republic Mt Pennington, in which the
sociological department is interested. Th,
federation Is supporting three little girls
there h day will be OBJ
served May %, when there will be a At.
ting celebration.
Mrs. George ID. Chenoweth, of Wood.
bury, reported for the clubs of South
Jersey and said that the work there
should be to establish clubs, as many
towns and villages possessed no organized
women's societies.
Mrs. Thomas b.. Stillman, of Hobo
ken. referred to the misuse of the EN-
ployment agencies and said that club
women should be vigilant In watching
out for the interests of poor Immigrant
girls who seek employment through
agencies whose licenses have been re-
voked in other places.
Miss katherine Rummell reported for
! the Contemporary; Miss Louis p. Teller,
the Forest Hill Reading Club; Mrs. Fran
els Pell, Municipal Art Society; Mrs
Jennie Suderly, Civic Club; Mrs. Seth
r. Abrams. Ray Palmer; Mrs. Helen
Harrison, S~almagundi; Mrs. Frank s.
Hampton Travellers Club OF Roseville;
Mrs. William e. Mead, Saturday; Mrs
N. P. Kinsey Woman's Club; Mrs. Craze
ger, Nutley Improvement Society; Mrs
w. C. Davis. Friday Afternoon Club.
Mrs. Proal, Woman's Club OF Nutley,
Mrs. Mary II. Libbey. Woman's Publ,
School Auxiliary of Nutley.
There were forty-ive delegates pres
ent and Mrs. George +. King presided.
J. =
Under the auspices of the Youns
Women's Guild a concert by Miss Heller
Waldo. contralto. of New York city, will
be given on Monday evening, May 6, a
fine North Reformed Church, $40 BroaC
street, this city. at S:15 o'clock. Mis-
Waldo has appeared before In this cit,
inc never falls to interest her audience
with her interpretations of Child Lift
in Song"
Mr.. Winfield Mcpherson. of Tarry
town. N. V, and Miss Ida Carlson. o
Ossining, N. Y. were married yester
day afternoon at the parsonage of tbs
Halsey Street Methodist Episcopa
Church. Rev. J. c. Howard officiated.
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Miss Marion Van Wagenen, of %
Mount Pleasant avenue. this city, vii
entertain the Music Club at her HON,
this afternoon, when the program viii
be devoted TO compositions of the Frencl
musicians, Massenett, Widor. Faure ant
! Chadrier. Vocal and instrumental selec
tions will be rendered by several mem