Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

tional disease that has been wiped
out in other countries and in the
name of humanity II ought to be
wiped out In this country. The Esch
bill, placing q tax on poisonous
matches, does not go into effect until
1916, but why walt until that time,
when non-poisonous matches can be
procured? The committee includes
Mrs. Willard 1. Hamilton, chairman;
Mrs. Frank H. Sommer. Mrs. Rich
ard D.. Courier, Miss Laura M. Will
son, Mrs. william s. Corwin, Mrs.
Raymond D. Carter. Mrs. William P.
Martin. Mrs. Theodore E. Heyden,
Mrs. Arthur Lebkuecher, Mrs. Henry
H. Rushby, Miss Kate L. Hamil-
ton and Mrs. s. Erwin Manness. The
executive board calls attention to the
fact that all dues must be paid be-
fore July /, otherwise an initiation
fee OF three dollars will be demanded
In addition to the regular two dollars
dues.
Three subscription lecture courses
under club auspices will be given dur
ing the winter. Because of the gen.
eral demand that Miss Janet E. Rich
ards, of Washington, D. c.. continue
her talks on current events she will
give SIX Friday evening lectures for
81 the ours to Contemporary men,
bers. Mrs. William H. Brown is
chairman of this series. A course Of
twelve popular entertainments alter
nate Saturday afternoons al Wallace
Hall for children Is open to all ohil-
dren OF the city and will meet the
need of wholesome entertainment.
There will be storytelling, moving
pictures, animal and bird talks, folk
dancing and music. with Miss Mari
eta Freeland, 65 Lenox avenue, East
Orange. in general charge. Anothe.
innovation will be the three musica
lecture recitals by Miss Bessie Hey
ANS on Modern Opera at the Wash
ington on January IA, February IL and
March II at 8 o'clock, tea to be served
at 4:90 o'clock.
There will be seven lectures on
Aspects of Democracy" John Ora
ham Brooks, author of Social I'm
rest" and former president of the
National Consumers League, will
speak on Democratic Experiments;
Things Interesting IN Our Own Coun-
try" Professor Jerome H. Raymond,
Of Knox College. Illinois, will give an
Illustrated lecture on Switzerland,
the Triumph Of Democracy" Another
Illustrated lecture will be on THE
Art In Democracy" by Henry Turner
Bailey, the well-known advocate of
the mountain laurel as the national
flower. DR.. Richard c. Cabot, of the
Massachusetts, General Hospital, will
speak on 1.-THE Spirit of Democracy
in Medical Service" and DR.. Talcott
Williams. dean Of the New School of
Journalism at Columbia University,
will deliver a lecture on Democracy
and Women"
1.-THE Drama as a Democratic Art"
will be the subject presented by AL
fred H. Brown, a member of the
Drama League of America, and whose
most recent work is the organization
of the Repertoire Theatre in Brook
lyn. DR.. G.. Stanton Colt, president of
the West Hudson Ethical Society and
founder of the New York University
Settlement. will speak on "Democ-
racy and Religion"
Other meetings Of particular inter-
est will include a reading from mod
4 III tIAlids 0dh6 IA . 0lCltlllB IOts
an address by Baroness Bertha Won
Suttner, who was the recipient Of the
Nobel peace prize and the founder of
the Austrian Peace Society, and a
travel talk, Panama Canal" Illus
trated. by DR.. George Earle, Raiguel,
whose views, 1t Is said. are equal tt
the best shown by Mr.. Holmes and
Mr.. Elmendorf. Two additional eve-
ming lectures are worth noting. One
by Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane on
Common Problems Of American
Cities" and the Rev. Herbert S.
Bigelow on 1.-THE Recasting of Amer
lean Political Institutions" Mrs.
Crane, who ONE from Kalamazoo,
Mich, is a municipal expert, and 1t
was through her efforts that Kala-
mazoo gained the name of the Spot
less Town" Mr.. Bigelow is of Gin
c%innati. a Congregational minister.
active politician and president of the
Constitutional Convention of Ohio.
The club will inaugurate its new
season with a luncheon on October 80,
the fifth Friday in the month, at the
Orange Woman's Club House. Ar
engagements are in the hands of Mrs.
Horace S. Osborne and Mrs. Aims
worth j. Hague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford A. Gould, of
401 Hillside place. South Orange, are
at Watch Hill. r. L., for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert s. Sinclair. Of
Ala Scotland road. South Orange. will
take the Great Lakes trip this sum-
mer.
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