Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-11
CO/SlAL I'M LIZ and the SUBURBS

rian Church, under the auspices of
the Civic Club. Mrs Wells is a
police-womani of Los Angeles, found
er and vice-president of the Social
Hygiene Society of Los Angeles and
lecturer on crime and prison reform
from a scientific standpoint. Mrs.
Harry Campton is chairman of the
arrangements committee. The MEM
,bers of the reception committee are
Mrs. James Flockhart, chairman;
| Mrs. j. E. Suderley, DR.. Anna M.
Graves. Mrs Alfred Mayhew, Mrs.
w. d. Stover apd Mrs. Harry Camp
| ton.
Publicity Committee-Mrs. S. E.
Robertson, chairman; Mrs. r. Bu-
chanan, Mrs. w. Ferrer, Mrs. Rose B.
Laughlin, Mrs. G. M Weeks and
Mrs. T. Jones.
Ushers-Mrs. George P. Williams,
chairman Miss Emily T. Hamblen,
Miss Emma Richards, Miss Katherine
Vaudeville. Mrs. j. A. Conklin and
Mrs. A. Dusenbury.
Henry b. Gombers of East Orange,
will give an illustrated lecture to-
morrow night on what Saw at
Panama. before the Charles King
sley Club of Grace Church, Orange:
e.
Mrs. w. H. Whittemore, of IL North
Sixteenth street, East Orange, will be
the hostess at the meeting of the
Fortnightly Bridge Club on Decem-
Der 20.
Mrs. C. Cheever Hardwick, of Oak
wood avenue. Orange, VIII entertain
at bridge on Thursday afternoon, De-
cember 10.
The department OF. civics of the
New Jersey State Federation of
Women's Clubs, of which Mrs. Harry
Campton is chairman, has issued let
| ters asking cooperation and indorse-
ment in helping to carry out the
| following recommendations
! For saner celebration of Christ
mas; that it may be rescued from
commercialism and restored to our
| hearts and homes as truly Christian
| festival
That we create Christmas cheer by
| giving to children, and the poor the
! aged and unfortunate, and that we
] discourage the exchange and barter
| which destroys the true Christmas
| spirit of "peace on earth, good will
| toward men,"
| That we support the ten-hour day
| law for working women by looking
after its enforcement, and that we re-
! frofp FROM, 1,,.4yiuu xvt1ara ite sion
| is practised, and report all violations
to the commissioner of labor, Lewis
T. Bryant, State House. Trenton.
That we endeavor to have pure
| water and free sanitary drinking cups
| placed in all suburban trains.
That in every community a civic
Sunday be observed in the churches
by asking the various pastors to
preach on civic duty and opportunity.
4 All last years officers were re-
elected at the meeting of the Speech
Arts Association, held Saturday eve-
ming at the home of Mrs. Ella Skin
ner Bates, 800 Roseville avenue. The
officers are: President, Mr.. L. B. C,
Josephs, of New York city; vice
presidents, Mrs. George Jewell, of
Arlington, and Professor Livingston
Barbour, of Rutgers College; secre-
tary and treasurer, Miss Elizabeth
Blue, of Newark; corresponding secre-
tary. Mr.. Kenneth b. Hickey, of Ar
lington.
AT the conclusion of the business
meeting a. collation. was served by the
hostess and a social hour was spent
in story telling.
The regular meeting of the asso-
citation will be held this year in Miss
Sonn's studio, 9S3 Broad street.
A union of the Newark Female
! Charitable Society and the Crazy
Jane Society for the purpose of more
efficient work was proposed by Mrs
Joseph H.s Knowles, president of the
! board of the former society, at a
meeting of the board of managers
: and officers of both organizations
held yesterday morning at the home
> of Miss Condit, "A Park place. a
: general resume Of the work qf the so