Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-16
WOMAN'S CLUB IS
FORTY YEARS old
Prominent Guests Present at
Closing Event of Season
in East Orange.

One Of the most important events of
the week In The realm of women's cluos
was the observance yesterday of the for
tieth anniversary of the woman's club
of Orange, one of the largest in the state.
Prominent guests we're present from out
of town and from other clubs and the
function also marked the closing of the
club activities for the season. \ profu.
sion of spring blossoms decorated the
Woman's Club House. corner OF William
and Prospect streets. East Orange, the
home of the club. There was an inter
esting exhibit of club data collected ny
the late Mrs. Lydia l.. Ropes and ar
ranged by her daughter. Mrs. clara II.
Prescott, the club historian. Another
feature of interest WAS the installation
and introduction OF the newly elected otn-
GERS, who are: President. Mrs. James
Earle Chcesemau. of South Orange. who
| succeeds Mrs. Albert W. Palmer. first
vice president, Mrs. John n. schermcr.
horn; second vice president. Mrs. Edward
o.. Stanley: recording secretary. Mrs,
Louis G. Pelouhet; corresponding .secrc.
tary, Mrs. Lorenzo Benedict; federation
and assisting corresponding secretary,
Miss Edna Cushing; treasurer, Mrs. Will
lam X. McFarlin; assistant treasurer,
Mrs. c. II. Clark.
Mrs. Albert W. Palmer. the retiring
president, In presenting the gayel To her
successor, made a gracious address.
Mrs. Cheesman. in responding. thanked
the club for the honor It had conferred.
and bespoke for the club the success in
the future that the club has enjoyed dur
ing the forty years of It's existence.
The program was given entirely by
members of the club. A most interesting
history of it's work was presented by Mrs.
Clara Il. Prescott. The historian, who In.
troduced two Of four charter members
| beside herself. who were present Mt the
organization meeting of the club. They
were Mrs. Charles II. Mann and Mrs.
Jane Dearborn Mills. Letters were read
from Mrs. Louisa Lord Riley, now SO
years Of age, who was the founder of the
Woman's Club and its second president,
and Mrs. Martha Lord.
Mrs. Prescott's paper was followed by
an original poem by Miss Marion Cou-
thouy Smith apropos of the recent discus
sion of Increasing club dues in order to
enlarge the scope of the civic work of the
club. II was entitled THE Charge of the
Fright Brigade"
Miss Smiths poem was followcd by N
original sketch written and presented
by two club members. Mrs. Margaret
Farrand aud Mrs. Marion Carey. IL was
entitled '"The Future aud represented
what greater things may be expected al
the Woman's club of Orange within The
next forty years.
The committee appointments are as
follows: Membership. Mrs. Edward q
Stanley, chairman; Mrs. Charles A
Lindsey, Mrs. w. A. Baldwin, Mrs
William Torrey Baird, Mrs. J. Minol
Mnghee: legislative, Mrs. George Merck
chairman; civic. Mrs. Sidney NJ. Colgate
chairman: hospitality, Mrs. Thomas A
Edison, chairman: press. Mrs. Andrew
W. Bray, chairman; language classes
Mrs. Talmadge Foster, chairman; ar
department, Miss Florence Clements
chairman: current events department
Mrs. James Alexander, chairman; educa
ton department, Mrs. Charles L. Thomp
son, chairman: literature department
Miss Blanche Durgin, cbairman; socia
science department. Mrs. William Il
Donnell. chairman.
A reception was held in the upper as
sembly room at the close of the program
and the guests were received by the mem
bers of the hospitality committee of the
club. who were Mrs. {. Cheever Hard
wick. chairman, assisted by Mrs. Hurry
d. Fonda, Mrs. Talmadge w. Foster, Mrs,
H b. Shute. Mrs. George Il. Whitney,
Mrs. BENJAMIN r. Calef, Mrs. George S
Hardy, Miss Elizabeth Hiss, Miss Loui'
Ada Hiss and the Misses Wood. At the
ten tables were Mrs. Clarence H.. Kelsey,
Mrs. G. w. b. Gushing, Mrs. Alfred II
Leeb. Mrs. Cyrus #. Loutrel, Mrs. Henry
Z. Bailey and Mrs. William h. McFarnn