Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
At meeting OF the conservation de-
u partment of the State Federation

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u partment of the State Federation
"A of women's Clubs, held in the
Free Public Library yesterday. the
chairman. of the department, Mrs w
X. wildes, Of Little Falls presiding
the plan was adopted to mail 70 thu
clubs Of the State q pamphlet con-
tanning the results of study Of Inland
waterways and their influence on cost
of transportation and manufacturing
interests. This is done at this time
because Of the departments declared
policy of opposition to the proposed
abandonment of the Morris canal. sta
tistics gathered by the department viii
be tabulated in the publication, by
means of which It js hoped to arouse
the women Of the State and to provide
them with accurate information upon
which to base an active opposition to
lessening the States facilities for
transportation by water.
Special consideration will also be
given to the domestic water supplies
of the State, their sources and sani-
tary condition. This branch OF the
work will be in charge of Mrs. B. j.
Suderly, of Arlington. The study Of
the influence of navigation on the use
of other means of transportation and
on the production of crops will be d.
rected by Mrs. Alfred D. Cook, Of
Trenton. Mrs H. c. Warren. State
president, OF Princeton, will take up
finland Waterways" and DR.. Mary
d. Hussey, Of East Orange, Water
Traffic and Lines of Development.
The study will all be directed to tho
needs. facilities and possibilities Of de-
velopment along thsse lines In this
State
A musicale will be given this after
noon by Mrs. Carlton George Winans.
of 1e Waldron street. Summit. In
honor of her house guest, Miss Janet
Macdonald, Of Columbus. o. Mrs.
Florence Mulford Hunt, of this CITY,
will be the soloist. Mrs. Lorenzo
Benedict, of East Orange, assisted BY
Mrs. Carl Leblsuecher. of Newark. will
preside at the tea table, which VIII be
decorated with yellow and white spring
flowers and maidenhair fern. Those
who will assist are Miss Mary Taylor,
of Onondaga. N. Y; Miss Anna Ger
ber, of Elizabeth; Mrs. Frederick W..
Dusenberry. of Chatham, and Miss
Caroline Macfarlin, of Summit. The
decorations of the drawing-room will
be pink Killarney roses. and yellow
color scheme will be carried out in the
library.
DR.. and Mrs willoughby A. Heming-
way, of Tai-hu, shensi, China. VIII be
the guests of Mrs. j. Arthur johnson.
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The three upper classes Of the Dear
born-Morgan School in Main street,
orange held dance last night In the
gymnasium of the school. Cosey cor
ners were arranged for the dancers
with the colors of Yale, Harvard and
Princeton University. Miss Hazel Bene-
dict. of East Orange. president Of the
senior class, was chairman Of the COM
mittee OF arrangements. which includ-
ed: Miss Esther Stewart, Miss Elisa-
beth Earnshaw, Miss Maude Cooper.
Miss Julia Norton. Miss Katherine
comstock. Miss Elizabeth Heald, Miss
suzette Henry, Miss Edna Thompson
and Miss Mignon Campbell.
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The annual reception Of the Ray
Palmer Club was held yesterday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Benjamin
Morris, "A Mt. Prospect place. this city.
The hostess was assisted in rsceivins