Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19


Sorority will be entertained tomor-
row afternoon by Miss Doris Rob-
son, of AZ Arlington avenue. Tea will
be served and there will be a social
hour.
Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead will be the
speaker at the annual reception Of the
Civic Club of Arlington, which will be
held tomorrow afternoon in the parish
house of Trinity Church, Arlington.
Mrs. Charles e. Latham, the president,
and the other officers will form the re-
ceiving line at 2 o'clock and the pro-
gram will commence at 8 o'clock.
George f. Spencer and his children,
of Lake street, have sailed for an
extended tour of Europe. They will
be away until early in the summer
Mrs. Frank H. Sommer, who has
been enjoying a brief sojourn in At
lantic City, has returned to her home
in Heller parkway.
1.-The Children was the general sub
ject to which the Civic Club devoted
yesterday afternoon in the parlors of
the Third Presbyterian Church. Miss
Katherine Vaudeville, chairman of the
children's auxiliary committee, arrang-
ed the ogr which was devoted to a
survey of the work which is being done
for the welfare of children. here and in
other places. The president of the club,
Mrs. Harry Campton, presided.
The Rev. DR.. Robert Scott Inglis, pas
tor of the church, speaking Of the train
ing of boys during school age, told of
tbs reasons for truancy, and declared
s. per cent. Of the truants and incor-
rigibles were bootblacks and ~newsboys,
who neglect their books to earn pennies.
He said hat there was a iced of work
among them, that they required at
tention quite as much as the workers in
factories.
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the schools and the possibility of i'm
proyements therein, and declared that
the South Market Street School was
in an insanitary and therefore I'M
healthy condition, and recommended
improvements there. Miss Alice Jaynes,
representing Mrs. George w. B. Cush-
ing, president of the State Consumers
League, told of the laws for the safe
guarding Of children, and Mrs. George
P. Williams reported that there was
to be a cleanup day" in East Or.
ange, when citizens and householder
will unite to clean UP rubbish about
their premises and dispose of 1t. This
has been brought about by the mem
Junior Civic League. James e. Dau
gan, director of the local industrial
school, gave an interesting account o
the children receiving an education IL
that institution. He said that hal
of the time was devoted to studies
and half to training in various voca
tons, such as printing, plumbing, car
pentry and electrical work. During
the last year of their stay the boys
having decided the vocation whicl
they will follow. devote all their ener
giles toward that one subject. Twent.
boys were sent out to work amonI
Newark business men last year, and
canvass of their employers showed
that the boys were skilful and eff
cient.
Under the direction IF Mrs. Ingli
three little children sang delightfully."-
and there were vocal solos by Mis-
Mulford and Miss Marion Robertson
Miss Linda Flocskhart contributes
piano selections. Miss Vaudeville an
Mrs. Samuel Robertson were in charg
of the refreshments which were serve,
! during the social hour following tn
program, and they were assisted b,
Miss Milford, Miss Robertson and Mis-
Flockhart. Those present were intro
duced informally to Mrs. Orrin Meg
ley. WIZ tas recently removed iron