Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-02
CLUD-WOMEN IN /
SESSION DISCUSS ]
COST OF LIVING
Fifteenth Semi-An
nual Meeting Held
in Princeton.
GREETINGS EXTENDED BY
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Uprising of Women Due to
Economic and Industrial Con-
ditions, Speaker Declares.
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PRINCETON. Nov. THE High
Cost of Living is the main topic TO-
day at the fifteenth sernI-annuai
meeting of the New Jersey State
Federation of Womens Clubs. The
federation. by invitation Of the Pres-
ent Day Club. is in session in Alex
ander Hall, one of the university
buildings.
special guest Of honor IS Mrs. +
Woodrow Wilson. who attended fhs
morning session and was guest
at luncheon. which was served ia
Thompson Hail. Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land, who was to have been q guest.
sent letter of regret.
MRS. Harold Griffith Murray. press-
dent of the local club made tbs
opening address Of welcome. Fol-
lowing her Mrs. Hiram Edmund
Deats, vice president of the fourth
district. and President John Hibhen.
of Princeton University, extended
greetings. Brief addresses were also
made by Mrs. John Wood Stewart.
president Of the Needlework Guild Of
America; Miss Frances A. Dennis,
president Of the Sta-e Nurses As
sociation. and c. A. Stonaker. sec
retary Of the State Charities Aid and
The Consumers Responsibility.
or. the Organized Housewife and the
High Cost of Living. was the subject
of Mrs Julian Heath, president of
the Housewives League Of New
York. The Rev. Dr. Madison e.
Peters, of New York, gave talk on
market Problems and Wiifrs7 (
schoff. secretary of the Atlantic 1
Deeper Waterwalks Association, ex-
planned how the proposed sea canalI
will change the geography OF theI
State.
Il bring greeting from the uni-
yersity, said President Hibbens ii |
his greeting to the delegates 1T
gives me great pleasure to welcom4
you on behalf Of the university, buI
particularly to Alexander Hall. i
4 felt the club women could not eofna
to this town and assemble in filiss
hall without leaving blessing ana
benediction- You represent not pri-
/ marily literary clubs, but You reBra-
sent the highest motive for living.
/ that of service
I : welcome you today as colleagues
We here in Princeton are teachers
and you IN your work are teaching
and quickening others and Interest,"
ing them in the best things of life.
notice on your program you delight
/ to be put down as club women. a
4 man would not care to be, / am sure.
primarily club man. The club man
enjoys a life of rest The club
woman's life is that of work ana
ceaseless activity. and that seems 10
be the differentiating mark.
I'VE mere men have much to learn
from you as club women. You have
a great work before you, and we
men thank God for the women OF
New Jersey and OF our country"
Luncheon was served at noon in
Thomson Hall.
At the afternoon session DIR.
Luther Guliek win give an Illustrated
talk ON Camp Fire Girls" DR..
Gulick took the place of his wife. who
was unable to attend. Reports
will also be made by the ten district
vice. presidents Mrs. r. Z. Shoe
maker. of Bridgeton. will submit a
report on the proceedings at the
biennial session in San Francisco.
and Mrs. Brice Collard. OF Jersey
City, viii present revision Of the
constitution and bylaws.
Prison Conditions
Mr.. Stonaker spoke on Prison and
Jail Conditions in New Jersey" He
briefly reviewed the present situation
of the prison and said the present
Prison Labor Commission, appointed
by the last Legislature. was making
an active study of the subject. and he
was confident that the final report Of
this commission would Inevitably lead
to a recommendation for a farm
colony, to which eventually probably
one-half OF the present population OF
the Trenton prison would be trans
ferred.
He felt that such a change to fresh
air and sunshine and active work on
the farm would be of the utmost
value in the efforts to reclaim these
men to decent and orderly lives. He
thought that the refornatory work OF
our State showed some interesting
Developments and progressive spirlt.
He found college students seeking
and being sought as instructors at
the Railway reformatory, and said
that the parole work there was ac-
complishing much. He felt that in
spite of parsimonious appropriations
and the low salary scale at James
burg, the State School for Boys was
struggling hopefully TO make an TIM
preston upon the wilfully disobedient
and anti-social minds Of the boys
committed to that institution.
Mr.. Stonaker was impressed with
the fact that the judges OF commits =
ting courts met at the State Indus-
trial School for Girls at Trenton this
summer to consult with the manage
ment with a view to better and mere
intelligent cooperation in their efforts
to reclaim the neglected girls who
come before the courts and must be
committed to that institution He
praised the Efforts OF the women 81
, the state in their determined fight to
secure a reformators for women
Miss Dennis spoke on Pubic
Health Her address In part was es
follows
..The interests Of the New Jersey
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