The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-14
500 WOMEN UNITE
TORA|SE S15O,00O
TO AID HOSPITALS
Society Wives to Make House
to House Canvass in the
Oranges.
MRS. EDISON A LEADER.
800 Men, Organized as Teams,
to Try and Get More Cash
Than Women.
MRS. EDISON A LEADER.

About 800 we'll known women Of Tho
Oranges, many Of whom are prominent
In sortety. start out this week on q tour
Of those municipalities and nearby
towns seeking to raise $4,000 for
Orange Memorial and New Jersey Or
thopaedic Hospitals The workers Will
b directed by Mrs. Ira A. Kip w.. wife
OF . prominent member of tho New
York Stock Exchange and niece OF The
late Roswell =. Flower. ono time Gov
ernor OF New York.
The campaign will open to-riEht with
. rig banquet In the Orange Armorv.
which will b attended by NO MAnhat-
tan commuters and businetJ men OF the
four Oranges. The men workers will
have Q two days start on their wives.
but the women have prepared for some
strenuous work and hope successfully
TO rival the male workers. Gov. Fielder
Of New Jerssy. John Franklin Fort.
former Governor. and others will talk
a. the dinner.
The appearance OF the fair collectors
n being awaited with interest In the
Jersey towns. Society will set aside
all dances and receptions for the two
weeks the campaign In on. A large
number of automobiles have been do
mated by wealthy workers to visit tho
Thousands OF residents for funds. large
ciocka. lighted At night with electricity.
will show the daily results.
MRS. THOMAS A. EDISON AN
HONORARY CAPTAIN.
Mr1. Kip and her collectors will com
plete organization on Thursday with a
luncheon a. the armory. Mrs Thomas
A. EdAson. wife Of tho inventor. n one
Of the honorary captains. and promin ent
in hsr corps oe workers will be men,
bers Of the West Orange Improvement
League. Of which she In the President.
Vlce-ChA1rmen are Mrs. Sidney Col.
gate. Miss Mary II. TOok@, Mrs. Rob-
ert d. Garter. Miss Florence Allen. Mira
Simeon IL. Robinson and Miss May Kart.
land. Those selected to act a division
captains are: Mrs. 4. n. Rollinson. Mrs
Thomas A. Edison. Mrs. J. N. Catlow
Miss Alice Grady. Mrs. Ralph II. Hunt
Mis- MarGuerite willy. Miss LOUIS
Henry. Mrs.. Alfred Boiler w.. Mrs
Ralph Lee. MrA F. II. Smith ID. Mrs
J. y. Randolph. Mrs. u. II. Hatch. Mis-
g. Catherine Wixgin. Mru. C II. Jewett
Mass Carol Douglas. Miss Elizabeth
Schneider. Mrs F. G. Reynolds. Mis'
Julia Breat. Mrs. Robert ID. Carter. Mrs
Palmer II. Potter. Miss Jsssae King
Mtu Joanna Carr. Mrs. =. v. ID. Brew
star. Mrs. william RSdsdaie. Miss Marie
Alvino, MiMs Ethel Patterson. Miss
| Coletts Burricello. Mrs.. G. Il. Van Nest
Mrs.. Il. b. Khcheil. Mrs. c. NJ. Pea
body, Mrs. w. T.. Stewart, Mrs. J.
KiAsam, Mrs. Frank Bliss Cotton. Mrs
A. w. Bingham. MiA May PSndieton
Mrs. Helen IIohrke. Mrs. william A
CisverIey, Mrs. Irving X. Taylor. MrS
Jooss 81. John. Miss Helen b. Page
Mrs. c. b. Riker, Mrs. Andrew March
Mrs. Edward Przer. Mrs. 7. IL. Oil
iespae. Mn. Eric w. Maisren and MIS-
W. w. Nichols.
hUsRANps AND WIVES ON or
POSING TEAMs IN RACE.
In the contest between the teams q
men and women husbands In many III
stances will oppose wives ~ leader
OF respective teams.
Mr.. kip heads the Citizens Committs
and the honorary list includes Mayo
Julian 4. Gregory. OF East orange
Mayor Frank ]. Murray. OF Orang'
Mayor g. Alma Muta. Of West Orang'
and Frederick J. I,oratt. president
south Orange village. Former senate
Everett Colby Ia TO head the commiue
of young business men and associate
with him will be 3. V. Ii. Brewste
r. H. Smith I'D, and Allerton ID. H'tci
The executive committee In compose
OF John d. Everett. president OF Uans
National Bank. chairman. irving J
Taylor. vice. chairman: Alderman fenr
L. Stetson. secretary. and Henry
Holmes. treafurer.
New York bankers and business me
are we'll represented among the citizen
Committee captains. They Include A.
Leach, stephen g. johnson, j. H. Dan
Edward =. Pierson. John J. BOYD, r.
, Perry, Edward T.. Matteson. Simeon }
Robinson, Frank Bliss Cotton. Frederic
, NJ. Struck. w. 3. Macintosh. John
Geixer, Thomas A. Davis. Arthur
|; Boyer, J. Y. q. Walker. James ii. Will
: and william A. Lord.
/ Captains Of the Young Mems Buslne
Committee are l. c. Cells. Arthur .
. Relmer, G. Arthur Ambrose. {.
Lyons, &. Il. Van Iderstins. Joseph st
I vens, Char.is NJ, Close, W. de Mile Te
{ fair, II. &. Allen jr,, Edward h tnde
{ hill. W. II. Underhll. Clarence Crocke
.