Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-26

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Sirota and Miss Ida Sinar
The usual large attendance market
the second meeting yesterday after
noon at the "Civic Program on Indus
trial and Social Conditions of tht
Contemporary at the Y. ". e. a
| building, 81 Washington street. Mrs
| Frank s. Hampton spoke briefly ol
the Social Evil" expressing In,
opinion that mothers of boys have a
large II not larger responsibility
than the mothers OF girls in the Nip.
ing out OF The social evil.
Mrs. Hampton recommended strict
: legislation, correct enlightenment from
the right source, the same STANDARD
for both sexes and constant watchful-
ness. She said She was not sure that
1 the teaching of sex hygiene IN the
| public schools is an unqualified good,
and expressed her opinion that there
/ is danger of the pendulums swinging
too far in the opposite direction. She
urged the cooperation of the. public
/ school system in providing social
centres and thus increasing the kind
of work undertaken by the Christian
! associations.
Mrs. Robert kuebler gave a com
! prehensiVe survey of the work Of the
! Silver Lake Welfare Association. The
/ Silver Lake district, she said, has q
! population of about 5000 Italians,
with a very small proportion of other
! whites ana colored people. The con-
ditions of the section, she pointed out,
are extrefpeIy lnaanitary. In her
J opinion the flies and mosquitoes that
! infest tho Forest Hill section are
| bred in tine stagnant pools of tdat
nearby neighborhood. The condition
will be relieved to some extent by
the sewer that Bellevile is putting in
its section of the district
The speaker explained the work
of the association in conducting
mothers meetings. girls clubs. visit
! ing the homes and advising the
mothers how to care for their chill
dren. She emphasized the magnitude
of the field for home missionary work
and urged q wider interest ia that
section and its inhabitants.
| Mrs. A. A. Chambers, in speaking
on "A Living Wage" expressed the
opinion that there is something radl-
cally wrong with the management Of
| o. business that cannot pay its en-
ployees q living wage. She explained
the working of the Industrial We'll
fare Commission, recently established
in Oregon, and predicted that re-
quest would soon be made to the
New Jersey Legislature for u like
commission. With this commission,
she said. questions in dispute are
submitted to committee of nine,
three employers in that particular
line of work, three employees and
three unprecedented people. The re-
port is then made to the commission:
If satisfactory 1t becomes effective in
sixty days, and If not, is referred to
the same or another committee for
ton. A wage of not less
than $9.25 a week is paid in the stores
and offices of Portland, of not less
than 50 in tho factories and of not
less than Sc to minors.
The chairman, Mrs. Stephen 3.
Harrison, presided. Mrs Roy d.
Schindel was vice-chairman.
AT the business session that pre-
ceded the program q bylaw was
passed making the dues payable
within q week after the annual meet
ing. 1t was announced that the club
tea would be held In the future in
the Y. w. G. A. parlors instead Of in
the auditorium. Mrs. Charles H.
Hampton, who takes the place of re-
cording secretary left vacant by the
resignation OF Mrs. Frederick s.
Cruin, assumed her duties. The pres
ident, Mrs. Henry TT. Dawson, pre-
sided.
Announcement was made of The
meeting to be held Friday at 4;30 in
the rooms of the Board of Works,
City Hall, to consider ways and
means for a municipal Christmas
tree. All interested in the work are
invited to attend.
The hoStesses scheduled FOR the
the social hour that followed the
meeting were Mrs. William Munson
Goodwin, Mrs. william Petry, Mrs
Daniel Durham, Miss Ida Dean. Mrs.
A u
and their assistants were Mrs. Ray
mond Adair Albray, Mrs. John Aid
red, Miss Emma l.. Allen, Miss Jane
Il. Allen, Mrs, j.. w. Bagg, Mrs
Christopher c. Being, Miss Dorothy
Bennett, Miss Edna Bleyie, Miss
Gertrude Britton, Mrs ii, Nj. Dema-
rest, Miss Alberta X. Doremus, Mrs
Frederick w. Hagney, Miss Fred
erica Haselmayer, Miss Mary c.
Johnson, Miss Susan Kaehline, Mrs
Jessie ID. Iippincott, Mrs. Robert f.
Littell Mrs. Harold Edward Logan,
Mrs. Frederick "A. Mock Miss Ella j.
Moeller. Mrs. Edward w. Van Cage
men, Miss Media Won Seyfried. Mrs
Fl. J. IT. Wallhauser. Miss May p
Wehner. Mrs. Charles 4. Wittstein,
Mrs. George Gibbons 'Yarrow and
Miss Flora Il. York. Mrs, S. Bertram
Townley was chairman Of the ushers
Mrs. Galen J. Perrett is chairman of
the social committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nicolet, of 81
Farley avenue, entertained at dinner
last night in honor of their daughter,
Miss Cecile Marie Nicolet, her
fiance, Harvey Theodore Deurer, and
their bridal party. Pink Killarney
roses, ferns and Southern smilaX pre-
vailed in the decorations and covers
were laid for the bridegroom's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Deurer;
the matron OF honor. Mrs. Leo Paul
Eisele; the maid of honor, Miss Elsa
Kastner; the bridesmaids, Miss Theo-
dora Wurth and Miss Esta Smith;
the ring bearer, Edward Tabor; the
best man, Ryman Bloom. and the
ushers. Chester Blauvelt, william
Schmidt and Leo Paul listle.
Miss Nicolet presented MIR. Deurer
with pearl scarf pin and her at
teudauts with gold bar uips set with