Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-02
Rival candidates for presidency:
Upper picture, Mrs. william T. Ropes,
of MOntclair; lower, Mrs. George ID.
Chenoweth, of woodbury..
LFrom a staff Correspondent

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May g.
Much uncertainty attends the result
of the election for the presidency of
the New Jersey State Federation of
Women's Clubs, which is in session
here for two days. 1t opened this
morning on the Steel Pier.
On the eve of election Mrs. John r.
Schermerhorn, of East Orange, the
third candidate, withdrew her name.
Mrs. Schermerhorn's opponents are
Mrs. William T. Ropes. of Montclair,
the retiring ice-president-at-la
and Mrs. George D. Chenoweth, of
Woodbury..
The Chalfonte, the headquarters of
the federation, is filled with dele
gates representing the 149 women's
clubs in the State. who are wonder
ing whose candidacy wiliFbe strength
ened by the withdrawal of Mira.
Sehermerhorn. Rumor has 1t that
Mrs. Schermerhorn was the admin
istration candidate, and speculation
is rife as to what the outcome will
be. Personal reasons are given by
MIS-. OcHeFHteEuoIH LUZ JeLhlnS lrOHl
the contest.
The chief topic of the federation
aside from the aIl-absorbing topic of
the election of a president are bud
gets, wages and financing the fam
lily. Mrs. Thomas B. Stillman. of
Hoboken. is the candidate named as
president-at-large to succeed
Mrs. Ropes.
Mrs. Caroline B. Alexander, of Ho-
bol1en, well-known philanthropist,
will speak this afternoon on white
Slave Traffic and Women Police"
New Jersey women are greatly nter-
ested in bill that came before the
recent Legislature authorizing wom-
en- to do police duty in public dance
halls, moving picture houses and
other places where young women
congregate.
The chairman of the election COM
mittee is Mrs. E. Tomlinson Gill. of
Haddonfield. The other members
are Mrs. Franklin Rouse Montclair;
Mrs. F. H. Hobbs, Hackensack: Mrs
A. Nj. Smith, East Orange; Mrs A.
H. Reeves, Moorestown; Mrs. Joseph
d. Little; Nutley; Mrs. r. c. Max
well, Trenton; Mrs. Trueman IL.
Clayton, Salem; Miss Isabel Hudnut,
Princeton; Miss A. e. Armstrong,
Jersey City; Mrs. w. s. Sanborn,
Montclair; Mrs. Charles Hydd, Jer-
sey City; Mrs. w. G. Moore, Haddon-
field Mrs. William A. Kirk, of New
ark, and Mrs. Thomas Scull, Atlantic
City.
Just as the delegates were gather
ing on the pier for the opening of
the morning session, Mrs. william
T. Ropes was heard giving directions
to a telegraph messenger.
81 forgot to order coffee for to-
morrow" Mrs Ropes explained to
several club women who arrived at
that moment 1T thought 1 had ar
ranged everything at home,'' she
said. land remembered it in the
middle of the night"
There is a possibility that Miss
Margaret Wilson, the Presidents
daughter may be guest at the
federation sessions tomorrow, an in
vitation having been extended to her
by Mrs. Warren, of Princeton, the
retiring president.
The invocation was offered at the
morning session by the Rev. Charles
Martin Niles, rector of the Church
of the Ascension. Atlantic City. A
brief address of welcome was ex-
tended by Mrs. Milton Coperthwaite,
chairman of the local executive COM
mittee, in charge of the arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
club women.
The program at the morning SEES
sion was as follows: Call to order
at 1920. Welcome from Mrs. Milton
Cowperth waite, president of Re.
search Club; welcome from Miss
Helen .Lippincott. second district
vice-president: response by Mrs
Warren: general conference and floor
discussion until 1880.
Reports of officers Recordinp
secretary. Mrs. j. r. Schermerhorn;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. ]. M
Middleton: treasurer and auditor
Mrs. J. A. Moseley. Mrs ]. v. Cow.
| ling; treasurer and auditor of en-.
dowment fund. Mrs. j. w. Acton
Mrs. John A. Holland; presidents ad
| dress. Mrs. Catherine C. Warren; re
port of the nominating committee
greetings from guests.
State Presidents Address.
1.-THE world seems to be just dis
covering woman, and woman SEEM
to be just discovering herself sal,
Mrs. Catherine Carter Warren, presi
daut of the federation. 0Even "A new