Evening journal., 1913-02-13
LINCOLN DAY
OBSERVANCE
New Century Club Women
Honor Memory Of Martyr
President

The February meeting Of the New
Century Club, held yesterday after
noon, was also the occasion of the
anniversary celebration of Abraham
Lincoln. and floating from the roof OF
the New Century Club in commemor-
alton OF the day was the new United
States flag recently purchased
through voluntary contribution. While
The Stars and Stripes noated glorious
ly without-within the building we're
many patriotic reminders of the day.
Above framed copy OF the Gettys-
burg address was a draped flag which
had been made by the first club pres
ident, Mrs. Augusta L. Conant and
her mother Mrs. Sisson. IL was usen
for the first time upon the occasion
OF the assassination of Lincoln. The
framed copy was presented some
years ago, by a club member who
was an ardent admirer of the mar
tyred president
A number of handsomely lettered
notices on which were inscribed
miliar phrases used By the First
American were arranged at the
front of the drawing room. The let
terine Was done by Mrs. Elizabeth C.
Robinson. Mrs Robinson also gave.
In recitation, Walt Whitman's 20 Cap
tain My Captain which was very
effective.
The paper on Lincoln" which was
arranged by Mrs Benjamin Nields.
very vividly recalled incidents of hls
life and career "With malice toward
none, with charity for all proving in
his faith that right makes might
was truly descriptive OF him who
at all times held the even tenor OF
his way
Printed copies of the Gettysburg adj
dress we're distributed among the mem.
bers. and II was read in unison while
all stood. The musical program in
cluded The Star Spanglcd Banner"
America and Battle Hymn of the
Republic. which We're given with
ieryor by the audience, assisted by a
choir which included Mrs. Calvin
Swayne, Mrs. Howard d. Ross. Mrs.
Leslie p. Mahoney and Miss Marion p.
Frederick. Miss Lore was the accom-
T. mist
At the business meeting a letter
from Mrs Robinson, State Federation
president, was read. announcing the
assembly of the General Federation In
Washington, ID. c., on April n, % and
%. Other announcements were the
lectures of Mrs. Il. j. Bowlker. presi-
dent of the Boston Womans Munici-
pal League. who will lecture at the
club tomorrow afternoon and that Of
Professor A. G. II. Speers. of Hayer-
ford, on Wednesday. February 26 A
report of the sending Of four boxes Of
books and magazines to Delmar Pier
point, n, j.. and the life saving sta
tions at Avalon and Stone Harbor. n.
j.. was given by Mrs. John c Phillips.
who represented the library commit
tee
Mrs Frank NJ. Jones, chairman Of
the committee on mental detectives.
stated that il was the special aim Of
her committee. the commission ap-
pointed by the judges of the Superior
Court if the bill is received favor
ably.
Miss Mather announced 35 members
for the reading section-20 engaged
with Woodrow Wilson's History OF
the American People;" with Shakes
peare's u with Browning; ? with
Jane Adams.
Representing the Social Service
Committee. Miss Emily p. Bissell urg-
ed the interest of the club and indi-
vidual members i'm her review Of tho
six bills now pending before the Legis-
ture which were enumerated by her
as follows:
Bin making provision for the feeble
minded; provision for an affiliated
college for women at Newark: bin
regulating the hours of employment
for women; amendment TO the State
library law: bill providing for colored
consumptives; a bill amending the
present child labor law and providing
for a permanent child labor commits
soin. On motion, the measures as a
whole were endorsed by the meeting
The afternoons meeting closed with
an enjoyable social half hour.
Mrs. Frank Jones presided at the
tea table.