The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-05-20

The Bordentown Female College Asso
| citation was organized in May, 1910
through the influence of Sue Paris Haag
! assisted by Anne Woodward Murphy
Clara Coon Schwartz, Hattie Dugan Lacy
and Pauline Hewitt Hubbard.
The first banquet was held at the Belle
vue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, on
May 10, 1910, with Mary Wood Pratt, Of
Burdette, New York, as toastmistress
The second banquet was at the Waldorf
Astoria in New York, on May II, 1911,
and Florence Deacon ShreYe, of Pember-
ton, was toastmistress. The third banquet
was at the Bordentown Military Institute,
Bordentown, on May IA, 1912, with Mrs.
Shreve again toastmistress.
The business meeting of this year was
held at the home of Clara Coon Schwartz,
$50 Cooper street, Camden, last Tuesday.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Sue Paris Haag, 1887 Cedar avenue,
Philadelphia.
Vice presidents, Mrs M. W. Robinson,
307 Prospect avenue, Hackensack; Mrs. j.
F. COwles, 43 Burnsides avenue, East
Hartford, Conn; Mrs. E. II. Bidwill,
Lands avenue and state street, Vineland;
Mrs Geo. s. Stewart, 6 Church street, Nor
walk, Ohio; Miss Anna Bryan, Miss Anne
Murphy, Bordentown.
Secretary and treasurer, Florence Dea-
con Shreve, Pemberton.
Board of managers. Mrs. w. w. Trapp,
239 Pennington avenue, Hartford, Conn. !;
Mrs. G. o. Gregg, Ridley Park, Pa; Mrs
Elizabeth Newell, Bordentown; Mrs. Frank
Walton, Fort Washington, Pa; Mrs.
Frederick E. Schwartz, $50 Cooper street,
Camden; Mrs. L. F. Braine The Apthorp
Apt, 800 West End avenue, New York
City; Mrs. Andrew j. Rider, Hammonton;
Mrs, Ernest Lacy, 5519 North 18th street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Memorial committee, Mrs. r. J. Fergu-
son, Mrs. James Penniwell, Dover, Della
ware; Mrs. T. D. Landon, Bordentown;
Mrs. L. F. Braine, The Apthorp Apt,
800 West End Avenue, New York City;
Mrs. Florence S. Hunt, Moorestown; Mrs
W. w. Trapp, 239 Pennington avenue,
Hartford, Conn.
1t was decided to erect a memorial to
the Bordentown Female College on the
second Thursday in May, 1914. This to
be in the form of fountain with sanitary
equipments for man, and watering places
for birds, horses and dogs. A fund is now
being raised for that purpose, and all for
mer pupils at the college who care to con-
tribute can do so by forwarding a check
to the chairman of the committee, Mrs.
Robert j. Ferguson. Dover, Delaware.
Mrs. Florence S. Hunt, of Moorestown,
is the representative for this section to re-
ceive funds for the memorial, and all in
formation desired may be obtained by
communication with the secretary of the
association.
The banquet was held in the Rose Gar
den of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, In
Philadelphia, last Wednesday Covers
were laid for 1875. Mrs. Rudolph Blank
enburg was the speaker and guest of
honor.
Mrs. Myron W. Robinson, of Hacken-
sack, delivered some monologues in
manner which afforded much pleasure to
all.
Miss Vivien Holt, of the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York, was the soloist,
and rendered several selections. Miss
Holt appears as Marguerite" In Manhat-
tan opera house on Saturday
A history of the Association from its
organization to the present time including
a full account of the business meeting Of
this year, was furnished by the secretary.