Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22

THE Contemporary, of this city, is
now the fourth largest women's
club in the United States. This inter
esting fact was pointed out at the first
club meeting of the season yesterday
afternoon in the new Young Women's
Christian Association building by
Miss Helen Pointer, chairman Of
membership. There are 1859 mem
hers, and the committee is endeavor-
ing to Increase the membership above
that of the largest club. one in Lin
coin, Nebraska, which has roll of
1892.
The large room was filed when Mrs,
Henry HOLSTER Dawson, the club
president formally opened the meet
ing and the Contemporary season.
telling of her pride in the organiza-
ton and her hopes for the future
Mrs. William 7. Ropes, of Montclalr'
the president of the state federation,
who. as the guest of honor, talked OF
the necessity of Incorporating the fed
Grafton in order that 1t may have
lagal status, called attention to
the work Mrs. Douglass is doing to
collect 100000 for a womens dor
nnitory for Rutgers College, In the
hope that in this way the women of
the State may have State college.
She pointed out that the new admin
istration aims rather to carry on the
good work started by former admin
istrations than to pursue new ideas.
She urged the members to attend the
meeting at Nutley Saturday, and
babe them remember that no hats
will be the rule at the meeting
Randall d. Warden gave a report of
the International Congress on Sex
Hygiene held at Buffalo, to which Mrs.
Warden. who was unable to attend
the meeting, was the club delegate.
Mrs Z. Garfield Clifford, chairman
of the lecture committee, appealed
for suggestions and criticisms from
the membership She SAID tnat Tor
this wears course the committee mas
secured a group of men and women
who are forming the public opinion
of the day.
Mrs. Galen J. Perrett. chairman of
the social committee. made plea Tor
sociability and good fellowship:
The legislative committee, through
It's chairman, Mrs. WIZARD l. tlallli i-
ION. urged the members to interest
themselves in the topics of the day
in order that when these topics be-
came matters Of legislation they
vnuld be able to form intelligent
opinions. She also urged them TO
work actively for those measures
favored by the club and asked them
to forward suggestions about moving
| nietures to Miss Louise Connolly,
chairnnan of the Moving Picture Com
mission of New Jersey, at the Public
Library.
Mis- Frances c. Hayes. reporting
FOR Mrs Charles L. {. Smith, CHAIR
man of the civic art committed out
lined the various forms of work IN
which that committee will interest
itself including playground lnspec-
tinn. housing coInitiohS ana sdIueii9'
Persuading the school board to es-
tablish undergraduate industrlai
training schools for girls MRS.
Emanuel Stern, advisory board mem
Der of the educa ton committee SAID
Al would be one of the chief aims OF
that committee. She said that the
members had been busy visiting such
CLASSES and interviewing factory own
| ers in order to have a detlnte pan
10 propose to the board.
Dr. Augusta Madison helm gave an
Interesting outline OF the oetleI
/ bnbies' contest, which will be held
I1ater in the year. Through the lee
|fures given in connection with the
contest. she said, mothers gain val
|uable information about bringing up
Ichildren which is of benefit not only
no the family. but to the entire COM
|uunity. The score cards and the
medals VIII be furnished by the
|fonan's Home Comp MON.
Mrs. william d. kirkpatrick spoke
|of the work on the Housewives
League. She laid the blame of the
high cost of living at the door of un-
housewives who allow
themselves to remain at the mercy Of
ltho tradesnen-
Mrs. Raymond D. Carter, the cor
re spending secretary, gave short
REPORT of the federation meeting at
Atlantic City.
At the Ma that followed Mrs. George
h. King, Mrs Frank Fl Gibson, Mrs.
/ FREDERICK S. Crum anG Mrs. Clarence
IRillis Alling presided at the table.
frhose who assisted we!r Mrs Charles
b.. Bennett. Mrs. NJ. Elvin Blanchard,
Mrs. Andrew w. Bray, Mrs. William
n Chapman, Mrs. Henry L. Colt,
Mrs. Edward +. Crippsn, Mrs. Fran
bis S. Currier, Mrs. Charles X. De
koise. Mrs Arthur p. Dickinson,
Erwin d. Farms worth. Mrs
T.. Diefendorf. Mrs. Wilbur
enlus. Mrs. Frederick A. Dudley
Griselda Ellis, Miss Addie NJ
hers Miss Jessie w. Farlie. Miss
Try c. Garfield, Miss Lydia E. Bal
and Miss Florence Bannister.
Mrs. William NJ. Whitesell. Of Sc
Names street, was hostess at the
Xoaoapd meeting of the season of the