Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-21
CLUB WORK FOR
SEASON BEGUN.
Contemporary Observes "Presi-
dents Day" With Address by
State President.

With the observance OF Presidents
Day" the contemporary formally
started its sixth year OF club work
yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was held in the Young
women's Christian Association, SO
Washington street, with the presi-
dent, Mrs. Henry II. Dawson, pre-
siding. The program included an out
line of work for the season by the
chairman of the several committees.
Mrs. William II. Ropes, president
of the State Federation of Women's
Clubs, in brief address, emphasized
the fact that club work was a char
acter developer. She made known her
belief that lit broadens the minds of
women and make them see the big
ger things in life. She urged the
women to disregard class and rank
when they choose their associates in
club work.
She praised the Contemporary for
its policy of inviting all women to
come into its ranks, saying that the
club is almost unique in the State
in this particular. The pitfall of a
large club, she pointed out, is the in
clination to become only lecture
club. The fault, she explained, lies
with the individual club woman, who
attends all the lectures, but does not
identify herself with the other work
OF the club.
Mrs. Henry III. Dawson, president
of the club, urged the women not to
have the Contemporary merely a cul-
tural club, but to give just proper
ton of their time and interest to the
| uplift OF a1truistic side, saying that
she hoped to have during the year
| an exhibit showing what the women
accomplish along the latter lines. In
giving impressions of the biennial of
the General Federation of Women's
| Clubs held at Chicago in June, Mrs.
| Dawson referred to the fact that the
| Contemporary is one of the six clubs
in the general federation with a
membership of over thousand. She
announced that the biennial in 1916
will be held in New York city.
| Among the questions to be consid-
| cred at the business sessions during
the club year she mentioned the in
I corporation of the club, the addi-
tons to the lecture course, the or
\ ganization of a general lecture bu-
\ reau, the establishment of an office
\ with a paid worker in charge, the
consideration of the clubhouse ques-
a on, the work of the club in behalf
OF the people suffering because of the
En- lropean war, a membership cam
paa gn and the associate membership
as a factor in the life of the club.
IA rs. Samuel Stern outlined the
couf Sc of lectures for the year in the
absa nee of the chairman, Mrs. e.
Garit cid Clifford, and Mrs. Leonard
H. II obbins told of the subscription
courss on Current Events to be
condra tied by Miss Janet e. Richards.
Mrs Oscar r. Flynn, chairman of
the Log islative committee, announced
that The board has approved in the
budget, for 1914 an extra subscription
from III l1ance, October, 1914, of $500
to the fund for the founding of
State c,,l lege for women, and another
subscription of $500 in March, il the
| treasury warrants.
| Mrs. Cia.len j. Perrett, chairman OF
| the social committee, in speaking OF
would enrich each member not with
mere acuuaintanceships but with
deep ami lasting friendships
Mrs. Stephen 3. Harrison gave the
report Of the resolutions adopted at
the State Federation meeting at As
bury Park An May and Miss Frances
c. Hays antl Miss Sophronia Ander-
son Impress ions of the biennial at
Chicago, in June.
Miss Anderson's report consisted
of points emp ,hasized by the speakers
at the conve ntion most of which
voiced the dies ire for continued peace
and the advan tages of political equal
ity regardless of sex. Mrs. Samuel
Clark, the first president of Contem-
porary, greeted the members and
spoke of the rapid growth OF the
club. She urgef the women to enter
actively into thu preparations for the
city's 250th celebration.
Mrs. George f. King, vice-presiden:
of the Seventh district of the State
Federation, was a lso a guest of honor
ana greeted the c Tub members.
Expected guestl, of honor of the
club who were IN able TO be present
were Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker
president of the General Federation;
Mrs. William Cumnnings Storey. pres
ident National SO ciety, d. A. r.:
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, representa-
tive from New York on the General
Federation board, a nd Mrs. William
S. Disbrow, ex-pre,si dent of the club
At the tea which followed the pro-
gram officers and the guests of honor
received the club mHmbers and their
friends