Newark post., 1914-05-06

Carts raid rEe r0o1 rent ot s75 rear,
Mrs. PiLli1g 65zztai sLelvTEg sE3 otheE
friend. EeIpe-1 b. .oErrIbzti0ls Of bo.sss
ami MONEY. Tie Trustees ot the Aeaf-
ezzy fitted The r0onE WITH LFT flooring and
plz-serinz and sssep. only noniHzl rent
If . dollar year. Eari01s entertain
-r.s were heII II TIE town for the Ten
eft Of rhs Library unril 81 .0G1 was raised
az5 put z- interest Another fund :
now started for The same pErpos-- The
sun Of $3.50 has t=en raised for TIE
expenses ot TIE Library since Isss IN al
iitioa 20 what has e0Ee by gift and be
+ quest
+ ThrOagh TIE generous gifts Of Dr. kol-
Ioek and Mr. Geo. 9. EvsEs IN 1902 1hsre
Ezs established rhz Annie EoEIoes Mem
orizl Fund This amounts 70 500 and
the books purchased with The interest
from Ehis are Of = prize and character
/ the Library COMMITTEES had not p-=7iOas-
I ly felt justified II getting
The book-pIz-e z=ed in al the books
Eas designed by Ole Of our members,
Mrs. l. II. Cooeh. The Dramatic Club
gave the casts whieh sdorn the roo1n- The
CIgb voted feE years ago that the Lib
rary room be used a. Free Rea,{ing
Room AMI hopes that all who lore books
wiH ani time to rarry there awhile The
retiring chairman Of the Library Commit
tee, Miss Alice Kerr, answered her 10ast
with original verses, IL which, after re-
counting it, history she expressed the
sentiments Of most OF the members a. fol-
loss:
- But HOW there : question which great
y perPIe1es
Whieh worries and interests u and Texes
That l.: Shall our Library he free,
That : for you TO say as The question,
you see.
Just q few flowers less in The season 3 new
hat,
just few les cigars, On, ye men, think !
Of that
The gift Of hank stock by Mr.. Geo. 6. /.
Evans and the custody Of the library
books directed the attention Of the Club
to the necessity for Incorporation In
April 1902 II was duly incorporated and
took over the affairs Of the Club with the
proper legal formaiiries- Under Article
3, q and b, re read Of the objects and
purposes OF The Club IN part, - To acquire
and maintain in the Town Of Newark. q
library Of good books for circulation.
upon such terms a. may best promote the
happiness and morality Of
he sanitary condition Of said town and
generally 70 improve said town a. place
If residence
For many years the Mems Club OF >
Newark, gave their room as place Of :
Meeting for the New Century Club. After +
Is disbsHdment Mr. s J. Wright gave
room in the Opera House building. In
9ll the room in the Hose House On
Academy street where we now meet was
fegeI and accepted.
In addition 70 its financial responsible =
ties the club has gathered q variety OF
ossessiOns including piano. Mrs. Whit n
ingham responded TO ''Our Possessions - n
18th witty arranged eumuIation list
fter the style Of The House that Jack
'uilt, y this the last paragraph, combines
n expectation with already accomplish
] facts.
And then, here's 10 the roof Of our
WI retreat, that will shelter the clock
ith rythmie beat, TO time the piano 50 =
ne and sweet, whihc stands by the clos q
with shelves complete, from which n
'mes the glasses that hold good cheer,
hen We fast from the dishes with mern-
.rs dear, as We meet on the rugs, where
ands the chairs, all grouped round the
bic on which raps the gayel the Club
u. - The gavel was presented to the
ub by Paymaster John Ross Martin. sa
ade Of wood from the Office OF the com nl
andant Of battleships at Cayite at the
title Of Manila. to
The reference TO the clubs own roof NV
ates to fund that is started and we'll mn
-bs yrav fo- .I,,h -. --I:.r :. 81;
ped may be an ornament to the town, VI
lome for the library and Of use in many iio
vs.. The amount now raised is about ua
thousand dollars. As no birthday-party 20
ms complete without gifts, so this one
eived handsome recognition by its
ands NJ. T~,;uo, uonsr,- csk. tho
was announced, the same amount oio
m Miss Harriet B. Evans and 500 ans
N Mrs. 5. " Curtis, and from Mrs. d.
A. Curtis, $50. These gifts were to
building fund. Mrs. Neale and Mrs. -
ons on behalf of the Club House and
ilding Fund, gave encouragement to
members by this reports.
\ list of the Clubs activities besides