Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-27
HATS BANNED AT
WOMEN'S MEETING
Directors of Jersey Federation
of Clubs Passes Edict---Pro-
gram of Conference.

There is gloom among the dele
gates to the annual meeting Of the
New Jersey State Federation OF
Women's Clubs. which meets in AS
bury Park May z, and 8. The call
issued yesterday by the board Of di-
rectors, at the meeting in the Y. w
C. A., So Washington street, sets forth
that:
delegates will not be permitted 10
wear hats while the meeting is in
session. Consequently the display of
spring millinery, which is always one
OF the features of the annual meeting,
will be confined solely to the cloak
room
being Socially Minded. will be
the general subject for discussion.
The meeting will be called to order
In the First Baptist Church of AS
bury Park. The Metropolitan Hotel
has been made the official headquar-
ters for the delegates.
Mrs w. p. Steinhauser. OF 600 Lake
avenue, Asbury Park, who is chair
man of the committee on registration,
asks that names Of delegates and
alternates to The convention be sent
~ tlNE as SuOl dis pu5SADlts
The Important questions that VIII
come up for discussions are the in
corporation of the federation. the
<Flount of the apportionment for tho
, odowment fund Of the general fed
ration and the election of delegates
40 the biennial meeting.
p Resolutions to the convention should
#be sent 20 Mrs. Fanny e. Bates, Of
3 Cranfoiu u. chairman cf the resolutions
committee, prior to the convention.
E and all suggestions for cons deration
at the council of presidents should DC
sent TO Mrs. William T. Ropes Mont
clair. at an early date so that pro-
gram may be planned in advance.
The chairman of the special COM
rnittees for the convention are: Gen
eral. Mrs r. Albert Tusting. presi-
dent of the Woman's Club of Asbury
Park; Transportation. Mrs. d. w SIS
SON. registration. Mrs. w. p. Stein
hauser: hospitality. Mrs. w. A. Atch-
ley; music. Mrs. Bruce s. Keator;
election Mrs. Leonard Fl. Robbins:
resolutions. Mrs FANNY E Bates.
The program presented yesterday
is as follows:
Thursday, p. m, opening song,
Mrs. Alice Parry Truscott; invoca-
ton, Rev. DR. w. A. Atchley: wel-
come. Mrs. Tusting and William A.
Berry Mayor of Asbury Park; re-
Spouse, Mrs. William T. Ropes; re-
port of progress committee, Mrs
Frederick ID. Greene; reports of Of
ficcrs, notices and announcements;
address, boy Scouts Mothers"
James F.. West chief scout eXecu-
tive; 1.-THE Archives of New Jersey"
Lewis Perrine. director and secre-
tary of the Department, of Public
Records and Archives of the State OF
New Jersey; civics conference on
s,City Budgets" Junior Civic League,
and sex Hygiene Taught by Par
ents."
Friday morning. O'clock. meeting
of board of directors in Metropolitan
sun Parlor; 10, report of president,
report of nomination committee Mrs.
H. e. beats: report of vice president
: at-large Mrs. Thomas Il. Stillman,
: and introduction of new clubs; de-
> partment reports, presidents adj
dress THE Club Presidents Hour"
Mrs. James n. Cheesman; appoint
ment Of election committee and reso-
buttons committee.
+. Friday afternoon session, starting
al = o'clock: introduction of guests;
department reports: Conservation,
Mrs William M Wauters; industries
and child labor, Mrs. John d. Webb;
Sociology, Mrs. Charles w. Stockton;
E address by DR. Katherine Bement
Davis; department reports, Mrs.
Charles Brock. home economies; leg
lslative, Mrs. Harold S. Buttenhem;
report of credentials committee.
p Friday evening, musicale and re-
ception In First Methodist Church.
Saturday morning starting at 9
: O'Clock council of presidents; read
ing of minutes; "Home Sanitation
and Eugenics for Girls" DIR. Flor
ence II. Richards. Of the William
Penn High School, Pennsylvania;
mental Hygiene" DR.. Henry S.
Wflams; presentation of new di-
rectors,
The board of directors will meet
Thursday afternoon after the adj
journment of the meeting.
The report of the civics department
and public health committee was
made asking for the conference on
"City Budgets Junior Civic
Len cues" and Sex Hygiene Taught
by Parents" was made by Mrs. VIII
liam S. Disbrow for Mrs. Charles
Brock.