Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-07
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES

he marriage of Miss Elsie Egbert,
oil ~ Central avenue, and William
i Mercer, of England, was solemn
i~ed yesterday afternoon in the par
= sohage of the Halsey Street Methodist
episcopal Church, by the pastor, Rev.
Ut James Clayton Howard The
priae was attended by Miss Beatrice
hahne. of Irvington, and George S.
hsoert, brother of the bride, was best
man. After a short trip. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mereer will reside in Stevens Mills,
Vermont.
MISS Pauline Fischer was rendered
linen shower last night at her
nome, 213 Bergen street, by her
lfehds. Miss Fischer's engagement
. 10 Max Stegman. also of this city, was
recently announced. A musical pro-
gram was given during the evening
and supper served. The color
scheme was carried out with pink and
white spring flowers
Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Fischer, Mr.. and Mrs.
: Edward Seaman, Miss Jennie Fore
man, Miss Minnie Sass, Miss Lillian
Plackman, Miss Fannie Foreman,
.SMiss Rose Hammer, Miss Molly
Fischer, Miss Anna Cohn, Miss Bertha
Stegman, Miss Aida Cohn, Miss Jes-
sic Michaels, Miss Bertha Dultz, Miss
Selma Jennis, Mrs. Stella Dinstocl1,
Miss Lillian Unterman, Miss Anna
Coyne, Miss Daisy Gargan and Miss
Mollie Rosenthal.
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Hion and dance of the Newark Techni-
cal School, Glass of 1915, will be held
on the evening of April 16, at West
, End Hall. Arrangements are being
made by the executive committee of
the class
Tho film Children Who Labor" will
be shown at the Goodwin Theatre S63
Broad street, on Friday March IS, at
the request of The Contemporary, in
the interest of child labor legislation.
Guy Maine will deliver lecture
Tuesday evening, March 10, in the
assembly rooms of the Oheb Shalom
Congregation, under the auspices Of
the Miriam Verein. Mr.. Maine, who
is noted Chinese, will speak on
'China and Her People"
Miss Henrietta Szald, of New York
city, will speak on Zionism. Wednes-
day afternoon, under the auspices of
the Hulda Lodge.
An exhibit of pictures belonging to
the New Jersey State Federation of
Womans Clubs is being shown
throughout the state, and through the
efforts of Contemporary it will be
shown at the Newark Library, chill
dren's department, beginning Monday,
for two weeks.
Prizes were won last night at the
pivot card party, which was given at
the home of Mrs. r. Manners Laird,
of As Stratford place, under the aus
pieces of the Ninth Ward Suffrage or
ganization, by Mrs. I. NJ. Custer, Mrs.
A. c. VANDERBILT, Miss Margaret
Smith, William Coleman, Henry Fos-
ter Badgley, Arthur Connolly, Albert
koenig and James NJ. Gerauld.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel r. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Koenig,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schrafft,
Miss 1rma Schrafft, Mr.. and
Mrs. William M. Kaas, Frank
Davenport, Miss Minnie Moore, Mr..
and Mrs Gerauld, Miss Catherine A.
Quinn, Miss George Conkling, Mr..
and Mrs. Vanderelst, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Platt Sutherland, jr, Mrs.
Minnie J. Reynolds, Miss Anna Mo-
hair and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Con-
nelly.
Purple, green and white, the colors
of the Woman's Political Union, were
used in decorating. The arrangement
committee consisted of Miss Anna
Mohair, Miss Katherine c. Quinn,
Miss Conkling, Mrs. Gerauld, Mrs.
VANDERBILT and Miss Jessie w. Jones.
The hoaters were Miss Gertrude
Ballet, Miss Lena Eichelberg, Miss
Grace Fulton, Miss Dorothy Baker
and Miss Margaret Laird.
The annual business meeting of the
Rav Palmer Club was held yesterday
afternoon at the Young Women's
Christian Association, SO Washington
street. The president, Miss Kate
Hamilton, presided. The following
resolution was presented before the
club and passed: 1--WE express
our belief that citizens, when or
ganized for a study of social con-
ditions and constructive social ends.
should have access to all books that
chow the administrative method of
county or municipality. We know
and believe the Public Welfare Com
rittee, of which we are part, to be
non-partisan and constructive a