Newark post., 1914-05-06
a, Few Words From
The New Century Club

In closing The elzb year Of lzlS-l4, the
New Century Clsb Of Newark eIa-+zs iEs
tEelty-Erzt rear of ezis-szse- Starting
IN I.s3 EIth eight EoDsn a. its t0zr-
derz. il nGE Numbers s@Teztg r-sub@rz-
hzi ali who have Answered IT, r1Il-szF
been sgerssI 10 II By Tine ari Change
there wogId b@ the goo.IIy Ezub=r Of one
h1n5red AM seven The CTzb has BE-
cone 3 Recognized fzgsog II til roEu
life AMI i azenri1zerI 20 -Ee stranger n
ozr nli1st along with otker Institutions
Of TIE plzee. The trieriIy Interest zL0Tn
il al THAT pertains 20 Il, The hearry e0-
operation II iEs plans AMI work, the gen
er91= praise given irs Efforts II p7bIie
work. ard The sbsezee 0f ualiee OF the
harb Of criticism has made the Club feel
individually and a. body, il would Ike
20 skzye with il friends the memories Of
thee years Of groErh IN your midst
Al the r5s@1t tEeIty-Ers5 birthiay an
nIT=rssry. WHEN the club celebrated the
attainment Of it, majority, the lighting
Of TIE tEenty-0ne ezndIes desIieate,i 20
the yezrs ~ss accompanied by toasts 70
The sentiments, interests and activities
Of the CIGb. Some Of these we're IN
rhyme, some IN story and some in stats
ties AMI IN them was told sgmpatherieaIly
AMI wirtiIv the CInb's history. From
them the following resume has been com
piled which il Is hoped viii prove Of in
terest 10 all Eho have looked az Us
through either end Of the binoculars.
The eight founders Of the club were:
Mrs. Delaware Clark, Mrs. Il A Curtis,
Miss Susan Evans, Mrs. L. Irving Handy,
Mr. Geo. 4. Harter, Miss Frances Hurd,
Mrs. H. g. ". KoLIoek. Mrs. 7. z. Wolf.
Three Of these have answered higher
rol call, one was unable 70 attend The
anniversary exercises and four we're pre-
sent a. the meeting.
The toast '.In Mernoriam vas sil- +
ent One, the members rising as Mrs. A. A
Curtis lighted the candle in memory Of .
th0se who were with us in spirit only. 4
beautiful tribute 70 the first president,
IL = AA1A.b$tr q given -t4ES -A4EG41Lt4-
In Mrs. Haniy's "Reminiscences
and in several other speeches, the fol-
loving facts were recalled 10 our minds:
When an organization had been etfecte-
Ell the new club vas caIeI The Tues
day Club" and was for the first year
purely social, cards one afternoon, need
lework and reading aloud the pexr week
With the second year the literary line
only was continued and subjects for
study assigned. In 1896 the day Of q
meeting was changed 70 Monday and the
name New Century Club was adopted. :
The motto - NOE Solum Eobis" and the Z
eoIors green and white were chosen. The
programs Of those early years show a a
vide range Of reading and study, in his
tory, art, biography, literature and ex- :
eursi0ns into eiyies and home economies. 0
The membership vas for long while
limited 10 twenty-five, but a. the scope II
Of the work broaJened it appealed 10 a ?
greater number Of women and this lirai- q
tatiOn vas removed. In January 1897 il "
3D4A-E+A Lt-E s1t1AEC 4 E'AcEdL4D4s W4LIitEdH4EE
in few years and joining again in 1911.
In the arrangement Of programs the a
Club has always borne in mind it's lit e
srayy beginning, and has realized that
the hest thoughts Of the past and pre- o.
sent must be constantly used to keep v
sIight the fire Of high purpose. But its II
increased membership, and association ct
With State and National declarations have 90
naturally added more variety TO the pro- VI
,rams. bt
Eleven women have acted as president: IT
Irs. c. 3. Evans, the present chief en- IA
sutive, in dealing with the national and 90
peal probern. s.What shall We do with Ct
ur ex-presidents ;" incorporated in her mi
cast ''Our ex-presidents" the names Of m;
ONE Who have preceded her. 1--WE might ia
end some Of them TO the wilds OF Africa
r rivers of South America to hunt the rel
'olf, but there Is no Wolf Handy. They on
light be frightened home by the great no
Wis HOgght0n in the trees at night. One a /
light be sent 70 the State Department 70 wa
~@AA- b[@DAE " A-A4dLH1pA anu GIGG0H llF I a I
lead that the petition for women g suf- see
age be Hurd; if not we win raise an rec
rmstrong and mighty and demand the fri
ark Of the Senate that the constitution So
so amended or torn to shreds.D To fro
is the Club breathed Evans (o)". fro
In the minutes of November eighth. A.
80, is this record: ''That a committee the
five be appointed to wait upon the Ly,
mrnittee of the Newark Library in re- Bui
Ird TO procuring books of said Library the
r Free Library to be started by the !
ub.' The books were procured from tho
e defunct Library Association, some re- ing
und, the number increased by Book don
.ception given in the College Auditor mel
m, and with about 275 books the Lib o
~ was started If WAC foupd ;rnpos 80