Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-05-07
JERSEY CLUB-WOMEN HEAR JUDGE TELL HIS
OBSERVATIONS ON PREVENTION OF CRIME

Elizabeth, westfeld. etc. Common
sense would put the Arlington ciups
with those of Newark or towns near.
"Third-The most important agency,
working as body, within this federa-
ton is the district work. The vice.
president in each district being the
immediate representative Oh the
board, as well as of her own CLUBS
is the live wire in that districk; there-
fore we would suggest that the noml-
nation for this office be made in
meeting of each district held some
time in November and December, IN
order to put the name on the ofncial
nominating blank in time to be re-
turned to the nominating committee.
The district is more vitality concerned
in seeing that it has the right woman
! at it's head than all the outsiders
throughout the State, knows more
about the qualifications of Its women,
and should certainly do the nominaf"
ing.
"Fourth-The springing up of i'm
portant resolutions at the last mo-
ment before the convention should be
done away with as far as posslple'
Clubs wishing to recommend import
ant matters to the consideration OF
the general body should work the sub
16CJ Iudll6I uOWl INV CCAASA ~
as the things come up and present TO
the resolutions chairman, who will be
appointed early, so the name will ap-
pear in the year book.
.Fifth-We would recommend most
strongly the issuing of the year book
early, certainly not later than October
1. for we believe we have proven that
this can be accomplished and the data
given Is correct and appreciated by
the clubs.
"As we have now come to the part
Ing of the ways as president and fell
low workers 1 want to thank you
most sincerely for the great oppor-
| t1lnity which has been mine these
past two years. New Jersey and its
i women have endeared themselves to
me by loyal support and service, and
I shall take with me into the future
the memory as one of the highest ex-
periences granted me. For our be-
loved federation l hold the highest
hopes and ideals. My fellow workers
on the boards have been my constant
inspiration and joy I do not need to
thank them, for they know"
Vice-President's Report.
Mrs. Thomas B. Stfllman, vice-presi-
dent-at- large. presented ten new
clubs to the federation. They are the
Attempts Club, Montclair. 14e mem
bers; Newark Branch, Council OF
Jewish Women, 1856 members; Belmar
Womans Club, los members; Newark
Music Study Club, forty-f1ve mem
bers; Ex-Club of the State Fedora
ton, to which all women who have
served on the board since the fedora
ton was founded are eligible; Hack
ettstown Town Improvement So
ciety, forty-six members; Sea Isle
CITY Women's Civic Club, forty-five
members; Haddon Heights Woman's
Club, forty members; Englewood Con-
temporary Club, fifty members, and
the Audubon Loving Service, nineteen
members.
Mrs. James E. Cheesman, South Or
ange, said: IA clubs power to think
and will to do begins with the
awakening of club consciousness, and
the clubs choice of an end: and 'etti-
cheney Is determined by how this end
Is reached.
"A woman's club" she said, rs a
distinctive problem and must be 80
treated. Efficiency is construction
with conservation. Our capital is the
members and their ability to feel
think and act together, and our prod
uct is better selves and better com
munities.
"Our labor problem is every mem
ber's job; our liabilities, just demands
upon attention; our assets, individua
initiative, devotion, inspiration, goot
health good will of the city and o.
the homes of members, and the ne
profits is club unity, better homes
and a better world.
"Co-operation is not a catch-word
It is fact or nothing"
Legislative Chairman's Address.
Mrs. Harold s. Buttenheim, of
Madison, chairman department OF
legislation, spoke about the legisla-
tion at the recent session of the New
Jersey Legislature.
What | do want to talk to you
about Just now are a few of the meas
ures introduced during the 1915 ses-
sion OF the Legislature which repre-
sent the type of legislation which will
I hope, more and more secure your
attention and your serious study in
the future" she said. 81 mean that
type of legislation which bears di-
rectly on the three great causes of
human happiness-poverty, disease
and sin-and which is designed not to
cure but to prevent these evils.
First, let us consider the annual
attempt to weaken our tenement
house laws. Echoes from other State
| Legislatures inform us that it is al
most a confirmed habit for real estate
owners and spectators of the greedy
class to introduce at each new session
of their Legislature bills to weaken
or repeal whatever good housing laws
| may have been enacted in the past
Such measures were introduced in our
own Legislature this winter, but were
fortunately killed in committee.
am not, therefore, going into any
analysis of the bills themselves. but
| because I feel sure similar measures
will continue to be introduced, call
your attention to the serious neces-
sity of watching such legislation in
the future.
Another city problem, growing out
of the very conditions that make
housing laws necessary, is the protec-
ton of the youth of the cities as 1t
swarms into the street.-The children,
half grown boys and girls, young men
and women, all seeking amusement.
The pity of 1t is that this perfectly
right and natural desire on the part
OF young people for fun too often finds
in our cities no healthy means for Its
satisfaction.
1--WE have been working for two
years for our policewoman bill, be-
cause we saw in the policewoman a
new and effective agent for the bet
ter protection of these children. We
do not want to enlarge our reforma-
tories for boys and girls; we want to