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nominating committee by Mrs.
Charles H Clark, Miss Frances C.
Hays, president of the Contemporary
of Newark, nominated Miss Julie
Ward Healy, for the past two years
treasurer of that organization, as
treasurer of the federation. Mrs
Clark then declared that since seven
ty-seven clubs of the federation had
signed the nominating blank for Mrs
Fisk that the federation should stand
by her.
Mrs. Henry Dawson, former presi-
dent of the Contemporary, stated that
her club had not received a nominat-
ing blank. Mrs. Ropes suggested that
fyin such cases the club notify the fed
GRAFTON Immediately.
The Ticket.
Miss Healys nomination was
passed by the meeting and her name
added to the ticket which is as fol-
lows:
President Mrs. Charles w. Stock
ton, of Ridgeway; Mrs. George D.
Chenowith, of Woodbury.. Vice-pres
dent, Mrs. A. b. Proal, Woman's
Club, Nutley;, recording secretary
Mrs. Frank A. Bailey, New Era Club,
- Camden; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Brice Collard, Sunshine Society,
Jersey City; treasurer, Mrs. Charles
w. Fisk, Political Study Club, Or
ange; auditor, Mrs. Charles A.
~ Lathem, Woman's Club, Arlington;
7 state secretary to General Federation,
Mrs. Ropes.
Following the reports of the distict
presidents, the clubs were pre-
septed by Mrs. Stillman, Mrs. Ma
than Weinberg, of Newark, replied
for the Newark branch, Council of
Jewish Women The prolonged ap-
plause that greeted Mrs. Charles w.
Stockton, of Ridgewod, candidate for
the presidency, as she gave her re-
:, port on sociology, was taken to in
dicate the way the election for the
chief office will go tomorrow. The
suggestion of Mrs. Charles Brock,
cfvics chairman, that a chairman of
sub b-committee on junior civics be
appointed was passed by the fedora
tion.
Isaac Franklin RUSSELL chief Jus
tice of the Court of Special Sessions,
of New York, spoke this afternoon
before the club women of New Jer-
sey Childhood of the Modern
Penology." The way to prevent
crime, he said, is to check it in its in
ception, to kill the germ before 1t
has a chance to make criminals of
men and women.
Mrs. William T. Ropes, of Mont
clair, president of the federation, de-
ivered the presidents annual ad-
dress this afternoon. She was fol-
lowed by Mrs. J. B. Webb, who gave
d report on Industrial and social con-
ditions.
Election Committee Appointed.
, The interest of the closing minutes
of yesterdays session centred in the
appointment by the president of the
election committee, composed in ac-
cordance with the new constitution
of chairman and O representative
in each district from the members
present. The chairman is Mrs. M.
K. Kinsley, of Hoboken. and her as
sistants, Mrs. John Mather, Woman's
Club, Camden; Miss Antoinette
Mrs William Nichols. Womans
Club, South Amboy; Miss Van Lew,
Woman's Club, Flemington: Mrs. F,
A. Read, Mrs. c. W. Blue, of Cliff
side; Mrs. Edward Everett, Woman's
Club, Orange, and Miss Sophrina
Anderson, the Contemporary, New
ark.
The members of the election COM
fnittee are: Mrs. George w. Prall
of Lambertville, chairman; Mrs. Ed
:, ward Goldschmidt, Woman's Club
Upper Montclair, and Mrs. Charles
Adams, Woman's Club, of Hacken'
sack.
At the close of the session the
council of presidents was held ano
conferences of the music department
art. at which the subject was MAX
ing Art Democratic" and Con
servation and Literature"
At the last named the sub-com-
= m.ttee on drama, Mrs. Theodore
Sherwood Hope, chairman, urged
the observation by the clubs or the
Shakespeare tercentenary and sug-
gested a federation matinee in Wnlch
the clubs will compete with Shakes
neare scenes In the evening a meet
ing of the new Ex-Club. composed OF
members of present and past boards
(. of the federation, was held.
One of the incidents that ATTENDED
tba first meeting of the Ex-Club helo
last night at the Chalfonte indicates
the contest that will be waged When
the suffrage resolution is brought up,
as it is expected 1t Will pc 'o,iiu. .,,o,,.
morning. This club to which all mem
hers of the past and present board are
eligible. is organized for the purpose
of binding together more closely those
who have served the organization IN
an official capacity and is looked upon
with favor by all members. =,
When the meeting convened las'
night it was noticed that Mrs. Henry
Fl Dawson. of Newark, former
nresident of the federation and OF
the Contemporary Club, was no'
present. -, .h
Club?o The Star reporter asked MIS-
II am undecided" was the reply
"until 1 see what stand Is taken on
the suffrage question tomorrow. II
the federation indorses 1t certainly
won't ioin. as | do not desire 70 pe-
long to a suffrage organization.
The feeling is that If the members
present are permitted TO vote simply
as members and not as carrying out
the directions of their clubs the IN
81 dorsement will go through by an over
whelming majority.
MANY of the suffragists favor neu-
traIity, however, as they fear that the
question will cause strife within the
organization. The members OF the
present board were made the officers
Of the ex-Club AMI Miss Ada Fuller,
of Jersey City, chairman. Mrs. George
r. Philhoer, Of Nutley, and Mrs Brice
Collard, of Jersey City, were appoint
ed on the membership committee. All
= who Join before October will be made