Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-05-21
State Federation
Wonners Clubs

Mrs. G. H. Frew, Mrs Roedeles, Mrs
Beans and Mrs. Speyer. A number
also, from GrantwOod and Cliffside at
; tended the meeting. The following
were features that were given atten
ton:
Time: Eight p. m. Wednesday, May
II, to p. M, Saturday, May H..
Place: Haddon Hall and the Chal-
fonte, Atlantic City.
Features of the convention were,
first, department reports and confer
ences.
Education
Mrs. Helen Ameisen of COllingswood,
chairman, said: Education starts in
the home. Education in the state
is as high as the standard of the poor
est school in the rural districts. Edu-
cational bills for improving conditions
have failed because the public did nor
understand. Study your home
conditions and act accordingly"
Civics
The Hon. Frances Perkins OF New
York, in speaking for this department,
said: Labor problems have become
serious because the economic basis has
changed more rapidly than the social
structure. The home is no
longer the thing referred ito by our
grandmothers. 1t is no longer the CEN
| ter of production. Young people will
stay in it only as it leads them to a
higher life. Under the old system the
creative outlet was found in work
done for a living; labor in factories is
| monotonous. We must recognize in
social work the necessity of creative
| outlet which makes for happiness.
Isn't it happiness that makes people
good?"
Home Economics
Mrs. A. Louise Andrea, recognized
| by the U. S. government as the leading
authority on "Dehydration,' said that
drying" was not "dehydration," but
an inferior method of preserving food,
and that dehydration was superior to
canning in that it saves fuel, heat,
waste, work, time, money. A machine
at s25 and up will soon be put on the
market which can be used for deny
drafting fruit, meat, fish and vegeta-
bles. A complete exhibit of foodstuffs
was shown before and after dehydrat-
ing and restoration. Full information
| in time for use this season can be Sc
cured from the chairman, Mrs. Nj. G..
Gross Crawford.
The Big Federation Project
| The erection of new science build
ing for the New Jersey College for
Women at New Brunswick has been
! the aim of all the federated clubs dur
| ing the past year. Through the action
of the convention the success of this
project is assured.
Presidents Night
Presidents Night will be the most
beautiful memory of the convention OF
1921. Led by Mrs. Margaret 7. Yard
ley, the beloved first president of the
federation, past and present preSl-
dents, with Mrs. Arthur B. Proal at
their head, came down the central
aisle of beautiful Vernon Room Friday
night to the inspiring strains OF
america the Beautiful" AS the first
president of twenty-Seven years ago
and the present president reached the
luted each other hush of something
like awe at the significance and beauty
of the scene fell upon the crowded
room. Slowly, gracefully. each presi-
dent Saluted as she reached the front
of the hall and passed to the place as
signed to her until on the platform
were grouped Mrs Proal, in the center
with past presidents, the two vice
presidents of the federation and, the
eight district vice presidents at either
side; on the floor thanking the platform
the almost countless presidents of the
clubs of the various districts.
After long TO be remembered words
of greeting by Mrs. Yardley and the
president and the vice presidents Mrs
Clayton D. Lee of Maplewood and Mrs
Fl. H. Clark of Woodbury. introduced
the leaders of their districts, who
made their annual reports. Sixteen
new clubs were then presented, max
ing the total number of federated clubs
30.
The big surprise of the evening was
received by Mrs. William T. Ropes OF
Montclair, retiring seventh district vice
president, when Mrs. Proal, in the
name of the federation, presented Mrs
Ropes with an exquisite basket OF
flowers in recognition of twelve years
of devoted service as chairman of de-
partments, as vice president, as ppesi
dent and for the last three years as
seventh district vice president.
A reception, followed by collation.
at which the members of the fedora
ton were the guests of the hotel man
agement, closed the evening.
The nine district vice presidents
elected for a term of three years are
Mrs. J. HI. Rowbotham of Ceilings
wood, first; Mrs. Howard w. Mitchell
of Vineland, second; Mrs. Charles A
Prickett of Metuchen, third; Mrs. Kat.
rine w Chase of Pennington fourth