34 Prockedings 01^ Ninth Annual Meeting 



The state federation I will speak of first, as that includes the 

 many clubs of the state, and whatever the federation does each 

 club contributes its share. 



1. The federation financed and took charge of the work in 

 the Pines until the state finally took it over. 



2. A large community house was purchased at Camp Dix, 

 refurnished as a club for the boys, where they met and sang and 

 talked and laughed and were made to feel at home by the good 

 club women in charge. A cook was secured who, with his wife, 

 made coffee, crullers, sandwiches and pie for the boys. , The clubs 

 paid for all this, and if yoii could hear the boys speak of the 

 ^'haversack," as it was called, you would know the women did a 

 great work toward making a little lio-hter the heavy, lonesom.e 

 hearts the boys carried. 



3. The MacDowell Memorial at Peterborough, Vt., was the 

 next year's interest. 



Musicians who wish more training and chance for composition 

 request admission. The federation built a house and furnished it 

 for New Jersey composers. 



4. Last, but not least, in these past two years has the federation 

 given to the state its new federation hall at the New Jersey Col- 

 lege for women. I believe the hall is to be dedicated in June of 

 this 3^ear and is to be used as a science hall. 



Four great things done by the state federation in the imme- 

 diate past. The work and the money all coming from the indi- 

 vidual clubs. 



5. Clubs have established day nurseries all over the state. 

 When our club wished to start this work we secured the presi- 

 dent of the federation of day nurseries to speak to us. She told 

 us we must have $t,ooo before we could think of starting. This 

 was a little discouraging to a new club, but, like aM things, if the 

 club women want a thing they unite and work for it. We secured 

 the $1,000 in two-dollar memberships, formed a board, hired the 

 matron, secured and furnished a small house and started a day 

 nursery. It has been a great success. We now own our own 

 building, money secured to buy it by a drive in which the club 

 women and their friends all worked for something they wanted. 



It is now in a flourishing condition, with plenty of money to 

 run it, secured by the women through a yearly drive the first 

 weeks in May. Another great thing which the women have done 

 through their efforts. 



6. Another big work for the city is its playgrounds estab- 

 lished and taken care of by woman's club. When well organized 

 it was taken over hy the city, but the club now furnishes the board 



