The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-15
woMAN,s own CONVENTION.
The Entertaining Sessions OF the Social
Science Club.


The Entertaining Sessions OF the Social
Science Club.
Kansas City Star: People who labor
under the impression that women, alone
and unaided, can't carry on conven-
ton should slip into the Social Science
convention on the other side OF the
Kaw and take few object lessons. 1t
is not often that as bright lot of wo-
men can be found in one assembly, and
despite the title bias bleu applied to
many OF them, it is a fashionably at
tired body. 1t was asserted by an east
ern woman present that for conven-
ton of thinking, writing women, it
could discount Boston women conven-
ton three to one on dress and general
appearance, and though the western
woman's tongue may trippingly attack
the pollysyllabic sentences OF her Bos-
ton sister. she can work all around her.
''Why, said the lady, II know Kansas
woman who can prepare lecture on
the origin OF the Cliff jewellers and their
| relation to the prehistoric races, get
dinner for eight people and write two
columns OF editorial for the weekly
paper her husband is supposed to edit
while her sister of the Baked Bean city
is getting ready her thesarurus, die
tionary, cyclopedia and hints to
writer's and polishing her spectacles.'
The various professions are well rep
resented in the convention. There
several newspaper women, number OF
doctors, at least one lawyer and several
college professors. while the literary
workers, those who burn the midnight
oil, are numerous. The president OF
club Mrs. L. B. Kellogg of Emporia, is
a sweet voiced, plump little woman,
with merry brown eyes, and enjoys the
proud distinction OF being the first and
only woman to hold the position of as
sistant attorney general OF q great
state. Of course this was in Kansas,
known to the world as wOman's para
| disc.
The secretary OF the club is Mrs.
George G.. Wilder of Manhattan. Mrs.
Wilder is a newspaper woman OF some
| fifteen years standing. She does an
endless grind of Sunday school stuff Tor
lot of religious newspapers and maya
zines, has class of forty grown up
boys in Sabbath school, is secretary oil
half score of clubs and societies, has
an enormously large correspondence,
vet keeps house and looks well after her
husband and two children. She isn't
thin or cranky either, but portly,
kindly faced middle aged. woman who
will never grow any older, and who has
a smile and pleasant greeting for every
body. Among the other newspaper
members are Mrs. Noble Prentls o.
Newton. Mrs. Willis Lord Moore Ol
Hutchinson and Mrs. Flora 2. Hogbin
of Sabetha.
The Fort Scott History class, which
is famous organization. is present In
body. The members are: Mrs. Charlie;
Haines, president; Mrs. E. b. Fletcher
secretary, and Mesdames Eugene F
Ware. r. B. Mitchell, NJ. A. Water
man. II. L. Page, Grace Manlove, Ell
mer Goodlander and Miss Mary Bar
low.
The bright and capable members o
the medical profession are Mrs. DIR.
Jones of Leavenworth. Mrs. DIR. l.
Noun, Mrs. DR.. Dibble and Miss DR.
Avis Smith, while the list of those whit
may be said to learn their living" b.
their literary efforts number twenty o.
more. On the roster of these presen
and taking an active part, are tn
names of several women who are lead
ers in society and one of the members
Mrs. Mary II. Ford. is the author OF
new novel, Which Will VIM" whicl
has just found its way to the reviewer
desk.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Flora 2
Hogbin discussed 1.-THE Return of tn
Odalisk," and figuratively speaking
stirred up the animals. She scored TIT
stage, "scorned such vapOrings OF In
fanny as Camille and Cleopatra" dashed
Bernhardt and covered skirt dancers
and the ballot so deep with the ignOm
my of her wrath that had a premier
danseuse been gyrating before her. thu
nimble kicker wouldn't have know
whether she was displaying her charms
in silk tulle skirts and dimond neck
lace or riding habit and trousers. II
the discussion that followed there wer'
fifty women who held fifty differen
views and all talked at once.
Miss Nav Gleason of Lawrence, tn,
elocutionist who will be remembered b.
Kansas City people as performer in
pretty skirt dance recently, got tn
, floor and held it till she explained tina
the people got from theatrical manager
exactly what they asked for. If the.
wanted Denman Thompson's "Ol'
Homestead. they got it. II they wante'
Cleopatra" and would pay enough TO
its gorgeousness and vOluptuOusnes:
they got that. Mrs. Noble Prenti
sided with Mrs. Hogbin and deplore'
: the sensual realism of the moderl
drama. and reproduction of ancient in
famies. Mrs. NJ. II. Ford defended tn
. stare with great yipOr