The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19
WOMEN ASGOODAS MEN
At Amy Rate They Can Hold
Meetings
As Ably and Transact Business
as Quickly.
This was Shown at the Meeting of the
Women's Free Silver Club Yester-
dav-It Concludes to Federate


On the third floor of 620 Kansas ave
nue. yesterday afternoon a permanent
free silver organization of women was
FORMED independent, and with the idea
aVoWed and prepared for Of extending
II to a state federation.
During the campaign a woman's sill
yer club was formed in Topeka and
it had sixty members. and this is what
1t has merged into by the action of the
meeting yesterday
Mrs. D. c. TillOtsOn is president Mrs.
Q. E. PurViance is treasurer and Grace
Hart is secretary
That a state federation OF these clubs
pe formed was talked of a week ago at
a regular meeting, but the final steps
have now been taken The officers
VIII remain the same until the next
semi-annual election next July.
The members present at the meeting
yesterday We're; Mrs. Z. "a. Sly, Mrs.
Matte Cochran, Mrs. J. J. Miller, Mrs.
sophia Hart Miss Griffin, Mrs. Burt,
Mrs F. L. Collins, Mrs w. =. Sly. Mrs.
@. E. Smith, Mrs z. S. Smith, Mrs. p.
L. Smith, Mrs. Jennie Henry, Mrs. H.
II. Davis, Mrs. j., r. Bartle, Mrs II. a.
Warner.
At the beginning of the meeting the
secretary read a letter from Mrs An
ME Diggs urging organization of a fed
GRAFTON of the clubs of the state as soon
as possible and asking the Topeka club
to take the lead.
Since the mems leagues of the state
on the 18th of January, Immediately
after the Inauguration of Governor
Leedys it is proposed to have the Wo-
mans clubs the federation meet here
at the same time and to have Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Bryan here also. Mrs.
Diggs says.
II desire to make my correspondence
with MI Bryan conform to the plans
of the club and prefer to have that
body take the matter in hand / think
they should act in conjunction with
the mems silver leagues and also con-
fer with the entire number of WOmen's
silver clubs in the state. I simply took
the initiative in order that the matter
might be under consideration by Mr..
Bryan and that we might not fail to
have him here during the season
The spirit of the letter was immedi-
ately taken up.
Mrs Henry. I move that it be made
the sense of this club that all the clubs
in Kansas be formed into a federation
as suggested.
Miss Griffin: I would suggest in that
connection that we include all the clubs
of the entire country and make it a ma
tiOnal affair.
Mrs. Miller: I would like to ask If it
is the intention to make this federation
entirely independent of the mems
leagues?
Mrs. TinOtsOn: It was my idea that
we include to begin with only women
We can then send delegates to the
mems leagues and join them later at-
ter we get organized
Miss Hart- L think it was Mrs Digs
idea that the WOmen's clubs federate
by correspondence and that the To-
peka club take the initiative in the fed
Grafton as the mems club meets here
in January and we could all meet to-
gether-
This, seemed discussion enough and
the resolution to federate the clubs of
the state carried unanimously
This settled, the matter of the Janu-
aTv state meeting came ID.
Mrs Henry. move that we instruct
the secretary to send out invitations
to the different women's Free Silver
clubs of the state asking them to join
us and send delegates to the state
meeting here in January.
Mrs. SLY; But how about their ex-
penses2
the treasury.
Mrs. Sly: 1t doesn't seem to me that
that viii so very far toward entertain
ing such q. large number of women as
Will come here.
Several of the ladies here explained
in chorus that it would not be cOmpul-
sorry that the visiting delegates be eX-
tensively entertained at the expense
Of the Topeka LADIES'
Mrs. Sly: But we must entertain
them or we can't ask them to come
Mrs. Miller; I want to ask if this or
ganizatiOn is to be Independent OF pO-
itical parties.
Mrs TillotsOn: Yes
Mrs Miller. Then 7 can get lots Of
ladies to join who viii help entertain
Mrs. Sly. 7 move that the secretary
send out invitations to all the . or 30
societies like ours and ask them to join
the federation and send delegates.
Mrs Henry: Why not issue call in
the leading papers of the state asking
that a WOmen's Free Silver club be
formed in every town in the state and
send delegates to the state meeting
which viii be held at Topeka on the
lar a %
Mrs. sly put this in the form of a mo-
ton and it carried
Mrs. TiIlotson: Now how about Mr.
Bryan's visit2 Do you think January
20 would be too early, or early enough2
Miss Hart: I had thought that the
best time to have Mr.. and Mrs Bryan
here would be Immediately after the
contest for state printer and state SEN
Mrs. Sly: think the goth is too late.
entirely The town viii be full of PEG
pie Immediately after the inauguration
and the state meetings and people can
not wait for the Goth nor Will they
come back. We had better have them
here while the people are here
Mrs Henry: I move that Mrs I'll
lOtson be made committee OF one to
see her husband and through him find
out when the men want MT. Bryan here
and report at the next meeting
Mrs. TihOtsOn: I viii try and see my
husband before the next meeting
This was pretty rough on Mr. Elliot
son but nobody noticed it.
1t was right here that the secretary
read a letter from the Bryan and
Leedy Silver Flambeau club asking for
the Endorsement of it's president, J. r.
Anderson. for the position Of assistant
adjutant general.
Miss Griffin. 1t doesn't seem to me
that it is wise in this club to indOrse
anybody for anything at this time. lit
would do no good and it might do
harm. We had better not do it and
I~aF al
times to indorse anybody for any Office
as a club
This sentiment was carried without
discussion and that is the greatest kind