The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-09
WEEK IN SOCIETY
MISS MABEL MILLIS0N WRITES OF
THE FEDERATION MEETING.

tertain Young Friends - Richmond.
Frazier NuptiaIs-Week's Social Swirl
in wichita and Out of it-A Pleasant
Surprise to Thomas Davis - What
Wichita People do Week Days and Even
fngs just for Fun.
Miss Mabel Mill:son, president OF the
Hypatia club of this city, has returned
from Hutchinson, and gives this account
OF the LAST meeting of the State Social
Science Federation:
Maybe you think there were not some
tired women today, for i actually tires
one TO have even a jolly good time, and
more than one Uranium feels TOO small
for all the good things crammed n l
really think that it would be better +
we had fewer papers at our conventions
so that We might stand some show Of
digesting them. Why. IT is matter or
examining from beginning to end, + one
attends all the sessions. and, If 1t were
rot for the witty sayings of some of the
members. it would tend TO grow quite
r.resone. indeed.
One OF the brightest, wittiest and most
oopular members OF the Whole meeting
was Mrs. John NJ. Hale OF Kansas City,
Kan. OF medium height, with brown
hair and eyes, a sharp yet good natured
face. she was not particularly striking
in looks, but when she rose N her
peculiarly slow manner, with a sort or
final increase OF three inches in her
height, and the muscles about her
mouth commenced 10 tw:tch, a broad
smile settled on the faces Of the audi
ence, always followed by prolonged
laughing at some OF her witty remarks.
Even her peculiar nasal tone became an
attraction. One woman called her a
verstable "Sol Smith Russell" Mrs.
Hale is a literary woman Of some note,
an efficient officer, faithful friend, and
n most pleasant companion.
She was telling us how the Kansas
City clubs got their public library. At
ter much thought and worry a plan was
decided upon. Waiting on the city Of
ficers night and day, they finally sue
cceded in getting the dog tax, which
amounts TO between three and four
thousand dollars per annum. The sal
airy of the dog catcher was, Of course,
deducted Kansas City has 5000 dogs
for $1,000 people. AS matter Of fact
the Kansas City people know how to ap-
prec.ate Their dogs.
Mrs Sallie Toler, our own townswo-
man. has also wide popularity. 1t JUS
happened that she was not made presi-
M t,,,S r,,1
elected one Of four to represent our state
at the Biennial of the General Fedora
ton at Denver next year. Mrs. Nc
Clrntock Of Topeka was elected pres
dent, and we are to meet at Ottawa
next year.
When one begins to tell Of the lovely
women present at our meeting, II is very
hard TO know just where to quit, and LEI
me whisper a. little fact to you. Oul
women really had sense enough TO take
off their large hats when any one wa:
behind them. and they We're not com
PEELED to by any law, nor Kissing crowd
either.
Why? Because yellow and brown
were chosen as the state colors, SONS
actually objected because yellow wa:
the suffrage color, 50 you see how con-
servative we are, and many a womer
had neglected her duties entirely, OF
failed TO be present. when sickness OIL
home duties detained her. SO one mus
not think that women's clubs are
pga:nse but for the home. AS Mrs
Henrotin, president of the General Fed
Grafton. said, Woman reaches out one
hand for the college gown, and the 9th
er for the little child"
A plea for even a slight study OF ar
and not general throwing OF respon.
s,olity upon the children was made by
Newton artist An amusing anecdott
was told of a little girl who was very
fond OF drawing and was always beg
ging for a subject. One morning, after
the usual coaxing, the mother suggest
I'd the "Old Oaken Bucket" abou
which the Little one was very fond o.
singing. Later on. when the picture wa:
presented to the establishment Of hel
mother, the child was asked to explain
the meaning of the three large ring: