The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-16

meeting of the city federation Friday
forenoon Th1rty-Six were there at the
opening and the number swelled to a.
out of a possible So
Business was delayed for a few mo-
mentS by the non-appearance of the
secretary and the chairman of the com
mittee on nominations, but the chair
called the house at once to discussion of
motlon TO pledge the support of the
federation to a piano recital by August
Hyllested, a Danish pianist of Chicago.
This pledged support means only,
however, that any member of the fed
Grafton VINO feels like it, may buy a
ticket TO the recital for so cents (out-
siders being allowed the same privilege)
and that the bills for the occasion shall
be paid out of the general treasury
rms sort OF support has been rather
disastrous to the treasury in the past,
but the federation has golden hopes for
the future, and will make a strong eff
fort to keep the expenses down to 500.
one woman had an exceedingly prac'
teal plan OF supporting Mr.. Hyllested.
1t was TO rent Library hall for an after
noon at 50, dispense with advertising
barring the necessary announcements,
charge each member of the federation
with a ten cent ticket the outsiders to
pay % cents and really give the enter
tainment the support of the. federation.
The members having paid for their
tickets, would no doubt, many of them,
be there; the outsiders would be CRATE
full to an organization which afforded
them so cheaply such a pleasure, and
the federation would have given one of
its excuse for being, "a chance for Gull
ture," and would feel the invigorating
inspiration of a good deed, and the ben
ef1cent results that flow from real fed
Grafton The way to federate is to fed
crate.
The chairman of the nominating COM
mittee being now present, gave her re-
port, presenting the names of Mrs. HUI
ron, Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Whitney, Miss
Curry on reception committee; Mrs.
Poindexter, Mrs. Tillotson, Mrs. Case,
on press committee. (Mrs. Snow was
afterwards added to this committee at
the request of Mrs. Poindexter.)
Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Sheldon, Mrs. Bow
man on the programme committee.
A desire was manifested on the part
of some of the delegates to pledge the
federation to the entertainment of the
visiting members of the Kansas Acade-
my of Languages and Literature Whlcn
meets at Washburn college the z9th OF
April. There was a very weak vote at
first but when it was finally explained
that the delegates were only to vote
that anybody who might wish to 90
so. might entertain the visitors IL
The glad spirit that made Artenus
Ward willing to sacrifice all his W1fe,s
able bodied relations was apparently
very much in evidence.
A committee composed of Mrs. Gar
retson, Mrs. j. Thomas and Miss Hor-
ner, was appointed to hunt up PED ana
board for the Kansas Academy Oh Aan-
guage and Literature.
The cause of the Y. W. c. A. was
next presented. They were represented
as very much in need of financial help
at this time, and renewed a request
they had made last year, for some as
sistance in money from the federation
The matter had been discussed in some
of the clubs and the Chaldeans, &C
cidentaIs and W.TK. reporting against
it, the motion for their support was lost
nv tO1RrablV unanimous vote.
The Spalding Reading Circle sent a
very cordial invitation to the members
of the federation to the reception to be
given by them to Monsignor Conaty at
Institute hall Monday afternoon from
8 to 5,
Some establishment and dismay was
caused by the discovery that several
amendments made to the constitution at
the last meeting were unconstitutional.
The right of voting, which had been
given to associate, memb erS, was taken
away, causing the dreadful suspicion to
fasten itself upon some delegates minds
that the federation was really and truly
without any officers at all, but finally
the disquiet was smothered over by
some one making motion that the fed
Grafton remain in statu quo until the
next regular meeting, which occurs in
June.
The "Our Neighborhood club" was adj
nitted to membership, and the Nv ON
ems club which also desired admiS-
sion but had neglected to observe the
constitutional requirements, was asked
to gets its papers in readiness for the
next meeting.
The city federation with some anxious
thoughts of the approaching dinner
hour and a feeling of infinite relief from
business cares, then adjourned.