The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-02
TOPEKA CLUBWOM MEN.
Delegation to State Federation
Meeting Left Today.

The Topeka delegation OF the Kansas
Federation of Women's Clubs, Whlcn
opens its fourth convention at junction
City this afternoon. left today Tor tla1
city to attend the meeting
Every year marks the progress OF the
club movement in Kansas, ana every
year the cynic who sconed al the Wohl-
ans club and called it fad IS more
clearly convinced that it has come 10
stay
The Kansas State Federation is COM
posed of nearly one hundred CLUBS num-
boring about four thousand members
and is now starting on its htth year
work In comparison with other stare
declarations. Kansas occupies the Iore-
most ranks: her departments are not SO
numerous but in club work. as IN All
other things she undertakes, Kansas -
wide awake and up to date
The Federation OF Kansas owes much
TO Mrs. Laura E Scammon, who was
president Of the old Missouri and KAN
sas Social Science Federation, from
which originated the present State Fed
Grafton
The Kansas State Federation has been
fortunate in having as presidents WoIL-
en- Of rare mental power and unusual
executive ability The first president
was Mrs. l. B. Kellogg OF Emporla;
she was followed by Mrs Willis LORD
Moore OF Hutchinson, Mrs j. c. NC
CIintock of Topeka and Mrs 3 X
Peters OF Newton
The fourth annual meeting Of the
Kansas State Federation convened AT
Junction City this afternoon The all
absorbing question discussed by the cluo
women today is, Nv no Will be the next
PRESIDENT Mrs Bertrand Rockwell OF
Junction City. whose name was sus-
seStAd has positively declined TO ap-
pear as 2. candidate
At the meeting Of the Ladies' Reading
club Of Junction City last week Mrs
nj
ed as a candidate for the Office Mrs
Humphrey is an experienced club WOrn-
an and writer she is the author OF
The SQuatter Sovereign or Kansas III
the F'ffties'' which met with a large
sale For some time she was editor or
the wOman's department OF the Kansas
AgOra, and contributed frequently 10
eastern as well as Kansas newspapers
Mrs Humphrey was an early member
of the Social Science club Of Kansas
and Missouri and was one OF the foun-
ders Of the Ladies' Reading club of
Junction City, one of the oldest Kansas
clubs.
Mrs Humphrey will receive the hearty
support of the Topeka delegates, but
there are other parts Of the state yet to
hear from. and Who will be the next
PRESIDENT" is still an unsOlved question
The Topeka delegation left Topeka at
noon today, and was composed OF Mrs
A. H. Thompson. Mrs Jonathan Thorn
as, Mrs. Willis Merton, Mrs J. K Hud-
son, Mrs. A Hammatt, Mrs H O. Car
vey. Mrs. J b Bartholomew, Mrs Har-
rison Morgan. Mrs s N. Wood. Mrs.
]. c. 8IcCIntock. Mrs. C. J. Brown, Mrs.
Willard Hall. Mrs Horace Hall, Mrs.
C G. COlburn, Mrs J. D. Mcfarland,
Mrs Eugene z. Ware, Mrs Herbert
Armstrong. Mrs. NJ G. Hiskey, Mrs.
Ralph Squires. Mrs W. A Dickinson,
Mrs. J. P Howe, Mrs A A Robinson,
Mrs NJ L Cham berlain. Mrs H W.
Roby, Mrs. John E. Lord, Mrs. NJ. A
Low, Mrs. John Mowers, DR.. Mary E
Stewart, Mrs. Dell Keller. Mrs Albert
Watkins, Mrs. W. A Blood, Mrs. o. F.
Sawyer Mrs W. s. Charles, Mrs. L. H
Stricken, Mrs Annie L Digs. Mrs W.
w kitcheI, Mrs. Henry Hull. Mrs C
D. Skinner, Mrs D. w. Nellis, Mrs
George D Hale, Mrs w. A. Johnston.
Mrs. ". A McCarter. Mrs. A. H HOr-
ton. Mrs 7. F. Carver. Mrs. G. A.
Huron, Mrs VIII Lacey. Mrs. Frank
Montgomery, Miss Mabel Hills. Mrs.
H c. Stafford and Mrs. W. H. Davis.