The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
WOMAN'S WORK.
Topeka Club Which is Organ
lied on Practical Lines.
Will Do Good Where There is
an Opportunity.
AN OPEN MEETING.
OPEN MEETING.
Mr.. John T. CLANCY is Treated
to a Surprise.
Some Fashion and Other Sug-
gestions For Society People.

noon in Institute hall. The attendance
was quite large as the members of all
the departments were invited, with the
privilege of taking a friend.
After the programme tea and waters
were served from a daintily spread ia
BILE in the corner
The meeting was presided over by the
president Mrs. c. s. Baker and was
opened with a piano solo by Miss Ora
ham, Mrs. NJ. L. Chamberlain, leader
OF the art department, gave brief out
line of the work done in that depart
ment, after which she read an instruc-
tive paper on Art"
She said: We do not want Italian
art. its day is past; we do not want
German art with its high ideals, nor
French art with its frivolity and Ii
cense. but what we do want is clean,
Individual American art"
A vocal solo by Miss Emma Dennis
was much enjoyed, after which Mrs
w A Dickinson, a member of the art
and music department, read short pa
per. fun Of pretty thoughts, part or
which were in verse.
Mrs. c. s. Baker read an original
poem, written for the occasion; Miss
Pond played piano solo. and Dr. Mary
E Stewart, general secretary or the
club. gave an outline of the club work.
The Woman's club was organized about
a year ago and was modelled after the
ing extensive work in that city. There
are four departments. art and htera-
ture. household economics, music and
philanthropy and reform.
Each department has some particu-
lar line OF work. though all are not yet
perfectly organized. Sheriff Cook has
said that the prisoners in the county
Jail and the city prison would be bene-
fitted by good music, and in time the
music department will doubtless take
up this work
The departments Of philanthropy and
reform are doing the most practical
work; in the early winter an industrial
school was organized, with Mrs. Thorpe,
the police matron. as leader. The school
meets every Saturday afternoon and
has a membership of 35 or 40; the at
tendance is not so large now as 20 of
the members have found employment
through their connection with the
school The girls are taught to sew and
IL is remarkable the improvement many
of them have made in a short time At
present the girls are engaged in making
dresses for themselves The Topeka
merchants have been liberal and dOna-
ted much material for the girls to work
with
Mrs. Daniels and Mrs Seers who are
actively enga aged in this work, told some
of their experiences and both said that
If more women would help in the
school much more could be accomplish
ed.
The programme was closed with
Coy. which was encored- Mrs. J. P
Howe, Mrs. W. A. Dickinson and Mrs
Cavert composed the committee which
had charge of the decorating. and the
hall never looked better. The club col
ors are purple and white and draperies
of these were over the pictures, doors
and windows The piano was draped in
white and caught up with great clus-
tiers of purple wistaria-
An Early Picnic.
was given Wednesday at Keith's tract,
east of Potwin.
Those in the party were: Miss Daisy
Sherman, Miss Ivah Davis, Miss Edna
McClintOck, Miss Edna Crane, Miss
Ella Scovill Miss Jeanette Lord, Miss
Susie Gay. Miss Bessie Stewart, Mr..
Walter Smith. Mr.. Charlie LagerstrOm,
Mr.. Tom Frost, Mr.. Kurtz KeIlam. Mr..
Dorr Norton. ME- Lawrence Chamber
lain. Mr. George Esterley and Mr.. Gull
ford Dudley. Mr.. and Mrs. r. K. ia
misOn chaperoned the party
MIR. Cheney Surprised.
A surprise party is often anything
but a surprise" but Mr.. John 7. Cha
ney's friends claim the distinction of
having caught that gentleman of his
guard
Wednesday was Mr. Chaney's birth
day and Mrs. CLANCY decided TO invite
q few of his gentlemen friends to a six
O'Clock dinner and to spend the even
ing in honor of the occasion. 1t was
left to the ingenuity of his friends to
take Mr.. CLANCY by surprise.
Tuesday a young man walked into
Mr.. Chaney's office and invited him TO
go to Tecumseh the following day after
business hours on a fishing expedition.
There was nothing strange about that.
and Mr.. Clancy accepted the invitation.
The two men started for Tecumseh
at 4:30 in the afternoon on Wednesday
and about the same time an era of
activity commenced among MI Cha
ney's friends who had been notified that
the expedition had started. They Wis
tied toy stores and purchased all the
tin whistles to be had and finished by
securing a miniature bass drum
When Mr. CLANCY reached the fish
ing ground he became somewhat OBJ
streperous and refused TO start for
home when requested. His chaperon
was afraid of being too insistent and
the hour fixed for the assembly had
long passed when the two men started
for Topeka By hard driving they
reached the CLANCY homestead a half
hour late. Mr. CLANCY insisting on stop
ping down town to eat at a restaurant.
Mr.. CLANCY walked into his house.
and as he entered the door the tin
horn band" struck up. The serenade
might not be entitled to be called artis-
tic. but it served to increase the dis
comhture of the victim, who stood help
less before his guests.
Lieutenant Governor H. E. Richter
ofhciated as bass drummer and he kept
time to the music like a veteran On one
END of the drum was painted the words
Hot Foot Band - T F Doran ma
nipulated a horn six inches long. upon
which was perched a large rooster E
r Morton acted as drum major and
swung the baton with rhythmic grace,
while J. E Larimer accompanied on the
piano Councilman w S CLANCY
played tin flute as well as anyone
can.
Inc gentlemen were invited to the
table as soon as they could be persuad-
ed to stop playing and an elaborate
course dinner was served
In an appropriate speech T. F. Doran
presented Mr.. CLANCY with a sword