Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-04
HAD A BUSY DAY
KANSAS CLUB WOMEN ARE PUTTING
IN FULL TIME.
THREE SESSIONS YESTERDAY
CARRIAGE TRIP TO FORT RILEY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
| Last Evenings Programme Given
Over to Music and Poetry-The
One Masculine Member of
the Federation Is on
Hand as Usual.
KANSAS CLUB WOMEN ARE PUTTING
IN FULL TINE.
THREE SESSIONS YESTERDAY
A CARRIAGE TRIP TO FORT RILEY
IN THE AFTERNOON.


cialO The second day of the annual conven
ton of the Kansas State Social Science
Federation included three sessions and 4
carriage trip to Fort Riley. This evenings
session, which was a musical and poetic
evening was an innovation in Western fed
Grafton programmes, and proved highly
successful.
Spring hats were below par during the
sessions to-day, for the occupants of the
seats in the rear declared their inability to
see through them. Very promptly they
came off and the glory of the new spring
costumes was somewhat dmmed. But in
their place the intellectual lights shone
more brightly.
1t is well dressed assembly. The Gym
les who caricature club women as typical
blue-stockings would be obliged to retire in
the face of the well-fitting tailor made
gowns. dainty silk shrtwaists, tiower-be-
decked hats and fluffy chiffon neckwear
worn by the Kansas women here as
sembled.
The s. A Haldeman travelling library is
placed in full view on the platform, where
it is the object of much interest.
A conspicuous figure in the assembly is
Mr.. G. P. Morehcuse, of the Shakespeare
| Club, of Council Grove. Mr.. Morehouse
has enjoyed the distinction of being the
only masculine element in this feminine
organization. for a number of years. He is
an enthusiastic member and wears phil
| osophic expression that is very impressive
| He seems to exercise the womans preroga-
tive of changing his mind. for he has been
noticed voting on both sides of question
with zeal worthy of emulation.
The second session of the Kansas Social
Science Federation convention was opened
| promptly at 9 O'Clock. Mrs. Peters, the
president, was presiding over a meeting
| of the executive board in the committee
rooms, so Mrs L. B. Kellogg, of Emporia,
presided over the general meeting.
| Mrs. Whitesides. of Hutchinson. opened
| the programme with an exquisite vocal
solo. Reports from district vice presidents
| were then called for. Mrs. d. W. Wilder.
| of Hiawatha, responded for the First dis
| trict, which includes forty clubs, of which
number Topeka furnishes thirty-one. To-
peka has al members of federated clubs.
The work of Leavenworths clubs in found
ing free public library was spoken of and
| commended
| Mrs. Paul r. Brooks, of Lawrence, re-
ported for the Second district, giving con-
else accounts of the work of the Lawrence
clubs. Mrs. Grace Potter Johnsons repor,
of the Third district was read by Mrs
Alden F. Huse, of Arkansas City, record
ing secretary of the Third district fedora.
ton. Mrs. j. L. Senior, of Waverly, gave
ar excellent resume of the work of the
year in the Fourth district. She relates
her experience in receiving letters from
other clubs under her supervision in az
amusing way Some of them," she said
were so chilly and distant that warmed
myself on the icicles on my piazza aftel
reading them. l had written to many non
the benefits of federation, the steps neces
sary to take, and the cost. In answer
received faraway requests for informal tiol
as to why they should join, what the!
have to pay Mrs. Senior spoke especiall,
of the enthusiasm of the Waverly womel
in municipal affairs. Schoolhouses are in
spected and kept clean; water pals AM
j, tincups secured, and an effort is bein!
! made to secure more Fairgrounds for tn
, school children.
the report of the Fifth district, in plac
. of Mrs. ]. P. White, who has removes
to Oklahoma. Mrs. G. w. Port gave tn
review of the Sixth districts work TO
Mrs. w. C. Perdue, who was unable to b
present.
! Mrs. George W. Winans, of Hutchinson
read letter from Mrs. G. w. Hodges, o
, the same city, excusing herself from sub
mitting report on account of sickness
AS preliminary, Mrs. Winans recon
: mended that physical examination be re
: qured before woman accepts an office
She regretted that she, of the whole feder
alton, was always obliged to play the rol
II
Mrs. j. NJ. Miller. of Council Grove, CAV
the report of the recording secretary. Mrs
G. W. Strickland, of Junction City, chair
man of the credentials committee. rea
the roll of delegates, reporting 129 alread
enrolled. The old question of the right o
individual members to exercise individua
rights in voting when also sent as dele
gates from federated clubs was trotted on
and received its usual exercise for an hou
or so. Mrs. Hale, of Kansas City, Kas.
Mrs. McCarter of Topeka; Mrs. Logan. o
n M.c
Moore, of Abilene; Mrs. Byington, o
Leavenworth; Mrs. Miner, of Hiawatha
Mrs. Gregg, of Burlington; Mrs; Thomp
son, of Topeka, and others. spoke to tn
question. The roll was called for votes
the result being that the voting question
changed. No woman can vote for hersel
and for the club she represents, hSvin
the privilege of voting but once.
Mrs. W. a. McCarter. of Topeka, opene
the afternoon programme with the repor
of the educational department. She re
viewed the work of the year and called o.
representatives from the different club
to tell what had been done in an altruisti
Rossetti circle Winfield. destitute hig
school girl has been adopted by the clu
and will be supported until her education
is finished.
Many clubs reported the establishment
of public libraries and the Leavenwort
Art League maintained for three months
| free art school for children who were un
able to pay for instructions. The Stock
| ton twentieth Century CluD mas 4 mem
ber on the school board, and has estat
lished free bureau for country distribu
ton of literature. Mrs. ]. d. McFar
land, Topeka. read paper on the cooper
Johnston, Topeka, told of her eNperienc
as a member of the. school board in Mir
neapolis and how she improved the san
tary conditions by insisting on CLEANLINESS
in the Easements of school buildings. Mr.:
Hattie S. Graves. Emporia; read an exec zee
| lent paper on industrial Education" Sh
believes firmly that lack of manual trair
ing is responsible for % the fac fact It that youn m
fessions. That the work of establishin
industrial departments in all the school
| must be done by women was asserted, an
Mrs. Graves enthusiastically recommends
Newman, Emporia, reported on the IL
dustrial Association of Emporia. Lift
girls and boys are taught sewing and sin
pie mechanical work.
Mrs. Johnston, Topeka, told the stor
| of the travelling library in Kansas. In d,
tail, from its earliest beginning. Mrs. Nj
preciative of Mrs. Johnston's work for ii
library system. They were passed unal
imously by a rising vote. Mrs. Hill Wi
son, Lawrence. recounted the legislati,
At $3.50 carriages. hacks, omnibuses ar
tallyhos were at the door waiting to tai
to the ladies to Fort Riley. Fifteen minute
4, later the long PROCESSION started ;, dow
lie vehicles IN line. many of them holding t.
n. or fifteen women. At Riley band conce
rs by the Sixth cavalry band was enjoye
IN Lemonade was served from the Officer
fe Club.
m To-nights programme was carried out
n follows:
at Music, piano solo. Mrs. Charles Glee
I'd Topeka.
At Department of music Miss Floren
r Rockwell, chairman.
e. Paper. THE Mission of Song" Mrs. Ga