People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-09
The Coming Seventh District MEETING

Inc coming Seventh District Meeting.
November s, 8 and 10 have neen
selected BY the Kansas Seventh dis
trlct federation of clubs for IT'S an
nual meeting at Wellington The
Importance Uf this Organization -
best realized by a summary of itS
town aud club representation:
WeiIlngtoD-Cary circle, Prentis
club. PnarOs club. 80
HutchiGson-Woman's club. Dom-
eSIlc Science Clue.
MlchiIa-Hypatia, Wichita Musi.
cal CLUB, ChautauQua Alumni asSo-
Gallon, AStraea.
NewtOn-Themian, Ladies, Read
ing circle, Art Union.
SterI!ng-HOme Culture club. NJ. /
Observation-Disclosures club.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Century
Twentieth Century, Shakes peare club
Larned-POrtia club.
Meade-Arena club.
McF herSon-b Biographical Reading
circle, Ladies Progressive Reading
Literature club.
Harper-SOcial and Study club.
Pratt-Coterie.
Lyons p. E. o.
Kiusiry-WOman's club.
Mulyal e-Nineteenth Century cir
Gle.
La CrosSe-Reyiew club.
The convention will open next
Wednesday evening, at s o'clock at
the Presbyterian church with an sd-
dress of welcome by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Car
son OF Wellington and response fol-.
lows on behalf OF visiting guests by
Mrs. Anna Jones OF Lyons. Mrs. IA.
Fontrou, president Of the federation,
gives the annual address, and Mrs. w.
H. Maddy reads an original poem.
The evening then assumes a purely
social phase in the way Of reception.
Routine work is taken up Thursday
morning and the department OF edu-
cation placed first on the programme.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Turner presides as de-
narlmtnt chairman, and the papers,
Manual Training and "ShOuld Par
ents Choose the Life Work of Their
Children" will be read by Mrs. r. J.
Parker Of Newton and Mrs. +. J.
Davis Of Larned, Mrs. AL Weatherly
OF Harper leads the discussion.
Mrs. Annetta E. Bond of Sterling,
Mrs. Cora G. Lewis Of Kinsley and
Mrs. 6. W. Winans OF Hutchinson
contribute to the home department
feature Of the convention and the de-
partment "a literature is assigned.
Mrs. Belle W. Burkett of Kingman,
Mrs. LOra R. Priddy, Wichita,
Mrs. Mary D. Bruce, Sedgwick,
Miss Grace Hull Groves, La Crosse,
Mrs. Keren II. Buck, Kingman,
Mrs James Humphreys, Junction
City,
Mrs, Noble PreDtis, Kansas City.
Art will be considered at the even
ing session, and Mrs. Roland P. Muir
dock, president of the Twentieth Cen
fury club, and Mrs. s. F. Teller OF
Wichita will present the leading
papers. Music, that harmonious &C
compartment Of art, will be reviewed
in ballad paper by Mrs. Houston
Whiteside Of Hutchinson.
Friday mornings programme, as an
nounced, will be Of special interest.
The papers, "a Problem by Mrs.
John W. Roberts of Hutchinson, and
Is the Advancement OF Woman Max.
l1g Our Homes Happier" by Mrs.
Mary F. Allmon Of Pratt, are well
chosen with view Of bringing out |
discussions and practical effects.
The officers Of the federation are:
President-Mrs. ]. A. Fontron, |
Hutchinson.
Vice presidents-Mrs. Ada B. Gas
XII, Sterling; Mrs. j. P. Ramseyer,
Newton.
Secretary-Mrs, F. H. Carpenter,
Treasurer-Mrs. H. F. Smith, Wei
ington.
Executive committee-Mrs. FOn-
ron, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. H. +.
smith.
Entertainment-Mrs. c. Z. Hitch
,ock, chairman, Wellington.
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