Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-13
FEDERATED CLUBS CONVENTION.
State Meeting to Be Held in Junction
City Next Month.


Kansas federated clubs has completed
its work and the full text of each days
themes proves careful supervision and
disposition to give to every depart
ment a concise and impartial hearing.
Abilene's club women expect to at
tend in large numbers and will have
a most enjoyable time.
An interest out Of the usual which
attaches to this convention is the fact
that it is to be held in "really and
truly" woman's own club house-the
property Of the Ladies Reading club
of junction City, through the kind
ness Of Major Bertrand Rockwell.
The first session will be called to
order Tuesday, May 2, at 8 P. m.
After the invocation by Mrs. S. M.
Barnes, Mrs. r. S. Scott welcome Wis.
iting clubs and the response to the
courtesy is given by Mrs. ]. +. Gar
yer of Topeka. The president, Mrs.
S. R. Peters of Newton, addresses the
federation. The remainder of the
afternoon and part of Wednesday
morning are taken up with reports
from officers and chairmen of depart.
ments. Philanthrophy is then intro
duced by Mrs, G. A. Huron of Topeka
and its discussion is limited to three
minute talks.
"Education, the subject announced
for Wednesday afternoon, in charge
of Mrs. W. A. McCarter of Topeka, is
to be considered with reference to the
needs of schools and how club women
may best meet these demands. Mrs.
Hattie Graves of Emporia is assigned
a paper on "Industrial Education. :"
and Mrs. W. A. Johnston of Topeka
reports the progress of the.ibrary de-
partment.
A poetic evening is the interesting
announcement for Wednesday at 8
o'clock, Mrs. Castor Boyd's paper,
1.-The Mission of Song will be sup
plemented by poetic symposium,
with Mrs. H. W. Roby chairman.
This includes the following Numbers;
Essay and poem -"The Study of the Tech
mic of Poetry" ......,. Mrs, Roby, Topeka
Poems Their Close lnwoven Hands,
"When Fair Dreams Change. ......
......... Mrs, Alice A. Chambers, Chanute
Poems My Boy of Twenty-Five
'LAmor' Mrs. Salie +. Toer, Wichita
poem-"The Baby Shoes .......,".....
...........Mrs, G. W. Hodges, Hutchinson
First the Worst ."...,,..,.",,
..........Miss Sara Schmucker, EldoradC
Sonnet, from the German of Koerner--
1.-THE Marble Ehigy of Queen Louisa"
........"rs. Francis S. Carruth, Lawrence
loem-"A Study dn color. ..-.........
........Mrs q. X, Raber, Junction City
Ioem-"Fowers and Weed" ....,,n,
Miss Amanda 7. Jones, Junction city
Poem-"The Ladye's Tragedy ,.,. ...,
Miss Florence H. Snow, Neosho Falls
Thursday forenoon will be devoted
to "Household Economies and mis-.
cellaneous topics. Papers will be
contributed by Mrs. j. A. Hale, Kan,
sas City, Kas., and Mrs. W. A. White
of Emporia. A discussion that prom
ises to be of special interest is 1.-The
Social Significance of Wcismanism, y
led by Mrs. Anna Fontron of Hutchin'
son. Various points of club work
are to be considered in a Round Table
session as follows;
"From the Literary Club It's Practical
Helpfuness' -Led by Mrs. A. g. Bond, sa-
lima
"From the Department Club How Con-
ducted'- by Mrs, Frank Funk, Nicker.
son.
"How to Place Art in the Public Schools
Led by Mrs. X. =, Murdoch, Wichita
"Do Clubs Get Best Results from Their
Own progranl,f"-Lcd by Mrs. G. ". Port
Beloit,
"Work for Country 'Clubs"-Led by Mrs
Trego, sedgwlck
Mrs. j. P. Logan of Ottawa will
preside over the literature session
Thursday afternoon and speakers in
that department are, Miss Evelyn
Dudley Of Leavcnworth' Mrs K. A.
Harris of Ottawa, Mrs. r. 5, Black
and Miss Ethel Essex. Mrs. j. S.
Benton Of Fort Scott and Mrs. l.. s,
Scott of Saltwater will present theil
view of 1.-The Club and the Woman.
The election of officers will be held
during the afternoon and in the even
ing "Art" will receive its formal rec
ognition as department work. Mrs
70. A. Reach Of Wichita will give al
illustrated paper on Ceramics" anc
there will be a report OF what thu
American artist is doing in line, colol
and mosaic, stained glass and surface