People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-16
Federation OF Clubs.


with a reception at the Presbyterian
church Wednesday. The affair was d
1atteriDg success, and was well at
tended. The program was
carried out in detail. Mrs. NJ. NJ
CarsOn's address OF welcome is spoken
Of very highly, both from a literary
standpoint and for the beautiful senti.
ments expressed. 1t was responded
u by Mrs. Anna Jones Of Lyons, in
well chosen words. Mrs, W. H.
Maddy'S original poem, entitled
Laugh, and the World Laughs With
You, was ia a humorous vein, and
expressed pretty thoughts in beauti-
full language. Mrs. James Hum
phreys, Mrs. Samuel Peters and Mrs.
Noble Prentis each made a short ad-
dress to those assembled, after which
the occasion assumed a purely social
phase.
Thursday the federation took
up the routine work, and the congre-
CATION was treated to some excellent
papers which were read by those au-
nounced on the program.
Seldom has a lecture attraction
proven richer treat 10 Wellington
people than the federation Of clubs
entertainment atauditoriumThursday
night. The auditorium was COM
pletely filed with Wellington people,
who are profuse in their praises OF
each number on the excellent pro-
gram.
Mrs, Ed Smith OF Wellington, open
ed the program with piano selection
faultleSsly rendered in her usual ex-
Cellent style. She was followed by
Mrs. S. F, TOler of Wichita, with a
paper devoted to the study of the
languages. The paper was very inter
esting, and dealt largely with slang
expressions. Mrs. TOler went back
into the early history Of language
and proved very clearly that words
and expressions which are regarded
as slang at this day and age OF the
world, were considered the best and
most refined speech hundreds OF years
ago. Her paper, besides being most
highly entertaining, was wonderfully
instructive,
The next number on the program
was a piano solo by Mrs. Gleed of To.
peka, who is regarded as the most &C
complished pianist in Kansas. She
held the audience spellbnund with
her charming selection, and delighted
all with the perfect manner in which
1t was rendered.
For some reason, Mrs. R. P. Mur-
dock OF Wichita, who twas on the
program for paper, did not respond.
Mrs. Houston Whiteside Of Hutchin.
son, read a paper on music. She
began with study Of German music
and authors, and after an interesting
sketch along this line, gave German
vocal selection. In the same manner
she sang Scotch ballads. italian opera,
French, Norwegian, ETC., and lastly
English, illustrating our native com.
positions with the ever delightful
"Home, Sweet Home" and a melodi.
GUS coon soOg" which she learned
while on a trip to Georgia. Mrs.
Glesd accompanied her vocal solec.
tions on the piano. This feature o.
the program was very delightful and
won the lasting praise Of the audience.
Mrs. Whiteside has a wonderful voice
and her knowledge Of music was evi.
denced both by her interesting read.
ingS and vocal Illustrations.
The ladies took a fall out Of Con.
gressmaD-elect Roberts, the Utah
pOlygamiSt, Friday, by unaui-
mously adopting the following reSo
luton:
Resolved, That we, the members
OF the Kansas Seventh District Fed
Grafton OF clubs, in convention as
sembed, desiring TO place ourselves
on record as advocating the sacred.
ness OF marriage vows and the purity
of homes, both of which are the cor
ner stone OF prosperity and perpetu.
ity, do hereby emphatically protest
against the seating in our national
congress Of Congressman-elect Rob.
erts OF Utah."
The federation was treated to q
recital Of the poem, Flowers Can't
Read" which was written by Mrs
Matte e. Jones OF Junction City, foI
the meeting Of the state federation
this morning. An excellsDtly rem
dered instrumental solo by Miss
Mabel Piatt was feature OF this
mornings exercises. Mrs. Roberts OF
Hutchinson, read a paper entitled
"a Problem" which was very inter
esting. "Is the Advancement oil
Women Making Our Homes HAPPIER
was the title Of paper read By MIS-
Mary f. Allmon Of Pratt. The pap-l
was well written, and showed much
earnest conviction on the subject
The following officers for the enSu.