The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-21
WOMAN REIGNS.
Allowed to Have One Day For
Herself at Ottawa.
Club Women MOnopOlize the
Daily Programme.
DISCUSS THE WORK.
Difference of Opinion About
Methods of Organizing.
Mrs. 8. r.. Peters Wants Dis
trict FederatiOns.
DISCUSS THE WORK.

Thursday was Club Woman's day at
the Ottawa Assembly. This has become
one of the special days and many wo-
men go for it alone.
The woman's council which convened
in Prentis han at o'clock was presided
over by Mrs. Noble Prentis. The hall is
not very large and it was completely
filled by interested women with an oc-
casional man on the outskirts, curious
to discover the mysteries of the wo-
mans club.
Mrs James Humphrey Of Junction
City, president of the Kansas State Fed
Grafton read an entertaining paper on,
The Womans Club; it's Progress; 1t S
possibilities She began by reading a
dream of Olive Schrein er's; it was an
allegOrical account of the stride taken
by women toward freedom and indie
pendence, and was a fitting prelude to
the entertaining paper which followed
Mrs. Humphrey said:
In the town or village the clubs
break up the monOtony of slowly NOV
ing days and give to at least one each
week glory and brightness that illu-
mines all the rest. If the woman s
clubs in the country towns did nothing
more than brighten and cheer the lives
of the wives and mothers they would
still have reason for being.
1T is a hygienic law that into every
life must come a certain amount or
pleasurab BILE experience to offset its in
evita BILE care and pain. But the clubs
do more: pleasure is but an incident and
comes largely from a sense of moral
and intellectual growth.
"She 1OOketh well to the ways of her
household, this club woman Of today,
and in doing so, experiences a glow OF
satisfaction no mere devotee of pleas
ure ever felt in her highest hour of en-
joyment.
And as the clubs have grown, friend
ships have sprung up among its mem
bers so true so lasting as to disprOve
inn O.
men were incapable of this high emo
ton.
success they will, for themselves and
each club may determine for itself its
share in the work and the rewards:
club may get more and more knowledge
for its own use and peneht. II may
reVeI in music and poetry and
art it may reach the highest point of
culture and refinement, and that IS
Well"
Mrs. s. r. Peters Of Newton then read
a well written paper in which she made
a strong plea for district federation.
This is a. vexed question which has been
agitated time and time again. but with
out any practical result.
Mrs. Peters lives in the western part
of the state and fully appreciates the
advantage that would he derived from
district federation by the remote clubs
that cannot send representatives to the
meeting of the state federation.
The women whose homes are central
ly located do not realize this need, if it
really is a need, and fear that it will
tend to detract interest from the state
organization.
In Kansas there are two district fed
erations, in the third and seventh con
gressional districts and the seventh be-
longs to the state federation.
At the close of her paper Mrs. Peters
called upon Mrs. T. F. Carver of To-
pel1a to give her idea on the subject,
docs district federation interfere with
state federation
Mrs. Garver's reply represented the
attitude of a majority of the women on
this subject. She said: Il ask myself
does district federation interfere with
state federation and 1 answer no.
ask myself the question again and 1 an
swer yes A third time I ask myself
the question, and I am compelled to
say. I don't know. So Madam President
if you will excuse me / viii wait until
some one else has spoken so that
may get a few pointers
1t was hoped that there would be time
for a discussion of both of these excel
lent papers, but the gong sounded for
the round table meeting 50 the discus
sions were postponed until some time
today.
The club woman's headquarters tent
is the most luxurious on the
ground. Besides being large and airy,
the floor is covered with mating
and couches and easy chairs are pro-
vided. Draperies of red, white and blue
form a border around the top of the
tent and bowls of fragrant flowers
make the air sweet. The c. L. s. c.
headquarters are next door and the
women divide their time between the
two placs at any spare minute during
the day.
The club women are very hospitable
and invite all women, whether members
of clubs or not, to visit them at their
tent and exchange ideas in regard to
club work
Among the prominent club women of
Kansas enrolled are, Mrs. James
Humphrey of Junction City and Mrs s.
r. Peters of Newton and Mrs. J. c.
McCIintOck of Topeka, expresident of
the state federation; Mrs Charlotte F.
Wilder of Manhattan; Mrs. l. B. KEEL
lOgg of Emporia. Mrs. ]. NJ. Miller of
Council Grove, Mrs. Noble Prentis of
Kansas City, Mrs. ]. s. Benton of Fort
Scott, Mrs. $. A. Lord of Leavenworth,
Mrs r. s. Black and Mrs. Lena Elder
Fuller of Ottawa, Mrs. Hoffman of En-
terprise. Mrs. T. F. Carver. Mrs. A H.
Thompson, Mrs. Dell Keizer. Mrs. ]. c.
McClntock. Mrs. Ida Hardy. Mrs
Ward Burlingame and Mrs. w. W.
Kftchell of Topeka.
The c. L. S. c. is one of the interest
ing feature Of the Assembly; the lead
er is Mrs. L. B. Kellogg of Emporia
The subject discussed Thursday was
universities and colleges; difference
between them and their relation to
each other; do university and collegi-
ate training make the best citizens %
Much interest was shown on this sub
ject; the discussions became quite heat
ed and toward the close every one
wanted to talk at the same time but
the meeting closed with much good
natured fun. 1t was generally conced-
ed, however. that a man without educa.-
ton may make a good citizen but the
man with a university or college etlu-
cation will make a better citizen.
The Mothers Congress under the aus
pieces of the w. c. T. U. met in the
morning at Prentis hall The subject /
was; Mothers and the Kindergarten. -
Mrs T. E Bowman, of Topeka, was to
have been in charge, but owing to her
Inability to be present. Mrs Ida H