The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-11-16
Larned Federation.

| The Seventh District Federation of
w Oman's Clubs met in Larned last
week, the 7th, 9Th and 9Th of Nov.
There were a large number of dele
gates present and every one was en-
/ tertained in the homes of the cluh
women of Larned.
The Portia club has thirty-five MEM
Ders and yet 1t was large undertake
Ing for them to have the Federation.
1t was made possible only by the sup
port ana cooperation of everyone in
Larned. The merchants all had their
windows decorated in the Portia col
ors. purple and white. THOMPSON )
Military band, a splendid musical or
ganlzatlOn, added much to the pleas
ore of the meeting by it's excellent
music.
Tne Federation opened by recep-
ton at the Masonic hall. 1t was a
large, cOmmodlOus room, beautifully
decorated with chrysauthemums, palms
and pOtted plants. and covers were
laid for abou, 10 guests.
The reception being given first it
enabled the ladies to get acquainted
with each other, thereby adding to the
pleasure and profit of the Federation.
Mrs. Priddy, the president, was IN
New York attending the meeting OF
Board of Directors of the National
Federation, and her place was filled
by Mrs. Anna Jones of the Lyons p.
E. O.
1t seems unfair to single out any
one thing for mention where every
thing was SO good.
The paper by Mrs. Weatherlee on
Club Possibilities" opened up vistas
OF usefulness, many of which have al
ready been fulfilled; among those mem
TONED being work in the schools,
either beautifying the buildings ~and
grounds, organization of civic clubs
among boys, municipal Improvement,
library work, and last but not least
self culture.
Mrs. Gillette. Of Lacrosse, read a
paper ON ''Club Achievement. which
showed that many of the ideals
brought out in the former paper had
been fulfilled, and the spread of the
spirit OF fraternity among women be-
ing added to the other things. Her beau
tlul paper closed with those delightful
verses from Whittier beginning "Yet
where our duty's task is wrought in
unison with Gods great thought"
The reports Of. the work in various
clubs was full of interest. showing in
a practical way the full meaning OF
1HS CWO pFeceulQS papers.
In the afternoon 1.-The Business and
the Social Side of the Biennial was
given by Mrs. Mary Humphrey, pi es-
ident of the State Federation.
Stray Thoughts From the Biennial
by Mrs. Goddard, OF Leavenworth,
was then given. She spoke of the
of class lines, manifest !
among the large number of women
who came together for progressive |
and humanitarian purposes. Mrs. |
GODDARD was an Interesting talker.
The three papers for the afternoon |
were first, The Education of Modern |
Girls, by Mrs. Ada CASTOR; OF Ster-
ling. 1t was an able paper carefully |
written and read, and full of broad |
sensible thought, and the only regret |
was that the session had had the bus
ines crowded into it, Prohibiting dis
cusslon that would have been very
helpful.
Mrs. G. w. Winans' paper on the
Education of the Club Woman
that many people who had
gone TO school years. travelled much,
were not educated, only crammed. 1t
was bright, forcible argument for
the development of the generous i'm
pulses as we'll as the requirement of
theories and facts, as applied to the
life of the club woman. The "Do-
nestle Science" paper by Miss Van.
divert, OF FairmOunt University, was
good as far as we heard, but was G, t
in two in the middle owing to the lack
of time.
Business Was rapidly dispatched
late Thursday evening" the new ofic-
ers of the Federation, being: l.
Mrs. Josephine W eatherlee, Harper, (
president. =
Mrs. Mansfield, Larned, LIST vice
president.
Mrs. Fred Smith, Kinsley, End vice
president.
Mrs. Cole, Harper, Secry.
The 7th Dist. Federation Joined the
State Federation for the secoud time,
'aving left a year ago because Of
Taxation without Representation"
n the nominating convention.
The Federation meets next wear in
hutchinson.
Thursday evenings session was
cry good, the solo by Mrs. F. D.
smith being one of the charming
'arts of the program. Friday after
loon as many of the delegates as re-
NAMED over, were given an informal
eceptiOn AT Mrs. Fry's in honor of
1esdames S. r. Peters and Noble
'rentlss, and the talks by these two
lifted women were enjoyed by every
ne.