The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-11
TOPEKAN'S RETURN.
Delegation of Woman's Federation
Enthusiastic Over the Biennial

EuJnuSlaSJlc over the Biennial
The five Topeka women who Were
delegates to the Milwaukee biennial re-
turned Sunday and are bubbling over
with interesting bits of news in re-
gard to the convention just closed.
The Topeka Representatives were: Mrs.
A H. Thompson, president of the city
federation; Mrs NJ a Low. of the At
lanteans; Mrs. Eugene F. Ware. Of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton; Mrs. Dell Keller, of the Occidental
club, and Miss Abby Ware, of the La
Mrs Thompson, in speaking of the
subject, said:
The Milwaukee biennial was one of
the greatest women's conventions ever
held, and will long be remembered. In
point of numbers it did not quite equal
the Denver biennial, though otherwise
it compared very favorably. The dele
gates present numbered something over
eight hundred.
"One surprising feature about the
convention, considering the large num-
Der of literary people present, was the
fact that the programmes were not
literary in the strict sense OF the word,
but dealt with the current topics Of the
day, especially the Industrial questions
At this meeting all of the speakers We're
members of the federation, and this is
another point of difference between II
and the Denver meeting, as many pro-
fessional lecturers were hired for that
occasion In fact the entire meeting
ticability
"One of the most interesting depart
mentS was that in charge of the Con-
1 sumerS' League. and a brilliant address
/ was made by Mrs. Frederick Nathan.
| president of the New York league The
| New York league is a large Crganiza-
| ton, composed of both men and wo-
men, and is for the purpose of compell-
| ing the merchants whom they patronize
to sell no goods which are not made
+ under proper sanitary conditions In
J spectors are appointed to investigate
| the matter, and in 1891. when the league
was organized. there were only eight
stores in New York which could be
placed on the white list, and now there
are forty-five.
Two of the most important lines
taken up by the members of these
| leagues is the demolition of the sweat
| shop and the nom employment Of chill
| dren under IA years of age. The mem
! bers pledge themselves to numerous
things. one of which is not to shop after
| 5 o'clock.
"Only one Kansas woman, Mrs Hill
| p. Wilson, of Lawrence. who is well
| known in club circles all over the state,
had a place on the programme She
| read a paper on The Necessity for the
| Domestic Science School in the Small
! Cities which was enthusiastically re-
! ceived, and said by many to be one OF
| the best papers of that department.
| Another Kansas woman, Mrs Priddy,
! of Wichita. was voted member OF the
| board of directors. receiving the highest
| vote of any of the directors
Just one man was granted the priv
! iIege of a voice at any of these meet
ings. and that was Robert Burdette
who made very witty address at the
closing meeting. He proclaimed him
self true club woman. and when he
was greeted with cries Of louder,
| louder remarked that that settled the
question for every woman who spoke
was greeted in the same manner. Mrs.
Burdette is president of the California
federation.
Invitations for the next biennial
were received from Los Angeles, Lake
Chautauqua, Buffalo. and Boston The
question was left in the hands of the
executive board, and the decision VIII
probably not be announced for some
time"
In closing. Mrs Thompson said:
There is only one word that can do
justice to the occasion, and that is
grand There was none Of that domi-
neering spirit shown, and every one was
filed with the idea of making them
selves better and more helpful in the
| world