The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-02
CLUB WOMEN TALK.
State Federation Now in Session at
Winfield,


are holding their annual meeting in
Winfield show a remarkable growth
during the past year. Twenty-seven
new clubs and four individual members
have been admitted, making a total of
10 clubs.
The attendance at this annual meet
ing is gratifying to the women of Win
field who have done so much for the en-
tertainment of their guests; IS Kansas
towns are represented. The CONNER
cial club is assisting the women of Win
field materially in making the occasion
a pleasant one for the visitors.
The day meetings are held in the
Presbyterian church where no expense
has been spared in decorating. Palms,
ported plants. flags and banners form
the chief decoration. Draperies of yell
low and brown, the colorS of the Fed
Grafton are festooned from the corners
behind the presidents chair, while in
the center floats the red, white and blue
banner OF the Rossetti club which is
chairman of the clubs acting as hos
teSses. It's motto is, From Everyone
According to Her Ability; to Everyone
According to Her Needs" Around the
walls are the banners of the assisting
clubs. the Sigournean, the Entire Nous,
Sorosis, Political Science club and the
Wednesday club.
Guests were arriving during the
morning and the time was devoted to
preliminary business, of which there was
little. as the committees had all done
their work so thoroughly.
The programme Tuesday afternoon
was as follows:
Music-Piano solo. Mrs-James Reeder,
Hays City,
Reports of officers.
Report of travelling libraries
Report of bureau of reciprocity.
Reports from new clubs.
Muslc-Enterprise quartette.Arkansas
City.
Department of Education. Mrs. Sally
Hutzen Crane, chairman.
Should kindergarten work be included
in public school study?
Affirmative. MrsB. w. Burkett, King
man.
Negative. Mrs A Bickford, Phillips
burg.
PaperThe Relation of Literary
Clubs to the Schools, Mrs. w. E Best,
Columbus.
The evening meeting was held in the
opera house and was largely attended.
1t was opened by a selection by the
Canaan Military band of Winfield, which
was followed by the invocation of Mrs
S. e. Fink of Winfield. Mrs. G. S. Gleed
OF Topeka then played piano numbers
| by Schubert, List and Rubinstein and
won very hattering applause from the
audience. Mrs. Gleed is one of Topeka 8
faVorite musicians and her popularity is
| rapidly growing throughout the state
| She had the grand piano she used sent
from Kansas City for the occasion.
Ine address of welcome by Mayor P.
! H. Albright followed; his address was a
cordial one and had the effect of max
| ing the visitors feel very much at home.
/ Mrs. Eugene F. Ware of Topeka made a
delightful response during which she
| warmly thanked the citizens of Winfield
for their hospitality.
The presidents address is one of the
most important features of these an
nual meetings. Mrs. James Humphrey,
OF junction City, the president chose
| for her subject Club Loyalty" and
| said in part:
Your presence here and the entbu-
siasm manifested assure me that the
fifth annaul meeting of the K. s. s. F.
| VIII not be behind preceding sessions in
| interest. Each year sees an extension
of the orbit of federation-no longer
confined to a small coterie of clubs in
the eastern portion of the state. II
| moves west or south as the call comes
for the inspiration of it's presence. A
circle of women's clubs, including or
CARNATIONS in every city, town and viii
lage in the state-once the dream OF
enthusiastS-noW seems within the DOS
SibilitieS of the near future.
"A state federation that shall radi-
ate sympathy, encoura cement, enthu-
siasm, as the sun radiates light and
heat, whose fostering care shall st5rnll-
late mental effort and spiritual growth
as the solar rays promote molecular
activity and generate material life. A
state federation that shall receive sup
port of the clubs as continuously and
as steadily as the sun receives from tbs
planets the reciprocal! attraction OF
gravitation, which holds it answering
| in an eternal course.
Ideals of human excellence are al
ways changing. What one generation
revers, another decries. Personal brav
cry, physical strength, religious conse
Grafton, esthetic culture, asceticism
cheruhic courtesy, political astutepess
have each in turn held first place onl.
to be superseded.
But there are certain great prin
ciples running through every form o
superior character, the same purpose
in the human mind that great law
hold in the system OF nature, that Sc
cure utility, growth and progression
One of these principles is loyalty. L
! some form or other is pervades ever,
| great character. Loyalty to love, 10y
! atty to duty, appeal to the nOblest emo
lions of mankind, and their manifesto
lions provoke the highest feelings 0
, admiration.
such loyalty as this the federatio
desires from the clubs. They should b
; | This institution is ours; we have Gale
= it into being to meet our needs.
this we have evoked a new force, an
4 are responsible for its needs"
The following programmes were give
at the meetings this morning and al
ternoon:
Notwithstanding secretary, chair
man of credentials committee.
: Roll-can of delegates.
Appointment of committees.
!, Recommendations of executive boar
u Music-Piano solo, Miss France
: Hoffman, Burlington.
Two-minute talks on reciprocal dutit
of X S. S. F. and the the clubs-Ho
p may the club organ be used to advaI
: tage? What help is due officers of Z.
e s. f. from officers of clubs?
Music-Pipe organ sole, Miss Gertruc
y Hale, Winfield.
Department of Science-Miss Alma
Miller chairman, Winfield.
Responsibilities of a Mother, Mrs.
K. 11use, Arkansas City.
n Some Conditions of a Healthful HON
DR. Evalyn c. Kollack. Peabody.
Household F'inanciering, Mrs. L.