The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-18
'IT'SLITTLE RUSSIA
W0man's League Decides to Re-
form the District.
Plan Is to Institute Lectures
and Kindergartens.
COMMITTEE is NAMED.
Will Formulate Scheme and Re-
port at Next Meeting.
Resolution Commencing Mayor
Hughes Is Adopted.

The reformation of Little Russia is
the work that will be taken up soon
by the members of the Women's league.
The Women's league is the organization
that was so active in last springs cam
paign.
The league did not meet during the
summer, and held it's first meeting of
thefall Thursday afternoon to reorganize
for the coming season. The months that
have elapsed since the last meeting fail
ed to dim their ardor in the least, ana
all of the forty women present are eager
to take up some form of civic work
which is now the aim of the organiza-
ton.
The meeting was held in the Y. W. c.
"A parlors and Mrs. j. ID. Mcfarland
occupied the chair.
Mrs. A. H. Thompson read her paper
on Civic Opportunities for Women"
which was both interesting and instruc-
tive and could not fail to fire every wo-
man who heard 1T with a desire to help
better her home city. This was the
paper that Mrs. Thompson read before
the Commercial club at one of it's spring
meetings.
Following Mrs. Thompson. Miss
Schenck read a paper on THE Foreign
Element in the United States in which
she told of the strong foothold being
gained In our country by illiterate for
efgners, and the vice and crime to be
found in nearly every foreign commun-
ity in all of our towns and cities. This
led up to the subject of Little Russia"
Mrs. Thompsons idea was to find
some one who speaks Russian, or in
case this is impossible, an interpreter.
and to give lectures illustrated with
stereopticon views.
Mrs. G. j. Evans suggested that kim
dergarten be started. as the best way
to reach the mothers is through the chill
dren.
DR.. Mary e. Stewart who has had
some professional dealings with the resi-
dents and is acquainted with an inter
prefer and the priest told something of
her experience with them.
committee composed of Mrs. w. S.
Lindsay, Mrs J. r. Madison and DIR.
Mary Stewart was appointed to investi-
gate the matter and report at the next
meeting.
The League is to meet every two
m onths and in order to get the women
in all parts of the town interested il
was decided that the meetings should
be held at different place each time.
the next one was announced for the
second Thursday in December in the
Branner school house.
The League which worked so active
ly last spring for the election of Mayor
Hughes is still standing by him and
adopted the following resolutions yes
terday which are to be presented to
him and his co-workers:
Whereas, Mayor J. w. f. Hughes
and his associates in office are making
an honest and successful effort to close
the joints and suppress all forms of
vice in this city, and are resoluteiy
pursuing a policy of determination;
therefore.
Resolved, That we congratulate the
people of this city in having executive.
judicial and prosecuting officers who
intelligently interpret the laws of the
state and the ordinances of the city and
courageously perform their respective
duties.
Resolved, That the thanks of this
League are cordially rendered to the
mayor chief of police and their associ-
ates in Office for the beneficent work
they are doing, and we hereby assure
them of our confidence and pledge them
our united support" (Signed)
MRS. ]. B. LARIMER.
MRS. WARD BURLINGAMTc
MRS. H. o. GARVEY.
The same committee that was ap-
pointed to investigate Little Russia is
to make arrangements for bringing to
Topeka, a man who lectures on civic
work; the lecture will be given free of
charge, and all that the League has to
do is to advertise him and assure him
an audience.
After discussing a few matters of mi
nor Importance the meeting adjourned.