The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-10-24
CLUB NOTES.
Meeting Of the Seventh District Federation of
Clubs at Dodge City.

Meeting Of the Seventh District Federation of
Clubs at Dodge City.
Kinsley had the largest representa-
ton of any of the visiting clubs at the
meeting of the Seventh District Fed
Grafton of Clubs held at Dodge City
last week. The WOman's Club WAS
represented by ten members; Larued
had eight, Great Bend eight, King
man five, Newton eight, Hutchinson
six, and Medicine Lodge, in the ex-
IRENE southern part of the district,
was represented by three. These were
the large delegations, and many clubs
were re- resented by one, two or three
members.
The Philomaths and the citizens of
Dodge City certainly gave the entire
Federation a lesson in hospitality, SO
sincere was their welcome and enter
tainment.
The church where the meetings were
held was merrily decorated with
cosmos, and every woman felt as if
she had stepped into fairy house of
Spring, so suggestive were the pink
and white blossoms.
Some of the musicians were unable
to be present, but those who were
there, Mrs. Whiteside and Miss VII
mans of Hutchinson, Miss Hills of
Kinsley, and Mesdames Crumbine,
Hubbard, Gilbert and Miss Dunn of
Dodge City, filled the program SO ar
tistically that there was no vacancy,
though there was regret because OF
absences Beeson's orchestra gave
two numbers and two encores for the
evening program, and played the eve-
ming OF the reception, and their play
Ing captivated the entire Federation.
There was not single default on
the part of those who were to have
papers and talks, the program being
carried out as announced.
There were almost as many talks
as papers, and this fact, taken in
connection with the excellence of the
discussions, proves that women each
year gain in the ability and conf
dence necessary to express themselves
before an audience.
A great amount of interest conferred
around the effort to place the girls
school at Beloit under civil service,
and the question of manual training.
The motion to appoint a legislative
committee to endeavor to replace pol
tiles with civil service at the Beloit
girls school at the coming session of
the legislature, was carried urani-
mously. That committee, of which
the ex-presidenJ is chairman, will
represent the sentiment of the 900
Women of the Seventh District FEEDER
alton of Clubs. A motion that the
Federation work for the creation of
public sentiment Ia favor of manual
training, also carried unanimously.
Mrs. Hills paper on the .sMater-
ial, Ethical and Spiritual Impulses
of Music" Wed nesday afternoon was
an excellent one.
Some splendid papers and talks
were given in the Art and Literature,
Home and Educational departments.
One would like to make special mem
ton of them all, for each one was a
gem. There was plenty of time for
visiting, and the endeavor to shorten
the length of sessions seemed TO meet
with general approval.
And above all, and beyO all, was
the spirit of fraternity which was so
much in evidence that it was the main
feature of the Federation, and it is,
after all, perhaps the most important
thing. There was no discord to mar
the harmony, for which this meeting
will long be remembered.
The presiding officer takes this OPP
portunity of expressing her sincere
gratitude for the loving kindness
with which all her work was received.
Mrs. A. 81. Thompson, for two years
president of the Topeka City Fedora
ton, was present as the special corre-
spondent of the Topeka Herald, the
club paper. She made many friends.
both for herself and the club paper.
She gave talk on the organization
OF chapters of the Daughters of Amer
lean Revolution at the request of a
number of women in the district who
are DESTROYS Of forming chapters.
The new officers are: President,
Mrs. B. F. Milton, Dodge City; first
vice president, Mrs. Wickwire, Lar
ned; second vice president, Mrs. Cole,
Great Bend; secretary, Mrs. Fay,
Pratt; treasurer, Mrs. Richards,
Wellington.
The next annual meeting will be
held ut Kingman.
A written report of the Dodge City
Federation was sent to the Woman's
Club and read by Mrs. Hobbs. An
Informal conversation on the Fedora
ton was participated in by those
present. Mrs. Hobbs gave the report
Of the club at the Federation last
week.
Strayed or Stolen.
IA head of cows and some Young
stock; some are branded with a bar
on right hip; all are dehorned; colors
mixed. Disappeared from my ranch
near Nettleton about the 18th of this
month. A liberal reward will be paid
for any information concerning them.
1881 s. p. ABRAHAMSoN.