The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
UNION OF CLUBS.
Sixth District Federation Or
ganized at Smith Center.
Mrs. Olive I. Royce of Phillips
burg is President.

burg is President.
The meeting of the Sixth district wo-
mems clubs held at Smith Center last
week for the object of organizing>a dis
trict federation proved a grand success
The visiting delegations of women from
the several clubs throughout the district
are free in their expressions that the
ladies of Smith Center not only opened
their homes but their hearts as well for
their comfort, luxury and entertain
ment. There were many notable women
present, including Mrs. w. A. Johnston
of Topeka, the state president; Mrs. c..
G. Goddard of Leavenworth, Mrs. Hill
P. Wilson, formerly of Hays City, now
of Lawrence: Mrs. Olive T. Royce of
Phillipsburg, and many others. Mrs.
Noble Prentis. who was on the pro-
gramme and detained at home, was rep
resented by Mrs. Wilson.
Ihe address of welcome was made by
Mrs. ]. r. Burrow of Smith Center and
the response by Mrs. Lucy Reed Jones,
OF Norton. Both addresses were so
neat and pretty that they would carry
weight with them in older women's So
cieties in the country.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Olive l. Royce, of Phillipsburg, the
Sixth district vice president of the state
federation.
The following programme was carried
OuL Il IlQdy.
MORNING SESSION, 10 O'CLOCK.
Greeting. Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Topeka
appointment of committees.
Club business.
Short talk Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs. olive 1. Royce Phiiiipsburg
AZ Adin,,rrr,,a,,t AgS1u
AFTERNOON SESSION, 2 O'CLOCK.
Music
Address of welcome. me.
Mrs. ]. r. Burrow, Smith Center
Response Mrs: Lucy Reed Jones. Norton
Vocal solo. Mrs. Fred Derge, Lebanon
Paper. Mrs. Eta L. Ward, Hays City
aper-@Literature in the Cities''....
........... Mrs. B. o. King, Stockton
Paper-"The Noblest Sentiment in Wo-
man.. =. Mrs Ida Walker, Norton
The Biennial Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs. C. c. Goddard. Secretary S. S. S. F.
Leavenworth.
question box
Conducted by Mrs. H. P. wilson, Law
MUSIC ........-. .........-....
Adjournment
EVENING SESSION O'CLOCK.
MUSIC .-..-.-..-.
Greeting w. H. Nelson, Smith Center
Vocal solo, Mrs. H. NJ. Styles Stockton
THE Kansas Woman"
-................M Mrs. H. P. Wilson
Vocal solo,. Mrs. Fred Derge, Lebanon
Paper-'The Story and Verse of MY
Country. Mrs. c. Perdue. Beloit
Vocal solo. Mrs. c. M. Poe, Phillipsburg
Address-"The Country School House,
Mrs. w. A. Johnston, president S. S. S.
F., Topeka.
Vocal solo. Mrs. E. J. Williams. Stockton
The officers of the Sixth district fed
Grafton are: President Mrs Olive T.
Royce. of Phillipsburg; vice president,
Mrs. c. W. Smith, of Stockton; secre-
tary, Mrs. Minnie Slagle, of Smith Cen
ter; treasurer, Mrs. Elsie Woodbury., of
Cawker City; auditor, Mrs. Frank Daw-
son, of Goodland.
One of the most interesting papers
read was that OF Mrs. Claiming Perdlie,
of Beloit, the subject being, The Story
and Verse of My Country" Mrs. Per
due is one of the brightest women in
the district. Her paper was full of
bright thoughts, and she was happily
congratulated at its close.
On behalf of the Round Robin club,
the Mental Culture club, the West Side
History club, and the Library club the
women organizations of Beloit, Mrs NJ.
NJ Rowley, of that city, extended to the
Sixth district federation a cordial and
invitation to hold it's first meet
ing in Beloit, next October, which was
accepted. The Beloit Ia
dies present We're: Mrs NJ. M. Rowley. i
Bear, Mrs. G. w. Port, Mrs. S. P. Fin
ley, Mrs. Duane Freeman, Miss Clara
Ewing and Mrs. Claiming Perdue.
The following ladies comprise the
committee of the new fed
Grafton: Mrs. c. p. Dunaway, of Stock
ton: Mrs. A c. Coolidge, Smith Center;
Mrs. L. H Thompson. Norton; Mrs. G.
w. Lands, Osborne; Miss Sallie Hanna,
Mankato; Mrs. Claiming Perdue Beloit;
Mrs. Frank Dawson, Goodland; Mrs.
Elizabeth Mix, Oberlin; Mrs Grace L.
Snyder, Cawker City.
The committee on resolutions compris-
ing Mrs. Hill p Wilson, Mrs. Claiming
Perdue. Mrs. Frank Dawson and Mrs.
Alice Bailey, reported as follows:
Resolved, That we congratulate the
Harmony Literary club. of Smith Cen
ter upon it's successful organization,
beautiful rooms and admirable business
of all which will prove an in
object lesson for the visiting
club women.
Resolved. That we rejoice that the
-rend of effort in women's clubs is tow
ard the Improvement of civic, social and |
moral conditions rather than the exclu- |
sive mental culture of their members.
Resolved, We especially mend to |
he consideration of Kansas women the |
of the committee of the state !
federation on state charitable institu- |
ions that a school of domestic science |
De established at the Industrial School |
selves to further in every way possible t
he accomplishment of that object
Resolved. That the thanks of the |
Sixth district federation of women's !
,lubs is due to the club women of Smith |
Center for their untiring efforts for the |
success of this meeting, and to all the
.itizens of the town for their gracious
md kindly hospitality.
Resolved, That the ladies of the
sixth district federation heartily en-
lorse the work already accomplished in
egard to the circulating library and
hat we lend our hearty cooperation in
he furtkerance of the scheme
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