The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-12

me IO1lOWln2 IIGltE0CA0 u LIZ
gnelle club have resigned: Minnie A.Wll-
lard, Clara B. Mcclure. May A. KEEL
lam, Alberta T. Alexander, Jeanette
Holiday, Malvina G. Lord. Anna D.
Gray. and Lulu r. Hall. They will meet
Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. A. c. Mcguire. 4VoS
Topeka avenue.
The remaining eight members Of the
Vignette club viii hold a business meet
ing at the residence of Mrs Frank M.
Bonebrake, 1872 Buchanan street. FRIDAY
morning at 1870 o'clock Monthly meet
ings with the husbands will be part
OF next. years programme
The foregoing notices which were sent
TO the wonan's club department or the
state Journal Wednesday tell briefly the
story Of a serious rupture IN tue
Vignette club, one of the oldest anu
most prominent of the women cups IN
Topeka. For some time there have Deeh
runors of factional differences IN tne
club and at a recent meeting Mrs. II
Q. GarVey, the president OF the city Aeu-
Grafton who is one OF the original hlSli
bers. resigned. The club voted to accept
her resignation, but not unanimously.
she having a number or IrienoS anu az
supporters who upheld her when she al
forwards announced that Sae nad recon-
sidered and would withdraw her reslg-
women decided that the same club was
not big enough to hold Mrs. GarVey ana
themselves and said that they would re-
sign. A business meeting was called Tor
today at the home OF Mrs A. =. M
| CURE to act upon these designations pub
bv Wednesday eight insurgents nad GOT
| ten together and voted to leave the club
! in a body and this meeting was called
W when news Of the action Of the eight
| members reached the others they an
/ nounced a meeting of the remaining
/ members for Friday morning at MIS-
/. Frank NJ. Bonebrake's.
The trouble in the club It IS stated
/ bv the members, it the result OF several
4 years of friction Differences when
! arose in the Topeka delegation at the
! biennial at Los Angeles aggravated tins
| strife which has been open ana V1goE-
/ Gus during the past few weeks hs
/ two factions seemed to be GarVey alc
| anti-Garvey, some of the actions OF the
federation president having been as
| pleasing to part of the club.
The Vignette members are Mrs. Gar
vey Mrs. John E. Lord, Mrs A q NC
CURE. Mrs. Frank Willard, Mrs. Vii
lard Hall, Mrs. c. K. Holiday, Mrs
Frank M. Bonebrake, Mrs. Speee
Hughes Mrs Reid Alexander, Mrs
Norton Mrs. D. z. Esterly. Mrs Q. +
Spencer, Mrs T. F. Doran, Mrs Fret
Brown, Mrs A. D. Gray and Miss MAY
KelIam. The insurgents are Mrs. Nc
CURE, Miss Kellam, Mrs. Alexander
Mrs Holiday, Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Gray
Mrs Hall and Mrs. willard.
OF the members who will stay by Mrs
Garvey and the club are Mrs Spencer
Mrs Carvey's sister; Mrs Speed Bugne
and Mrs. Bonebrake- One of the mem
bers. Mrs Willis Norton, is abroad, anC
another. Mrs. D. E. Esterly. has onl.
Just returned from visit out of town
and these have had no part IN the dis
agreements. Both sides claim the sym
pathy and support Of Mrs. 7. F. DoraH
vice president, and Mrs. Fred Brown.
: Some of the mem bers of the club WI
2. greatly regret the trouble which threat
ems to dismember an organization whic
has enjoyed u friendly and profftabl
! years have persuaded the eight Wonel
who resigned summarily Wednesday t
: withdraw their designations, at leas
, temporarily and present them, If the
so decide at a regular business meet
ing. The meeting at the home of Mrs
: Mcclure which was first called for thl
afternoon and then declared Off wi
therefore take place and the club wi
! have an opportunity to act upon tn
/ resigna tions. One faction claims
votes and the other eight, but as ther
? are only II club members it looks a
E though one side or the other had adopt
o ed Tom McNeaPs system of mathemat
T les.
The club Is holding a meeting this al
y ternoon at the home Of Mrs. MCGUIRE.