The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-31

string to preserve forms and ceremonies
became diligent and studious; she
looked UP the constitution and by
laws to see to whom she should ofTer
her resignation but found no provision
made for such an emergency 1t being
true, evidently of a Kansas club woman
as of a Kansas politician that she may
die, but never resign. So Mrs. Barker
returned to the hotel paFlors where the
meetings were being held and told the
executive board that she would not re-
sign until the annual meeting in May.
when she would tender her resignation
to the federation. the same body that
elected her. 90 exclaimed the execu-
tive board in chorus, but We've already
accepted your resignation"
But I haven't resigned said Mrs.
Barker.
We've already accepted your resigna-
ton" said Mrs. Johnston.
We've accepted it unanimously" said
Mrs. Garvey and Mrs. Cowley.
But you have no authority to do IT,
said Mrs. Barker. The constitution
doesn't provide for such action. can
resign to the executive board and the
board has no authority to fill my place.
1 will resign at the May meeting"
Thereupon she sat her down and pro-
ceeded to take the minutes of the meet
ing.
At the same time the woman appointed
by the board to fill her place was also
taking them.
At the close of the meeting Mrs. Gar
vey approached Mrs. Barker and hold
ing out her hand said, Il hope, Mrs.
Barker, that we will still be friends, al
though we are no longer members OF
the same executive board"
HUH" said Mrs. Barker. 1--WE are
members Of the same executive board
and will be until May" The dialogue
closed. says Mrs. Barker, with this ex-
change of loving vows:
Mrs. Garvey-'Im not like you, Mrs.
Barker. can't hate people in my heart
tfr,r3, He W.
face"
Mrs. Barker-''I'm not like you, Mrs.
Garvey, + can't hate any one at all"
That night the executive board
appointed Mrs. T. L Bond Of Salina to
fill Mrs Barker's place. and, side-step-
ping the latter, held a meeting without
her in a private room at the hotel
The National hotel at Salina was to
have been the headquarters of the con-
vention. Two weeks before the meet
ing Mrs Barker says she engaged No.
2, the best room in the house, for her
self and three others. When Mrs John
ston arrived in Salina last Sunday ac-
cordlng to Mrs. Barker, she went to the
National and asked for No 2. The clerk
told her that was Mrs. Barker's room.
''Oh, no." she said. Mrs Barker's room
is No. s." The clerk insisted that Mrs
Barker had engaged No. 2. But I'm
the president" said Mrs. Johnston, 'and
I must have No. 2" When the naughty
hotel clerk and the president Of the state
federation engage in an argument the
result is likely to be serious. In this
case. Mrs. Johnston went to another
hotel and took the state officers of the
federation with her, announcing that
the headquarters had been changed.
Monday afternoon was the time and
the NJ e. church the place named by the
official programmes for the meeting Of
the executive board. Mrs Barker was on
hand, but says there was no meeting. The
meeting she learned afterwards was held
at the hotel where Mrs. Johnston and
the other officers were staying behind
closed doors. with orders to the hotel
clerk to admit one
The next morning at the business meet
ing the matter of electing a secretary IN
Mrs. Barker's place arose. Mrs. John
ston announced that Mrs. Barker had re-
signed and that Mrs T. l. Bond of Sa-
/ lima had been appointed to fill her place.
Mrs. Barker arose to address the chair,
but Mrs Eugene F. Ware Of Topeka was
recognized by the president. Mrs. Ware
| moved that the action Of the executive
board be approved and that Mrs. Bond
| be permanently appointed in Mrs. Barker s
place Mrs Garvey with equal prompt
ness seconded the notion Mrs Barker
/ rose to a question OF personal privilege
and asked permission TO state her side of
the question. Mrs Johnston asked Mrs.
/ L. B. Kellogg Of Emporia 10 take the
chair. When Mrs Barker was about half
through her explanation Of the difficulty
Mrs. Kellogg called her to order. There
were cries over the hall of Let her go
on; we're dying to hear her." while the
other side moved the previous question.