The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-19

sneers which are SO often heard now
would be stilled forever.
She spoke Of the club as a "benehcent
factor" first in the home, second in the
educational world and third, IN the
church. No woman she says has any
right to belong to club unless she
gains something to take home to her
children and her husband. Something
that makes her a better companion for
her children and makes them think that
mother is the best fellow on earth, and
their best times are when she is with
them. She should gain something that
makes her a better comrade for her hus-
band. I advise fifteen minutes OF cur
rent events in every club so that Wo-
man viii not look blank when her hus-
band refers to some happening OF the
outside world. and then buries himself
in his newspaper because she is so I'M
responsive. The home must come first
every time and the club should help ev-
cry woman to be a better hOmekeeper
and by homekeeper I mean something
very much higher than a housekeeper.
7 believe also that one half of the
members of every school board should
be women. Women who are with their
children nearly all of the time under
stand very much better what they need
than their fathers who see them only
when they are tired and hungry. They
know how to sympathize with the teach
er and help her bring out what is best
in the child.
Club women are rapidly learning to
economic their strength and their nerve
force and to gain the best results with
the least expenditure Of time and money.
In addressing a company of women 1t
the Waldorf Astoria some time ago I
advised them to live more simply. In
lnediately they began to clamOr and ex-
claim, how can we. society demands
so much? Society, I said, what is So
ciety? Why you are it. and that vest
ern idiom has chung TO me ever since.
but 1t exactly expressed my thought"
NTsaes fI.,ffc
Enthusiastically of the biennial to be held
IN Los Angeles the first week in May.
She said, I believe this is to be the
greatest convention ever held in the
United States; first because there VIII
be such a large number of women in
attendance; second, because so many Of
them will come such a long distance;
third, because there are to be SO many
Kansas women there and fourth. be-
cause it is to be held in such a great
state. Ever since we heard that the BIZ
ennial was to be in Los Angeles we be-
gan to paint TIE sky a little bluer. 20
coax the oranges to grow bigger and
iuicier the roses more fragrant and the
sun to shine brighter, and if it is nee
essary we will even dig the ocean deep
er for we want our visitors to have the
best of everything
The afternoon was closed with an in
formal reception for Mrs. Burdette in
order that all of the women might have
an opportunity TO meet her.
Mrs. Rurdette is short. with brown
hair and eyes and radiant, animated
face; when she talks she punctuates her
remarks with the most graceful ges-
lures She wore a characteristic gown
made princess style, of a soft mode col
or. relieved with a yoke of dun green
silk; outlined with q vide Renaissance
lace. The big puffy sleeves were pleated
into deep cuffs of the lace and a long
string of coral beads with a gold pend
ant was her only ornament.
The reception was in charge of Mrs
w. A. Johnston and Mrs. Harry 0. Gar
vey. In the evening Mrs. Burdette was
the guest of honor at the Conversation
club which was entertained by Mr. and
Mrs Charles F. Spencer. Today she
left for California in company with her
husband who passed through at noon