The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
OFF TO WICHITA.
Interest Centers in the State
Federation Meeting.
Opens Tuesday Evening and
Continues Till Friday.
CONTEST is EXCITING.
Question of Who viii BE the
President.
Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. COwiey the
Candidates.
CONTEST is EXCITING.

Interest in the annual meeting Of the
Kansas Social Science Federation
which is to be held this year in Wich-
ita beginning Tuesday and lasting un-
I'll Friday centers in the election OF tine
new officers which the programme OF
the three days meeting has scheduled
FOR Thursday morning The Officers 81
the state federation are chosen bIen-
uiauy and although the annual meet
iug IS always the most important event
an the calendar Of Kansas women
clubdom the of" year lacks the eN-
element attendant upon election InV
me ting this week promises sharp
contest for the office OF president, ltie
most eagerly sought OF the nonors men
the fedora ton has at its nestQWdl- mere
are two avowed candidates, Mrs Cora
O. Lewis Of kinsley and Mrs Florence
C0wlev 0f Columbus Mrs. Lewis mas
the big Seventh district with over i0u
votes solfdly for her and is counting
mainly upon its support. She Will also,
OF course have supporters from other
districts Mrs Cowley claims her own
district the Third and the Fourth
These are the only districts which ara
supposed to be q unit in their choice Tor
president. The others viii doubtless
divide their votes The Topeka dele
cation is uninstructed and divided
Ms. W. A. Johnston, the present presi-
dent. and Mrs Harry O. tfarvFy favor
the election of Mrs. COWley with Wnom
they have served for the past Two
years on the executive board MIS-
Mary Vance Humphrey OF Junction
CITY. national director for Kansas OF
the general federation. is another aNoW-
ed supporter of Mrs. Cowley MIS-
Lewis supporters include MIS- = k
Peters and other prominent eAup ~o-
men of the Seventh district MIS- oit
j. Royce of PhillipspurS. Q9s-ilt17i dte
IN
Mrs. Forter Of Alarysville- InHs-
mon each influential In her own DIS
rrict viii doubtless be Of much value
TO Mrs Lewis iu securing support from
the Fifth and sixth districts.
A row resulted in Council Grove iast
week from tha instruction of delegate
far Mrs C0wley. Some OF the Qei-sttt-7
were personally in favor OF Mrs- Le'.4S
and others were unwilling 10 pH p"u.l'l
d. iron clad instructions owing 10 llle
.-,.,fi.l..e,- of Mrs Kate Arlington lot
+ra cffice az vice president. Ehey I94e
frat fha delegation should be permllte4
To- ilee its influence to MIS- Al-l-= .54i
qdv4utaae rather than sacrtuelns lll74.
$3.50 .5s.~.7i.7a+a To the ambitions OF a
-r4i~1 af=trfct woman. but the CONVEY
instructions carried 49,. e,5s,-.
n is ths young crowd" IN the Leael-
alton which is working TOT ME-
III. women under forty and tnelt p ~
ti.7vlrs who feel that the federation
fasf interests cam NOW be served 10y VI
f4troaurriou Of new blood and new lat-
crt into the manaeemsnr " Ilet W.
fslera-40a needs said one Of the ei1
tlub women last week. a woman -
has been identified with the teaeia p, sll.i
since it's orga uiZatian and was an 9--ls
of the old NIissougi-kansas social SCI
cnce club Of which the state Iederat49n
g. an outgrosgth sis new crowd lh
control Kansas has been sending lhr
SAME women to the national Ie4=rs tioH
r1eafiDss for Years Wa have been elHce-
sal
from the same little circle Of women WHO
have IL is rrue. done excellent service lli
the federation cause, but VINO ought
ROW 14 ready TO retire IN lANDt Nl t-iT
,srffre Women. The young crowd should
have Il chance / want tG see the kan
sas delegation tn the next biennial com
posed of young women want % sec
nnE faces and Eear new ideas Nstll-
rha ntrar states to see our young NO
manhood That's the reason ] am los
Mrs Lewis she's brilliant, progressive.
capable. and personally charming
one If the arguments Wnich nave
haen u sda. against Mrs Lewis can-
didacy is the fact that she is the mother
If three young children and has mary
home cares which il has been urged the
work cf the presidential Office would
ohlige her to- neglect Mrs. Mary Vance
Humphrey came out i'm a signed article
"a week or two ago urging the election
of "a president who was free from home
cares. The greatest enemy u the club
movement. she said is the belief that
enthusiastic club women are not gQed
home women The office of president is
Hu eNactine one and leaves a woman
little time for anything else Tt should
therefore he an unwritten law with
Kansas club women. Mrs. Humphrey
thinks. To- elect for president a woman
who can attend to the duties of the
Office without neglectiug more sacred
ones in Der home
Mrs Kate Arlington. OF Council
Grove, Is the most prominent candidate
HH.. 3 s. ~