Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-30
FEDERATION OF
WOMEN'S CLUBS.
Report of Second District Meet.
ing at lola, October,
END and 23rd.

we were met, on arriving at lola, by
a delegation OF ladies from I he lola clubs,
and directed to a car decorated in the
colors tf lola clubdom. Til; car car
ried us directly to the First NJ. +. church.
where the federation was to meet Here
we left our luggage, and went next door
for lunch at the home of Mrs DR.. Gar
linghouse
Proceeded to church at o'clock, when
the meeting was called to order by our
district president. Mrs. George Kings,
bury, of Paola Upon the platform were
also seated our state president, Mrs. Cora
G. Lewis, of Kinsley; Mrs. kate APP
linger, first ce-presdent of state, and
Mrs. Mary T. Gray, president Emeritus
of Kansas City, Kansas
Meeting opened with piano solo
by mrs. malcolm Hughes, of lola, and
prayer by Mrs. Gray. Mrs Kingsley,
on behalf of Mrs. A. l.. Taylor. re-
cording secretary, who is in Colorado
with her husband, who is i'll, presented
the Second district with gavel made
from Colorado pine wood, and read a
letter from Mrs. Taylor. The greeting
was given by Mrs. Coe, of lola, and re-
sponded to by Mrs. Kingsley, in which
she stated that our district is the strong.
est in the state She made plea for
more thorough " DIRK along literary lines,
and pointed out the growth in past
years by contrasting the work OF our
lady novclists of today with EVAN
gelne." the first novel ever written by
woman. She concluded her remarks with
the question, "Can wenot come together
once year and find veritabe literary
symposium. that the places which know
us best may rejoice and he strong?"
Committees were then appointed and
the report OF last years meeting at
Olathe read
The meeting adjourned to be enter
tanned by the gentlemen of the CONNER
cial club in trolley car ride t. interest
ing points over the city. Captain Slower
accompanied us and pointed out the in
teresting places. We visited Gas CITY,
which, less than five wears ago, was
corn,feld. and now a city of 1000. We
passed gas well which produces TO-.
100000 feet of gas daily, or enough to
light three cities like Topeka for year.
We passed by the town of Concrete, only
two months old, where is located the
new cement plant, the warehouse of
which is said to he the largest building
in Kansas. 1t is so feet wide, 100 feet
long and has q floor area OF 90, 400 feet.
The plant produces $500 barrels of ce-
ment daily. Here we we're gwen little
souvenirs made of cement, in The shape
of barrels.
On this trip we had one of the most !,
pleafant experiences of our visit to loia-
that of meeting Miss Sadie Travis, fifty |
seven years old, who was Il charter
member of the Sorosis, of New York city. !
the first club organized Tor women in the
United States. This club was organized |
by Alice and Phoebe Carey. Miss Travis !,
called attention to the famous literary
teas given by the Carey sisters, where
she met such eminent people as Whittier,
Longfellow and many literary men of
that day. She said these teas were YER
liable literary feasts. and she gained adj
mittance to them by being the little girl
next door.
A reception was held in the Elks' hall
that evening, where the following pro.
gram was rendered. Music, by quar- |
tette OF ladies; Words of welcome, L w.
Myler, Of lola; violin solo, Mrs. c. l..
Evans, of EaHarpe; parer-"The I'M
portance of Bringing the Youth in Touch
with Great Literature Mrs. Trout
man, Kansas City; and last, but not
least, the address by our state president,
mrs. Cora G, Lewis. 1t was good,
comprehensive talk and was replete with
bright wit and sparkling humor. She
started out by telling OF an incident