The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-02
MRS.LEWIS STALKS
Guest of Honor at Topeka Fed
GRAFTON Meeting.
Women Also Discuss the Flood
Relief Work.
SELL MANY BOOKS.
Federation Flood History Has
Found Ready Sale.
Mrs. Mulvane Reports on State
Federation Meeting.

HOT weather usually has a dire effect
on club enthusiasm and the postponed
meeting of the Topeka federation which
should have been held the first Thurs
day inJune but was put off on account of
the flood and took place at Unity church
Wednesday afternoon was attended by
a comparatively small number of the
local club women. The auditorium of
the church which is commonly crowded
on these occasions was only comforta-
bly, filed. Mrs. Cora G. Lewis of Kins-
ley president of the state federation
was the honored guest and principal
speaker of the afternoon. Mrs Clarence
case GODDARD, president of the city fed
Grafton of Leavenworth. was also pres
ent and talked little or the relief work
done by the Leavenworth clubs during
the recent flood. in the flood sym
postum with which the meeting OPEN
ed and to which Mrs. Harry O. Gar
vey, Mrs. Charles f. Spencer Mrs VIM
A. Johnston, Mrs. De Witt c. Nellis.
Mrs. John c. McClintock and Mrs. " III
lam A. McCarter added brief remarks
about the relief work done in Topeka.
Mrs. Johnston and Mrs. G.. O. Huron
relerred to the free kindergarten and
day nursery which has been started in
the social settlement building at the
corner OF Fourth avenue and Jackson
street and appealed to the club women
IN behalf of this worthy charity. Mrs.
Carney spoke particularly of the feder-
alton history of the flood by Margaret
Hill McCarter, advance copies of which
were shown al the meeting and which
Will be ready for distribution in a few
days. Mrs. Carney praised the pamph-
let very warmly and moved a rising
vote OF thanks to the author who I'M
dertook the arduOus task of compiling
and writing a history very reluctantly
but who has done her work faithfully
and well. The book is entitled THE Over
flowing Waters" and has an advance
sale OF almost 1000 copies. It is a 1aodel
of typographical taste and skill and is
copiously illustrated from photographs.
Mrs. Lewis paper on "Educa tional
Ideals" was heard with much interest.
Her plea was for the development of the
individuality of the child and for the
cultivation in him of the perfect con-
science. She urged the parent and
teacher to remember the value of poetry
and music in the development of the
fine things of the spirit quoting an au-
thor who has doubted If a woman who
does not love and appreciate poetry
and who is unable to sing ought to
marry. She referred her listeners to
Bishop Spalding's writings on educa-
ton and quoted generously from the
best writer's and thinkers on education
al subjects showing a deep interest and
thorough study of her subject. Educa
ton, the mental, moral and spiritual
training of the child is a special hobby
of Mrs. Lewis who is the mother of
three children. She thought manual
training should be part of the educa-
ton of every child.
Mrs Horton, president of the city
federation, who presided at the meeting
called attention to the work of the civics
committee which is laboring with the
merchants of Topeka to persuade them
to close their stores at 6 o'clock on
Saturday nights this summer the same
as last Several have consented and the
president thought the others could be
Influenced by a word from their club
women customers. The work of the last
civics committee which resulted in Civ
ing most of the clerks in town their
Saturday evenings last summer was so
greatly appreciated and the plan was
found so generally successful that the
new committee will doubtless have little
trouble in getting it adopted this sea-
son.
Mrs. T. F. Carver asked the club wo-
men to. contribute books for a library
for the Florence Crittenton mission on
Ouinton Heights. Each woman is ask
ed to give at least one book and they
may be left at Mrs. Garver's nome on
Harrison street.
men to attend the Ottawa Chaufauqua as
sembly especially club day Friday guIy
10 and the D. A. r. day. Saturday, July
ii when memorial services TOR the late
Mrs. A. H. Thompson of Topeka, who was
state regent at the time of her death, VIII
he feature of the exercises.
Miss Zu Adams told the federation of the
placing of a stone tablet in the sidewalk
on Kansas avenue. between Fourth ard
Fifth avenues, to mark the puiolng Wn e
the first free state constitution OF haHsaS
was drawn up and adopted by the terri
forial legislature. This is the work OF the
Dauehters of the American Revolution.
Mrs D. A. Mulvane gave a brle1 ana
interesting report of the state federation
meeting in Wichita in May
There were two excellent musical num-
bers contributed by Miss Mary HARRISON
pianist and Mrs. John Gr1ey, Vocahst;
hour with the Ramblers club as hostesses;
The church was very prettily decorated
with oua ntities of garden lowers sweet
peas. nasturtiuTns. hollyhoclzs and popples,
and the scene had the usual q Ple'nTgSeT
frocks and hats worn by the ladies'