The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
Won't Be Candidate for Re-eIee-
ton as Federation President.
Refuses to Give Amy Reason for
Her Action.
MAI. ANDERSON THERE.
Talks tOWOmen About Combined
Club House.
Manual Training Bill Is Dis
cussed With Favor.
mai. ANDERSON THERE.

A. the meeting Of the city federation
~ ,,ornen's clubs at Unity church
Gr1,,,rsdav Mrs. Harry O. Garvey. the
federation president, announced that
~ha will not be q candidate for re-elee-
tion next spring Mrs. Garvey's deter
rnination not to ACCEPT the office Tor
another term had already been MADE
aznoun to a few of her most intimate
friends. but this was her first formal
announcement of her intention. and she
declares that it is final She will no
doubt be urged to reconsider, for her
administration Of the affairs Of the fed
grafton has been successful and she mas
many warm supporters among the local
club women. Mrs. Garvey refused to
give a state Journal reporter any rea-
son for her voluntary retirement from
the office of president at the close Of her
arst term. She said she was fully de
teruined not to run again, and that was
all she would say. Her announcement
Is surprise to the majority, and her
Successor has not been suggested.
Thursdays meeting of the federation
was unusually interesting. Major T. }.
Anderson. president of the Commercial
club. met with the federation delegates
anu addressed them on the subject OF a
new club building which he tnlnhs
might be built in Topeka II the IedeIa-
ton the Commercial club the 1Opeha
Athletic association and possibly the
Youug Womens and Young Men :
Christian associations would unite tnelr
efforts to that end Mr. Anderson's sug
Restion was that the federation take the
Initiative in the matter at least to the
extent of appointing a committee to ad-
wise with committees from the Otnef
organizations named on the subject lie
thinks that $50. 600 might be raised Dy
issuing stock or bonds in small sums
and believes that SOC people could be
found who would readily subscribe SlOa
each to a project which would be o.
such benefit to Topeka. He thought the
clubs which were willing to go in to-
Kether and work for a club house should
form an ass0cia ton and commence the
work of Investigation and agitation al
once. He suggested that a site could be
secured on Quincy or Jackson streets
and the building put up with private
apartments for each club represented,
besides an assembly hall large enough
to seat say 1900 people. and banquet
han for general use. Major Anderson
complimented the women Of the fedora
tlon on the interest they have always
"a ken i'm civic Improvement He said
that Topeka people realize that this
town can never be made q great manu- :
featuring center and that its main hope
and prosperity lies in its possibilities as
q good town to live in. He thought the
federation had done a great deal in it's
interest in the Improvement Of the
streets. in educational matters and es-
pecially in their willingness to patron
ize home industries and support local
institutions for the prosperity Of To
Delza.
The building of a new club house
would be right in line with their other
efforts and he believed they We're the
proper persons to take the lead in the
movement.
The matter was discussed at consider
bic length after Major Anderson had
left. Most of the members seemed to be
in favor Of it although some are inclined
TO cling To the original idea of club
house exclusively for club women. Mrs
C. O. Knowles, who has always been
greatly Interested in the club house idea
thought the building might contain
studios to rent to local artists so that
all the art interests of Topeka might be
centered i'm one place and greatly
strengthened thereby. Mrs. J. G. Wood
made motion that the corresponding