The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Mrs. Sallie F. Toler, Wichita, nomi-
mated Mrs Lewis Mrs L. H. Hodge,
Arkansas City. nominated Mrs. Florence
Cowley. Columbus The informal bal
lot resulted as follows: Lewis. Z45 votes;
Cowley. 93 Mrs n. o. Garvey. Topeka,
J. Mrs j. NJ McCoun. Emporia, 1. Mrs.
Cowley moved to make Mrs. Lewis cleo
tion unanimous.
Mrs. 2. F. Porter of Pittsburg was
nominated for vice president, but with
drew in favor of Mrs. Arlington and
Mrs Arlington and Mrs. Browns cleo
tions were unanimous
Mrs. E. F. Porter, Pittsburg, Mrs.
p W Hoch. Marion. MFz J. T. Willard,
Manhattan, We're nominated for treasur-
er at the afternoon session. The dues-
tion win be raised of the election of a
successor to Mrs G. c. Goddard of
5 Leavenworth, state secretary of the
general federation. The office was for
merly appointive but the last biennial
made it elective Mrs. George Barker OF
Lawrence, viii probably be a candidate
for Mrs. Goddard's place Twelve Leav-
enwOrth anti-(5Oddard women will sup
port Mrs. Barker. Mrs. Garvey of To-
peka is also mentioned At 10 o'clock
Mrs. Goddard announced she would not
be candidate for election if fight is
made.
w NltllLds hdS. May f---1NeNeIa DelOIG III
the history of the Kansas Social Science
federation has such an assembly OF
Clubwomen gathered for an annual con-
Venuon as the one which greeted Mrs.
w. A. Johnston of Topeka, retiring state
president. when she called the first reg
ular meeting of the session TO order at
Plymouth COngregat tonal church
Wednesday morning over five hundred
club women We're in the auditorium, in
Guiding delegates and visitors There
are fully four hundred visiting club wO-
men which even without counting
Wichita IS large and enthusiastic body,
breaks the record of attendance at the
annual meeting. At Leavenworth two
years ago the attendance was estimated
at $50 and it has never been greater
than that. Since that time. however,
the federation has grown rapidly. hav-
ing increased its membership by fully
one thousand during the last year This
weeks large and interesting meeting is
largely a tibute to the success of the
closing administration. Under the di-
rectOraLe formed by Mrs. Johnston and
other officers who with her compose
the executive board, the federation's
past two years have been busy. happy
and prosperous and have had tangible
results for the betterment of the feder~
alton and the state. In the presidents s
address Wednesday morning reviewing
the work of her term of office she men
toned some of the things which had
Deeu underta ken and carried to a sue
Cessful finish by the federation during
her administra ton Chief among these
was the passage by the state legislature
last winter of the public school manual
training DILL Manual training has been
one of the fedora tion's hobbies for years
and it would not be fair to give the
entire credit to the retiring administra-
tion, but 1t was during that term that
the enortS OF Kansas clubWomen for a
good many years eliminated in victory
Beside the educational work of the
federation during the past two years it
has accomplished much along the lines
or reform IN the matter of child labor,
an ciVics, forestry and the encourage
ment Of the arts and crafts. Mrs.
Johnston recommended among other
things for the consideration of the fed
Grafton during the next administration
the revision and amendment of the
constitution and bylaws to meet the
growing needs of the federation con-
tlnued efforts in behalf of the state
charities and phllanthrOpieS. with eSDe-
clal reference to reforms and improve
ments a the Girls Industrial school at
Beioit the creation of department of
49Iestry to AID in the preservation of
tle nallNe Kansas timber, the CultiVa-
ton of new trees and the general beau
utylng of the state both in town ana
country.
Beside Mrs. Johnston's address the
principal features of Wednesdays pro-
pramne were reports of the retiring Of
ncers. and the district, county and city
1ederations presidents Mr. Rudolf Hat
uelq, on Dehalr of B. T. Mclean. mayor
OF Wichita gave the opening address Of
welcome 10 the federation women We'd
nesday morning Mr c. c. Cohn pres
ident of the Wichita Commercial club
also made a welcoming address. They
We're responded to by Mrs J. NJ. Nc
Gown. considered one of the most bril-
liant orators in the federation. who is an
Emporia delegate and who also apDear-
ed on the afternoon programme discuss
ing the paper of Mrs. c. C. Goddard Of
Aeavenworth in their symposium on