The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

tn fact that her youngest child is as
tan as his mother. Although this was
introduced quite lcidentally and with
out reference to club politics its import
was very generally understood and it
was agreed that Mrs. Lewis had shown
shrewdness in making such unexpected
use Of her place on the Wednesday pro-
gramme-
The Wednesday afternoon session
consisted almost entirely of the reports
of the members Of the executive board
and the officers of the district, county
and city federations- Some excitement
was lent however by a lively tilt on the
subject of the publication of journal
of the proceedings of this meeting of
the federation. Motion to th-t erect
was made by Mrs. Emma E Porter or
MarysVille and provoked a spirited dis
cllssion Mrs w A. Morgan of Cotton
wood Falls favored it on account of the
many club women throughout the state
who are unable to attend the state red
Grafton meetings and who could get
better idea of the proceedings from an
accurately complied journal than from
the reports of the most conscientious
DELEGATES Miss Helen kimber, presi-
dent of the State Suffrage association
brought UP the question OF expense;
Mrs L. e. Kellogg of Empor1a favored
the proposition. Mrs. H. o. GarNey OF
Topeka also was in favor of it but
thought it too late for this convention
TO take action on owing to the vague
ness. and general unaVailability of the
reports Of officers which would form
the principal part of the journal and es-
pecially of the district, county and city
federation officers who had spoken
mostly without notes
A Seventh district delegate asked
what salary the federation was prepared
to offer the secretary for doing the vast
amount of clerical work which the pub
lica ton of the journal would require
I & Of a
moved to amend Mrs. F'orter's motion
and the amendment provided that the
J federation postpone taking action on the
/ publication Of the journal until next
years meeting. The amended motion
was seconded and vote taken, and It
was carried by a large majority There
was some argument between the strict
parliamentarian of the federation over
the nature Of the amendment. and II
was finally referred to Mrs L. B. Hel~
/ logg, who. as Mrs. Johnston said. IS the
recognized oarliamentarian OF the fed
Grafton Well, didn't know It. Sald
Mrs Kellogg as she rose to explain the
amended motion. This is so sudden.
She then explained that the amended
motion did not lay the original motion
! on the table for an indefinite time, Dut
POSTPONED it until next year. when II
would necessarily come up in the bust
ness OF the convention.
Mrs. Jennie Maher. of Kansas City.
4 who in the absence of the president gave
the report on the Associated Clubs of
4 Kansas City. made the hit of the after
noon reports. The Kansas City, kas.,
clubs appear to have been very busy in
deed during the past two years, espe~
cially in the matter of civic improve
ments. and Mrs. Maher's informal re
port of their progress was very anus
ing. She touched in lightly ironical
fashion on municipal politics in her
town. and her little speech was very
thoroughly appreciated.
There were several musical numbers
/ lnterspersed on Wednesdays pro-
gramme. Miss Gertrude Frohman gave
piano solo. Mrs. Childe and Miss
/ Childe vocal duet. Mrs. Higginson and
Miss Jessie Clark piano duet, and Miss
Mae Clark sang two ballads. These are
I all Wichita performers. Wednesday y
night the department Of music, Mrs.
Dewitt c. Nellis. of Topeka, chairman
held a session at the Auditorium. ana
the programme was contributed to by
/ Mrs. Charles S. Gleed. of Topeka, plan
lst; Mrs. Harry 0. Garvey of Topeka
Illustrated paper on Slumber songs;
Miss Ellen Lowell. of Holton, vocalist.
Roland ?. MurdOck. jr., baritone. Miss
Clara Duval, Hutchinson, vocalist, anu
the Failmount college, Wichita, giles
club
The department of education also held
us session Wednesday evening, with
Mrs. Sallie F. TOler. chairman of the
/ department, presiding. The addresses
We're by the Rev w. S. Vail. of Wichita
ana MISS Sara E. NOrcross, of Wichita
VINO smoke Of the life and work oe
Henry Van Dyke.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Alice
Worswt tck, of Oskaloosa. chairman of
tnt ART department. presided while Mrs
1oudard, Of LeavenWOrth. and Mr. Nc
IoWn' Of Em3oria, discussed The
dtle O Art in the Home" and Mrs
X, r. Murdock. of Wichita. and Mrs
CHARLES NJ. HoId. of CoIun7fus taIlxed
ABOUT @Outdoo- Art"
oiioWlng the election of officers and
OustleSs Incidental thereto this morn
ing tne department of education. Mrs
W w. Curdy of Edna, chairman. held
session. MIS-. Victoria Bennett of Hol-
TON discussed the consolidation of rural
schools Miss Essie Potts Of Pao1a faII--
ca ABOUT Nature Study. and University
EducatlOn Tor Women was the subject
OF a paper by Miss EsteIle Riddle of
Minneapolis. daughter of Governor A
r Riddle and local editor of the Min
neapollS Messenger Miss Riddle is z
graduate of the University of Kansas
at Lawrence
Miss Irene Leeper and Miss MabeIle
Ladd of Wichita gave piano and vocal
solos this morning, and Mrs. Georgia
Mccoy and Mr.. H. c. McClung this
afternoon.
The department of science is holding
its session this afternoon with Miss
Edith A. Mcintyre of the State AgricllI-
tural college at Manhattan chairman
presiding. The programmes sav
science but only domestic science is
being discussed, Mrs J. s. Willard of
Manhattan talking of Science in the
Home and Mrs. H S Graves the
iweighty question of the Division of the
Income 1t viii be in the nature of i
surprise to some people that club Wo-
men advocate the division of the fam
lily income. there being an impression