The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

te@ on resolutions. which includes Mrs.
Hudson of Newton, Mrs ]. P. Fcitts of
Topeka and Mrs Nimmons of Lincoln,
and three minute reports from clubs.
the members of the federation Will be
taken fer a drive through the town.
Mrs. William Eugena Stanley, who, as
the first mistress Of the states new ex-
ecutive residence during her husbands s
administration as governor SO often ex-
tended the hospitality to the women Of
Kansas, is keeping open house this af-
ternOon and has asked all the fedora
ton women TO stop at her home during
their drive. I want" says Mrs. Stan
ley, TO have the women of Kansas
visit me in my own home. :.
This years meeting Of the federation
is no exception to others in Offering
proof that no woman can seem to ar
rive at a prominence in club work in
her own town or district and achieve
success without having a pack yelping
at her heels and another faWnlng in her
path. Among the local factional rows
in unpleasant evidence here this week
is one in the Leayenworth delega ton,
part of which headed by Mrs c. G.
Goddard is at the Hamilton hotel and
another faction with Mrs. G. f. W.
Dassler in the lead is at the Carey. It
is said that the Dassier crowd came to
Wichita expressly to down" Mrs. God
dard or any one supported by her Mrs.
Dassler has been appointed recently to
take charge of the interior decoration
OIL tAe 1AduSea DHudt1S dl tAlc ~ 4-odAS
fair and it is said that Mrs. Goddard
was also a candidate for the place and
their enmity so started.
There We're such persistent rumors
Tuesday and Wednesday morning of the
candidacy of Mrs. Emma Il. Forter OF
Marysville for the office Of vice presi-
dent Of the federation that she gave
this statement to a State Journal re-
porter last night: Under no ciTcum-
stances win I permit my name to go
before the federation as candidate for
vice president or any other off1ce.-En-
ma E. F'orter." Mrs. Forter is just clos
ing a successful year as department
commander of the Woman's Relief
Corps of Kansas and expects to engage
in literary work exclusively for the next
two or three years. She will however,
ship of one of the committees.
Club politics seem TO offer a severe
/ test to the Veraclty or candidates ana
/ their ardent supporters There IS really
no unit 70 the stories thal nave DeeH
Slreuiated IN thls campaign aIlno9gli; issll
+ pe II salu 10 theH cfe9lty @ lhe pIihelpeL pa
~ gs.luiuat yes at TINS isoslss Lon iilesei1i3
1l5,. DeH utii4. my So1l .7
klloly n tneF tIsa eIielIl oL one a
sav hS3 zvbt besrd before
/ T oanoe to VViehita j. said cl11bvonaan
fbie ,,9ornine, IT yea1lxT ss4nnosad Thar
I quite expected to see a helpless grand
mother. paIsied stricken and toothless.
was entirely unprepared for the shock
when thew told me- that thar fine youth
flIl looking and stvlishlv eowned Wo-
man on the platform was she I have
i always been for Mrs Lewis. but I have
felt ever since came here that the
federation would have made no serious
blunder in choosing Mrs. CoWley for
president for I have been very favor
ably impressed by her ability and
chafm Wen, said Fourth district
woman VINO stood by, Il was just as
Hluen 1ais suIptlsed IN MRS Lewis. Iney 's,
! toid NE thdt she WAS very young anu
very ill lasIlIohapae anu l expected te see
/ d sl99y youle tllIls, NOT d hldtuEeu @ anu
els i5ii5eu Moliiail III tHe 7eFelltii uiStilce
oaiAuie'Ss'e-
speaking OF the point maze by the
opposltlon 10 MIS- Lewis OF the rat
ma ma sle mas chllareh' IoPe1a woman @
Sar' Sa 10 oppose s.,o Mrs Lessls
IS Lnq5her would be to put prenll'l,n a
'7s allu
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SGllle L1ailisIs u La s5ls1 u ~,
ana chairman OF the bureau OF reclp-
AcNt's' 2 u PC ei1i1liN N0foee ~
cnange OF ciup papers among the cl'lps
OF the state sald IN hef report Wednes-
/ oay aiterhooh lhal althougn eLe Ieelp-
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nus alio sile pa 1oi
~hleh sue hao Hau Sne slea eest nun l.i u
W Woei9 ~ eslAs lilt6 Aet ~ r. " ~,
Century. Although good deal is said
at federation meetings or the Yalue OF
ciuD work 10 lhe lndlVidual woman Ia
Keeping away from tne fouelne OF
dally houseWork ana pfoVldlng nsr
some other means OF communicate
with the outside world than that OF her
husband and children most OF the ad-
dresses had good many references TO
the husbands and babes and there Is
Just as much gossip about new recipes.