The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04

and are obliged to seek their recreation
in the street. Even If only humble
beginning were made, he thought it
would be well worth the federation s
while to attempt the establishment of
club house for the women and girls
of the working classes.
The largest audience of a year was in
attendance at the meeting. Mrs. Hor-
woman. and one of the speakers was
Mrs. Kate Applington, of Council
Grove, vice president of the Kansas
Social Science federation, who read a
library to be established by the state
federation and for which a fund is to
be raised by the publication of a book
of quotations to which the club women
OF the state are asked to contribute.
The state federation will publish the
book, and contributions will be received
until the. first of January. They are
to be sent to Mrs. Applington, at Coun
Gil Grove.
| Following Mrs. Applington, Mrs. Hor-
ton introduced Mrs. Urquhart Lee of
Chicago, who has been in Topeka for
several weeks organizing classes in
parliamentary law and the art of ex-
preston and who spoke briefly to the
federation about her work and gave a
snort parliamentary drill by way of il
lustration of her methods Mrs. Lee is
the typical city club woman, rarely
met IN our western country towns,
graceful urbane, well groomed and
chic, with a charming and reposeful if
somewhat artificial manner. She was
very beautifully and appropriately
gowned and made a most favorable i'm
preston although being accustomed to
| drawing room talks, her voice could not
be clearly heard all over the church
and there came a request from the
| back seats for the apostle of the art
of expression to speak louder" Mrs.
| Lee will leave Topeka this week but
expects to return after the holidays to
resume her classes. She made such a
hit with the audience yesterday that
| it is likely number who have hitherto
underrated the advantages of the study
| of parliamentary law and the art of
expression to busy housewife will
take up the work when she returns. So
many OF the ladies who have Joined the
classes testified to the practical value
of the studies which are, it seems, of
| incaleulable benefit in any emergency
of LIE from presiding at a club meet
| ing to hanging out the family washing
or tending a teething baby. Besides
| it was announced that Mrs. Potter
Palmer of Chicago, is one of Mrs. Lees
former pupils and that ought to settle
it.
Mrs. j. D. Mcfarland announced that
Mrs. Bradford, president of the state
federation of Colorado, is to be in Kan
sas during the month and proposed
that the Topeka federation invite her
to visit this town. A motion to this
effect was made and carried.
Ms W. A Johnston read letter
from Mrs. H. Z. Schoeff, of Philadel-
| phia, chairman of the legislative COM
mittee of the general federation, asking
the cooperation of Kansas club women
| in the removal of Apostle Reed Smoot
| from the United States senate. Mrs.
Schoen sent blank petitions for the To-
peka women and these were circulated
after the meeting and filed with names
| of women who, living in Kansas and
never having been represented at
Washington by any man who was not
! like DR.. Prices baking powder, Abso-
lutely Pure. are convinced that they
can never sleep O. night while a Nor
mon occupies a seat in the congress
of these United States.
| Mrs Mary j.. Holmes, chairman of the
| civics committee, read a letter from
Mrs. Thorpe, police matron, asking the
help Of the federation for her Mother s
club and for the federation's usual do
nation for the Christmas treat for the
children of the poor On motion of Mrs.
Dell Keller it was voted to assess each
member Of the federation 10 cents to pro-