The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-06


the Wichita invitation had been extend
ed and il was enthusiastically carried.
If the enemies of Mrs. Barker believed
that this action put another spoke in
her wheel they little realized her deep
design. 1t was quite in accordance with
her wishes that the meeting should be
held in this city and thus secure the
election of a Seventh district woman as
president. In good time she lay plans
TO bring Mrs. Lewis forward as a can
didate for that Office, and as Mrs. Lewis
is very able and popular woman, es-
pecially strong in her own district and
well known throughout the state,young,
attractive, gifted ana with ample ex-
perience in executive Office, this was
very readily accomplished and there
We're many to john in Mrs. Barker 5
efforts in her behalf. Mrs. Barker's
real purpose in supporting Mrs. Lewis
was probably the prevention of the elec-
ton of a First district woman which
could readily have been accomplished if
the federation meeting had been held
elsewhere than in the Seventh district.
There were at least two First district
women on the executive board which
Mrs. Barker believed to have treated
her unfairly last year while she was a
member thereof who are supposed to
have presidential bees and whether Mrs.
Barker is successful in e1ecting her cam
didate this year or not she win at least
have kept the honor OF the first Office
in the federation from some of her enc
mics.
Anssng the club women at the Hamil-
ton is Mrs. L. 3. Kellogg of Enporia,
chairman of the committee on the revis-
ion of the federatiTl constitution and
bylaws. The other members of the
committee are Mrs. Lee Monroe of To- 4
peka and Mrs. May BellVille Brown of
Salina. One OF the important questions
TO be decided at this meeting and which
viii be voted on Thursday morning be-
.1.0
ion of the cOnstituf4 f49n. The committee
appointed last year has been working
faithfully on its report which will be
made Thursday morning and which will
suggest among Other things changes in
the constitution in regard to the reia-
tions of the district fedora tions to the
state federation, the privileges of the
smaller fedeTaflOns and the duties Of
their officers The report will also sug-
geSt the creation OF three new depart
ments OF legislative, conference ard for
estry. The latter is entirely new. The
work of the others have heretofore been
done by committees Another sugges- /
ton will be that the members of the /
executive board and of the standing
committees OF the federation be made
ex-officio delegates. At present these |
have votes at elections only when they
are regularly elected delegates. If the I
report meets with the approval of the
federation the committee will probably |
be TeappOinted or new ones named to /
revise the constitution and the revision /
will be voted upon and accepted or re- |
Jected at next years meeting.
The Cottonwood Falls. Peabody and |
EI Dorado. club women are all instruct |
ed for Mrs. Lewis OF the fifty-seven
women from Topeka, Lawrence, Kan |
Sas City, Kansas, Usage City, BuF1in- !
game and Newton who arrived Afon--
day afternoon on the Santa Fe's special
car a large majority were for the Sew
entn district candidate Kansas City,
Kansas, faeofs Mrs. rJwley'S election.
At the reception at the Masonic tenn
pie last night its receiving party was d.
vided into groups. the first including
the state officers as follows
Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Mrs. Nellie NJ.
Daniels. Mrs. H. o. Garvey, Mrs T. L.
Bond Mrs. G. W. Winans. Mrs. W. r. /
CowIey, Mrs. c. c. GODDARD, Mrs.
James Humphrey.
posed of the presidents of the seven |
district federations, who are also the
vice presidents of the state federation. /
They are Mrs. w. F. Thompson, MES. |
George Kingsley. Mrs L. d. Hodge. |
Mrs. J. \. Rogers, Mrs Alden F. Huse, |
Mrs. Alice Bailey, Mrs B. F. Milton.
Another receiving group comprised
representatives of fraternal Oreaniza- I
tions of women who are akin in a
measure to the state federation:
Mrs. Z. E. Forter, president of the
G. A R.; Mrs. Pitman of Chicago. !
and Mrs Conkling of Oklahoma City. I
representing the Order of the Eastern
Star; Mrs. NJ. E. Hutchinson Of Hutch |
inson, representing the Wornen's Chris |
tian Temperance Union: Miss Helen
Kfnber of the Equal Suffrage associa- |
ton
A Afourthfreceiving group was composed !
of ladies' prominent in club work, main |
" from Wichita. They are:
Mrs Chester I. Long of Medicine
Lodge. wife of United States Senator
Long: Mrs. W. E Stanley of Wichita,
wife of former Gov W. E Stanley;
Mrs. r. NJ Piatt Mrs. J. L. Dyer. Mrs. !
SaIlie F. Toler. Mrs. A. W. Mccoy. Mrs /
I. r. Priddy. Mrs. p. H Campbell Mrs.
J. n. Morrison. Mrs. r. P Murdoch
One of the distinguished guests at the
federation is Mrs. 5. z. Woodstock of
Kansas City, president ofthe Athenaeum
which is next to the largest club in
Missouri.
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