The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-21
MRS. CARNEY lS.CHOSE
Topeka Woman Vice President Firs
District Federation.

Mrs. H. O. Carney of Topeka we
elected vice president of the First Dis
trictN Federation of Women's club at
the annual meeting in Leavenwortf~
this week. Miss Martha Beck of Hol-
ton, a daughter of NJ. NJ. Beck of the
Holton Recorder, who frequently visit
in Topeka and is well known here.
was chosen for president.
The meeting adjourned Thursday
morning after a three days session,
the most exciting event of which was
the action of the federation in opposi-
ton of the amendment of the constitu-
ton of the state federation of clubs
adopted at the last annual meeting in
Emporia last May and which provides
that the per capita tax of the district
declarations be increased from cents
to Is cents. Inasmuch as the last state
administration received only 5 cents
per capita from the district fedora
lions and managed on this sum not
only to conduct the business of the
federation but to leave 5000 in the
treasury at the end of the administra-
ton, the women of the First district
think the increase is unreasonable and
voted in opposition to it by an over
trict federation is therefore no longer
federated with the state organization.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Lewis of Kinsley, president
of the state federation, was present at
ton she put upon the action of the
federation in refusing to pay the in
creased per capita dues. There was
some talk of reconsideration, but as
only eleven women voted in favor of
the increase and one of these is said
to have been a Second district woman,
it is not likely that an agreement will
be reached Immediately.
The basis of the argument of the First
District women who were opposed to
paying the increased dues was that the
amendment was not properly adopted.
The state federation constitution pro-
vides that each amendment must be
voted upon at two annual meetings and
although part of the amendments were
voted upon both at Wichita two years
ago and at Emporia last May this
amendment in question, regarding the
increase of dues for the district fedora
tionS, was a substitute amendment
which was rushed through and not, the
First District women complain, properly
brought before the members of the state
federation. The Usage county, Seventh
District and Second District declarations
adopted the new rule without opposi-
ton at their annual meetings last
month and this and are therefore still
allied with the state federation. The
action of the First district federation in
leaving the state organization does not,
however. prevent individual clubs or
women from joining the latter if they
wish to do so.
The amendment which caused the
trouble at Leavenworth reads:
The dues for each current year shall
be one dollar for individual members
and fifteen cents per capita for sub
ordinate declarations. The dues shall be
paid to the state treasurer before any
subordinate federation shall be entitled
to vote at the annual meeting.
The Topeka Federation of Clubs is
not federated with the First District
federation although two Topeka clubs,
the Atlantean and the Good Govern
ment clubs belong to it and there are
some Individual members here.
The Topeka women who attended the
Leavenworth meeting were Mrs. Carney
Mrs. w. A Johnston and Mrs. D. c.
Nellis. Mrs. W. A. McCarter and Miss
Anna Marie Nellis were to have gone
and were on the program but were I'M
avoidably detained at home. Mrs
Johnston gave a report of the biennial
meeting of the general federation in ST.
Louis in May.