The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-19

ry of this federation who shall prepare
an official list therefrom.
Clubs failing to comply with this BY
law will lose their representation 81
the annual meeting"
1t is also hoped that each club VIII
furnish the secretary with a list OF Of
ficers. number and names of members.
Mrs. A. H. Horton. president.
In the absence of the president. Mrs
A. H. Horton, who is in Arkansas city
and will not return before another
week, Mrs. Clement Smith. vice presl-
dent, called a meeting of the executive
board of the city federation of wom-
ems clubs for this morning at her
home on Polk street, to meet the Com
mercial club conference committee VI
the federation and discuss the part
which the federation will take in the
Topeka Semi-CentenIial Jubilee the
last of May and first of June.
The conference committee met the
entertainment committee of the Com
mercial club of which Mr.. I. +. Gar
yer is chairman last Monday evening
and the plan which the Commercial
club wishes to submit to the fedora
ton was unfoIded at that time. The
jubilee will be held the week of May 50,
which is Topekas f1ftieth birthday an
niversary, and special programmes witt
be arranged for the different days,
Thursday will be Woman's day and
the federation has been asked to take
charge of this feature. A floral parade
has been proposed and this was dis
GUESSED at the called meeting or the
conference committee and the eXecu-
tive board this morning. The executive
board voted unanimously to adopt the
Commercial clubs suggestions and
bring the matter before the federation
at it's next meeting. Individual clubs
will be expected to discuss the QueS-
r171 ut +Iair h.
fore the April meeting of the city fed
Grafton, which takes place a week from
Thursday, so they will be prepared to
vote on it at that time.
An evening programme will probably
be arranged for and some women
speakers of national reputation Sc
cured for it. All these matters We're
discussed this morning and will be sub
mftted to the federation at its April
meeting.
With the exception of the national
federation secretary all the present Of
ficers of the Kansas Social Science
federation hold over until next year so
the annual meeting of the federation
at Emporia in May will be devoid of
the excitement of an election. If this
were not an off year it would be in
teresting to note whether or not the
boss busting" fever which has over
turned Kansas state politics would eX-
l6ilQ It's lllllQ6UCe To Tie 1GQ6idl4sllt-
Last year the faction in the federation
which is sometimes called the ma
chine,'' was in control at Wichita AMI
the election of Mrs. James Lewis of
Kinsley as president was a distinct
victory for it. 1t is a peculiar coinci-
dence that the wives of many polite
ians prominent in the faction of the
Republican party which has recently
met with overwhelming defeat after
period of complete and interrupted
power are high in the councils of the
federation machine An enthusiasm
any rate Mrs. w. Y. Morgan, Mrs.
Chester l. Long, Mrs. L. j. Pettijohn,
Mrs. George w. Winans, Mrs. r. P.
Murdoch, and Mrs. S. R. Peters whose
husbands are leaders of the famous
Seventh district Republican machine"
have a machine" of their own which
at Wichita last year proved that the
Seventh district is as powerful a FAC
tor in federation as in state politics.
This year, however, conditions have
the Republican party to which the
husbands of the aforementioned fed
Grafton machine" women belong Is no
longer in control. It would be inter-
esting to know whether their wives
are any better politicians. but in the
absence of a test OF strength such as
a state election would furnish, 1t VIII
be impossible to find out. So far there
has been little talk Of successor. TO
Mrs. c. c. Goddard of LeavenwoFth.
the present incumbent of the office OF
general federation secretary who it IS
reported. will not be q candidate FOR
reelection. but this office may be
made the object of a spirited contest
which will serve to show whether the
Seventh district machine is still in
Vincible.
Among other members of the K. S.
s. F. whose husbands are prominent in
state politics are Mrs. E. w. Hoch of
Marion, wife of the Republican nomi-
nee for governor. Mrs. William Eugene
Stanley of Wichita, wife of the ex-
governor, Mrs. Chris Hoffman of En-
terprise, whose husband is leading
Populist, Mrs. John @. Royce of Phil
lipsburg, and Mrs. w. A. Morgan of
Cottonwood Falls.
Mrs. Noble Prentis, who is a woman
of many and varied interests and VINO
seems to have a perfect genius for
useful effort finds a delightful diver
sion and a most useful object" in con-
Quoting United States history classes
from the grade schools of the city
through the State Historical rooms.