The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02

Belleveile Brown Of Salina, Prof
Henrie Calvin of the state Agricultural
school at Manhattan and Mrs Willard
of Manhattan viii be the speakers
Mrs. c. o. Knowles of Topeka is
chairman of the art department, and
Mrs. c. F. w. DaSSler of LeavenwOrth.
member of the Kansas worlds fair
enWorth Art league, and Mrs. Clark of
Oklahoma are the principal speakers
Other papers viii be by Mrs J. NJ. Nc
Gown, of EmDoria. who made such a
good impression at Wichita last year,
Miss Warsland and Miss Jones of the
State Normal school, Mrs. Arlington OF
Council Grove. Mrs. Frank P. Strong
of Linsley.
A standing railway rate of one and
one-third fare on the certificate plan
viii be granted by all the railways
The Hotel Whitley will be fedora ton
headquarters. and this hotel and the
Mitway will each give a rate of one
dollar day, European plan. Two
persons In a room, so cents each
T3rea EfaStS may be had at the hotel
served in the church parlors on We'd
nesday and Thursday at so cents for
dinner and 25 cents for supper. This is
to avoid loss or time at the dinner and
supper hour. The ladies' society of the
First Methodist church will serve the
meals. They have well equipped
dining room and kitchen in the base
ment Of the church, and there are toilet
and rest rooms. The Emporia women
seem to have thought of everything for
the comfort of the visitors. and the
meeting viii undoubtedly be a highly
successful one.
Mrs. Noble Prentis has become in
terested in Tennesseetown through the
efforts of the Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
with whom she made a tour of it the
other day and will visit the school next
Monday afternoon and talk to the pu-
pills about civic beauty. She viii try
/ to get them interested in a scheme Tor
I beautify1ng their school yard and their
/ homes. You would be surprised" she
I told a reporter for the State Journal
/ yesterday, lat the improvements in
Z that section of town if you have not
Z visited it lately. Under Mr. Sheldon
Z influence the people have been fixing
up their houses and lawns and there
are some very attractive homes there.
/ The reading room in connection with
/ the free kindergarten is a beautiful
/ place and would be a credit to any or
I ganization- There is a stone cottage
built by its owner and occupant a
! stone mason, which is one of the mos;
artistic dwelling houses in Topeka.
/ When the present generation evinces
so much pride and interest in their
homes 1 think it promises well for the
[ children now growing up and ] believe
Z that with the right Influences they -.aI1
be made to take so much pride in then
part of town that Tennesseetown MAY
4 become in the course Of a few years
one of the show places Of Topeka
Among the questions which may
come up at the meeting of the city
federation next Thursday is that of the
| organization of departments in the
I federation similar to those of the state
federation. This is pet scheme Of
/ Mrs. H. W. Roby. who is talking il
up among the other club women and
( may have it introduced at this annual
| meeting The Denver clubs have such
1 an arrangement and find it very help
full in all the federation's undertakings
The departments would include those
I of civics, philanthrophy, education
possibly music, art and others. EacF
department would be endowed witt
/ uncommon powers and would be in
| way a court of last resort in all ques
tions pertaining to it. While each de-
partment would include regularly
appointed or elected membership