The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Lord, let me never tag a moral to
story nor tell a story without a
meaning. Make me respect my mater
tal so much that 1 dare not slight my
work Help me to deal very honestly
villa words and with people. because
they are both alive. Show me that, as
in a river, so in writing, clearness Is
the best quality. Teach me to see the
local color without being blind to the
inner light Give me an ideal that Will
stand the Strain of weaving into hu-
man stuE on the loom of the real. keep
me from caring more for books than
for folks, fo4 art than for life. STEADY
me to do my full stint of work as Wen
as 1 can and when that IS done stop
me; pay me what wages thou wilt and
help me to say from quiet heart a
grateful Amen Mrs. Harry o. Gar
vey In the Kansas Federation's Book
OF Quotations.
Invitations for the annual meeting
of the Kansas Fifth District Federation
of clubs at Clifton, November End to
4th have been issued
Mrs. c. c. Goddard, of Leavenworth,
entertained a house party at her home,
Evergreen Lodge, Leavenworth, this
week during the meeting of the First
district federation of women's clubs in
that town Mrs. w. A. Johnston OF
Topeka, was one of the guests and the
others were Miss Martha Beck of Hol-
ton, Mrs. D. w. Wilder of diawatha,
Mrs. c. P. Connolly of Hfawatha, Mrs.
Eustace Brown of Olathe. Mrs: w. F:
Thompson of Seneca Mrs. Kitten OF
Nekoma, Miss Dinsmore, Miss HUT
and Miss Glenn of Highland.
Although the Seventh and Second
districts and the Usage county fedora
lions of clubs which have held their
annual meetings, accepted in good part
the new amendment to the constltu-
ton of the Kansas Federation of Wo-
mems clubs adopted at Emporia last
May providing for an increased per
capita dues for subordinate federatioas
the First district club women baked
on the proposition at their annual an i
meeting in Leavenworth this week and
as a result the federation is no longer
included in the state organization I'm
der the old rule the First district had
a per capita tax of 10 cents, ten cents
of which was used for the district, the
remaining five cents being exacted by
the state federation. At Emporta last
May the federation adopted an amend
ment which increased the per capita
dues for the subordinate declarations
to Is cents. This would make the per
capita tax for each member or the
First district federation 25 cents and
the First district women decided that
it was too much and voted against II:
However the individual clubs may still
retain membership in the state fedora
ton if they wish to by paying 10 cents
per capita
The First district club women say
this particular amendment of the re
vised constitution was ratlroaded
through at Emporia and was not vo-
ted upon twice as provided for by the
constitution The article which pro-
vides for amendment OF the consttu-
ton says:
This constitution may be amended
at any annual meeting by a majority
vote, provided that notice of such
amendment shall have been given mt
the previous meeting and that such |
meeting shall have decided by ma
jority vote to submit such amendment
to vote at the next annual meeting.
The amendments must be appended
to the call for the annual meeSng at
which the final vote is to be taken.
This particular amendment relating
to the increased dues of subordinate
declarations was not, the striking
First district women say, voted upon
substitute amendment sprung at EN-
poria and adopted before many of the
federation members understood it.
This, il seems is the basis of the First
district federation's objection to the
amendment
The First District federation lost $50
In the Highland bank failure last sum-
mer but in spite of this loss and I'M
usually heavy expenses for the year
there is a balance in the treasury now
and this has been managed on a per
capita tax of 10 cents of which one-fifth
has gone to the state federation. In
view of this the First District objects
to increasing it's dues and paying three
hfths to the state treasury, especially
as individual clubs which so desire can
Join the state federation independently.
Miss Eliza beth DinSmOre of Highland, /
retiring treasurer of the First District
offered to make good the deficit caused