The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26


Memorial day on the biennial pro-
| granlme. This day will celebrate the
| placing of the declarations bronze me-
mortal tablet on the Palace of Art
which is a permanent structure at the
main entrance of the exposition
grounds The board of lady managers
of the exposition will entertain the Of
ficers of the general federation and the
! delegates at luncheon on that day and
following the programme the officers
/ of the state declarations in the states
| of the Louisiana Purchase will be at
home in their state buildings. The in
vitation to the executive board OF the
K. S. S. #. to hold a reception in the
Kansas building that day came
| through Mrs. w. a. Johnston, who is
/ the member for Kansas of the LolliSi-
| ana Purchase Memorial committee and
was unanimously accepted. Mrs. Lew
| is Will ask the past presidents of the
K. S. S. F. to receive with the present
| officers of the federation at this re-
| ception.
President Roosevelt will write the
| inscription on the federation's Louisi-
ana Purchase memorial tablet. The
address Of welcome which will begin
| the programme for that day will be
made by Mrs. Virginia ]. Berryhill of
/ Des Moines, Iowa. for four years 1i-
| rector in the general federation and
federation.
In accordance with the usual custom
of the state federation which accordS
the hostess city the courtesy of the
| nomination of the general federation
secretary, the only officer elected i'll
| the "off" year, an Emporia woman
| will doubtless be chosen to succeed
Mrs. c. c. Goddard who has announced
that she will not be candidate for re-
election to the office. Mrs. L. B. KEEL
logg has been mentioned for the place
and the honor will probably be given
her. Mrs Kellogg is one of the best
known and most, capable club women
in Kansas, a past president of the
state federation and it's recognized
parliamentarian Her selection as gem
eral federation secretary would I'M
| doubtedly meet with the cordial APP
prevail of the entire federation and she
would be a valuable addition to the ex-
ecutive board.
The Keystone official organ of most
southern state declarations of wom-
ems clubs announces that Mrs. Dimles
t. S. Denison, of New York, Will not
stand for second term as president of
| the Central Federation of WomelS
clubs. Mrs. Denison was the guest of
the South Carolina and Florida CLUB
| women during the month of February
and it was that this time that she an
nounced her unwillingness to become
a candidate for reelection to the office
which she has held for the past two
years. 1t is supposed that Mrs. Decker
of Colorado who would have been a
strong candidate for the presidency If
she had not insisted upon withdrawing
her name from before the nominating
committee and voting her delegation
for Mrs. Denison at the biennial at Los
Angeles will be a candidate for the
presidency at st. Louis in case Mrs
Denison has been correctly quoted by
the Keystone and sticks to her present
determination. Mrs. Decker had the
support of the Kansas delegation at
Los Angeles until she refused to run
against Mrs. Denison and this state
will undoubtedly favor her election at
st. Louis.
The Sorosis Publishing company of
Chicago is getting out a history OIL
the women's club movement in Amer
lea to be published in portfolio form
and be ready for the biennial at ST.
Louis. 1t will be a club woman's .ex-
position souvenir Besides complete
account of the club movement in the
United States it will contain pictures
of the women most prominently con
nected with the work in the different
states Mrs. James Humphrey of JUNG
ton City has been asked to prepare the
history of the Kansas clubs. The So
rosis people offer ten per cent of their
receipts from the portfolio for the fed
eration's Louisiana Purchase memoir
ial tablet.
The conference committee of the
federation met the entertainment COM
mittee of the Commercial club Friday
evening and reported the favorable ac-
ton of the executive board of the fed
Grafton in the matter of the Woman 5
day feature of the Topeka seIni-cen :
tennial jubilee, the week of Topeka s
fftieth birthday anniversary, May 80.
The executive board of the federation,
minus the president who has been out
; of town for some weeks, voted, 1T Will
ii be remembered, last week to bring the
Commercial clubs proposition before
the federation at it's April meeting
which takes place a week from next
Thursday. The proposition is for the
federation to take charge of the pro-
gramme of Woman's day in Jubilee
week.
At least one of the clubs, the
Shakespeare has discussed favorahly
the Commercial clubs proposition foI
. floral parade for Jubilee week under
! the direction of the federation and has
/ even gone so far as to make soTne
plans for a float in case the federation
, votes to adopt the suggestion. A scene
from Shakespeare will probably be the
subject of the float
The Calidorean club entertained the
: Mothers Union at its meeting at the
Social Settlement building last Tuesday
! afternoon. Mrs. GrdnVlile ross, pIcSi-
, dent, Mrs. H. w. Roby. Mrs. c. w
Cook, Mrs. A. B. Quinton and Miss Kib-
linger dispensed hospitality, assisted by
Mrs. Silas Rain, and programme OF
music and readings was given by Mrs.
Roby, Miss Eleanor Thompson and Miss
Mary Walker.
, The Portia club gave it's annual Bas-
: sanio dinner in compliment to the hus-
r bands of the members at the home OF
, Mrs J. H Frizzell Friday evening. The