The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-10

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Hamilton Wright Mabie: To work in
ones day with ones fellows; to accept
their fortunes. bear their burdens. per-
form their tasks, and accept their re-
wards; to be one with them in the toll,
sorrow, and joy of life, is to put ones
self in the way of the richest growth
and the purest happiness.
Irvan Paniu: There is one furnace
that melts all hearts-love; there is
one balm that soothes all pain
patience; there is one medicine that
cures all ills-time; there is one peace
that ends all strife-death; there is one
light that illumines all darkness-hope.
Mrs James Humphrey, Junction City.
in the Kansas Federation's Book of
Quotations
So far only one club, The Ninteenth
Century. has voted against paying the
Increased dues demanded by the EN-
poTia amendment to the state fedora
tion. This club voted solidly against
the amendment at its meeting lastweek
with Mrs. Henry Bennett but all the
The Clio club will meet Monday
with Miss Barnes, 1878 Clay street.
The Current Literature club voted
in favor of the per capita tax amend
ment at its meeting Tuesday afternoon
with MIS- X -. McCee on west street.
The next meeting of the club will be
with Mrs. MCGEE also and the January
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
Froutman.
Mrs. A. c. Richardson was the hos
tess of the Current Literature club
Friday afternoon. The club discussed
the per capita tax amendment but did
not decide definitely upon its instruc-
tons to its delegates. Mrs. WiSeman
win entertain the club at her house,
81 Sixth avenue west. in two weeks.
The Junior Atlantean club met with
Miss Helen Curray in Highland Park
Tuesday. 1t will meet again next week
with Mrs. Charles Cooper for the last
time until after the holidays.
The Chaldean club met Monday
with Mrs. w. W. Mills and will meet
at the same place next week when the
per capita tax amendment will be
voted upon.
The Good Government club held an
interesting meeting Thursday with
Mrs ]. d. Mcfarland. The subjects
assigned were the Rev. Cotton Mather,
which Mrs. w. s. Lindsay discussed:
Jonathan Edwards, by Mrs. Levi
Hawkins. the General Causes Leading
to the Continental Congress by Mrs.
Ward Burlingame and the Specific
Congress by Mrs. w. A Johnston.
Delegates to the city federation were
instructed to vote for the per capita
tax amendment. Ways and means of
acquainting the next Kansas legis-
lature with the fact that Kansas wo-
men want to vote were freely dis
cussed. The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Q. Fl. Guibor on the second
Thursday in January, when the first
second and third sessions of the Con-
tinental Congress will be the topics of
study.
The Ladies' Music club will hold a
meeting next Wednesday morning, at
10 o'clock, at the home Of Mrs. George
Parkhurst.
Monday, December &c, will be club
woman's day at the art exhibit at the
University of Kansas. Rates will be
made on all railroads entering Law
renee and all club women and others
interested in the loan exhibit from the
Carnegie museum, Philadelphia, are
invited to attend. In addition to the
pictures there will be lectures by uni
versity men on art. Mr.. Griffith, head
of the department OF painting and de-
sign of the school of fine arts, says
the exhibit is to be the finest ever
given in the west.
At the meeting of the Art club
Monday, December 5. with Mrs. Dana
this programme was given: Roll
eall-Current Events: The Cranachs,
Mrs. Marburg; THE Reformation"
Mrs. Palmer; THE Thirty Year War"
Mrs Mulvane; music, by Miss Har-
Pison and Mrs. Palmer. Refresh
Tnents were served and the club ad-
1ourned to meet January 5 with Miss
Harrison.
Mrs. Horton has postponed the bust
ness meeting of the Topeka federation
of clubs which she had called for De-
cember IA until after the holidays.
This is in accordance with a general
demand that the individual clubs be
given more time to consider the cues
ton OF the per capita tax amendment
OF the state federation constitution
come up at the business meeting
Many of the clubs 90 not meet dur
ing December and others which meet
monthly and fortnightly would have
been obliged to call a special meeting
In order to instruct their delegates for
the business meeting were it to be
held next week.
This business meeting promises to
be fairly snappy one and will I'M
doubleday be largely attended by the
members of the two factions in the
federation-those who are friends of
Mrs James Lewis of Kinslev the
state federation president, and there
fore in favor of the increased tax and
all other administrat ton policies. and
those who are not such reverent ad-
fnlrers of her and who contend that
The amendment which is causing all
the trouble was improperly adopted at
Emporia last May. Then there will.
no doubt be mere lockers on in Israel
who will go for the entertainment to
be gotten out of a row in the High
Browed sisterhood.
Without question the fact that the
annual meeting of the state federation
pext May Is to be held in Topeka will
help the cause of the per capita tax
amendment. and incidentally Mrs
Lewis. Many club women who are
not prepared to say that the increased