The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-26

The most important event in local
club circles for December is the meet
ling of the. city federation Thursday on
this occasion the federation will be for
the first time the guest of one OF the
state departments, the State Historical
society. The meeting will be held In
the north corridor on the third floor OF
the state house, opposite the State His
torical society rooms. Mr.. Frederick
lDumont Smith OF Kinsley will address
the federation and the principal thought
of the meeting is the Club Woman ana
1.-The State. Judge John Martin, pres1-
dent Of the Historical society, will also
make an address and there will be sew
teraI orchestra numbers. Following the
| programme the club women are asked
to visit the State Historical museum.
THE Chaminade Music club members
| will act as hostess at the social hour.
Mrs. James NJ. Lewis of Kinsley, pres
ident of the Kansas Federation of WO-
mems Clubs, has been in Chanute
where a number of entertainments were
given in her honor. The largest was a
and luncheons were given by Mrs. B.
s. Justice, the newly elected second vice
president of the Third District Fedora
ton, and Mrs. E. E. Ward.
A circular letter with the signatures
of many prominent club women of the
| United States has been issued urging
club women everywhere to interest
q
statehood bill now pending in congress
which provides that the states created
| thereby shall never enact any law re-
stricting or abridging the right of suf-
| frage on account of race color or prev
ious condition of servitude or on ac-,
count of any other conditions or quail
fcations save and except on account Of
| illiteracy, minority, sex, conviction OF
4 felony, mental condition or residence.
This bill. the trainers of the letter de-
clare, threatens injustice to women"
and GLASSES them with felons, lunat1cs
and children" The club women to
whom the letters are sent are asked to
secure petitions from their organiza-
lions to the senators from their own
states, to Senator Beveridge. the chair
man of the committee on territories in
tcongress and the other members of the
committee asking each to work for the
omission of the word "sex" from the
| bill Mrs. Ellen Henrotin, Mrs. Mary
Wood Swift, Mrs. Hannah G. solomon,
Miss Susan B. Anthony, Rev Anna
Shaw, Mrs. Mary Livermore, Miss
Clara Barton, Mrs May Wright Sea-
well, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmer dorothy
Dix and Mrs. Florence Kelly are
among the well known names signed to
| A number of local club women have
received copies of the letter and the
matter will probably be brought up at
| the city federation meeting next Thurs
day.
| The Atlantea Brown club, of Min
neapolis, Kas., is studying the Bible,
Milton, and the History of American
Art this winter, taking one subject at
a time at successive meetings. Para
disc Lost which is now being studied,
will be finished in February, when
Shakespeare's Henry VI will take it's
place. Mrs. A. P. Riddle is the presi-
dent; Mrs. Sexon and Mrs. Cole, vice
presidents; Mrs. Midgley, secretary,
and Mrs Henry, treasurer. Mrs. w.
A Johnston of Topeka and Mrs. Chan
ming Brown of Blue Rapids are hon.
orary members of the club.
| The Art club met last Monday with
Mrs. Lawrence Chamberlain. Mrs.
IAlbrecht Marburg had a paper on
1.-The Pupils of Durer," and Mrs. Har-
rison Morgan one on 1.-The Holbeins.
Father and Son." and comparison of
the Holbein Madonna with the Sistine
Madonna. Mrs. Frederick jolly, of
Paola, who was present, sang; Mrs.
| Charles B. Lewis gave a piano solo,
and Mrs. A. w. Dana a reading. The
club will meet Monday, December 5,
with Mrs. A. W. Dana.
The Atlantean club meet Monday
with Mrs. J. c. McClintock.
The Vignette club had an evening
meeting for the husbands of the MEM
bers with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.