The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-18


Mrs L. H. Wishard nominated Mrs
e. H. Brown OF Olathe. She said:
tThe Second district has never asked
for a high office in the federation. We
are here now to ask the election of Mrs.
Brown. She has made an excellent rec /
ord as one of the officers of the fedora
tion during the past two years and is
one of the leading members in club
work in our district as wsu as the
state"
Mrs. Margaret Hill 0IcCarter of To-
peka placed the name of Mrs. Brown of
Salina in nomination. Mrs AfcCarter
made a long speech in favor of the cen
tral Kansas candidate, and paid pret-
ty compliment to Mrs. Cora @. Lewis of
kinsley, the retiring president, which
was greeted by prolonged applause.
The nominations were declared closed
and tellers were selected to count the
ballots.
that 258 delegates were present entitled
to vote.
Mrs. Dell Keizer was appointed by the
chair as chairman of the tellers.
The delegates were seated in groups,
each district in a place to itself. Tellers
were appointed to count the ballots of
each district and report the same to the
chairman OF telleTs.
The teIlers were as follows:
First district-AIrs. A. H Horton and
Mrs. Clement Smith of Topeka.
Second district-Mrs L. H. Wishard
of lola and Mrs. George Barker of Law
Third district-1rs. F. B. Wheeler of
Pittsburg and Mrs W. c. Mckee of
Parsons
Mrs H E. Richter of Council Grove.
Fifth district-Nrs. n. l. Mcdowell
of Salina and Mrs. c. B. Hoffman of
Enterprise.
sixth district-Mrs. Regina Chambers
r.eE Il hT~e Nf
Seventh district-NGrs. Cary Engberg
of Mcpherson and Mrs. Horst of New
ton.
Mrs. Brown of OlatFie: First dis
trict, p; Second district. 81; Third
district, 8; Fourth district, 4 Fifth
district. 5 Sixth district, 8; and
Seventh district, %.
Mrs. Brown of Salina: First dis
trict, 45; Second district 12; Third dis
trict, IL; Fourth district, 25; Fifth
district, 81; Sixth district, 16; and
Seventh district. g.
Adjournment Is Taken.
At II o'clock the convention ad-
journed till 1870 o'clock at which
time the election of officers was re-
sumed-
After the adjournment this morning
the delegates to the convention were
the guests of the Topeka board of
training building of the Topeka high
school.
At the morning session George Mar
tin of the State Historical society read
an interesting paper filled with matter
concerning the history of the state.
Miss Mary Harrison gave a piano
solo at the opening of the morning
session, Miss Abbey Huntington Ware
read a paper on THE Desperation of
the Legislature of 1856"
Mrs. Sarah d T. RobinsOns S paper
on "The Wakarusa War and Personal
RecOIlectiOns of the Quantreu Raid
was postponed from the morning ses-
sion till the afternoon session.
Programme.
The following is the programme for
the remainder of the sessions of the
convention:
THURSDAY EVENING.
SIS O'clock-Auditorium
ATusic-CNo encores.)
Organ-"Overture to William TeIl'
(Rossini), Mr.. George 3. Penny. Topeka.
"E9erbsturn" (Grieg). Mrs. Florence
Fox Thacher, Topeka
Pian0=Hungaria Fantasia (Listz)
Prof AIf. Klingenberg.
Orchestral Parts for Organ-AIr.
Penny.
Address='eThe Spirit of the New Life
Miss Amelia c. Hoffer. Chicago.
(a) when Myra Sings" arranged by
A. L.; Cd Serenade (Strauss), Mrs.
Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson.
Grand Ofertoire, st. Celia No. 3 CBa-