The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14


Emerson.
Mrs. Eustace Brown, of Olathe, re-
cording secretary Of the Kansas State
Federation of Women's Clubs, in the
ifederation's Book of Quotations.
The executive board of the city fed
Grafton of clubs viii meet next Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock at the
home Tof the treasurer Mrs. Frank
Bowen, on Tenth avenue west, to APP
point subcommittee which will assist
the executive board in the preparation
for the annual meeting of the state
federation in Topeka in May.
Mrs. A H Horton, president of the
CITY federation, requests the individual
club treasurers to collect 10 cents per
capita from the members in accord
ance with the provisions of the state
constitution amendment adopted at
the business meeting this week, and
send the dues to the treasures of the
Topeka federation, Mrs Frank
Bowen, 222 Tenth avenue west, as the
dues for the city federation must be
sent to the state federation treasurer
this month.
Mrs. Horton has appointed a legis-
lative committee to take charge OF
the legislative measures which the
federation has pledged itself to en-
courage at this session, notably civil
service reform for state institutions.
The committee includes Mrs. Ward
Burlin game, Mrs. Adrian L. Greene,
and Mrs. Aston W. Dana.
Mrs. T. P. Gresham, of Cottonwood
Falls, president of the Kansas Equal
Suffrage association, was a special
guest of the Good Government club
at its meeting Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. c. H. Guibor. Miss Helen
Kimber, vice president, was also at
the meeting. Both were guests for the
inauguration and opening of the leg
islature of Mrs. Lee Monroe, 909 Har-
risoh street Mrs. Gresham returned
to Cottonwood Falls Friday, and Miss
Kim Der left on a business trip to west
ern Kansas with a party of prospective
land buyers in whom, as land agent
for the Union Pacific railway, she is
Chicago, and after that will be in To-
peka for a part of the legislative ses-
sion to assist in lobbying for the equal
suffrage bill which the state associa-
ton will try to get through the leg
stature this winter.
The programme Of the Good Gov
eminent club Thursday included a
paper by Mrs. r. H. Balding on THE
First Colonial Congress and talks by
Mrs. Gresham, Miss Kimber, and 9TH
ers The club passed a resolution
thanking Governor Hoch for his IA
VOrable recommendation of the equal
suffrage movement IN MS nrst messag &c
to the legislature. The club may make
some ARRANGEMENTS for an historical
and patriotic meeting on Kansas Day,
January %. for Kansas women.
Mrs. w. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson,
who is in town with Mr.. Morgan for
the legislative session, was elected
president of the Seventh district fed
Grafton of clubs last fall but resigned
and Mrs. Engberg of Mcpherson has
been appointed in her place Shortly
after her election to the ofnce MI
and Mrs. Morgan took six weeks
rr~n mill h1 In
peka most of the winter Mrs Morgan
felt that she could not attend to the
duties of the Office.
since Governor Hoch recommended
equal suffrage in his first message to
the legislature, quoting President
Roosevelt's words in favor of the wo-
man movement, and in view of the
fact that Vice President Fairbanks is
an avowed equal sufragist the Topeka
and Kansas women who want the bal
lot feel very much encouraged.
The Nineteenth Century club met
Monday with Mrs. E. A. Austin, SIS
Buchanan street. Mrs. William H.
Fighter, Mrs. Henry Bennett Mrs.
George 0. Smith and Mrs. ID. A. Null
vane read papers, the last mentioned
one prepared by Mrs. Joab Mulvane
before she left for Eureka Springs,
Ark, where she is spending a few
weeks for the benefit of her health.
The club reconsidered its vote in op-
position to the per capita tax amend
ment to the state constitution and in
structed its delegates to vote in favor
of the increase at the business meet
ing of the federation Wednesday, thus
making the vote unanimous.
The Clio club met Monday with
Miss Gertrude Barnes, 1878 Clay
street, and Will meet next Monday
with Mrs. J. p. Wahle. The club is
= l. e~4~ -
The Occidental club were the hos
tesses at the meeting of the Thorpe
Mothers union in the Provident asso-
citation building, Fourth and Jackson
streets, last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Johnathan Thomas gave a talk on her
foreign travels and Miss Josephine
Keller recited one of Richard Harding
Mrs. s. A. Hayes s24 Van Buren, street,
was the hostess of the Vespuccian club
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. r. B. Kelly
read paper on the Population and
nett one on the Government and Reli-
gion." Mrs. Hammond of Oklahoma and
Mrs. Thomas Cos{elo were guests Of the
club Mrs. R. j. Kelly will entertain the
club at a thimble party at her home los
Sixth avenue. east, next Tuesday after
noon and VIII also be the hostess at the
regular meeting Thursday after next.
The I-akota club. which met Monday
with Miss Kate Gunther.
Mrs, c. D. Skinner was the hostess of
the Ramblers club Tuesday afternoon
Mrs Charles Eidridge will entertain it
next time
The Monday Tourist club met with Mrs
G. O. Nevill this week and viii meet with
the same hostess next Monday Papers
were read by Mrs. Chamberlain on Ma
poleon," Mrs. William r. Martin on
''Richelieu," and Mrs. s. T. Mcclure on
Victor Hugo.
Mrs. Carl NeIlis, Miss re Waters, Miss
Eernice Holcomb, Mrs Albert Risen an1
Miss May Short were on the programme