The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-09

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Recording Secretary, Mrs ". D. Atkin-
Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. n. L Nc
treasurer. Mrs. II. B. Asher. Lawrence.
Auditor, Mrs. Grace L. Snyder. Cawlzer
General Federation Secretary, Mrs. Lila
Day Monroe Topeka.
Superintendent Travelling Art Galley.
Mrs. Kate Arlington, Council Grove.
District Presidents
First Dfstriet-AIrs. II. 0. Carney. To-
second Distriet-7Irs. D. s. Stephens.
Third DistrIct-Sfiss Estelle Dalton,
FOURTH bisfrictEAlrs. Flora Sands Of
Peabody president
Fifth -Disstriet-aIrs. Catherine Hoffman.
sixth District1Mrs. W. II Nelson,
Smith Center. president
SexenJn Dlstrlct-ATs +. Il. PetVlJohn,
Dodge City. president.
Eighth District Organizer-AIrs S. r.
Usage County Federation-BIrs. Emma
Troudner. Carbonate. president.
Topeka Officers.
President, Mrs. Clement Smith, 71 Polk
street. Ind. tel. 145-5.
vice President. Mrs. ]. ". Going, 800 To-
second Vice President. Miss Lucy B.
kingman, 635 Monroe street.
Secretary, Mrs, 2. 9. Foster, rs Topeka
Treasurer. Mrs. e. D. Robertson. hs
Auditor. Mrs G. A. Huron. 221 Fillmore
street Ind. tel. $751;
A new organization. of which we
shall hear more later, is the Parsons
federation. 1t did not seem expedient
| to organize a city federation of clubs,
50 it is a federation of women instead
All club women who are interested,
and very many women who are not
members of clubs are banded together
for work, and win doubtless prove ef-
ficienL in civic affairs. Many good
things are already planned-among
them the cemetery improvement
work.
The Current Literary club of Fort
Scott reaches its tenth milestone this
year with a membership of eighteen
loyal, interested women, and issues a
neat yellow and white year book with
a very entertaining list of subjects.
| Colonial America" is the historical
study for the year. THE Colonial
Puritans," THE Colonial Quaker .
The Colonial Dutchman.7 Colonial
Customs 1.-THE Colonial Religious
ana Political Conditions" are some of
the topics in this connection. AS
very taking side line, 2" this club car
1 dies q list of topics in dom este
I science which is most alluring to the
( foods on the system, cookery for In
vslids and children, and chafing dish
demonstrations are made special
/ features of the work of the club at
1 each meeting Mrs. Minnie B. Myers
! is president of this club and Mrs, G.
/ r. Hughes the secretary.
J Another club which is making a
! special study of American history. is
/ the Quotation Book club, OF Almena.
1 With the exception of a few miscel-
! laneOuS topics, the entire work of this
! club IS in the field of our history and
( literature, and the questions are care
fully outlined, and with adnlira Bile de-
! tail. The programme closes with a
/ meeting devoted to Great American
! lndustries-glass paper, oil, shot
beet sugar caIleo-being among those
/ considered. This club-the name of
I which suggests the occasion of its or
I ganizatOn-is three years old, has
nineteen members. It's president is
( Mrs. Ida Lowe, and Mrs. Hattie Weld
is its secretary.
! The year book of the Themian club
! has much to recommend it, aside from
I its excellent outline Of study which it
/ contains. opposite each printed page
! which contains two programmes, is Il
! blank page for notes. which. If proper
! " filled, Will turn the year book into a
/ valuable little volume of reference. IN
I the directory pages of the year book is
found the list of papers which the club
I has furnished the reciprocity bureau
/ On the cover is printed both the name
/ of the club and Of the town. This last
| is a trivial item, but it adds vastly to
( the handy Identification of a year book.
| and is one thing in which all club cal
I endars should be uniform. A year book
/ with the name Programme on the
1 cover, OF even the name of a club. lacks
in de1niteness- The work Of the The
milan club is IN American literature,
| with part of each meeting devoted 70
/ Shakespeare King Lear and "a
Comedy Of Errors" being the plays
studied
February 18th is q Domestic Science
day, with a series of informal talks
| Liberty Hail. Making an Attractive
! Table Unnecessary Accommodations,
systematic HoqselSeepln,g, oof4 14l.5-
4 Laundry and Ironing, Home MAX
ing" dish Washing, Bread Max
ing''-hornely topics, but then the days
of even our club women are largely de-
/ voted to these homeIy topics, and the
doing of them viii be all the pleasanter
because of such discussions as these.
This is the twelfth annual calendar OF
/ the Themian club, which IS pIeslqsu
over this year by Mrs. Anna b. husteI.
Mrs. Z. 6. Hudson is the secretary.
A new applicant for membership in
The federation is the Mutual improve
/ ment club, of Nermillion, which WIZ be
! introduced TO Kansas Clubdom later,
through this department.
The Literary League Of Abilene. is
/ planning for q social evening on DeceIn-
her %. The Ladies' Reading circle, OF
1 Junction City, viii also celebrate on
that date.
Fifteen ladies from the Sterling Ii
I brary1 association were oftered an INT
corn they could husk in an hour. The
Il result was 20 bushels and IS pounds
Il which netted the library the neat sum
Of s2e.5e.
Sterling Bulletin: One Of the mos
delightful affairs in the history of the
M Sorosis occurred last Wednesday Wher