The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-13

Well, in another week it win all be
over, even to the shouting The tenth
annual meeting Of the Kansas FEEDER
alton of WOmen's clubs cOnvenes mere
Wednesday and viii adjourn FRIDAY
morning after meeting Of the new
officers. who win be elected thursday
morning. A reception for the CUB
women and their husbands and escorts
will be given Tuesday evening at the
Governors house. The receiving line
VIII include Governor and Mrs. Hoch,
Mrs. James N. Lewis president of the
state federation, and the members Of
her executive board who are Mrs.
Kate Arlington of Council Grove, Mrs.
Frederick B. Hfne of Kinsley, Mrs j.
7. Willard of Manhattan, Mrs. Eus-
tace H. Brown Of Olathe, Mrs. d. w
Wilder of Hiawatha and Mrs. Dell
Keller OF Topeka: the president of the
Topeka federation, Mrs. Clement
Smith, and her predecessor. Mrs. A.
II. Horton, who has been chairman of
the general committee in charge OF
the local arrangements for the meet
ing, Mrs. II. T.. Churchill of Greeley
Colo, president Of the Denver fed
Grafton, and Mrs. Angelo c. Scott of
Guthrie, president of the Oklahoma
and indian Territory declarations. In
addition to these the past presidents
OF the state federation as many as
attend the meeting viii be in line.
They are Mrs Noble Prentis, Mrs. J.
@. McClintock Mrs. W. A. Johnston,
Mrs. James Humphrey of Junction
City Mrs S. r. Peters of Newton.
Mrs. I. B. Kellogg Of Emporia, Mrs
willis Lord Moore Of Washington, d.
c., Mrs. Laura E. Scammon Of Kansas
City Mrs. H. z. Monroe of AtchisOn,
Miss Sarah Brown Of Lawrence, Mrs.
10. II. Allen of Kansas City, Mo, and
Mrs. G. H. Cushing Of Leavenworth.
During the past year death has re-
moved the first president, Mrs. Mary
Tenney Gray, Of Kansas City, Kan.
The programme Of the federation
meeting has been published in the
State Journal All regular meetings
will be held in the First Presbyterian
church with the exception of the
Thursday evening meeting, Of which
the department of music is in charge
which viii be at the Auditorium, Of
fered by the Commercial club for this
occasion. There will be two special
exhibits In the Manual training high
school-the local art and educational
e1chibits-the first a loan exhibit Of
American paintings secured by Mr..
George Barlow Penny, dean of the
school of fine arts of Washburu col
lege, and the second the work Of the
Topeka public schools, especially in
the department of manual training.
The committee on hotels and trains,
Mrs. Il. @. Bowen, chairman, will meet
all trains Tuesday. After that day ar
irving club women may report at the
church where q bureau of infOrma-
ton Miss Lucy D. Kingman, chair
man, viii have headquarters.
The railways have made a, rate Of a
one and One-th1rd fare on the certid-
cate plan from all points in Kansas.
Delegates using more than one rail-
road must secure certificates from
each road in order to get the rebate.
Small luggage may be checked at
eafrr of n
and Kansas avenues for five cents.
The meeting really begins Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock with a confer
ence of the state and district officers
at the Presbyterian church. But this
IS not for the rank and file Of the club
women and many of the visitors will
net reach town before Tuesday even
ing, for the reception at the Cover
nOr's house or Wednesday morning
when the programme proper begins at
9 o'clock. No encOres is a. request
made for every session and it is hoped
At win be strictly adhered to, for only
by this arrangement can the pro
grammes be finished according to the
schedule.
There viii be addresses Of welcome
Wednesday morning by Mrs. Clement
Smith, president of the Topeka. fed
Grafton, Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter,
President Norman Plass of Washburn
Of Grace cathedral, superintendent L.
ID. Whittemore, of the city schools,
Mr.. Dell Keizer and Governor Hoch
Mrs. Charles +. Scott of lola will re-
BpOnd. The presidents message by
Mrs. James M. Lewis of Kinsley, will
follow Mrs. A. @. Scott, president of
the Oklahoma federation and Mrs. H.
u. Churchill, president Of the Colorado
federation, will give addresses. An
other speaker for the presidents hour
will be Miss Amelia HOffer Of Chicago
a member Of the Hull House social
settlement, who comes to Topeka for
this occasion the guest of Mrs. c. 3.
Hoffman of Enterprise, and who viii
talk about The Child's World.
Wednesday afternoon the state dis
trict and city federation officers, and
Mrs Emma E. FOrter, of Marysville,
chairman of the legislative committee
of the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs, viii also give a report. The
educational department will also have
Its session Wednesday afternoon but
q slight change from the published
programme viii be made in the mat
ter of the visit to the educational ex-
hiblt at the Manual Training High
school first scheduled for Wednesday
afternoon but which will be held
Thursday morning in the place of the
historical hour, the time Of which viii
be announced later. This change is
made owing to the fact that there is
no afternoon session at the high school
and Mr.. L. D. Whittemore, superin-
tendent of the city schools, and the
educational committee want the club
women to see the students at their
work at the benches in the manual