The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-14

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Church street, besides the provocauor
Of our visit. Women's clubs. Winfield
IdOesn' & pretend that clubs are tfumps
but points with pride to what has come
out OF them.
THE First Baptist church, where the
meetings were held, displayed the yell
low and green of the Sigournean, the
! lavender Of the Sorosiss the red, white
ana blue Of the Rossetu circle, and
the yellow and white Of the Political
Science clubs.
''on Wednesday morning we were
/ taken up to College hill to attend chap
el at the Southwestern NJ. 2. college.
I wonder really if there is anything
more delightful to an ex-schooI teach
I er and a mother of college girls and
4 boys than to sit on the platform OF q
college and look into the faces of the
youth before her even though she may
/ be too far away to read the society and
/ Irat pins. Mrs. Brown made a, most
/ characteristic and pretty little im-
! promptu speech. inspired at the minute
/ by the beautiful devotional exercises,
and the delightful music.
Just little plea to the students not
to forget or outgrow the simple trust
/ ing faith of our fathers.
We made q strong articulation of
| the Southwestern with our Washburn
| by arranging to swap two Washburn
blues for two pennants of the South
western. Net the captain of the B.
b girls and star on the football field
ana was asked to carry back to Wash
burn the threat that her blue will be
dragged down to defeat in March.
we met our little Miss Indy, the
nolder OF the federated clubs schoI-
arsh1p, and wondered did she feel
the same pride and proprietorship in
US that we did in her. There were
four club women who felt a genuine
mOtherly interest in her and a delight
in making the acquaintance of such a
promising protege. She will do US
honor"
This Winfield program will go down
into history as being done decently and
IN order because it was not overcroWd-
ed. And while the attendance was not
so large it was at all times most earn
est, intelligent and sympathetic. As
Mrs. Brown aptIy observed: DO not
DecoIne discouraged or Disconnected be-
cause Of small numbers. Much good
may result from the meeting of only
bakers dozen. And it is usually the
thirteen unfortunates who have all the
work to do anyway"
Mrs NJ. W. Cowan who presided at all
meetings except for the election of Off
GERS loses no time in multiplying useless
details. The machinery moved without
bitches.
Mrs. Z. P. Greer gave an address of
greeting for the Winfield club women
and Mrs. Atkinson Of Parsons respond
ed for the delegates.
Mrs Monroe's paper, 1.-The Ultimate
Result OF Organized Club Work" was
given the place of Mrs N. L McDoweIIs
Social and Moral Qualifications for
Women" since Mrs. Mcdowell was un-
avOidably absent.
Mrs. Cowan made an effective resume
OF her years work and pleaded for
double the number of clubs. Mrs.
Monroe's paper fell into about the
same groove and urged federation with
everything good under the sun after a
strong federation with ones own family.
Interest always is intensified in club
reports One OF the clubs that was
especially attractive though we had to
pick the information out piece meal,
the club was so very modest, is the
Rossetd Circle. named for the family
Of Rossetti, and growing out of the
study Of the works Dante Gabriel Ros-
setti and his sister Christina
We never would have gotten into the
heart Of this club had we not been en-
tertained by its president and so by
dint of effort through catching her off
guard, found them out. Their good
works are legion, but they have a mon
ument to their goodness in a little girl
a protege OF the club that they helped
good enduring. They work for the
schools, for the travelling art gallery,
for good literature; were organized in
1894, incorporated in 1898, federated with
the state in 1896. with the district in
1898. They enjoy, because of their worth
and name, the friendship of William
Rossetti Of England, a brother of the
artist-poet and his sister poet, who has
sent to them from his home in London,
pictures, mementoes and family letters
to put into their club house when they
have one. From one of Christmas
beautifully written loving letters to her
sister-in-law I made this excerpt, cap
italization and punctuation hers.
'"To stew giblets: Cover with cold
water; when they boil take off the
scum. Put in 3 cloves. or 2 blades of
mace, a few black peppers, e tea
spoonful of salt. Cover close and
simmer gently for 2 hours. Thicken
with Butter, Flour, and add teaspoon
full of Mushroom ketchuD."
The club will make this dish their
piece de resistance at future ban
quet. This is a club truly worth while
now, isn't it, with the giblet dish which
long to taste, and mean to try
thrown in. This club as a nest egg
has S65 on interest besides $25 now
in its treasury. Mrs. Hodge gave a
most interesting account of club work
in her town, Arkansas City, and fed