The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12


tesses, pouring for the guests at the
FIVE tables. After dinner, Mrs Waldo
of Ellis and Miss Macintosh OF hays,
recited for the pleasure Of the company.
Prof. Matthew, of the state Norma!
school, gave us .Hanllets Sohloquy
later in the evening. a treat much ap-
preciated BIZ the ladies.
AS we said our good-byes at the sta
ton, we felt glow of pleasure IN tns
thought that we had made new trleIos
and added a red letter day to our Satur-
day Afternoon club calendar.
Mrs. Florence Finch Kelly, secretary
of the National Consumers league, and
author of With Hoops of Steel has a
forthcoming book on Ethical Gains
Through Legislation which VIII embrace
some of the authors views on TINS I'M
pOrtant question which her varied ser
vice in many philanthropical and po-
litical offices has given her especial au-
thority to discuss. Mrs, Kelly was a
guest of the Topeka federation during
the administration of Mrs. H. Q. Gar
vey when she addressed the club We
men at one of the best programme meet
ings the federation has enjoyed on tae
sweat shop evils and the work OF the
National Consumers league. Mrs. Kelly
is woman of unusual intellectual bril-
lance and power. She might make a
great name and place for herself IN
literature for her novel, With Hoops OF
Steel was one of the notable books or
p
to that, but she has chosen rather the
slower recognition aud more modest
work in which however she is one OF tne
pecuniary rewards of philanthropleaI
most prominent workers of her time
Mrs. Kelly is Z, sister of Charles ,
Finch, editor of the Lawrence Gazette,
and was formerly q Kansas woman.
The Golden Rule club will meet Fri
day with Mrs. A. G. Carruth at the
home of Mrs. J. c. Holland, 1895
West Fifteenth street. The Rev Dr.
P. c. Young of the First Baptist
church will address the club on the
Women of the Holy Land"
Miss Mary Harrison was the hostess
of the Art club at its meeting Monday.
The papers were by Miss Harrison, on
the Age of Elizabeth, Mrs. Margaret
Wiggin on Shakespeare and Mrs Al
/ brecht Marburg on Sir Peter LEY Sir
| Godfrey Kneller and Sir James Thorn
/ bill. Mrs. harrison Morgan viii be
/ the next hostess. The club is not in
/ favor of increasing the per capita dues
\ to the city federation to one dollar.
/ Mrs. Lindland. 1912 Harrison street.
/ was the hostess of the Mond9y Tour
| list club this week. Mrs. Mcclure gave
4 the reading from Stoddard on Mexico,
! Mrs. Wellhouse read a paper on Presi-
/ dent Diaz and Mrs. Dickinson one on
/ With Nature in Mexico. The club will
/
Lindland in two weeks. The city fed
! Grafton constitutional amendments
] were discussed. The club favOrs an
! increase of the dues to fifty cents per
capita but not more than that.
Mrs. j. w Going entertained the
In Temporal club Tuesday at her
house, 900 Topeka avenue. Mrs. F. c.
| Lindsay conducted the lesson ON the
History of France. Miss Roberta
TR- ~
! Going played two or three piano num-
bers by Grieg. Miss Gertrude Bauer
viii be the next hostess in two weeks.
The meeting of the Filomena club
which was to have been held Thursday
was omitted and the programme for
last week will be given in connection
with the programme for the next
meeting the last Thursday in the
| month at the home of Mrs E J.
Disbrow on Harrison street.
The West Side Reading club will meet
| with Mrs Humphreys, 205 Harrison
street, Tuesday afternoon. A full at
tendance is requested.
The Nautilus club win meet on Tues
day, November Il, with Mrs. F. p.
Baker. 73S West Sixth street.
The w. T. K. club will meet Tuesday,
November a. with Mrs J. A Campbell.
SIG Lincoln street, at the usual hour.
The stratford club will meet with Mr..
and Mrs. L B. Brown, 713 Lincoln street,
Tuesday evening.
The F'roebel Mothers union will meet
with Mrs. c. D. Lusby. 1855 Mulvane
street, Friday, November II.
The Ceramic Art club will meet Fri
day afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock with Mrs.
Harry E. Lyman, 1882 Polk street.
Lawrence Journal: The fall meeting
of the City Federation Of Women's clubs
was held yesterday afternoon in the
F'raternal Aid building. A good repre-
sentatiou of the club women of the cftv
was present The afternoon was in
charge of the Ladies' Literary league
and good program was given prior to
the regular business of the afternoon.
! Musical numbers were given by Mrs.
John Power and Mrs. Blanche Lyons
and a beautiful paper was read by Mrs.
| I. E. Baxter on tNathA MEL Hawthorne
in which she reviewed his life and works
The election of officers which is held at
the November meeting each year, fol-
| lowed the program and the result was
that all Of the old officers were rejected,
Mrs. ]. L. kilWOrth, president: Mrs
May Phillips, vice president Mrs. Thos.
Kennedy. secretary, and Mrs. G. NJ.
Falley, treasurer. A business session
followed and to close the afternoon Mrs.
Kilworth talked before the meeting
concerning the workings and purposes
Of the organization. Her talk was fun
Of good thoughts and was listened to
with much interest.
Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker, president
of the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, was in Oklahoma City last
week from the 7th to the 10th. viii
spend next week from the 14th to the
18th in South McAlester, L. T, and her
itinerary for the rest of the month in
cludes: Knoxville, Tenn essee, Novem-
Der IS to 81: Atlanta Georgia. Novem-
Der % to %.