The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
Won,en,s Club News.

The contents of the October num-
Der of the Club Member, Margaret
Hill McCarter's Kansas club magazine,
are Mrs. J. k Hudson's poem. The
King: a story by Tracey Foster Keith.
The October Child; Recollections of an
Army Nurse, by Mary F. Huron (Mrs.
G.. a. HurOn), and poem by Florence
Woodbury. Miller (Mrs. M. NJ Miller)
If I Could Know. Studies in Domestic
Science, by Elizabeth Gist, is a new
department devoted to the practical
teaching of domestic science in the
schools. Mrs. Lila Day Monroe, gen
I eruI federation secretary for Kansas.
has an interesting letter regarding
the work of her office. In the chill
dren's department is a story by Jessie
Wright Whitcon1b. Mrs &. z. WardlE
has an article, Glimpses OF Vacation
Down East There is a splendid edi-
torial, The Enduring Gift on the value
to the character of precious childhood
memories. Another, the theme of
which was furnished by Mrs c.. b
HOffman'S statement at the club con-
ference in Topeka during fair week.
that Topeka's one Forestry club has
done more good than ten Shakespeare
clubs is likely to provoke some dis
cussiOn. Mrs McCarter takes stand
with the Marys in this matter and be
IfeVes that I'VE do fOolishly err when
we fancy ourselves to be progressive
because we have quit studying and
begun doing" s'WhateVer may be the
/ object upon which the club expends its
energy says Mrs. McCarter, the
vital part=the thing that makes and
keeps its existence is its intellectual
development.
The meeting for the Third District
Federation of Women's clubs will be
held in Winfield the nth, 18th and
! 18th of October. The meetings will
/ be held in the First Baptist church of
+ Winfield and the following are the Of
/ hcers: President Mrs. NJ. w Cowan-
Parsons: first vice president. Mrs. w
4 II. Morris Pittsburg; second vice
president Mrs. /. B. Justice, Chanute
/ corresponding secretary, Mrs w. c.
/ Mckee, Parsons; recording secretary
/ Mrs. A. D. Neale. Chetopa. treasurer
Mrs. Lillian A. Walton, Winfield. A
reception VIII be given Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. P H. AL
bright and the first regular session of
the federation viii be held Wednesday
morning.
WEDNESDAY SESSION.
The Wednesday morning session viii
! be devoted to business after which the
following programme viii be taken
/ up: Greeting, Mrs. E. P Greer Win
4 field; response. Mrs. Mary J. Wells
Erie; 1.-THE Ultimate Result of Organ
4 lied Club work and our Country, .
Mrs. Lila Day Monroe, Topeka.
Afternoon sessiOn-Music. Treble
! Clef club, Pittsburg; reading, Mrs. B
/ S. Justice, Chanute; presidents ad-
dress, Mrs. NJ. W. Cowan, Parsons:
Good Literature a Potent Factor in
the Development OF Character" Mrs
F. B. Wheeler. Pittsburg; Social and
Moral Qualifications for Women, q
Mrs. n. L Mcdowell. corresponding
secretary Kansas Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, Salina; discussion of club
women's influence with the following
I leaders: Public Schools" Mrs Geo
Lyons Chetopa; "Civic Work. dele
gate from Girard; Legislative Work, u
! delegate from Galena. This will be
followed by a half hour discussion
| from the floor.
Evening session-Ensemble Misses
1 Cochran. Herpich, Bower and Brown:
piano solo, Miss Bonnie Cation; vocal
solo, Professor J. ". RixeI; violin solo,
Mr.. Sidney stark; vocal duet Miss
Edith Howard and Miss Bessie Pow
ers; piano solo, Miss Juanita FIeIwig;
address. Mrs. May Belleville Brown,
president of the state federation, Sa-
line; music by Quartette.