The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-04

a delicious little luncheon in the lee
ture room, which greatly refreshed
those who had travelled since early
morning to reach their destination.
At 2 o'clock the First District Fed
Grafton was declared in session by their
president, Miss Beck of Holton, who
ings and has filled the office with much
credit.
After a njano solo by Miss Grady.
invocation was offered by the Rev. Mr..
Wilmington, after Whlch those pres
ent had the pleasure of listening to
very cordial address of welcome given
by ex-Lieutenant Governor Hon. A. J.
Felt, who is now mayor of Seneca
Mr.. Felt said: "SOme people are born
great and some people have greatness
thrust upon them; in all my career this
is the first time that I feel positive real
honor has been thrust upon me- but
to my mind it is real honor to be asked
/ to address so intelligent body Of
club women"
During his talk he paid many pretty
] tributes to women and Women'S work
and made each feel thrice welcome.
The president Of each Of the Seneca
club, Mrs. c. 2. Mathews, president
of the Woman's club. and Mrs W. W
Simon, president of p. z. O.. club, ex-
tended greetings in a very hearty nam
ner. Mrs. F. H. Lemon. Of the Art
League of LeaVenWorth gave the re-
Spouse to the addresses of welcome,
and she won everybody for her friend
and admirer by her bright witty talk,
which expressed the appreciation of
all. She closed by saying she hoped
We would conduct ourselves so agree
ably to our hostesses that they would
not feel like saying after we had de-
parted Gas the man said whose domi-
neering wife had just passed away:
Tears will not bring her back, there
| fore weep"
Miss Beck, the district president
gave a very pleasing address in which
she expressed the pleasures as well as
the trials of a president
The reception was given Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. Sarah
Conwen, whose beautiful home was
brilliantly lighted and decorated for
the occasion with autumn leaves, ever
green, smilax and carnations. In the
receiving line were Mrs. Conway, hos
tess; Mrs. Brown, state president; Miss
Beck, district president; Mrs. Carney.
/ vice president; Mrs Atkinson, record
| ing secretary of the state; Mrs. Nc
/ Dowell corresponding secretary of the
state; Mrs. Mathews and Mrs. Simon,
/ presidents of the Seneca clubs; also
| in this line was Mrs. Hochs wife of
our governor, who was a guest of
/ honor during the meeting.
Punch was served during the even
| ing under a bower of green ferns and
pink carnations. After all had met
/ and become acquainted, dainty re-
/ freshments were served in the dining
room With the decorations and fire
/ in the open CRATES it made a. regular
! fairyland where good cheer reigned SUI
I preme.
Friday morning was taken up with
! the regular business of the Federation,
! after which the election of officers took
place, which resulted as follows:
President-Mrs. H. o. Carney To-
peka.
! Holton.
Second Vice-president-Mrs. c. W.
Welcome, Hiawatha.
Recording ary-Miss Beatus
Fuller, Seneca.
tralia.
Auditor-AIrs. w. H. Smith, Seneca.
Friday afternoon Mrs. W. e. Wilkin-
son presided over the department OF
art and the first number given was a
most excellent paper by Mrs. W. D.
Atkinson, recording secretary Of the
state federation, her subject being
Civic Beauty" Mrs. Atkinson has
given this subject much thought and
could her ideas only be carried out
every city and town would be another
Detroit in the matter of civic beauty.
Mrs. Beauchamp of Holton being alb
sent, Mrs. H. o. Garvey of Topeka act
ed as chairman of domestic science de-
partment
DR.. Emily Spencer of Holton gave
one of the strongest papers of the en-
tire meeting. She chose for her sub
Ject ~ Dung Girls and Their Training
Her paper was so well received that il
was voted to request her to place it il
the reciprocity bureau. Miss Rather
inc Tucker of Holton gave a very
pleasing and humorous paper on Illus
bands, Club Women and Domestic
Science"
Mrs. A. J. Best of Centralia was
, chairman of the department of educa-
ton.
Mrs Eva Shuneman of Seneca, Mrs
, W. A Johnston and Mrs. E. w. HocI
of Topeka. all had interesting paper,
on this subject and the travelling Ii
brary club Libraries and new ideas il
education were very prodtably dis
cussed- Several very pleasing selec
tons of music were rendered during
the afternoon.
Friday ewing Mrs. c. w. WELDON,
of Hiawatha gave a very interesting
paper, Ballads of Shakespeare" illus
trated by Miss Pearl Hibager of Hia
watha. Both the music and the pape
were well received and Mrs. Welcom
showed she had given much though
and time to this very interesting sub
Ject. Mrs. May Belleville Brown en-
tertained the audience and held thei
undivided attention by giving her ad
dress "A Plain Poet for Plain People.
Mrs. Brown, as at ali other distric
meetings, was well received and a
elsewhere she left all her hearers de
lighted. with her talk on James Whit
comb Riley and his poems.
The music of the evening was espe
clally good and was very much appre
ciated by all Thus a most delightful
meeting came to an end and it SCENE
1t was over all too soon, but each on
present will in memory recall thos
happy hours spent together and tn
friendships formed will be among GU
most treasured jewels.
MRS. N. I. MCDOWELL.
Cor. Sec. K. F. ". c., Salina.
Usually women have all the response
bility and get all the credit for "enter
| tanning" the husbands pretty general
| " leaving their social obligations t
/ / their wives but Topeka. woman VIII
/ / attended the meeting of the Fifth dis
/ trict federation in Herington this wee
i came back singing the praises Of tn