The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31


Thursday evenings. Mrs. j. P. Carna-
han, president Of the Filomena club
| and chairman of the civic committee
| of the federation. is in charge of the
clab meetings. Fifty-two boys have
joined the club and there is a large
| average attendance. Last Tuesday
evening the boys were given their
1 Christmas treat and the games Which
/ the club women and others had con-
! tributed were given out and are being
/ greatly enjoyed. Il wish the people
who sent the games would visit the
! club said Mrs. Clement Smith, the
4 other day, ssand see how much the
1 boys enjoy Them. am sure they
would feel Well repaid
Great Bend, where there is much
club enthusiasm, especially since the
| successful meeting of the Seventh
district federation there last fan. viii
be well represented at the biennial of
/ the G. F. W. F. in st. Paul in May.
+ Among the Topeka women who will
( attend the biennial are Mrs. Clement
Smith Mrs J. c. McClintock, Mrs
4 Lee Monroe, Mrs w. A. Johnston
Mrs Margaret Hill McCarter, Mrs. H.
o. Carney, Mrs. ]. W. Going Mrs. F.
w. Watson and Mrs. S. S. Estey.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
/ Congregational church Will be enter
tanned at a thimble party Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. I. NJ
ConweT. 21s East Eighth avenue. Mrs.
P 1. Murphy and Mrs Walter We'll
man win assist the basters
The programme for the second an
nual meeting of the Woman'S Kansas
] Day club in the State Historical So
ciety's rooms at the state house Janu-
4 airy % is announced, and the pro
grarnme committee, of which Mrs S.
S. Estey is chairman feels very much
! elated over the promise of Congress
man Charles F. Scott, Of lola, to come
+ from washington to make the prin-
cipaI address. Congressman Scott
EsaIbiect will be Kansas, and as he IS
/ one of the most popular orators IN the
state, much is expected OF MIN on TINS
{ occasion. The programme in full fol-
lows.
Prayer. Mrs. G. A. Huron.
Vocal solo, Mrs. Florence Fox
a address of welcome, Mrs. E, W.
Kansas" Congressman Charles F.
kansas women Mrs. May Belle
willie Brown.
tThe Santa Fe Trail" Mrs. William
Eugene Stanley.
Unveiling and presentation to State
Historical society of oil portrait of a
famous Kansas woman, identity I'M
announced.
Election of officers for the ensuing
year. rs
| a reception at the Governors House
for the members of the Woman's
Kansas Day club.
The West Side Forestry club had
1
| Walter L. Bates Thursday afternoon,
at which it was voted to endorse for
denomination all the present officers
of the city federation of clubs. As
Smith, president, and the others, have
served only part of a year and a new
administration would necessarily
somewhat interrupt the work that has
been successfully started by the pres
ent one the West Side Forestry club
is in favor of insisting upon the pres
ent officers accepting another term.
Mrs. E. E. Roudebush and Mrs.
Frank Montgomery are new members
Of the club, elected at the meeting
Thursday. The club will have an
evening meeting for the husbands the
| last Thursday in January at the resi-
| dence of Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. LOOMS,
when Mr.. A. T. Daniels will read a
paper on THE General Art OF
| Gardening" a subject with which he
is well equipped to deal, as he is one
of the most successful amateur hor-
/ ticulturists in the state.
Mrs P. I. Murphy gave the Ram
blers club a very delightful afternoon
at her house. sos Monroe street,
Wednesday afternoon. The meeting
was social one In compliment to her
sister. Mrs. A. F. Robinson, of Chi
cago, former member of the club,
who is spending the holidays in To-
/ peka. There were sixteen members
4 of the club present besides the guest
OF honor and Mrs. George Hackney
Mrs. A. c. Elder and Mrs. NJ. Nc
! CLAIM. Mrs. A. H. Horton read from
the Stoddard lectures on CONSTANT
nople, and the remainder of the after
noon was devoted to a purely social
meeting. Mrs Harry E. Lyman will
be the hostess of the club Monday,
January s, at her home. 1884 Polk
street.
A correspondent writes:
The year closing has been unusually
prosperous for the people of Clyde
Kansas, and especially so to the good
women who organized the Research
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