The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05

who have BEEN guests of Mrs. Charles
3. Hamilton at the ThroOp, viii leave
today for their winter home in Pasa-
dena, Cal.
Mr. and Mrs B. NJ Davies viii be
at home at their new residence at
Sixth avenue and Harrison street after
December I. The Topeka club which
has 90 upied the house viii move into
the new club house on the opposite
corner.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett Akers have
given the name of Robert Wood to
their SON born last month.
Miss Allabelie Troutman is expected
home in a few days from Fort Worth,
Texas, where she has been a guest at
a house party.
Mrs A. T. Daniels and her guest.
Miss Smith of Jackson, Mich. viii
leave Tuesday for Hot Springs, Ark,
to spend a fortnight
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey viii
be home this week from visit to
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Robinson. who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. 2.
]. Shakeshaft. viii leave today for
Galveston Texas.
Miss Helen Morrow. who has been
i'll with typhoid fever at Christ hos
pital for a number Of weeks, VIII be
ia ken to her home today or tomorrow.
Her sister, Mrs. L. p. Terhune, who
has been here since she was taken Ill.
week.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
church are preparing for a bazaar to
| be held at Steinberg's November 2S
and 29. a turkey dinner will be
1 served the night of the 2Sth and a buff
fet supper the next night
The ladies' of the NEaocabees will be
entertained by Mrs. Talman Bailey on
Thursday afternoon November g. from
/ . till o'clock.
The Topeka Club Women.
1 A called meeting of the Topeka
/ federation of women's clubs will be
! held some time during November to
/ discuss the proposed changes in the
constitution and bylaws. During the
/ past week copies of these amendments
/ have been sent to every club federated
/ with the view that they become IA
/ millar to every member of the feder-
/ alton. The president urges that every
/ member of the federation be present
i at this called meeting so a full under
! standing and discussion of the amend
-mentS may take place and asks that
/ clubs postpone final. action until their
last meeting preceding the regular De-
| cember federation meeting. This is
/ a matter of importance to every mem
/ Der of the fedation and some definite
meeting when action is be takers
should be stated by the clubs giving
] its members notice and opportunity
| to be present and express by vote the
way their delegates are to be instruct
3
ton meeting.
The executive board of the city fed
Grafton had a called meeting with the
! president, Mrs. Clement Smith, last
] Tuesday. Besides the before men
toned business meeting of the fedora
ton to discuss the proposed constitu-
| tiOnal amendments, the board heard a
/ report from Miss Lulu Mckee, the
East side Kindergarten teacher. The
II r7arse sy-f!a nil -,
spite of the epidemic of diphtheria
which has most of the houses of that
! vicinity in quarantine. A Mothers
club and a boys and girls club have
/ been established. The reading room
/ is well patronized and altogether the
federaton's latest philanthropical eX-
pertinent seems to be in a flourishing
| condition.
Although the Topeka federation of
clubs is not a part of the First dis
trict federation the fact that two Of
the new district officers are Topeka
! women, Mrs. II. o.. Garvey president
and Mrs. D. c. Neilis, corresponding
secretary, and that the next annual
meeting of the federation will be held
/ here viii naturally increase local in
terest in the district federation work
! and undoubtedly a large number of
individual members from the Topeka
clubs will join the district organiza-
ton. The federation has had q sue
cessful year under the administration
of Miss Martha NJ. Beck of Holton,
retiring president, which> eliminated
in a delightful meeting at Seneca last
week when the district again Joined
the state federation of which it had
not been a part for a year, having
gone out at the last annual meeting
owing to the disfavor with which the
members looked upon the constitution
al amendment of the state federation
providing for an increased per capita
tax of the district declarations.
The West Side Forestry club has
been preparing for a year for its
chrusanthemum sale which will open
, at 81 Kansas avenue Tuesday and
last until Friday night. Over a year
ago the plants were purchased and
they are now in bloom. There are
over forty varieties and the plants are
, all field grown, strong and hardy. The
proceeds of the sale viii go to the
fund for the beautifying of the park
benefit district known as Willow park
ut the intersection of Willow and Sixth
streets. The chrusanthemum show
, will be open afternoons and nights
The general committee includes Mrs
, W. A. Johnston, president of the club
! Mrs. Walter L. Bates, Mrs. II. J. Lane
Mrs. Gobrecht, Mrs. A. Reinisch ano
Mrs. I. D. Graham. In charge Tues
> day will be Mrs. Thomas c. Biddle
and Mrs. George W. Tincher; Wednes-
day. Mrs. D. H. Forbes and Mrs. A
+ ]. Kelly.
- The Nautilus club, which had q
! meeting Tuesday with Mrs. C. L
I Traver. 1916 Buchanan street, is OPP
posed to the amendment of the city
, federation, constitution in regard to The
per capita tax and instructed its dele
o. gates to vote against it. The cluf
I members are willing to increase thei1
: dues to one dollar, including the fed
! Grafton dues, but are unwilling to pay
one dollar each to the federation il
? addition TO the other club expenses
= The programme Tuesday included two
: excellent book discussions by Mrs. 7