The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-27

The June meeting of the city fed
Grafton Of clubs viii be held at Unity
church next Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Clement Smith, the new presi-
dent will preside for the nrst time
at a meeting of the whole federation
and the principal feature of the pro-
gramme will be a talk on Greek ART
by Mr.. Frank L. Clarke, OF the chair
Of Greek at Washburn college. me
Ceramic Art club will be hOstesses at
the social hour following the pro-
gramme The meeting viii commence
promptly at half after O'Clock, and
delegates and others viii confer a IA
vor by arriving promptly, as there
are a number of business matters to
be settled before the programme The
meeting will close the federation
year and is indeed the last impor-
tant event in local club circles until
next fail, as few of the clubs meet
during the summer.
Mrs. May Belleville Brown of salina,
the new president Of the state fedora
ton, has appointed Mrs N I. Mac
Doweu of SaIina, a member Of her Twen-
Gieth Century club and president OF the
Fifth district federation, corresponding
secretary of the federation and has
named Mrs. Kate Aplington OF CounciI
Grove chairman of the art committee
to succeed Mrs. c. o. Knowles Of To-
peka. The other committee chairman
ahips have not yet been given out. MRS.
Aplington'g appointment was expected
Cor she has had charge Of the Travelling
Art gallery which the federation insti-
tutad last year, is thoroughly familiar
with the Work in which she has taken
che greatest interest and IS the right
person for the place.
This is what Mrs Brown Io1d a re-
porter for a Salina paper about her de-
3eated opponent, Mrs. Eustace Brown or
Olathe: Il was very fortunate in hav-
ing the opponent had She IS one OF
the most delightful women ever nave
met. She is beautiful and dresses with
exquisite taste, and I think that con-
tributed to her defeat; because every
one was talking Of her beauty and for
got the character behind it. One OF the
Topeba. papers even went so far as to
say that Mrs. Eustace Brown had the
beauty and Mrs. May BelleV1lle Brown
had the brains, and Of course that was
hard on both of US. But as an opponent
her actions were above repr0ach- In the
election I had a good large majority,
and Mrs Eustace Brown arose at once
and moved to make it unanimous which
was done.
Topeka club women are urged to visit
the loan exhibit OF American paintings
being shown at the Manual Training
High school The exhibit will be open
until June Is but that is no reason Why
one should postpone visiting it. 1t Will
repay any visits, and indeed little can
be gotten from an exhibit unless one
sees it often enough to become IaInlllar
with the pictures. One or two nasty IN
spections leave one with only vague
impression. There are a number Of art
clubs in the federation; have all the
members bought season tickets to the
exhibit and proven that their interest in
art extends beyond mere membership
in a club?
At a meeting Tuesday morning of
the executive board and committees
of arrangements of the Topeka Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs the follow
ing resolutions We're unanimously
passed:
Resolved. That The grateful thanks
of this federation be hereby expressed
to Governor and Mrs. -Hoch for their
cordial hospitality extended to the
club women their husbands and
guests;
10 the Commercial club and their
special committee, for the enjoyable
ride, luncheon, use Of flags, and many
courtesies shown;
TO Washburn and Bethany colleges.
and to the Topeka public schools,
who Joined with us in welcome and
10 the press for complete notices
ana reports;
TO the state institutions who fur
nished decorations;
To the trustees of the Presbyterian
To the art committees who planned
the fine exhibit for this event;
To the Ceramic club for its beauti-
Gul display;
To Mr.. w W. Mills and Mr.. r. W.
Watson for flowers;
To citizens who furnished carriages;
To musicians who assisted on the
various programmes, and to all COM
Inittees. club women and friends who
contributed in any way to the pleasure
and success of this tenth annual state
federation meeting.
Iris Day in the West Side Forestry
clubs calendar was celebrated in de-
lightful manner Thursday when the
club members were the guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Daniels at their SUI
burban place, Twenty-drst street and
Topeka avenue. A paper loaned by
the Art League of Leavenworth for
whom it was written by Mrs. Par
malice. was read by Mrs. A. A. Ripley
The subject was the Passing of the
Pines. The Daniels have over 100 in
their garden. The next meeting OF the
club win be held the last Thursday in
June when an all-day picnic viii be
west OF town. The party will meet al
Elmwood Place at O'Clock in the
morning and drive out to the Lee
Farm. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels, Dean
and Mrs. Kaye and Judge and Mrs G.
a Huron have been asked beside the
club members. The principal object
or the excursion viii be the location
and marking of wild flowers and
shrubs in the woods and fields to be
transplanted later to Willow park. the