The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
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desert, this October, is not blooming
as a rose but the sere and brown OF
/ This is a desert" of modern homes
occupied by progressive, cultured men
and women, of church spires and
school houses and where thrive and
work some Of the finest clubs Of the
state.
A journey into the open lands of the
great Sixth district could not but
arouse enthusiasm under any cOndi-
tons, but when q club woman takes
it at a time when club women go
a-federating, it is indeed a season for
rejoicing.
Do not expect your chronieler to
give stock and crop reports Of this
section however interesting they
might be, nor yet to enum crate the
population. Roosevelt, in classifying
boys, said to his son: There are good
boys and bad boys and tall boys and
short boys, and there are no other
kinds of boys" So we may say Of
towns that there are big towns and
/ little towns, and good towns and bad
| towns, and no others.
So it is only necessary to say of Cav
/ ker City that it is a good, little town.
! The former may be discovered by the
/ atmosphere of the place, and by the
samples of men and women who reg
lister from thereto realize the latter
you have but to climb to a hill and
! look down upon the mile-square OF
/ pretty homes, with their surrounding
lawns and orchards. Here we ind the
| Woman's Hesperian Library club, with
its picturesque little building Of lime
stone possessing a well chosen collec-
/ ton of over 1000 volumes. Here is
also very fine cabinet Of specimens
and curiosities, the main part of which
was presented to the club by the late
! DR.. Chapman.
It is here also that the Outlook club
contributes much to the life of the lit
tie community, both organizations
adding much to the success of the Lin
coin Park Chautauqua.
Five miles aWay-not as the crow
flies, but as the smart little pony
travels, in charming country home,
marked as a farm house only by it's
surroundings, we met the Prentfs
Reading cuban ideal example of
what d country club can be and do.
A round dozen of women, bright alert
ana up to date as any city jewellers,
studying the Chautauqua course, with
the aid OF Il travelling library, and
closing an excellent programme each
meeting with bright little discussion
OF household topics. The children,
delighted to attend "the club played
III an adjoining room, and the smaller
ones growing weary, crept to the
shelter of mother arms, while the
most excellent papers on Greece and
Rome and POmDeii went on undis-
turbed. In honor of entertaining two
state OfflcerS=for Mrs. Grace L.
Snyder, the organizer of the club, ac-
companied me on my vista lunch
con was served at the close of the
meeting. The club flower is the pansy,
us colors are purple and white, and
were in evidence in the tempting
Vlands served, while the club banner,
with its embroidered pansies, deco
rated the wall
+ OF all the clubs visited in this year,
none has so impressed me with pos
sibilities as this one. There are SC
many country neigh borhoods where
this experiment might be repeated.
Can you not find a place near your
own town where you may encourage
the organization of a country club
On west, the next day to Stockton
where the Sixth district held its meet
ing, and where we again found people
with royal welcomes for US. and q
meeting fraught with significance. The
recording secretary of this federation
our own Mrs. Grace L Snyder. furnish
IS report of this meeting in this de-
partment. Aside from being prominent
IN club, church and Sunday school work
Mrs. Snyder is a newspaper woman OF
long experience. beinP at present sec
rotary of the North Central Editorial
association, by virtue of which expert
ence she is more than qualified to tel
the story OF the meeting.
The work of the week finds its con.
clusion in q week end house party Of
club women with Mrs. c. w Lands
of Stockton.
MAY BELLEVILLE BROWN.