The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12

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clubs OF the district have Salted IN a
phIaanthropic work in supplying the
B0ys 1nduatrlal school near 1saxtnz o
peka with library OF helpful ana in
terestinz books. A visit to this state
charitable institution by soma Of the
first district officers revealed the lack
and need OF pietures Everyone OF the
1e clubs responded to this need and
already Il ciubs have sent boxes OF
books and pictures and those Of the
other two are on the way. Over 400
books and 10 framed pictures will be
placed there. The ciubs had only to
be apprised of this schools needs to re-
spond readily mad generously.
The second district president report
ed p ciubs and SIT members Mrs.
Stephens gave a beautiful talk and
made a plea for the broader higher,
better impulses. and motives and
work that would be perDetuated IN the
advancement OF the coming genera
tions. She closed by pledglng the
loyalty Of her district TO the state and
/ general federation.
The third district president reported
the district in thriving condition. The
fourth district president was not
present to report. Mrs. Catherine Hoff-
man OF Enterprise gave a very inter-
esting talk on the large work being
done IN the fifth district. Mrs. W h.
Wilson of Smith Centre gave a most
enjoyable report of the sixth district.
She reported - clubs and eight IL
braries as having been establiched by
them. Mrs. Pettijohn spoke of the
splendid work of the seventh district
both IN literary and public way
These district reports were followed
by city federations The Hlawatha
federation has given all its efforts to
civic improvements and so as result
the city Is becoming one of the best
and most beautifully kept in the state
Mrs. Clement Smith of the Topeka
city federation spoke of the work that
had been done in her city in the es-
tablishing OF a boys reading and ath-
letie club.
Mrs. Ramlett of Usage county spoke
Of the books the eight clubs Of the
county had sent to the county poor
farm and told Of their meeting in the
county twice a year. Mrs j. D. Nc
Farland in reporting the Woman s
Kansas Day club, said the nrSt ceie-
bration was to be held at Pixies Paw
nee village, Republic county, Septen-
Der 20, eommemorating the Tooth year
since the American flag was raised in
Kansas. Every club in the state Will
be asked to give one meeting year
near the 29th of January to a kan
sas day programme The literary
programme will be held on the 29th OF
January and the business session the
morning of the S0th, each year.
Mrs. Sara T. D. Robinson was pres
tsf1L at the executive DOdIQ 4A1SSt4Ll5 u
the K w. d. C. She is honorary presi-
dent Of the club. She was escorted to
the front of the convention by Mrs.
W. A. Johnston and Mrs Mcfarland
and introduced to the audience. The
tears which filed the eyes Of many
bespoke the reverence held in the
hearts of all Kansas women for Mrs
Robinson.
Mrs. McCarter of Topeka gave a fine
talk on the lareer hopes and ambitions
vaczzi1oi15ffraq of the sef1sha
Kansas club member" We are assured
that the Club Member will be the best
literary magazine in the West in brief
space of time. Every club woman in
Kansas should take it after taking
the official paper.
THE Journal" greetings were read
from Mrs. Decker, and from state
presidents of Wyoming, California,
Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri and Ok
one of the most interesting fea-
lures of the meeting was a talk given
by Mrs. Lewis of K1nsley in a plea for
a study of the best in literature so
that we might be constantly supplied
with noble thoughts and finer asptra-
tions from the Wellsprtngs OF the best
writer's. hSe spoke Of the work done by
pioneer club women in Kansas MIS-
Grey, Mrs. Prentis, Mrs. Kellogg,
Mrs Moore and Mrs. McClintock- She
said the intuition of the age seemed to
be that both men and. women were
equally responsible in the solving of
the social problems which confront
US today. She. with Matthew Arnold.
made a plea for more sweetness and
light for a culture in which all might
share. She said she believed the mod
ern woman in her quest for culture
should carry in her soul the desire for
social betterment and the hope that
the highest joys of life may be the
common heritage and to do this she
must get down to the eternal truths
Of life. She spoke of Lowell. Sydney,
Lanier, Markham. and Emerson She
said the love and strength of women
were needed to bring car highest So
ciaI ideals and if our eyes were cleared
by a great social vision and our hearts
filled with a desire to enlarge and
help onward the social purpose. we
shall be able to bring to the service of
humanity the ability to build the world
by Fra aternity FOretold. Owing to
Mrs Lewis acquaintance with state
charitable institutions her heart Is filled
with the needs of our social depend
ents.
The morning session closed with
vocal number Der Freischutz'' by
Mrs. Blanche Lyons and Miss Augusta
Flfntom Of Lawrence
GENERAL CLUB NOTES.
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