The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02
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ul2uQn or tfalS 1neoIQDarabie air, ana
the prophetic sense Of this nations fu~
and from a city SO late emerged frona
wilderne esss knowing that we will re-
ceive from. this convention that stixn-
ulation which comes from seeing the
ideal made real, and discussed ana
shaped among US.
In ali largeness of faith and belief
this federation Is received. The day
has passed when the WomeLss club
was tried and taken on trust. Indeed,
that day has never been for the West,
never for the Northwest for the Wom-
en- and the men of the mid-ntneteenth
century laid the foundations of this
country within a country, and worked
together to dover the present genera
operate in the farther development of
the race, that they might, through
: their mutual helpfulness, dem onstrate
how imperative It is that the work
should be mutual the cooperation
complete. These conventions OF wona-
en- have thus no record to. establish In
our West, for the West has seen the
growth of the ideas they stand for and
believes in them to the uttermost.
Formerly there was a distinction be-
tween fine and super6ne,' In those days
when women we're something apart
from men and from mans work. To-
day a WOuld-be philosopher has tried
to make the distinction between man
try which would make each a little
lower than the other. But the new
world and the new West refuse these
distinctions. knowing that eternal dis
tinctions must remain, but never these
false assumptions of false prophets.
1T IS the very flower Of the flower
of the country which has come through
the gates of the Northwest today1-we
must still be permitted these old FASH
iomed courtesies of speech, for they rest
on the very certain foundation of the
charm which the womanly woman
keeps whether in the world or in the
home These two thousand women
represent the thinking women of Ameri-
ca they concentrate here the discus
sions which go on the country over as
to how this nation and this people are
to be bettered- That is always the
note the eternal feminine note, the bet
tering of conditions and of ideals. IN
cidentally and even basically these dis
cussions must reach through to gov
ernment, to the mechanism which is
as yet wholly in the hands of the men.
But if any one doubts the efacacy of
these debates, the potency of these
hands without ballots, they should re-
con their lesson during this eniight-
ening week which is before US. And
even those who believe will have much
to learn For these conventions
change with the biennial span, and the
thing desired by one becomes the thing
achieved by the other. We know OF
no better place in which to formulate
prophecies for the work which this ma
ton is to achieve, and to comprehend
the impulses which are to stimulate it.
than the Armory will be for the next
sennight. No political convention and
no congress can instruct the man or
woman who would look into the future
so well as can this convention of
women
old friends among the workers from
all over the United States are talk
ing Of the candidacy of Mrs W A.
Johnston for 4 place on the official
! board. Whatever the outcome of her
/ candidacy, the evidences of faith and
/ friendliness are highly appreciated by
Kansans.
on the whole 1t is a pleasant and
/ friendly gathering, earnest and sincere
/ The supercilious woman has not yet ar
| riVed-nor that s'unexpressible She
/ who raises a lorgnette and surveys the
/ unGfending club woman through its
| window glass IS though she were an
unconsidered fly on the wall. Let US
I be thankful for the many blessings
which providence bestows upon the
eighth biennialt
Such is the beginning. Tt is an aus
pIclous one and causes US to long for
/ ali the good club women of Kansas TO
share with US our delightful and profit
able holiday. with its promise OF sun
shine and blue sky and balmy breezes
to make our sojourn the more pleas
ant
We are glad to be here. and yet more
than ever glad that we are here from
Kansas.
MAY BELLEVILLE BROWN.
From the lola Register: There has
been a great deal of feeling of late in the
Current Event club over the fact that
part of the club wish to be members
Of the state federation and the other
/ part wish to be Independent of the
state organization and entirely iocaA
club
This state of affairs has caused quite
a few heated arguments and discus
4 SONS. The trouble lies over the fifteen
cent per capita tax that must be paid
to the state federation as annual dues
The anti-fedefation faction give as
! their plea. that 1t was to their credit
to place the surplus funds where there
5 need in the home town. When the
/ question was put before the club some
time ago the vote was to withdraw
from the state federation and keep the
money in lola which otherwise would
have been used for paying the fifteen
cent per capita tax into the state treas
ury and for delegates expenses to the
various conventions.
One prominent club womaa has this
to say Of the club and its york:
With the idea of civic improvement
| always before them, some of the more
conservative members have felt that it