The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-13
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secretary, Mrs. Matthews Hcltons
treasurer, Miss Martha IA. Beck, Hol-
ton; auditor, Mrs. Wheeler, OskalooSa.
The especial diversions Of the meet
ing, the reception at the executive
mansion, and the drive to the Indus
trial school, were much appreciated by
the visitors. Topeka has become q
Mecca for Kansas club women, as well
as for many other people. and the right
royal welcome extended to them at
each visit, renders the place still more
attra ctive to them.
A word should be said for the phi
laRthropic work Of this administration
in the First district Among other
good things done, several hundred
books, many magazines. and a num-
Der OF pictures have been collected
by the clubs for the Industrial school,
where they have been much appre-
ciated by teachers and pupils alike.
In g. brief visit to the rooms of the
Travelling Library conanission-aIWay
an interesting place to visitor. and
especially to the club woman, Miss Ar
mentrout kindly furnished me some
notes which will be of interest to ALI
space here. I hope to have other news
in the future as 1t is my desire to keep
club women. posted as to what Our
library is doing.
Two years ago the Travelling Library
moved from its quarters in the state
library into well equipped and much
larger rooms on the basement floor OF
the state house. The popularity and
usefulness of these little libraries
grows so rapidly that the present IA
eilities for doing the work are entirely
/ inadequate, ana the commission will
soon be obliged to secure more COM
modious quarters.
! Orders for the Libraries are coming
/ daily, and in increased mum bers as the
/ days grow cooler and the evenings
/ longer. The past week or ten days
have brought many orders for school
/ Libraries.
Mrs. Ella ". Brown, Of Powhattan,
called at the rooms of the Travelling
library Saturday and selected a SPLEEN
did group Of books along general lines.
Mrs. Brown has organized a Young
| Mems Reading club in the Congrega-
| tional church. at PoWhattan, and will
interest Its members in reading the
Travelling Library books.
The fifth annual meeting Of the First
/ District Federation Of Women.s clubs
| brought many visitors to the depart
ment of Travelling Libraries. The club
| women of the state are always well
/ come visitors for it was they who first
thought of travelling libraries for kan
sas, and 1t has been their unfailing in
terest that has so greatly contributed
to their success Of the work in Kan
sas.
Mrs. Kate I. Hixon Of Cunningham.
KAN is doing some me work with
the boys and girls Of her town and
nelghDOEhOod by securing the travelling
libraries for their use. She has two
Libraries at present. One that she has
circulated from the school house and
the other she sends out from her
home.
i AIRS. z. W. Snyder, of Leavenwort
was caller at this department Tues
day She is interested IN securing IL
brarles for two missions and some OF
the schools in IleaVenWorth
travelling libraries have gone to the
following stations the past week: Pow
haitian, Arkansas City, Gueda Springs,
Atwood, Mulberry Colony. MarysvilIe
Parsons Cawker City, Bucklin, Cum
mirgs. Fall River, Burr Oak, Pleas
anton, ParkerviHe, Buffalo.
For particulars in securing a library
address Secretary of Travelling Librar-
les Commission, Topeka.
And on from Topeka to Paola, a hur-
ried run, In a parlor car, through the
autumn tinted hills, in the frost of the
early morning. But it was worth the
early rising to reach the Second dis
trict meeting. even for a stay of but a
few hours. Mrs. Stephens and her com.
nnittees have prepared a most excellent
order of work and entertainment, and
one mat was excellently carried out
The meetings were held in the Pres.
/ byterlan church. The programme fol
lows:
WEDNESDAY, 2 P. NJ
Instrumental solo-Scherzo. Ballet
Sa bathil. op. 24-Aiss Katherine
Potts.
81 Prayer.
Address OF Welcome-Nrs. David z
Dunn.
Response A. Y. Lodge.
utes-hdiss Halle AilIar.
Appointment of committees.
Scotch Literature: Chairnan-lffs.
lulla u. Walsh, Ottawa
& Tho Womenis minds, like winter
May shift and turn and a. that
The noblest breast adorns them uaaist
A consequence draw that
Robert Burns.
vocal solo Bonnie Sweet Bessie, .
Mrs. John Troutnan.
Introduction-NIiss J. NJ walsh.
Poets and Poetry Of ScotIand=aIis
Alice G. Graham.
Original Story Lady Jean Gordon
Mrs. Agnes McCalum
In Memozlarn=RErs Ella III
KinRsley- s. 6. Bigelows