The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
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vice presidents are now being given an
opportunity to consider the plans al
ready formulated for the meeting and
suggest changes Kansas day, 1907,
VIII fall upon Tuesday. The afternoon
programme will be held probably in
the First. Baptist church and there
Will be a reception that night probably
at the state house. The next morning
the business meeting and election of
officers viii be held and at this morn
ing meeting the talks and letters of,
pioneer women will be heard OF
course all these plans are subject to
cnange Tor everything is as yet in the
air Among the programme features
already announced are an original.
poem by Miss. Amanda P Jones Of
Junction City and harp solo by Miss
winnie Tyler of Junction City who
played in Topeka before the city feG-
Grafton a few years ago.
The Kansas City, Kan, and Kansas
city, Mo, club women entertained the
president of the state federation this
week In Kansas Mrs. Brown was the
guest of the Gunsaulus Chautauqua
alumni Wednesday and in Missouri of
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter of To-
peka, and Mrs. W. D. Atkinson of Par
sons were also guests of the Gunsaulus
alumni. and Mrs. McCarter was the
speaker of the day at the large open
meeting Wednesday which was attend
ed by company of two hundred
women. at the home of Mrs. f. w
Bartlett Mrs. McCarter was also in
vited to go to Kansas City, Mo. for the
Athaneum meeting and SAY her little
say but was obliged to decline and
return home. Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
Atkinson both spoke on phases of Kan
sas club work at the Kansas City, Kan,
meeting.
Mrs. Brown and her daughter, Miss
Edith Brown. Mrs. Atkinson and Mrs.
McCarter were house guests of Mrs.
F. W. Bartlett while they were in
Kansas City. Kansas.
What political significance has this
meeting ?" was asked Mrs. Bartlett and
Mrs. McCarter Wednesday, and they
replied uuequivocally, None what
ever" The Gunsaulus alumni planned
the meeting of Wednesday with Mrs.
McCarter as principal speaker months
ago and later invited the state presi-
secretary to attend and share the
honcrs of the occasion. Kansas City,
Kansas. is to entertain the state feder-
alton at its next annual meeting in
might be described as an invasion of
the enemy's country, inasmuch as it
has been frequently reported that Mrs.
D. S. Stephens, president of the AssO-
ciated clubs of Kansas City, Kansas,
would be q candidate for state presi-
dent against Mrs. Atkinson. who has
been endorsed by her district, the
Third and is therefore formally enter
ed@ir 4tflela ces But the Kansas city,
Kansas, club women, Mrs. Atkinson,
Mrs Brown and Mrs. McCarter all
deny that her visit to Kansas City at
this time had anything Whatever TO do
with her candidacy She was tespe-5
cially invited by the Kansas City
women to meet the Gunsaulus Chau-
tauqua alumni-that's all.
The Round Table of Newton, deyot-
ed some time to the child labor prob-
lem at a recent meeting The Kansan
says: Pr
Miss Helen Stafford's sister, Miss
Stafford was a guest OF the club. She
ia a prominent worker in the r. w.
G. "A. in Georgia and told of the child
labor in the south and the good work
the women's clubs can do and are do
inc