The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-08

by the federation women, knocked the
club house plans to smitnareens and
the matter has never been taken up
since. Mrs.. McCarter thinks that her
own administration and the one that
follows ought to leave an adequate
and suita bic club building for the We
men of Topeka as monument to the
united efforts Of the club women dur
Ing that time.
Undoubtedly the work of the feder-
alton. now in the hands of standing
mmittees will be revised and departs
| ments established to correspond with
the general federation department ss
These are, departments philanthrBpyS
education, civics. art, household econ<
omics, legislation, club extension ana
the old committees will probably be
retained. The federation will vote upon
these changes of course. which Will
probably not be effected all at once,
but there is a strong sentiment in favor
OF the change among the club women
One of the first matters which will
come before the new legislative com
mittee Will be the subject of child
labor in Kansas. Aside from the cleo
ton Thursday the burden of the meet
ing was child labor and excellent talks
Carter, Mrs. H. 0. Garvey and others.
To the Clio club is due the credit of
bringing this subject before the fedora
ton. Stirred by Edwin Markham's re-
cent magazine article on the subject
the club voted at its last meeting to
offer a resolution against this evil to
the federation for adoption and asked
Mrs. McCarter to present the subject.
Mrs McCarter handled1the subject ably
and made an eloquent appeal. reading
excerpts from Mr.. Markham S. article.
with the result that the federation
adopted the Clio clubs resolution
unanimously The resolution will be
sent to the secretary of the national
association for the prevention of child
labor in New York city. Especially
pertinent were the remarks of Mrs.
Carney, who while heartily in sympa-
thy with the Clio club s movement
urged the federation to take action in
regard to this evil at home, and told
of the child labor problem as 1t affects
Kansas, how children work IN the coal
mines and in the packing houses and
factories of Kansas City, Kan. During
Mrs. Garvey'S administration as presl-
dent OF the federation, her attention
was called to this matter and upon in
vestigation she found it true that Kan
sas children of tender age do work
long hours at hard manual labor IN
mines and factories. 1t viii be re-
mernbered that during Mrs. Garvey's
administration a philanthropical pro-
granrne was given when this and kim
dred topics were discussed by MIS-
Florence Finch Kelly of New York,
then president OF the National con-
sumersr league, in an eloquent address
to the federation. Mrs. Garvey urged
the club women to prepare for a cam
paign against child labor in Kansas
when the next state legislature meets
in January.
Mrs. T. F. Carver and Mrs. D. H.
Forbes were. appointed to circulate a
petition TO the Kansas representatives
in congress asking for more stringent
entertainment of the laws against child
labor and for new legislation on the
subject.
Mrs. T. d. Graham. chairman of the
civics committee of the federation, gave
a report of the boys club which start
ed in the Parkdale school during Mrs.
books in the library which had been
donated, were not suitable for youthful
readers. and the equipment of the gym
nasium and play room being made
quate, the boys had lost interest in the
club meetings and did not attend them.
The library has been moved to the
home of Mrs Smith and the meetings
have been Suspe nded $50 - -
Mrs. Charles. F.. Spencer gave a
sketch of the life of the late Mary Ten
neyN Gray, president emeritus. of the k
F. ~. C. and paid tribute to her
work. A contribution was made to the
Mary Tenny Gray memorial fund. The
plan is for the Kansas clubs to erect a
monument over the grave of Mrs~1
Gray in Kansas City, Kansas, before
the next meeting of the state fedora
ton, which will be held in Kansas City
next May.
DR.. J. L. Van Horn. Of the Provident
association, made short address,
thanking the federation for the inter
est it has shown In the work of the
association. and praying for a contin-
uance of their assistance. During the
past two years the clubs have taken
charge, in alphabe ticai order, of the
meetings of the Provident Associa- |
tons Mothers clubs, providing enter
tainment and refreshments. The fed
Grafton will continue this work.
The musical numbers were given by
Miss Hazel Marie Kaiser and Miss Luz
Gle McAfee.
Mrs c. O.. Knowles submitted the
name of Miss Alice Pattison for indi-
vidua1 membership in the federation.
At the next meeting of the federation
a vote VIII be taken on a proposed
change in the bylaws Of the fedora