The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

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the Boys club meetings. The Girls
club, which meets but once week on
Saturdays. the women can take care
of for the present and It is probable
that this work viii eventually be as
sumed by the members of a Woman's
club which the club extension commit
tee viii start In that locality for this
and kindred purposes.
Mrs. Bates has conferred with Mr..
George Lerrigo, secretary Of the local
Y. N. @. A., who IS much interested in
the Boys club work and thinks 1t viii
in time be taken up by his organiza-
ton. Mr.. Lerr1gO suggested a man to
take charge OF the work for the fed
Grafton Mr.. B. r. Scovey, who is
member Of the Y. NJ c. A.. and who is
willing to devote two evenings a week
to the club at the Parkdale school.
me federation Thursday endorsed
the action of Mrs. Bates and her com
mittee in every detail, and authorized
her TO engage Mr.. ScOvey's services and
go ahead with the work for two
months, at least. Meanwhile the dele
gates viii take the matter to the in
divtdual clubs and they win be asked
to pledge themselves to support the
enterprise for q year. About one hun
bred dollars will have to be raised by
the clubs if the work goes on No
stated sum from each club is asked for,
but it is believed that the club women
have pride enough in the federation
and interest enough in a broad and
useful philanthropicaI work to give as
literally as possible for this purpose.
The more money is raised the better
work can be done. The club will vote
on this question and decide what they
can give toward the east side work,
before the April meeting of the fedora
ton twenty-five boys, members of
the disbanded club, met Mrs. Bates and
other members of her committee, MI
LerFIgO and Mr.. Scovey at the Park
dale school house Wednesday even
ing. The boys are all anxious to have
the club meetings resumed and willing
" voted to pay five cents a week each
to equip gymnasium and playground.
There were nfty-sfK members in the
club and these will come back and
others will join when the new club is
started The boys range in age from
ten years to eighteen. One of the
members, who was an officer in the
club and is only eighteen years old, has
been married since the club disbanded.
Mrs. c. o. Knowles has been named
by the nominating committee to sue
coed Mrs. Frank l. Clark, chairman
of the art committee of the federation,
resigned. Mrs Knowles nomination
was accepted by the federation at the
meeting Thursday morning. The new
chairman has served the federation in
this capacity before and her equipment
for the place is well known.
Mrs. Clement Smith, president. is en-
Pertaining the executive board and the
members of all the standing commit
tees of the federation at her house on
Polk street this AFTERNOON. The COM
pany numbers about fifty. The meet
ing is purely social to give the mem
bers of the committees an opportunity
to become acquainted with one another
and their chairmen.
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streets. entertained the Monday Tour
list club this week. Mrs William Mar
tain read from Stoddard's lectures on
Belgium, Mrs. W. H. Fernald had
talk on King Leopold, given without
notes and excellently prepared, Mrs.
sketch 1.-THE Romance Of Waterloo,
and Mrs. D. ]. Dickinson read a paper,
sThe Women Of Belgium" The next
meeting. March 19, with Mrs. Dickin-
son at her house on King street, will be
a guest day.
The Nineteenth Century club had
meeting Monday with Mrs. Joab Null
vane. Miss Ross Of Chicago, and Mrs.
Mary Mulvane Dent were guests me
programme included a talk Louis XIV
and Louis XIV. Mrs. R. B. Kepley, a pa
paer. "Zo1a and Dreyfus," Mrs. T. w.
Harrison, and a review Of the current
number of the Bay View magazine.
hostess. the programme will be musi-
cal and the singing Of the French ma
tiona1 hymn, 1.-THE Marseillaise, will
be a feature.
The Clio clubs meeting with Mrs. H.
J.. Shirer Monday was attended by
large percentage of the club members,
Acts I and II OF the Tempest were
read. The programme for next year
was discussed and it was decided to
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has been miscellaneous, including
Shakespeare, art and history. Mrs c.
A. Wilbur was appointed chairman Of
the history department, Mrs, Shirer of
the Shakespeare department. Miss Ger
trude Barnes of the art department and
Mrs. r. H. Cav of the book review.
These will collaborate on the new pro-
gramme. Mrs. J. P. Wahle will be the
next hostess.
1.-THE Nature Poets" was the subject
Of a paper by Miss Charlotte Ieavftt Of
the Washburn faculty read before the
Nautilus club at its meeting Tuesday
with Mrs. Homer c. Bowman. She IL
Illustrated her discussion of the nature
poets Of all ages and all tongues, by
many charming readings in her best
manner. New officers were elected.
Mrs. H. L. Whiting is the new presi-
dent, Mrs. Paul Lovewell the vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Frank B. Dams, secretary,
Mrs. Neiswanger. corresponding score
tary. and Miss Wallace, treasurer. Miss
Eleanor Sims was a guest. and favored
the club with piano solos. The next
meeting viii be with MS ]. c. Hol-
land.
Mrs. Norman E. Keller was the hos
tess of the In TemDora club Tuesday.
The club has furnished the work in
French history outlined by the Bay
View course, and is taking uD the book
of art criticism, How to Look at Pic
lures" The next meeting will also be
with Mrs. Keller.
Mrs. Corban z. Judd was the hos
tess Of the Current Literature club
Tuesday. The programme follows:
American Inventors Mrs. D. D. Knox
Review of Popular Mechanics Mag
azine .......... Mrs. William Eberle