The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-21
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HREE other rs. state Soi feq their
annual meetings very close 70
the Kansas meeting me
Fiorida Federation meets al
Tampa, April ana .. ,s-s.,-,,
see is celebrating its tenth an az 2 So
81 Nashville this week April 3, ~, 10
and 20. and South Carolina comes W
closer to our date with us llleSeiiis
Rock Hill, May l to &
Am very glad to have report
from the Domestic Science cruz u
Manhattan. the first notice mat laS
come from this standby Of elupaolh
t17f1 80 This club. under the lead
ershfp Of Mrs Mary T. Greeley, anu
that was name to cOn1ure win ~
the early days of the Fltth JistItc'
Federation, is studying RUSSIAN hls
tory, literature, etc one OF ne - -.
test social events was reception 10
the husbands Of the members, ana
few invited guests. The decorations
were in the Russian imperial colofs'
and souvenir cards We're palhlSu al
water eolors with Russian fgufes, anu
bore as inscriptions Russian PROVERBS.
At another time the D. s. C-s gave d
musicale in honor of the T. r M cruz
OF Observation-Disclosures eighty guests al
together. The date being St. Naien-
tines day, the programmes We're Hse 49,,
ehaDed Luncheon was served Win
red sarratfons as favors. At a recent
celebration this club wrote original
poems on spring. which were eminent
ly satisfactory to the clup nle1ipSls'
but which were intended for private
circulation only and so can not be
produced in this department. This
club will be represented at Lawrence
bv Mrs. Greeley as president and Mrs
d. w. March. Mrs E. p. Purcell and
Mr. c. I. Wilder as delegates.
The Reverend ]. S. Thomas Of the
Howard Presbyterian church IN san
Francisco, recently preached a slrois
sermon on womens civic duties, IN
which he said.
Men and women should work to-
zether in every department of life, IN
The home in the church and IN the
state. The truth is the home IS not
cfrcumscribed by the four walls OF the
kitchen and the living room The chill
dren are not and should not be IN the
house all day They are in the
schools and in the streets. we need
the women. the mothers, to cooperate
with teachers in our schools and with
us In the government Of the streets,
for these are a part of the home In
the larger sense. If it is a woman's
duty to see that beautiful pictures are
hung on the walls, why is 1t not her
DUTY TO see LLldL AI4E pictures GtA liz
billboards and in store windows OF
the city shall be sweet and uplifting p
This has been a year of artistic book
covers among the clubs. It would be
hard to pick out the prize winner
from those that have been offerses
The Topeka club Of ConeyvilIe and
the Columbian club Of Abilene both
put out dainty year books with pink
carnation in water colors thrown
across the page. The Current Ldtera-
ture club of Salina has a. burnt leather
cover that is a study in brown and
tan. The Sigournean club of Olathe
has a cover of soft green, with name
and the club emblem. four-leaved
clover in silver. The Treble Clef club
Of Pittsburg has a bar of music flung
upon a pale gray cover, while the
Portia club of Topeka has a realistic
white and gold casket. tied with a gilt
cord. Each year brings forth new
ideas in book covers, but yet, the best
part of our Kansas year books is
within the covers.
We can hardly repeat good news too
often. The Lawrence meeting is so
near that we must be considering it
with its offerings and demands.
Set aside May Sill for a visit to
Lawrence The meeting will be held
in the Presbyterian church. The re-
ception is to be given in the Frater-
nal Aid hall Announcements con-
corning rates, hotels. etc. viii be
found elsewhere in this department.
The first session will convene on Tues
day afternoon May s, at 2 o'clock
This meeting will be devoted to greet
ings, responses, reports, etc A very
delightful feature of this session Will
be greetings from the presidents who
have steered the ship of state, since
the beginning of district organization
and the new growth that came of the
innovation Tuesday evening the re-
ception will be held, as before stated.
Wednesday morning will be given over
to reports from district county and
city declarations and some time has
been reserved for individual club re-
ports and discussions. Wednesday
afte moon Mrs. D. S SteDhenS in
charge of the committee on phflsn-
thrOpy, will present her work which
VIII consist of an address nv Prof
Blackmar and talks by Mrs Cruise
of Kansas City and Miss Daisy Hoff-
man of Enterprise.
Following this, Mrs. George F. esrif
hths of Hays City, will present the
work of the committee on civics. Tn
this department Pref. Albert Dickens
OF Manhattan, K. S. A. O.. will give
practical Suggestions on Civic
Beauty For the Smaller Towns" Mrs
- GrifHth VIII discuss Individual Re
sponslbiiity in Making the Home
Town Beautiful -
Wednesday evening. the art com
nittee, with Mrs. Kate Ap1ineton
chairman, will present a programme
consisting Of short talks by Mrs Relic
a. Spencer Of Topeka and Mrs. Aifce
Worswick Of Oskaloosa. an address
Dy Mrs W. D. Atkinson. of ParsoDs
and a series of stereopticon nicf,1-s
Tor which the plates have been los1eS
py Halsey C. Ives. art director IF +be
Snleago and st. Louis expositfons
The music committee. with Mrs n
close the evening with a short es,, y ~