The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-01

mans Hesperian Library club of Cav
ker City is proud of its honor roll for
the past twenty-five years, it being the
first club in the state to own its first
club house. also to maintain q public
library. And further, It owned the lot
in Lincoln park which it donated for
the Rest Cottage of which the same
column says: AS this building is to
belong to the federation any such gift
is virtually gift to the federation It
takes line upon line, precept upon
precent' or We are soon forgotten
The Public Ledger is edited BY Mrs.
Emma Alrich, herself a member of the
w. H. l. club of Cawker City, and she
Is eminently right in speaking out in
meeting, when she catches the presi-
dent mapping. It was Mrs. Alrich who
did the honors Of the library club
building when we visited 1t last winter.
and we learned enough of what a little
band of women can do when they are
really in earnest. to I'LL this column not
once, but several times.
Among their other Iabors, they pur-
chased a lot in Lincoln park several
years ago. This lot, which the man
agement values at $3.50 the club has
donated as part of the site for the club
building. Nor is this all that the club
is doing for the building, as the in
dividual members are donating gen
erOus sums of money. This is not
federated club, yet it is laboring
shoulder to shoulder with those which
are federated to build this building
which IS to become the property of the
federation, and should receive credit
for such a spirit.
Clubs wishing study outline of
mythology and folklore can find it in
the August number of the Northern,
edited by Mrs. Mary I. Wood, at
Portsmouth, n. H. Two or three clubs
have asked for this, so I make the an
nouncement. The heads Of the outline
I MUfhnl0pW Poets of NTvrt n he
! Grecian-Roman Mythology, Gods of
/ Earth, Gods of Water, Demigods,
/ Heroes, Monsters. Mythology of the
North, Gods Of the East, Folklore. A
list of reference books accompany the
outline.
Clubs are again urged to take the
! General Federation Bulletin for the
coming year. If this magazine is read
IN the club, there will no longer be the
impossible to read it and be oblivious
to the club spirit. 1882 Beacon street,
Boston. so cents a year.
Which brings to mind the fact that
it is probably time to subscribe again
for our Kansas club paper. There are
too many interesting things to be dis
cussed in this column during the next
year for the Kansas club women to
miss having the paper.
It is not the policy of the admins
tration to pologize-that is, unless an
apology is called for=but wish to
speak of the presidential mail. Spend
ing from six to sixteen days at. Law
renee, St Paul. Ottawa and Lincoln
Park, with some dozen of other short
visits thrown in, has made a busy
summer. And having letters forward.
ed to each place has meant soma con
fusion, already I have discovered tha'
some letters were lost entirely Sc
this is to inform those who may have
written and have received no answer
that 1t is not entirely personal negIi
gence. So please write again, and
am safe in promising a prompt reply
By another week we hope to repor
at least a part of the dates for our dis
trict meeting s-the plans are all wei
underway.
MAY BELLEvILLE BROWN.