The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26
LILY A. LONG,


wish that space might be allowed
for full programme of the Biennial. as
it is all so fine. 1t opens on Wednes-
day evening. The addresses of well
come will be given by Governor John
son, Mayor Robert A. Smith, Mr..
Philip J. HerzOg, president of st. Paul s
Commercial club, Mrs. J. w. Edgerton,
president of the Fourth District of
Minnesota Federation and Mrs. J. L
Wash burn, president Minnesota Fed
Grafton.
The response will be given by Mrs.
Sarah Plat Decker, following which
Or. Cyrus Northrop, president Mime
sofa State University, and Archbishop
ireland, will address the meeting.
Thursday morning, May 81, will be
devoted TO reports. The message of
the president and the Civil Service Re
form session.
Thursday evening Will be devoted to
report of state president
Friday morning viii be given over
to reports; the afternoon to recep-
tons and the evening to Our OPP
portunities,' which VIII consist of re-
ports from the following associations.
/ Settlement Work, Miss Jane Adams;
The Consumers League, Mrs. Harriet
Nandervaart; National Municipal
League, Clinton Rogers Woodruffs
The Press, Miss Helen NJ. Winslow;
American Civic Asso ciation; Juvenile
Court. Judge Ben b. Lindsey; Nation
al Labor committee. Samuel McCune
Lindsay; International Sunshine So
ciety. Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden.
Saturday morning, June ,, will be
given over to the library extension,
civic and educational sessions. and the
evening will be devoted to the formal
reception at the new state capitol,
where Governor Johnson and staff will
welcome the visitors.
Special Vesper services Will be held
at 4;30 y. m. on Sunday.
The Forestry. Literature, Industrial
and Child Labor sessions will be held
on Monday morning, June 4.
A TT will occupy the time of the even
ing programme, when Mrs Bertha
King Baker. of New York. will de-
liver an address.
Tuesday, June 5. is excursion day
The morning will be devoted to a car
rage and automobile drive over ST.
Paul In the afternoon the club wom-
en- of MinneaD polls will receive the Wis
| itOrs a Minnehaha falls. ana serve a
picnic luncheon. There Will also be
| personally conducted tours through
the Glen and the Soldiers Home. A
trolley ride to lakes Calhoun and Har-
riet and through the city of Minneapo-
lis. The day Will close with an even
/ ing with women composers at the Ar
| mory.
Wednesday, June 6, the Legislative
session Will be held. This is especially
Interesting to Kansans. as it viii have
Mrs. Emma e. FOrter of Kansas as
| presiding officer and Mrs. McCarter,
our Mrs. NfcCarter. nfil deliver an adj
dress on Methods of Legislation
In the afternoon the election OF
officers Will take place. and in the
evening Women in the Professions
will be considered.
Thursday, June L. the household
economies and pure food sessions will
take place and the meeting will close
in the evening with the presidents
session. and the introduction of new
officers.
one wise departure of this conven,
ton is the fact that there are to be
no formal afternoon sessions. Each
day there viii be interesting conferen-
ces during the afternoon hours, but
the convention itself holds only morn
ing and evening meetings.
In going over the programme and
reviewing the admirable plans of the
local committee. it is evident that the
club woman abroad is about to enter
upon ten days of profit and pleasure
The time will soon pass, and then
for the round of summer schools. the
| chautauqua assemblies which marsha
/ themselves in close array across the
vacation months.
MAY BELLEVILLE BROWN.