The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

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Second Vice President. MISS Lucy p
4Singnan, s35 Monroe street oo -,
Secretary, Miss Maud Bishop, 100 COZ
leEe avenue Ind tel lsSl. Sl.,-..-.-,. us
auditor. Mrs 6. A. Huron. 221 Fillmore
street. Ind tel s6z
HTp HAS been a week full OF pleas
ant memories of our visit to Law
renee, and of the things accom-
plished at the meeting
There is much for which We
should be grateful. And not the
least, by any means IS the fact tnat
the three women who served the tea-
Grafton previous to the present auLnlh-
istratiOn were with u.s. lending en-
couragement to US IN all our proJectss;
Mrs Humphrey, Mrs. johnston anu
Mrs. Lewis are brOad-min0ed women
with the welfare Of our organization at
heart, and the present officers heartily
appreciate their loyalty, and the ald
which they are sure to lend US IN the
carrying out of our plans.
Certainly, nothing which may be ac-
compHshed by us will be more 10 the
credit of our administration, or give
US more satisfaction than the recognl-
ton given the memory Of Mrs. Mary
Tenney Clay, our president emeritus
both IN the holding Of a special hour
for the discussion of the erection OF
an appropriate memorial, and IN the
action taken at llaL meeting.
The state federation started the list
with a substantial sum, and several
other pledges were given at the mo-
ment with much more in view. Mrs.
Arlington pledged one tenth Of the net
proceeds for the year, Of the travellers
art gallery.
At a meeting of the executive bord and
district presidents, the communications
in the presidents message were en-
dorsed and upon being presented later
to the federation, were passed by that
body as follows:
That each district president append
to the call for her next meeting this
change in the district constitution,
This organization shall be called the
Kansas -- District Federation OF
clubs, and shall be auxiliary to the
Kansas Federation of Women's clubs
That article III Of the bylaws of the
state federation be amended to read,
Zach organization belonging TO this
federation, whether directly or
through a subordinate federation. may
be represented at the annual meeting
by its president or her proxy, and one
delegate for each 10 members, or ma
jority fraction thereof"
That article 6, section /, of the by
laws be amended to read:
There shall be eleven standing
committees of three or more persons
each who shall have charge of the fol-
lowing departments of study and
education and scholarships, household
economics and pure food, industriai
and child labor, library extension
literature. legislative, philanthropy and
music"
That the federation endorse the en-
actment Of a law empowering the
school board Of any district to estab-
hsh and maintain free kindergartens
for the instruction Of children between
the ages Of 3 and 6 years of age.
possibilities found in this enlargement
Of our field of labors, we will have -rea-
son to be well satisfied with our wear
Many letters are being received
commencing the federation upon its
action in passing a resolution instruct.
ing the Kansas. delegation to st. Pau
TO work for the reelection of Mrs
Sarah Platt Decker and for the cleo
ton of our own Mrs. W. A Johnston
20 q place on the official board Of the
General Federation The vote wa.
unanimous IN the meeting and an.
pears to be the same in the entire
state Mrs Johnston's reign gave MS
our magnificent travelling libraries ou7
manual training law, and also insDfral
the travelling art gallery. It is fttine
naIly benefited should delight F.
honor her IN this way, and the car,-1-
ing out Of the instructions of The feS.
Grafton will be a work Of love to fbe
kansas delegation
One OF the sources of benedt he.
rived from our meeting was the nlace
given on the programme to renra-
senestives from different universities
First, OF course. was the Kansas MI
versity. with Prof Carrutb to vCsIoo,l.s
US, and, later, to set forth clearly SOM
of the needs Of the institution ars
some Of the ways which women r,fst,
render aid Then there was prof
Bt4cknlar 8 lecture. which. altfoush Il
was not above the understs S1STS-. u =, y