The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-10
THE TOPEKA CLUB WOMAN,

VIII the office of president of the
Topeka federation go a-begging again
and be saddled upon some unwilling,
but self-sacriicing victiHa2 It really
looks that way. Out of a number of
prominent club women mentioned for
the office al least four have an
nounced that they would not accept
q nomination were it offered them and
others while not putting 1t as strongly
as that show 10 eagerness for the posi-
ton. Mrs. Jonathan Thomas. who
vas urged to accept a nomination last
year and has been talked of persistent
" for the place h last few weeks.
told the State Journal club reporter
serve if elected and would not be a can
didate. Il have my hands full now,
said Mrs. Thomas, "and can do no
more. It would be impossible for me
to give the Office the time and atten-
ton it requires and I would not accept
a nomination. so 1t would be useless
to name me-"
Mrs. J. w. Going. vice-president of
the federation and chairman of the
programme committee las also re-
fused to run. Mrs. Going's excuse is i'll
health. She has not been we'll all sum-
mer and fall and says she could not
IN justice to herself assume any extra
work or responsibility. Mrs. Going
has served as vice-president Of the fed
Grafton for two terms and as chairman
OL tAE ~tOSEdInI15 committees HAS lIdQ
the entire responsibility of all the prot
gramme meetings the past year. In
this work she has gathered a pretty
good idea of the amount of time b
Office Of president would require and
declares she is not equal to 1t now. ~
Mrs. Clement Smith, VINO Is now
president. has been urged by her
friends to accept a denomination She
said to the State Journal club report
er yesterday: You know and all the
nF4ah ra--1, T--%-- ThaA 7 4AnTF[+hfE ~
fee last year only under protest and
because I could not persuade any n
to relieve me of the duty. I have
now served on the executive board
four years n feel that I have done
my share. / shall insist upon being
relieved in December and will under
no circumstance accept the nomtna-
ton again"
- have a yob. said Mrs. Lee
Monroe. when asked If she would be
d candidate for the omce of president.
You know the story of the Swede
who when asked by the Salvation army
fassfe if he didn't want to~work for
Jesus, replied, mo, I lave a yob
Well. that's my situation exactly. Ny
duties on the state federation execu-
tary for Kansas require a good share
Of my time and I don't intend to take
on any new work. I have glVep so
much of my time to club offices and
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few years that I have had to neglect
many other things in which I am in
terested and this winter I have prom
ised myself to be perfectly selfish and
DO some of the things I have been
wanting to do for years and haven't
found time for on account of just such
responsibilities as this office you are
talking about would entail. I am go
ing to take a trip to Mexico with my
husband. for one thing. and IN prep
aration for thatsI intend to take up
the study of Spanish. and I am plan
ming Tots of other things that will
leave me no time for anything or any
body but myself am going to be just
as mean and selfish as I a be. II
anybody should even ask me the time
I wouldn't take the trouble to tell
him. I'd bid him look at his own
watch
But. Mrs. Monroe" somebody re-
minded her, don't you remember that
last ear when you were urged TO ae-
cept the nomination for president. you
said. Not now, but some other time'2
The club women haven't forgotten
that and they think h some other
fEdneIaas
Wei, It hasn't" answered Mrs.