The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-20

Representative hail at the state capt.
tOl and not the state historical society
rooms, viii be the scene of the first an
annual meeting of the WOman's kansas
Day club Monday, January %. The
meeting viii begin at o'clock and the
programme follows:
InvOcation-NTs G. A. Huron.
Election of officers.
Vocal number-Ars. Florence Fox
Thatcher.
Aims of the Organization-Mrs w. A.
Johnston
Address of welcome-BIrs. E. W. Hoch.
Kansas Women-Brs. May Belleville
Brown of Salina.
The santa Fe TraiI-Miss Grace
Meeker of Ottawa.
Kansas - Congressman Charles F.
Scott lola.
Greetings from wives of the ex-gov-
ernOrs of Kansas.
"reminiscences of Pioneer women
Unwilling and presentation to state
Historical society of an oil portrait of a
famous Kansas womap-Nirs. Lee Mon
I Acceptance en behaf Of the historical
Adjournment to state historical mus
cum.
Reception at s o'clock in the evening
at the Governors House for the mem
bers of the club and their friends.
Credit for the first suggestion of a
/ WOman's Kansas Day club is due Mrs
/ J. d. Mcfarland, who persuaded the
Good Government club of Topeka last
/ year to mother the project which is
/ going along so famously now, with ev-
/ cry prospect of a big, successful meet
4 ing and permanent organization Janu-
/ airy %. Mrs Mcfarland and Mrs. A.
/ H. Horton, another prominent member
/ of the Good Government club. make up
! the registration committee. The char
/ ter members of the organization will be
asked not only to sign their names but
~,nra 10 l.
to Kansas. Native Kansas women and
/ pioneers are especially urged TO join the
new organization.
The ex-governors' wives and the Off
4 GERS of the state federation of women
clubs will be guests of honor at the
| meeting of the Woman's Kansas Day
club and will be entertained by the
! Good Government club. Mrs. HOch will
I have Mrs. Sarah T. D. Robinson of Law
renee. widow of Charles Robinson. first
+ governor of Kansas, who will come to
/ Topeka for the meeting if her health
and the weather permit, as her guest.
| Mrs. Dewitt G. Nellis will entertain a
1 house party including among others,
4 Governor and Mrs. J. P. st. John of
/ Versailles. Mo. Mrs. H 0. Carney will
give a house party and Mrs. Willis ].
/ Bailey Of BaileyVille viii be one of her
guests. Mrs. c. G. Goddard Of Leaven-
/ worth will visit Mrs. George F. Sharitt
on this occasion. Judge and Mrs. Win
field Freeman of Kansas City, Kan,
have been asked to visit Chief Justice
and Mrs. W. A Johnston at the Cope
! land. Mrs. W. z. Stanley Of Wichita
will be the guest of Mrs. Eugene, F.
I Ware Mrs. Lee Monroe's guests viii
be Mrs. May BelIeville Brown of Salina
and Mrs. T. F. Gresham Of Cottonwood
/ Falls Mrs l. H. Wishard of lola. vice
/ president of the K. F. w. c., will be
entertained by Mrs. H. J. Whitcomb of
Potwin. Mrs. Frederick Buckley of Sa-
lima will visit Mrs. s. S. Estey.
Womans Kansas Day club badges will
be provided for the women who attend
the first meeting of the club. Mrs. A. H.
Horton is chairman of the committee
which is making arrangements for
each and will be appropriate little
souvenirs of the occasion.
Women living at distance who can
not come to the meeting may have their
names enrolled among the charter mem
by sending % cents to Mrs. Lee Monroe
SOC Harrison street, Topeka, secretary
Of the organization committee.
The last thing on the programme OF
the meeting viii be the presentation OF
the oil portrait of a famous Kansas
woman, whose identity has not beer
disclosed and will not be until that time
which the Woman's Kansas Day clut
Will give to the state historical society
The portrait has been received in To-
peka but viii not be unlocked until tbs
29th when it will be yelled with flags
until the end Of the programme. Mrs
Lee Monroe will make the presentation
speech, and Miss Lucy Kingman, a di-
rector Of the state historical society, vii
/ respond on behalf of the society.
/ Following the programme the clut
members and their guests VIII visit thC
/ state historical museum and the day viii
end with the reception at the Governors
House in the evening to which all mem
bers of the club and their friends are
/ invited. The members OF. the Good Gov
eminent club will assist Mrs. E W
EIoch at this reception and the officers
of the STATE federation and the wives al