The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-06


General Federation Secretary, Mrs. Lila
Day Monroe Topeka.
Superintendent Travelling art Galley.
MRS. Kate Arlington, Council Grove.
District Presidents.
First District-1drs. H. o. Garvey, To
Second District-BIrs. D. s. Stephens.
kansas City. president. 49,.
Third District-hIiss Esteue Dalton
Winfield, president
Fourth District-Nrs. Flora Sands Of
With District~Mrs Catherine Honman,
sixth District1aIrs. W. H Nelson,
Seventh Distr'ict-Sfrs. E. L. Pettijohn.
Dodge city, president
Eighth District Organizer-Mrs. S. 4.
Usage County Federation-NIrs. Emma
1roudner, Carbonate, president.
Topeka Omcers.
President. Mrs. Clement Smith, T21 Polk
street. Ind. tel 145-3.
Vice President, Mrs ]. W. Going 500 To-
peka avenue. Ind tel. $50.
Second Vice President, Miss Lucy B.
IStngman, 635 Monroe street.
Secretary, Miss Maud Bishop, 1900 Col
lege avenue. Ind. tel. 1881.
Treasurer, Mrs. E. d. Robertson, 41s
AUDITOR, Mrs. 6. A. Huron. 221 Fillmore
street. Ind. tel 867.
iene, which is one of the oldest clubs
Of the Fifth district. has for years fol-
lowed the custom of giving an annual
reception, to which the husbands of
the members are invited guests.
On December %. the occasion of the
reception for 1905, this number was
Increased to include the presidents of
the other Abilene clubs The recep-
ton was also in the nature of a house
warming. since it was the first social
gathering held in the artistic home of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Wyandt There is
to be said for Abilene what cannot be
said for every tOwn-when the gentle
men are invited to a reception, they
accept the invitation. and gladly ac-
ceQt, also the pleasures and response
bil&es of the occasion. The receptions
of the league have become esta blished
features of the social life of Abilene
and the one under discussion was GER
tainly most delightful function.
Mrs. d. r.. Gordon the president of
the Literary league, gave a very de-
lightful dinner to a dozen ladies-Of-
dcers and members-On the 18th, as
happy after celebration.
The ldes of January. and Kansas
Day programmes are in order For
almost every club has exercises aD-
prOpriate to the day.
few programmes, taken at ran
dom from Kansas year books, show an
amount of variety which speaks vol
umes for our many sided life. The
JuntO club or EmpOria gives US:
January 3O- The products of Kan
sas and its other sources of income
In what does it excel and in what is
it lacking? Mrs. Acheson: Early his
tory of Kansas Mrs. Crocker; Writers
of Kansas, Mrs. Hill; Describe changes
that have taken place since 1850, Mrs.
Montgomery; roll caIl-name some
things peculiar to Kansas.
The Research club of Clifton varies
its regular programme with stories by
the members How L Came to kan
sas."
The Alpha Reading club of Parsons.
January 81: "Jayhawker Girl"
chorus; kansas Day Mrs Writ:
kansas Emigrants," chorus; walls
Of Corn" Mrs. e. G. Steele.
From the calendar of the Sigourn-
can club of Olathe, January %, Kan
sas Day; use and Abuse of American
Flag" Mrs. HOgue; What Kansas
Stands For" Mrs. Allison; reading,
poem by Eugene Ware, Mrs. Brey-
fogle; Kansas characters illustrated,
the club; song, John Browns Body"
roll call, Kansas yarns.
The Hesperian club of st. John.