The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02
THE TOPEKA CLUB WOMAN.


with most Of the clubs adjourned
for the summer and a number OF prom
inent club women IN St. Paul for the
biennial meeting of the General Fed
Grafton local clubdom has been pretty
slow this week. The chances are too,
that this condition will continue for
the rest of the summer for with the
June meeting of the city feaerat ton
next Thursday the local club season
practically closes until October. Many
OF the clubs are issuing their new year
books with the programmes 4or next
winters work and the last meet-2%s OF
the wear the picnics and outings with
which most OF the clubs close their
series of meetings have been features
for the past two weeks. The West Side
Forestry club and the Ramblers CLUB
are almost the only clubs IN the feder-
alton which continue their meetings
during the summer months. The YES
pucian club meets once a month for an
outing of some sort and the members
OF most of the others keep in touch
with one another through social affairs
between June and October when the
regular meetings are resumed.
The June meeting of the city fed
Grafton will be held IN the First Bap-
tist church An excellent programme
has been prepared. Mr.. Themas r.
Dewel will lecture on Shelley and the
musical mum berS VIII 1nclu0G SOLOS by
Mrs. George Parkhurst and Miss Nirls
Thomas who will sing some musical
settings of Shelley's verses and the
Ladies Music club quartette Mrs A.
H. Horton viii give report or the
state federation meeting at l1aWrenee
and an informal reception will follow
the programme.
Mrs seery entertained the Alta
Vista club at an all day outing at Lake
View Mondy. The last meeting of the.
year will be held Friday June 5 at
Cedarcrest, Mrs Frank P MeLen-
nan,s country home
Mrs. w H. Fernald and Mrs VIII
liam R Martin were hostesses or the
Monday Tourist club al the final meet
ing of the season at the home of the
former this week The programme
was of exceptional interest," Mrs. Fer
raId had a paper on the Loves of the
Musicians, illustrated by piano num-
bers by Mrs. J. w Going and vocal
numbers by Mrs, Frank :: Ihonaas,
and Mrs NJ. L. Chamberlain gave
review of the years work in the club
A social hour followed the programme
The guests aside from club members
most Of whom we're present. were
Mrs. Going, Mrs. Thomas. Mrs r. L.
Nesbaum. Mrs. George Freeman and
Mrs. George Martindale.
The clio club had a meeting Monday
afternoon with Mrs. ". e. Culver and
adjourned for the summer. The pro-
eramne Monday was devoted to Gil
bert Stewart and his pictures. The
club will continue its study of Ameri-
can art next year.
Mrs Patrick Walsh was the hostess,
of the Ramblers club Monday. Stod-
dard on China was read by Mrs. f. NJ
ConWell and Mrs e. E Etdrfdge- Mrs,
James Goodwin, Mrs. F. A. Snow and
Mrs ". P. HemphiH were guests The
club Will meet in two weeks with Mrs.
George Hackney at Kinderton cottage,
Highland Park
The Current Literature club had its
last meeting Tuesday with Miss Eby
There were a number Of guests and
the meeting had some agreeable social
features. The programme was ret
respect of the years work contributed
to by Mrs c. 7. Mcclellan, Mrs. L. i.
Kiene, Mrs. S. r. Tuttle, Mrs. H. A.
Heath Mrs. R. L. Nesbauna, Mrs. Lu-
cien H Thomas and Mrs. H. c. Short.
Mrs. Edwards Grafstrom OF Columbus
Ohio, formerly Of Topeka. an ex-mem-
Der of the club. was present
The Junior Atlantean club and a few
other friends spent Tuesday at the
home of Miss Helen Curry in High
land park. It was the clubs annual
outing. The company included. Mrs.
L. D. Whittemore, Mrs. John Sergeant,
Jr.. Mrs. .Cshas. Cooper, Mrs. carl Nellis,
Mrs. Lee Forbes, Mrs. r. ". Lyman,
Mrs. Harry Bowen, Mrs. Chas Nc
Clintock, Mrs. Albert Rosen, Mrs. Irish