The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-09

hIlQWkl. AS Inc nominating commits
tee met that evening" the members
from Kansas can only Judge BY the
tantaliZing strains which from time to
time penetrated into room A
OF course Kansas club women want
to hear about our own representative
Mrs Emma Porter. chairman of legis-
lation, was not able to be present, but
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter lived VI,
to the reputation which she has made
for herself with her own people.
Her address upon Methods OF Leg
islation' was a great success, and she
did not need the Kansas delegation
to swell the applause which greeted
her. Mrs. George Barker of Lawrence
who followed Mrs. McCarter, also re-
1ected great credit on Kansas ana
fully deserved the praise she received.
The social part of this meeting ought
to have a chapter by itself. It began
with the afternoon of June 1, when
many OF the finest homes of st. Paui
were thrown open to the visitors. Kan
sas was especially honored In having
its president chosen to join the recefv~
ing line In the beautiful home Of Mrs
j. L. Schuemaus on summit avenue.
This precluded attendance at any other
function, but all were declared most
brilliant.
Saturday evening, Governor Johnson
and staff, assisted by Mrs. Decker and
STAFF, received at the state capitol.
This building, entirely built Of marble,
at a cost of five million dollars presents
ed a scene that moved onlOokers to
pinch themselves to determine Wheth~
er we were awake or asleep. For the
first time, I regret to state that these
columns must give place to the thread
bare expression, lit beggars descrip-
ton"
Aside from this, there were the US
ual number Of private affairs, which
were charming in the extreme. Ex-l
cursion day seems to call for the time
worn phrase again The start was
made from the Ryan hotel IN cars
which the Commercial club chartered
and turned over to the visitors. A
beautiful ride through city and woods
brought us to AIinnehaha park, where,
after wearing out our adjectives over
the falls. we were served to box lunch
es by the Minneapolis club women.
Someone else must report the rest or
the day, I was one of a quartette of
Kansas women who ran away from
the crowd, visited the Soldiers Home
rode on an asthmatic little steamer to
Fit. Smelling, and came home our own
way.
If the G.. F. W. c. really wishes to be
useful, wish 1t would consider trans
porting one of the beautiful lakes that
are so common here that people take
the trouble to name only a few, down
to Kansas. We would Ieava thena
Minnetonka; we would even give up
Minnehaha falls, White Bear ana
Como, and be satisfied with one Of the
AS our club women know, the kan
sas delegation came to this meeting
instructed to work for Mrs. W. A 4
Johnston for director of the General
Federation. Many things seemed to be
against US. this year, as it Is the term
for reelection. So there We're but five
vacancies out of an official board or
seventeen and there were apparently
dozens OF states asking approximation
But Kansas people do not backdoWn
from a proposition. The fact that Mrs.
Johnston was so well and favorahly
known by many of the older workers
helped US, and the delegation, which
own pleasure and honor to represent
Kansas on the nominating committee
and to there secure the nomination or
Mrs. Johnston on the first ballot, with
the second highest majority, which
shows the effective work of our dele
CATION
At this writing the returns are not
yet made public, but Kansas feels very
sanguine of bringing home an officer OF
the General Federation, In any event,
Kansas has proven herself a power in
the General Federation. Kansas does
things, said New York woman.
I'VE want to be on the side Of Kan
Sas, said an Ohio delegate. kan
sas is so loyal said Illinois. We
appreciate all this, and are all the
more anxious to uphold our. beloved
state.
Leaving out parties. programmes
and politics, the biennial meeting is a
wonderful broadening and educative
force in the lives of women. Every
woman ought to attend this meeting,
but If she does not, yet 1t is good for
her that other women come. and take
back to her the influences and enthusz
lasms, the new life and thought that
are engendered here.
MAY BELLEVILLE BROWN.