The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-17

The Tuesday Afternoon club Of the
Provident association has a meeting
Tuesday the Fllomena club acting as
hostesses. About eighty women and
some children were entertained. The
program included piano music by Miss
Williams and Miss PaFkhurst Of Hol-
ton and whistling solos by Miss Anna
Marie Nellfs. The apron contest was
finished and Grandma King, a mem
Der OF the club eighty years Old was
awarded the prize, a pretty white
apron, for. making the neatest and best
Bingham apron. Visitors are always
Welcome at the meetings of this club,
which is one OF the best and most
profitable branches OF the Provident
association work. The club viii begin
now to make quilts for the youths of
the visiting nurse, Mrs. Charles Brooks
Thomas
The new Boys club. organized by
the association, meets Monday, Tues
day and Friday nights. There is a GYM
nasiun and the 7. NJ. c. A. supplies
leaders. The Girls club, meeting Sat
urday afternoons, has a membership
OF sixty and besides sewing class un-
der the tuteldge OF Mrs. Ralph N. Nc
Intires and Miss Eta Fox, has a gym
nasiuIn- The new cooking school to be
started by the You and 1 club is almost
ready to begin work. Mrs. G. b Thomas
and Miss Gunther are now in Omaha
visiting some similar institutions to
get ideas for the work here.
The executive board of the City Fed
! Grafton Of Woman,s clubs met at the
home of the federation president, Mrs
Clement Smith, on Thursday morning
Mrs. Walter Bates, chairman OF the
civic committee, spoke extensively Of
the conditions OF the work on the east
side and Of her many plans for its fu-
ture.
The board at her recommendation
1a-EI-l -
the present and later to begin on
broader lines with a paid expert direc-
] tor in charge. Plans were also dis
cussed for securing the necessary funds.
The girls club viii be carried on much
as it is at present, and the club extern
1 sion committee is asked to organize q
club of the mothers of these boys and
girls, to be known as the Mothers club.
l The work looks hopeful indeed.
! Considerable time was also devoted
/ to the discussion of the free stereoptfcon
! lecture to be given on Friday evening
4 of the coming week, February 23rd, by
/ the federation and the Commercial
club. The club women who heard
this lecture in st. Louis at the expost-
/ ton are unstinting in its praise. It will
/ be the finest lecture of its kind ever
given in Topeka. This lecture will be
given two evenings in K. G. and Fri
day evening in our auditorium.
/ Before the adjournment, refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
The membership of the Woman's
Kansas Day club is now something over
600. The president Mrs. J. D. McFar-
/ land, says letters containing quarters
are still coming in from those who
/ wish to be charter members.
The Music Study club met Friday
| with Mrs. w. H. Woods at the home OF
/ Mrs. c. 3. Eldridge. 1105 Harrison
The program follows:
Pre1udes. 49,. Opus 20, 21,22, Chopin
Miss Daisy Wellrnan.
/ 81 Love You Truly" ....
....s.-.-...... Carrie Jacobs Bono
''At Rest .....s.... Medir
Mrs. Harry Pribble.
Prelude. ..........Op Opus Is, Chopin
Mrs. w. H. Bowlby.
1 Irish Folk Song ....... Arthur FootS
Miss Bessie Elder.
/ Po1onaise ...... Opus 26, Chopin
MRS. Morton Albaugh.
go Lovely Rose" $3.50. Arthur FootC
Mrs. S. A. Scott.
/ PoIouaise &c Sharp Minor, Chopin
Miss Vivian Rush.
Were Ny Songs With Wings Pro
vided'' .......-....... Hair
Mrs. Walker Combs.
Il Cappriccio BriIliante ............
...... Opus %, MendelssohT
Mrs. z. D. CIithero.