The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24


Thursday, April 5. The use OF the audi
torium Of the Masonic temple, which
has recently been rebuilt and reantshed
and which has a magnificent new pipe
organ, has been offered to the fedora
ton for this meeting as a special COM
pHment to the president, Mrs. Clement
Smith, from the Beulah chapter of the
Eastern Star and the Toltec Rites. The
auditorium is an ideal place for such
meeting and the federation is highly
elated at the compliment paid its
president.
Mrs. May Beneviue Brown, president
of the K. +. w c., will be the princi-
pal speaker at the April meeting. She
will give her lecture on James Whit
comb Riley, a Plain Poet for Plain
People, illustrated by readings from
Riiey's verses. Miss Olive Bray will
give a brief address on the life and
work OF the late Susan B. Anthony and
the music viii include pipe organ and
vocal numbers. Every member of the
federation VIII be privileged to ask one
guest to the meeting.
A vote on the continuance of the east
side settlement experiment will be an
important event at this meeting. The
Individual clubs have been voting on
this question and most of them are re-
porting favorably to the work which
is going along beautifully now under
the direction Of Mr.. Scovey and the
C1N4CS EOUiIullLEE- lie Buys C4QD Aido
two weekly evening meetings and is
growing rapidly. The Parkdaie boys
are greatly interested in the gym
nasium and other work and their direc-
tor finds much encouragement in
their enthusiasm.
All the officers of the K. F. ". c.
have been asked to attend the April
meeting and a reception viii be given
in their honor the night OF the fifth by
I the evarT7f5TA hn1 TH of the civ fedora
ton for the members of the fedora
ton Mrs. M A. Low, chairman of the
reception committee, has offered her
house. one Of the largest and most
beautiful In town, for this reception.
invita- tons will be issued soon and viii
be limited to members OF the fedora
ton.
The club women have been asked by
( Mr.. Frank H. Foster, secretary OF the
i plpe-organ association, to help make
the JOHANN Gadslxi concert to be
given at the Auditorium April for
the pipe-organ fund, a financial sue
cess. A called meeting of the delegates
of the federation was held at the 7. ".
/ c. a. rooms yesterday morning and the
/ delegates voted to take concert tickets
+ to the clubs for sale among their
4 friends The Gadski concert will follow
directly after the engagement of
I Madame Sarah Bernhard and the pipe
4 organ association fears q small audi
ence as a result, and is making espe-
/ cia.l efforts toward large advance sale.
I Mr. Foster and Mrs. J. w. Going ad-
/ dressed the delegates Friday morning
on the subject of the concert which
will be one Of the best of the Pipe-or-
gan corrse this year and the merits of
4 Madame GadsIzis who is one OF the
worlds greatest soprant.
The executive board of the city fed
/ Grafton met with Mrs. Clement Smith.
made the plans for the April meeting
Mrs. w A Johnston is in Minneap-
/ oils Kansas, where she went to attend
the annual dinner of the Atlantean
club of which she Is a member last
night. She stopped in Junction City
en- route to visit Mrs. James Humphrey.
Mrs. Lee Monroe. who has been IN
| Winamac, Indiana, where she was
called on account Of the death OF her
mother, is expected home next week.
During her absence Mrs. Monroe was
elected president of the Good Govern
ment club.
Hutchinson. News: One of the kan
sas club women has been asked to
speak at the biennial at ST. Paul. Mrs.
Margaret Hill 01cCarter, who spoke at
st. Louis at the biennial two years ago,
has received a second invitation and
VIII speak TINS time dAOAE ACE ASlct ~ z
lines Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker, presi-
dent Of the general federation, has sug-
gested the subject Of How to Conduct
Legislative Work for Mrs. MeCarter
to discuss At the last biennial Mrs.
McCarter talked on IAN Empire Of
Empire" Her talk was enthusiastic
ally received at that time and as she
has been requested to speak again next
May, it shows that the impression
which she made at that time is a last
ing one. Kansas women are all proud
of Mrs. McCarter and her unusual abil-
itv and are glad to know that she is
being recognized nationally.
A memorial service for the late Susan
B. Anthony will be held at the First
NJ. E. church Sunday evening, April l.
The Rev. DR.. Evans will be IN charge
OF the service and the speakers will be
Mr.. James A. TroutTnan and Mrs Mar
garet Hill McCarter. The meeting Is
under the auspices Of the Good Gov
eminent club, which voted tC hold II
at its meeting last Saturday with Mrs
s. Estey at the Manse. S}9 Harrison
street. The annual election IF officers
was held and the club voted to donate
boys books to the Reform school IL
brary. Some Of the members viii give
as many as twelve books and al vii
give at least one. They will be left
with Mrs Estey at the Manse- The
election resulted in the choice OF lnese
/ officers for the year, Mrs. Lee Mon
roe, president; Mrs- Lotue A case, mrs
vice president; Mrs. E. W. Hoch, sec
: ond vice president; Mrs. ". A Sloo
: secretary; Mrs. Fred Farnsworth
, treasurer; Mrs. ". A. Johnston. audi
! tor.
Mrs. Clement Smith and Mrs. J. "
Going. president and vice president o.
: the city federation were guests of tht
Vignette club at its meeting this weeI
with Miss Gussie Fuller. In compli-
, ance with the request Of the presiden
Of the General Federation, Mrs. Saral
) Plat Decker, the club devoted the pro
3 eranne to Civil Service Reform. Mrs
Speed Hughes read a paper on this sub
: iect and Mrs. Smith gave shor
: sketches of the work Of club womeT
{ in this direction. Mrs. H Q. Carve.
! had an excellent talk, Two Great Fac
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