The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-17
GENERAL CLUB NOTES.

4 For many years the state of Indiana
/ has had two organizations, each COM
/ prising a number OF women's clubs.
The first was known as the Union OF
Clubs. and was organized before the
General Federation. The second WIS
known as the State Fedora ton Of Clubs
and soon after its organization joined
the General Federation. The two or
CARNATIONS have been rivals and all at
temPts to fuse them have proven fu-
tile until at a recent meeting of the
State Federation in Muncie the desired
movement in the cause of harmony
and community of interests was
brought about largely through the eff
forts of Mrs Mummert. president of
the State Federation. and Mrs. Kin
sey of the board Of directors of the
General Federation. Mrs. w. A. John
ston, the Kansas member of the Cen
eral Federation board Of directors in
troduced the resolution to the board
asking the two Indiana organizations
to get together and come into the ma
tional organization. A situation in
some respects similar to that in IN
diana will exist when the new state
hood bill goes into effect joining IN
dian and Oklahoma territories into
the state of Oklahoma. Both terri
tories now have declarations, auxiliary
to the General Federation and neither
will willingly lose its Identity. Just
how their differences will be compro-
missed will probably be a problem for
the General Federation to decide.
TITS a funny situation" said the wo-
man who is interested in club politics.
The southwestern machine under the
leadership of a former president of
the State Federation has lined up for
Mrs. ID. S. stephens of Kansas CITY
Kansas, president Of the Second Dis
trict federation. for president of the
State Federation. The northeastern
machine, said to be led by Topeka ana
Leavenworth club women. was BOOM
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the Office. but Mrs. Girard's district
federation the Third. endorsed an
other Third district woman, Mrs w,
D. Atkinson of Parsons. now record
ing secretary of the federation. so OF
course Mrs. Haldeman will not be
candidate. This Will almost oblige the
northeastern machine to get behind
Mrs. Atkinson, although her candidacy
Is credited to the Parsons Sun. Tom
Cordry, editor which fought this ma
chine in the last campaign for state
president"
The new officers Of the city Fedora
ton of Lawrence elected at the semi
annual meeting, Friday OF last week,
are Mrs May Phillips succeeding
Mrs John Kilworth as president, Miss
Florence Clark. secretary; Mrs. Frank
Strong, vice-president. and Mrs. Frank
voted to join the Second District Fed
Grafton, of which it has heretofore not
been part. The Lawrence Fedora
Jon has zoo members even without
the Friends in Council, an important
club which withdrew from the city or
ganization at this meeting. This num-
Der includes a number of individual
members. The annual meeting Of the
State Federation in Lawrence two
years ago gave a decided impetus to
club work there, and Mrs. John Kill
worth, the retiring president, had q
successful administration marked by a
healthy and substantial growth The
federation has contributed to the boys
library of the local Y M. c. A, the city
rest room, the Associated Charities
Industrial school and the city library
The federation did not endorse any
of the state candidates. although the
Second district has a candidate. Mrs
D. S. Stephens of Kansas City, whom
the Lawrence delegates will undoubt-
eddy support.
Waits, read by Mrs. c. f. Lore Of
Carbondale before tho Usage County
federation at its annual meeting in
Burlingame last week, was voted into
me reciprocity Bureau Of the State
Federation. Mrs Lore discussed the
need of rest rooms in small towns and
cities where the department stores do
not have waiting and reception rooms
for the use of out-oftown women
shoppers.
The travelling art gallery Of the State
Federation was on exhibition at Her
ington last week and much interest
was shown on the part of the school
les had made a very attractive and in
wiling room by artistically hanging
this splendid collection Mrs. Mum
sell OF Herington gave very inter-
esting talk on art. giving sketches of
the artists and outlines of the pictures |