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

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LUB women may well point
with pride" to the number of
papers in which club depart
ments are being established,
~ but we do not take advantage
of the powerful ally that we
have ia the press. as we should IL IS
a subject for self-grat ulauon that the
neWspap ers ofKansas are almost unan-
fuouslv favorable to our work
Through their columns the work that
we are doing should be made taml ilar
to the reading public, and the club IDEA
popularized. Therefore, we are pleased
to hear OF club departments being
opened in newspapers. one Of the lat
est to report is from Olathe, where Mrs.
Margaret J. Stevenson has become a
club editor.
The Pittsburg Headlight also opens
q special department with Mrs. Mabel
Ranney Wheeler in charge. Different
objects of interest to women viii be
treated by ATrs. Wheeler. the scope
given her being more compreh enslve
than is usually allowed club editor.
ANY woman who conducts a club de-
partrnent should have PLENTY Of cl71H
literature. First, and most important
Of course. should be the otlclal STAGE
paper. Then comes the Federation
Bulletin. the official organ of the Cen
erai Federation. This fine magazine is
published at 1882 Beacon street, Bos-
ton. from October to June, and is SOC
for the nine months.
with these. and the departments
formed In various ma gaines, and news
OF her own local clubs, the club editor
should have no trouble in furnishing ar
Interesting column, which VIII re-
rebound to her own honor and to that
OF Clubdom-
The Tourist club Of Wakeeney is
very busy with its work for a public IL
brary. 1t has been gathering a cO1lcc-
ton Of books, and on March 80 these
volumes are to be put on exhibition
with slips containing names Of the don
ors- The Travelling Art Gallery is tC
visit this club next month, and prepare
tons are unedr way which must make
the exhibit a successful one. Mrs. @
L. Thompson is president and Miss
Alma Knudson, secretary Of this club
which has a motto appropriate to its
name-"Iu put q girdle round about
the earth in forty minutes The Tour
lists are touring Europe with Stoddarc
this year, stopping en- route to consider
places and events Of interest. Theil
Itinerary certainly Is alluring.
The Twentieth Century club of Pea
body, president, Mrs. Mary West, secre-
tary Mrs. Addie Stephens is interested
"
atura on Travels. The work is laid GU
Discriminatory and covers tht
ground withtn the time allotted to thl
study very satisfactorily. A program
taken at random shows this:
Reign Of GeOge II (Latter half) -.
----.---. -...--.-. ......-. Mrs FITCH
Life Of Robert Burns. ...-... Mrs. Furs
Readings 'Cotter's Saturday Night
-..-.-.-.-.-.- -----.-- Mrs White
Tam O'shanter" .... Mrs. Woo,
efEFt um1ur1H Mary Mrs Tffas1rnF
Travel In Scotch Lowlands. ......-.
.-......... .-.-....... Mrs. BOnestee
Roll ca1l-Current events
Parliam entary. drill.
Question Box: Which does most t.
produce crime-poverty, wealth or ig
uorance2
Are public or private schools to b
preferred2
Mrs. Lily A. Long. chairman Of tn
press committee of the G. Z. W. c.. ha
sent out q bulletin setting forth tn
location and advantages OF the conven
ton hall. where the biennial meeting
are to be held, and OF the old stat
capitol, which by permission Of Cover
nor Johnson, viii be used as headouar
ters for all the states:
Club women who intend to visit ST
Paul for the coming biennial viii b
interested In the following description
Of the two buildings which viii b
their Official headquarters while in tn
city.
The Convention HaIl-The st. Pau
armory, In which the business session
Of the biennial Of the general fedora
ton Of Womeu's clubs are to be he'll