The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-10

President. Mrs. May BeIlevills Brown.
vice President. Mrs. L H wlshard.
lola.
Recording Secretary. Mrs. ". D. Atkin-
corresponding Secretary. Mrs. N L Mo-
0oWell. Salina.
City.
General Federation Secretary. Mrs. Lila
LAY Monroe. Topeka
Superintendent Travelling Art Galley
AIRS. Kate A~plingten. Council Grove
District Presidents.
FIRST Distriet-Mrs. H. @. GarVey' Az
pskas president
Third DistFIct@Shss Fstelie Dalton.
FolTth B5i Ia4l9fl Josephine Wealth
-Fafth BiistFict-s1Fa. Catherine HOnraan'
eiEtB Biis Prsa'r W. H. Nelson.
sssen fsnI Bistr P@5szlssah z. L Pettijohn.
" Deess City. president.
Eighth District Organizer-Ars- > x
Usage County Federafion-Ars Emma
1roudners Carbonate president
f Topeka Omcers.
President. Mrs. Clement Smith. III Poik
street Ind. tel. 165-2s
Vice President. Mrs. J. ". Going, sGs To-
D&AAL avenue Ind sci. EEl-
Second Vice President. Miss Lucy b.
G5 Monroe street
Secretary, Miss Maud Bishop. 1900 Col
iege avenue Ind. tel 1881. ga
sixth avenue west.
auditor, Mrs. G.. A. Huron. 221 Fillmore
On account of illness in her family,
MRS May BelIeville Brown was IN
able to write her usual weekly letter
for the club department Of the State
Journal today Mrs. Brown was also
unable to attend the meeting of the
Usage County Federation of Clubs held
in B-urlingame Thursday and Friday.
her place on the programme Thurs
day evening was taken by Mrs. ". A.
Johnston OF Topeka, who spoke of the
General Federation w0rk and its claims
upon the interest Of Kansas club wo-
me
The Burlingame meeting was a de-
clded uccess one of the most agree
able, according to the Topeka women
who attended 1t, Of h fall meetings.
The Usage county people entertain
delightfully."-" said Mrs. Il. O. Garvey,
who was in B-urlingame Thursday and
gave an address on Optimism" that
afternoon, and their hospitality is al
ways one of the most notable features
of the Usage County Federation reun-
ions. An excellent feature of the
thursday programme was a talk on
Art comprehensive and entertain
AAze ~ AGNEAAC5 "a 9AI1AE46dA4lCs
The need of rest rooms IN towns and
villages for the use of-ana convenience
of country WOFnen was treated ably by
Mrs c. r Lore Of Carbonate, whose
paper The Woman Who Waits" was
pronounced n of the best club pa
pers heard in Kansas this season. The
paper called forth an interesting dis
cussa0n. 1t was recognized that the
establishment Of rest rooms IS a 1egiti-
mate and worthy work for declarations
arFpTWu-haTn hnf # WAS n0fnfaa n554 fhof
the rest rooms which have been fitted
up in some towns nave not always
been appreciated by the wives of the
farmers who resented In attitude
which they thought savored of patron
age or charity ou the part OF town wo-
men Somebody suggested that If the
county women were asked to cooper
ate with the town women in the work
Of establishing rest rooms they would
enjoy them more and feel more free to
use them besides. probably finding
some pleasure in the work itself and
in the association with other women
which it would bring about.
Mrs. Frank RandIett of ottawa, Who
was formerly a resident Of Usage coun-
ty and president of the federation talk
ed Of her childhood experiences IN
Kansas, recounting many interesting
"reminiscences Of the Kansas Of an
earlier day. A superior feature of the
musical part of the programme were
the whistl1ng solos of Mrs. Catron of
Carbonate, who accompanied herself
on the guitar and Is an exceptionally
good whistler. Her initiative powers
are wonderful and she produces bird
calls and song with remarkable hdeI-
lily.
The Thursday evening programme
had as its principal feature. an address
by William Allen White, editor of the
Fmporia Gazette. Mrs. Johnston's talk
was given Thursday evening. also.
The business meeting and election
took place Friday morning. Mrs. Mar
shalt of Quenemo was elected presi-
dent, and Mrs. F. D. Cook Of Quenemo,
secretary
Mrs. Ida NJ. Ferris. the first presi-
dent Of the federation, was made presi-