The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-16

Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter will no
be a candidate for reelection to the
office of president of the Topeka Fed
Grafton of Womens clubs. This Wa:
the announcement made this week tc
the State Journal club reporter by
Mrs. McCarter. Earlier the reporter
had asked Mrs. McCarter if she was q
candidate or would be a candidate il
the clubs wanted her and she had de-
clined to answer. Her explanation
then was that she wanted the clubs to
have a full and free expression of tn eli
wishes in the annual election to be
held next month and not to be ham,
pered by any "boomS.' Later she said
tnat her reason for not saying from the
first that she would not accept the
office another term was that she didn t
want to decline it before it was offered.
But she has since learned from the
nominating committee that number
of clubs were proposing her to succeed
herself and she now wants the club
women to know that although she APP
preciates their loyalty and their friend
ship, she does not wish to undertake
the office another year.
There is no doubt that Mrs. McCar-
ter is sincere in this, as she is in every
thing, and while a majority of the
federation would like to see her hold
the office of president again, there is
no use in insisting upon it if she really
wishes to be relieved of the cares of
the office-for it has maryland clubs
which have endorsed her should now
send to the nominating committee the
name of the second choice for this
office. None of the other present Off
GERS, all of whom are serving their first
terms, have as yet announced that they
would not be candidates again.
Anything that Mrs. Cora G. Lewis
of Kinsley has to say is always of in
terest to Kansas club women and the
State Journals club department is
glad to have the privilege Of publish
from her.
THE GENERAL FEDERATION ART
GALLERY.
The vice chairman of the art COM
mittee of the general federation has
written for the names of the Kansas
towns, that want the general fedora
ton travelling art gallery for an ex-
hfbit this year.
This collection consists of original
pictures, not reproductions. They are
oil paintings, water colors and etch-
ings. 1t serves a great purpose in
bringing the small owns in touch
with the work of the artist, fresh
from his own hand, and in whatever
medium he has expressed the artistic
impulse.
There is no expense attached to the
cept the express from the last point of
exhibit.
There is no division of money that
may come from their use. That is re-
tanned by the organization exhibiting
them.
They are insured and packed so the
expense of carriage is light.
I wrote several weeks ago asking
when it would be possible for Kansas
to have these pictures.
No reply was received until Novem-
Der 10, when the announcement came, |
that it would be necessary to route the |
gallery at once.
The preparation necessary to have
these pictures is nothing, as 1 hope no
organization will go below the plane |
of art, to make commercial enterprise
of an art exhibit, excepting the legtti- !
mate thing of charging an admittance
fee.
These pictures should be studied in
our Kansas towns, for the sake of their |
educational and art influence.
They should leave in the communal |
life, greater respect for art, more |
tender insight into nature, and a new |
power to interpret its beauty. Write |
me at once If you wish to use the gen.
CORA G. LEWIS,
Chairman Art Committee, Ks F. w. G
A new club has been organized among
the women in a country neighborhood
five miles from Kanapolis in the Sixth
district The name is the Hill Drop club
and the members have already decided
upon a course of study and secured one
of the state travelling libraries. Mrs
w. M Essex who organized the club
attended the Sixth district federation
meeting at Mankato where she met
Mrs. w. A Johnston Of Topeka, d.
rector of the general federation. Mrs.
Johnston is always talking libraries in
general and the Kansas state travelling
library in particular and she interested
Mrs Essex in securing a library for her
neighborhood and organizing a study
club and the Hill Drop club, another
in the growing list of study clubs for
the woman on the farm, is the result.
The reception given by the Round Ia
BILE Reading Circle of Marysville at the
home of Mrs E. E. Forter Monday
evening was delightful social func-
ton. A hundred and fifty guests en-
joyed meeting old friends, and making
many new ones. The guest list includ- |
ed state officers and delegates to the
Fifth district convention, and invited
guests, both out of town and in town.
In the receiving line were Mrs. Minna =
Mohrbacker, president Round Table ,
Reading Circle Mrs. Eustace Brown of
Olathe, state president: Mrs. c. H. !
Trott of Junction City, state vice pres !
ident; Mrs. C. B. Hoffman, Enterprise,
Fifth district, president; Mrs E. H. 7
Greeley, Manhattan. recording secre- !
tary; Miss Bertha Shorer, Clyde, audi
tor; Mrs A F. Huse, Manhattan, past
district president 7
The decorations in the parlors were
white chrysanthemums and srnilax. In 7
the dining room Miss Agnes Calderhead, | \
Miss Irene Bestor, Mrs. Maud Vincent
presided and served delicious refresh 1
ments. A charming spirit Of informaH T
ty prevailed through the evening, and E
all enjoyed the music rendered by
'eTrott's orchestra" and the singing by
a quartette of young ladies, the Fran
Miss Anna bakers, Miss Mabel
Mont gomery Miss Allie Billingley, Miss
Carrie Washburn, which was specially j
fine. Each year the number of gentle