The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

1of Kansas history of the City Fedora
/ ton has the following members: Miss
TJucv Kingman, Mrs. Noble PrentiS,
| Mrs Ward sBurlingame, Mrs Frank
Montgomery and Miss Zu Adams The
| new library comnittee includes these
members: Miss Fife Graham, Mrs.
& s. Estey Mrs. f. L. Hayes, Mrs. b.
| II. Pugh. The members of the depart
Iment of education have not yet been
named. The federation committees in
clude 100 members, all appointed with
work to which they have been as
signed There are no honorary Of
fees on the federation committees
says Mrs McCarter. Every member
and every committee is expected to
take full charge of the branch of local
work assigned to It,
The han and. club house committees.
after due elaboration, have decided
not to advise the federation to rent the
suite in the Foster Humane society
building offered for their use. The
federation would have to provide
chairs, stoves and other equipment, 4
and the hall and club house commit
tees thought the undertaking larger
than the Federation ought to attempt
at this time.
At the February meeting of the fed
Grafton the programme Will be given
over to a general discussion of federa-
ton work in which all the delegates
will be welcome to take part.
Ben Lindsey, the judge of the juve-
nile court of Denver, who is one of the
most prominent figures in sociological
and philanthropical work in the Un1ted]
States will be in Topeka February 10
to give an address under the auspices
of the board of charity and correction.
The federation will attempt to secure
him for brief talk on the, occasion of
his visit and will do all they can to Sc
cure a big audience for his lecture.
Mr.. E. A. Fredenhagen of the board
of charity and correction met with the
club presidents Thursday and an
nounced the state meeting of the board
in Lawrence, January p and %.
A letter elsewhere in this department
from Mrs. Kate Arlington of Council
Grove, superintendent of the travelling
art gallery. may furnish the new fine
arts committee of the local federation
with an idea. Mrs. Arlington has the
promise of the collection of modern
American paintings Gall originally be-
long to. the General Federation for the
use of Kansas clubs in April and there
are probably enough club women and
others in Topeka who would enjoy see
ing the pictures to make a short ex-
hibit of them profitable here
Mrs Charles F. Spencer will be the
hostess Of the Vignette club Tuesday
afternoon. There will be a review of
the Merchant Of Venice" conducted
by Miss Edith Moore and discussion
Of pure Food Legislation" led by
Mrs. IGlon S. Clark.
Sorosis will meet Saturday after
noon. January IS, with Mrs. T. F. Gar
yer, the president. The members are
asked to be present SO that the meeting
may begin at $3.50 instead of the usual
hour, there. in order that the subjects
suggested by the president of the City
Federation, Mrs. McCarter, may be
discussed. The paper will be by Mrs.
J. c. McClintock, the subject, Brown
ing and Italy"
The West Side Reading club will
have a guest day with Mrs. E. w.
Poindexter, 91S West Eighth avenue,
Tuesday. The hostessess will be Mrs
Pondexter, Mrs. s. J. Crumbine, Mrs.
Clement Smith, MRS. VIM. Gregory,
Mrs A. S. Andrews, Mrs John Sar-
gent, Mrs b. T. Welch, Mrs. g. o. Will
marth. Mrs. E. H Anderson. Mrs. j.
z. Rogers. Mrs. w. A, McCarter viii
be a guest of the club and will give
an address.
The AtIantean club met with Mrs.
E. A. Herbst Monday All the mem
bers took part in the lesson, Austrian
Town and Country Life" and contrib
uted something to a symposium on
Austrian history. The club voted to
endorse the protest of Western Sorosis
against the existence of joints, dlves
and other illegal resorts The CLUB
will meet again with Mrs. Herbst, jan
uary %.
The Chaldean club will give its an
nual dinner for the husbands and men
friends of the members on the even
ing of February 1 at the home of Miss
Belle Thompson.
The Filomena club met with Mrs.
Iottie Wells January 10. The les
| son on the history of Kansas from 1899
to 1851 was led by Mrs. John Alex
ander. Mrs. Williams gave a sketch of
Governor Robinson's life. Mrs. Annie
| earle gave a review of the book, THE
| Crusaders" The club will meet next
Thursday with Mrs. w. M. Cleaveland.
Mrs. F. J. Brown read a paper on
| Nathaniel Hawthorne and Miss Alice
| Nesbaum and Mrs. s. r. futile re-
viewed the current number of the At
1antic Monthly at the meeting of the
| Current Literature club Tuesday NTH
Mrs. John F. Switzer. Next week
meeting will also be with Mrs. Switzer.
The Clio club will meet with Mrs
T. w. Peers, 1924 Topeka avenue,
Monday afternoon.
The Nautilus club will meet with
Mrs. Joseph T. Lovewell Tuesday af-
ternoon. Business of importance will
be transacted and all the members are
] requested to be present.
Bible Study-Isniah 4O-53.
| LESSON XLIII.
| Isaiah T:39 was addressed 10 a. ma
I ton upon their own soil, but in chap
ter 40 we find ourselves introduced in
to a new world. The persons whom
the prophet addresses, the people
amongst whom he lives and moves,
whose feelings he portrays, whose