The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07

Reports We're given by the retiring
oHlcers and chafrmen of the commit
tees. Miss Lucy Kingman chairman
OF the Kansas history department,
presented to the federation a gavel of
much historic interest made from the
moved from the east wing of the state
house. The handle is made from a
cane cut by the late General Hudson
from the battlefield of Chattanooga
and later presented to Samuel King
man by Gen. Hudson
Mrs. 8. S. Estey read the report of
the library committee in the place of
the chairman, Miss Effie Graha She
announced that Mrs. Scott Hopkins
and Mrs. Evelyn Lewis librarian of
the city library, had asked the teach
ers of the high school to furnish them
lists of reference books for the library
the committee will try to put libra
ries In the remote school houses The
committee has placed in the past year
$50 books in the local hospitals
Mrs. A. H. Horton gave the child
LABOR committee report. She read re-
ports from fifteen county superinten-
children had been taken from factor
les and mines and placed in school
since the passage of the child labor
law, and that through the child labor,
truancy and compulsory education
laws there were now 5000 more chill
dren in school than there were before
the passage of the law.
Miss Emma Wallace, treasurer, an
nounced $311.66 in the treasury. There
was $349.70 left in the treasury from
the last administration and $218 had
been received in the past year. The
amount is the largest ever turned ov-
er by a retiring administration.
Mrs. G. j. Evans, chairman of the
mittee was giving much attention to
kindergartens and soon expects to
bring one Of the greatest American
kindergarten workers to Topeka for
an evening lecture. She reported that
twenty-three clubs of the federation
had voted in favor of the Washburn
scholarship and nine clubs have made
their contributions.
Mrs. McCarter made an announce
ment regarding the change in the staff
of the Club Member saying that Mrs
Lee Monroe would in the future serve
as editor-in-chief.
Mrs. Mary Vance Humphrey, presi-
dent of the Woman's Kansas Day club,
Mrs. N. I. Mcdowell of Salina, mem
bers of the advisory board of the w.
K. D. club had seats on the stage and
were asked by Mrs. McCarter to ad-
dress the federation.
One club has been added to the fed
Grafton and Mrs John Mowers has
been made an individual member. An |
adjourned meeting will be held early
next week.
federations is over and if 1t didn't
come off just as advertised by The
State Journal club department last
week it most" Mrs. F. W. Watson
whose election has been conceded
since her name was first mentioned, |
was chosen president. Mrs. Speed r. !
Hughes succeeds her as first vice |
president Mrs. E. w. Hoch was re-
elected second vice presid ent Miss |
Grace Whiting is the new secretary, |
MISS Lucy kingman. the new treas |
urer and Mrs. w. w. Kitchell was
reelected auditor. The new members |
of the nominating committee are Mrs |
Clement Smith. chairman, Mrs. J. W. !
Going and Mrs. c. o. Knowles.
If Mrs. w. A. McCarter. the retiring |
Ing her administration than organize |
the work of the nominating committee |
and devise a plan whereby ali the |
clubs could express themselves in the
nominations, she would have accom-
plished enough to make her year in |
ONCE remembered. For nominations |
and elections in the federation have |
never, heretofore, been satisfactory |
There has always been lots of time |
wasted voting on candidates who |
of intended honors with many thanks |
Y on first Alphonse,'' After you Gas
ton," and all that sort of thing until |
the annual business meeting had be-
come a sort of farce The amend /
ment Of the constitution a few years |
ago which provided for the election of |
a nominating committee didn't seem /
to help much until Mrs. McCarter,
who it will be remembered opposed /
the nominating committee idea as
and undemocratic, hit |
upon the plan tried this time, of ask