The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12

PROBABLY a full list of the committee
cha1rmen and members will be ready
Tor publication. The executive board
gave some time to a discussion of the
4 scope of the departmental and COM
mlttee work. 1t was decided to change
the name of the art committee to the
Tine arts committee, and enlarge it to
| include painting and all the plastic
arts, music, literature and architec-
ture. The club extension committee
work will also be Increased In ad-
d1tlon to the work of club organiza-
tlen 1t VIII be put in charge of much
| OF the work in the clubs already in
the federation. Individual clubs are
requested to send to this committee,
Mrs. E. f. Stanley, 1911 Garfield ave-
nue., CHAIRMAN, their year books, pro-
grammeS or outlines of study This
committee will take care of correspon-
dence, usually sent to the president,
regarding programmes, courses of
study, books of reference, etc.
Mrs. Stanley, the new club extension
chairman, is the wife of the princi-
pal of the Quincy school and is COM
paratlvely newcomer to Topeka. She
formerly lived in Lawrence where she
was prominent in club work, having
held the office of president of the city
federation there.
An especial honor which has come
to Topeka club women is the selection
Sorosis and teacher of mathematics in
the Topeka high school, as one of the
associate editors of the School of Sci
ence and Mathematics, a Chicago pub
LEGATION which ranks high among
scientists. Miss Graham is secretary
of the Kansas Math ernatical society
and has contributed to mathematical
publications. Possessed of a keen sense
of humor and charming facility and
originality of expression as all who
know her are aware, Miss Graham is
able to make an article on mathemat-
les interesting and readable even to the
Iayman. OF late years there has
grown up a little school of mathemat-
zeal and scientific writer's who have
achieved the impossible in this direc-
tion-making real literature on these
SUBJECTS; Miss Graham is one of the
cleverest and most capable women in
Topeka and the City Federation.
The Occidental club entertained the
Mothers club of the Provident assoc
citation Tuesday afternoon at the AS
ISOLATION building. The programme
included a talk on her European tray
els by Miss Crosby and songs by Miss
Grace Keefer. Refreshments were
served. About sixty working women
were present.
The Monday Tourist club met this
week with Mrs. Ralph N. McEntire.
hG stPa n Her 1s sope b1 f Mrs % Sn
II. Fernald, papers by Mrs M. L.
Chamberlain, on Austrian Artists
and by Mrs. George c. Beach on "Bo-
hemia." Mrs. d. j. Dickinson read the
Stoddard lesson. The next meeting of
the club will be guest meeting in two
weeks with Mrs. McEntire Mrs. Lind
land assisting the hostess. Z
the programme of the Vespuccian club
which met in the afternoon with Mrs. |
]. S. Ensminger. Roll call was re-
sponded to with current events. Two |
papers from the State Federation reci- |
procity bureau were read by Mrs. r. !
B, Kelly and Miss Emma Stevens. The |
subjects were 1.-The Progress Of Wo- |
man and "Bible History The club |
voted to endorse the action of Western |
Sorosis in protesting against the exist |
ence of joints, clubs, dance halls and |
houses Of ill-fame in Topeka with the |
consent of the municipal authorities. |
The next meeting will be q social
evening at the home of Mrs L. K |
The Ladies' Music club met wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Frank |
Thomas. The programme was made |
up of Rubinstein numbers and includ-
ed the following: .s7.7
Barcarolle G. No. A. Mrs Ralph |
Die WaIdhexe,s Die Helle Some
Nerndhnets thr-MrS. Flor |
ence Fox Thatcher
F'liehe hin, NachtigaH, Der Traum,
Das Blattchen-Mrs. John KIeinhans |
Nocturne, op. so, No. Mrs
Charles Kleinhans.
Der Asra. Die Rose, Mach Hall
Miss Nina Thomas.
Fruhlingslied, op. No. 8, Thu NIGHT
81. sprode schones Kind-Mrs. E B.
Conant. ~
The club will meet next time with
Mrs. J. w. Going.
The Music Study club will meet with
Mrs. A. J. Stout, 1916 Fillmore street.
Friday of next week.
The Current Literature club met
with Mrs. John F. SMitzer Tuesday |