The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
III. The state Federasion.

Ill The State Federation
! Let each state EEdeEAtIon have a
chairman Of literature for that state
a. The first duty of the chairman shall
&c to cultivate a I'LL ste for good aG-
'ag aaong club rroner by issuing 3
bIisl:s grGphy If good reas.ing, either
monthly in the official organ Of the
State Federation or through the da ~
press or by the Issuing Of an annual
circular for her STATE
b. Let each state chairman have
charge of one evening literary SESSION
at the annual convention of che State
tFederation, when either an address on
purely literary subject shall be pre-
serted by an expert, for he culture
and pleasure of .1he convention or a
lprograrnrne be made up of club Wo-
man talent In the latter case the lit
erary clubs of the state may compete
for place CT the programme by send
ing contributions to the state chairman
of literature, the chairman requiring
poetry, literary criticism, or historical
or Biographical sketches of local
state interest, in order that a diversi-
fed programme may be available The
chairman should give due notice of the
style of literary productions needed or
expected for each state programme.
This literary session would combine
well with the art and musical depart
ments, all reporting at the same ses-
sion, and thus making a Fine Arts
session in every sense Of the word
C. State chairmensa could advise
about literary programmes, and criti-
else such programmes as might be
submitted TO them for criticism The
literature committee Is prepared to help
state chairmen in any special way they
may desire. we
Mary b. Poppenheim, chairman. 81
Meeting street, Charleston, South Car
DINA.
Miss Dotha Stone Pfnneo. vice-chair-
man, Norwalk, Connecticut
Miss Louise Graham, Cleveland, O.
Miss Helen NJ. WINSTON. Shirley.
ssachusetts.
lahoma-
Miss Emile B. stapp. Des Moines,
Iowa
8. The legislative committee of the
State Federation in Michigan. says
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker, president of
the G. F. w. c. in her letter in the
forthcoming Federation Bulletin. make
their recommendations in q leaflet.
we urge the club journals to copy it
for the benefit Of like committees
throughout the federation
Kansas City Times: Two hun
dred and sixty members and
present Wednesday at the sixth annual
breakfast of the club. given at Nor
tons hall Mrs. w. K James of St
Joseph, president of the State Fedora.
ton, was the special guest of honor
The colors OF the club. purple and
violet, were carried out in the decora-
tons and the serving Purple candles
with violet shades stood upon the table
with bases of ferns and the club col
Pink carnations and a great quantity
of palms and ferns were the only other
decorations used in the large hall
where the breakfast was served at
1890 o'clock An orchestra was
screened upon the stage at the end of
the hall and added to the entertain
ment of the afternoon
The programme began with a well
come by the clubs president, Mrs. Will
bur L. Bell, followed by the presenta-
ton of a silk banner by Miss Marie
Goodman to the club in behalf of the
board OF managers A response was
then gave a toast ITO the Athe-
naeum." To a toast TO the New
Members" By. Mrs. George Hacke, a
response was madez by Mrs john G
gave a final talk ondthe relation OF
the club to the federation. The clos
ing number was an Athenaeum song,
written by Miss Anna Gflday, to the
air Of America" and sung by the en-
tire company of members and their
friends.
The officers of the club are: Mrs
Wilbur L. Bell, Miss Marie L. Good
man. Mrs. Anna NJ. Reaser. Mrs. Jes-
sic s. Erwin, Miss Christine Page. Mrs
Morton J. lockwood. Mrs C. B. De
voss, Mrs F. H. Wales, and Mrs
Thomas NJ Barr
Parsons Sun: The women's Kan
sas Day club, which is a kind of an
mex TO the real Kansas Day club, cele-
brated the birthday of the state at
Topeka yesterday. Some of the bright
est women of the state belong TO the
club and do not depend entirely upon
the rays from the haloeS worn by their
husbands. who belong TO the parent
club, and some of them could give the
old man clubs and spades and win out
IN every game of politics In the pro-
gramme yesterday Kansas was divided
into sections of time and three of the
brightest women in the state, who
would have been smart If they had
never married, and who do not need
a marriage certificate for admission in
to the ranks of Kansas notables.
spoke of each period. Mrs. Margaret
Hill McCarter, who is the Cy Leland of
women club politics, spoke of the he
roic past of Kansas, while Mrs. W. D.
Atkinson, who can take Senator Long
through a profitable course in higher
political ethics, spoke of the present
needs of Kansas. Mrs. Cora G. Lewis,
who occupies the same position in the
Seventh District Women's club politi-
cal machine as Billy Morgan does in
the real Seventh district machine.
spoke of the g-Io-r-i-o-u-s future of
Kansas
THE TOPEKA CLUB WOMAN.