The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-06

parties used to be given was converted
into reading room and picture gallery,
topeka has sOrely felt the need of
place such as the woman's club house
Will be, for private entertainments,
small recitals and the like The Ladies'
Music club, which is not in the fedora
ton, is especially enthusiastic about the
club house scheme for they recognize
the advantage of a small and attractive
auditorium such as the club house will
provide, which may be rented for con-
certS and the like It is also expected
that the club house will be the scene
of many receptions and similar enter
tainments. Mrs. Knowles scheme is
undoubtedly good one-practical and
business like. The shares will be pur-
chased by individuals who will compose
the stock company and in whose name
the charter will be taken out. 1t is ex-
pected, of course, that a majority of the
stock will be held by club women in or
der that they may control the company
but there will be no objection to other
people buying stock. The federation will
be granted the free of the club
house for its meetings for two years.
At the end of that time the federation,
as a federation, may be in position to
take over the property. If every mem
Der of the federation would buy two
shares of stock the club house would
be assured. OF course every member
won't but most of the members will
lily be disposed of outside the federation.
1t really begins to look like women's
club house in Topeka, sure shooting.
Anyway we are warmer than we ever
were before.
No definite plans for improving or
remodeling the property have been
made. The auditorium has a seating
capacity of only 125 and one of the
first steps would be to enlarge it. In
behalf of the Clio club the law firm
of Hazen & Cav has offered its serv-
ices free for all legal matters pertain
ing to the undertaking. The follow
ing individuals have subscribed for
stock:
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Noble, Mrs.
]. L. Shellabarger, Mrs. Charles Gleed,
P. MacLennan, Mrs. Charles Curtis,
Mrs. Anthony Mrs. Clement Smith,
Mrs. Ward Burlingame, Mrs. Harry
Washburn, Mrs. w. F. Bowen, Mrs. H.
Mrs. T. ]. Anderson. Mrs. Lucia o.
Case. Mrs. ]. NJ. Wallace, DR.. Mary
Stewart, Mrs. Lee Monroe, Mrs. ]. D.
Mcfarland. Mrs. J. C. McClintock, Mrs.
J. F. Switzer. Mrs. E. A. Fredenhagen.
Mrs. Eli G. Foster. Mrs. Remly, Mrs.
B. F. Shumate. Mrs. L. K. Butterfield,
Mrs. w. H. Davis, Mrs. Ralph N. Nc
Lee. Mrs. A. T. Daniels, Mrs. Scott
Hopkins, Mrs. o. e. Walker Miss
O'Neill, Mrs. E. E. Roudebush, Mrs.
Frank Doster. Miss Lucy Kingman,
Mrs. H. w. Higgins, Mrs. A. H. Hor
ton Mrs. e. B. Merriam, Mrs. w. A.
Johnston, Mrs. Robert Carver, Miss
Helen Hogeboom, Mrs. John Klein
hans, Miss Ellen Parkhurst, Miss Ger
trude Tracy, Mrs. E. B. Conant, Miss
Gertrude Barnes Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. F.
Jennie Bross. Mrs. Darlington, Mrs.
Coppedge, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Kath-
arine Lindsay, Mrs. Harry Lyman, Mrs.
Maurice Schlegel. Mrs Swartz, Mrs.
Mrs. F. E. Smith, Miss Bell
Mrs. Thomas Stevens, Mrs
w. c. Webb, Mrs. A. o. Wellman, Miss
Marie Witwer. Mrs. Shattuck, Mrs.
Stuart, Mrs. Fred Slater, Mrs. Ell G.
Foster. Mrs. B. N. Campbell. Miss Ew-
ing. Ten shares is the greatest num-
Der taken by one individual so far.
The committee has $45 in the treas
ury, their share of the proceeds accru- |
ing from the Alice in Wonderland en-
tertainment given at the Grand last
month, which is to be applied to the
club house fund. Mrs. w. A. McCar-
ter. the president. presented plan of
Mrs Charles Gleed's, which will be a
means of adding to the fund. Mrs. |
Agnes Lapham of Chanute, a we'll |
known pianist in Chicago, who has |
studied in Europe and is considered a |
most excellent artist and Mrs. White |
we'll known all over Kansas. They will |
give concert, and the entire proceeds |
will be added to the club house fund. |
Tho club women will be at no expense |
in bringing Miss Lapham here, for that |
is a part of Mrs. Gleed's offer. The |
will not only be a good |
way for raising money. but will be de-
lightful in character and will no doubt |
have the entire support of the fedora |
ton and all the musical sets.
The Clio club came forward with a |
plan for adding more money to the |
fund. The club proposes to shoulder |
the expense of bringing an art collec- |
ton from the state gallery here on |
April 26 and 27, charging a small ad- |
mittance fee and turning over the pro- |
ceeds to the fedora ton. The gallery |
will be open two days and one night |
Mr.. William Harshbarger, profess |
sor of mathematics at Washburn, who |
is an amateur gardener of consider !
able local fame, was the principal |
speaker of the afternoon and discuss |
ed briefly in an interestingly informal |