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

Auostors MIS- Grace L. SnyueA'
General Federation Secretary. Mrs Lila
LAY Monroe. Topeka.
Superintendent Travelling Art Gai!ey'
Mrs. Kate Arlington. Councu >'i0'e
District Presidents
First District-Mrs F. H Lemon A
Second DisfrictNA1rs. D. s. stephens
Third Disf E B. S. Justice. Cha
Fourth District-Mrs. Josephine "eath-
Fifth bistrict-Mrs. Catherine Hoff-
siath hphg istPPict&Mrs. e. W Smith Stock
SEVENTH DSistrict-Mrs Matte Britt
Eighth District-Mrs. S R. PETERS
osage' SSnInfy tFederation-Nrs. Mar
shall. Quenemo. president
Topeka On1cers-
President, Mrs. Clement Smith. IN FoiK
Vice P 5rlu Mrs. ]. W. Going. 800 To-
peka avenue. Ind tel. 'SV I,s,s. r,,cv B.
Kingman. e55 Monroe street ,.oo co,.
Secretary, Miss Maud Bishop' A0'V VT
lege avenue Ind tel 1SSl- Robertson, us
Sixth avenue west. 10, 1-,ur,ore
Notice TO OLuDS-
There will be no directory of CLUBS
in the year book this year. In two OF
the district declarations sickness ana
death have interfered with o1ncldI
work, and reports have been tardy.
Therefore, the official directory WLi1
be published by districts in these COL
um1s.. Clubs are hereby notified 10
save their copies of the official paper,
as it will contain the only official lst
published this year. Circulars VIII De
sent to all clubs, notifying then Oh tiilS
A pamphlet will be issued soon con-
tanning constitutions and bylaws and
information concerning our work, ana
'iA'7 NAY BELLEVILLE BROWN.
If memory serves me, the last in
stalIment of this serial left the nero
ine-not suspended over an ABYSS py
a single tress of hair-but just allght-
ing from a daybreak train at hays:
There was no one to meet her, and
from that moment of 1ndeclslon Whlch
ends in quest for a telephone, she
was rescued by Mrs. J. H. Ward, stow
cd -axyav in a carriage and driven to the
most comfortable of homesteads.
wherein a great bow-window fuil OF
greenery-was an inviting arm chd l
which had apparently waited since tne
beginning of things for this very visi-
Now. it was Mrs. ]. H. Ward who
arranged this series of visits. and had
started out with the intention or CIV
ing her a "piece of my mind" For
two reasons this did not occur In the
FIRST place. by the time I had reached
Havs, / was so delighted with my ex-
periences that I was only sorry the
trip was not to last longer, ana IN lne
second place, although Mrs Ward IS
''unco' little" Gas the Scotch would
saw she IS mighty, and there is look
of decision about her. AS the pres1-
dent of the Saturday Afternoon cIub-
she is a force in her own town, ana as
an officer of the Sixth district, she has
been a force abroad, while it is not q
wild guess to prophecy that she Will
come to be a force to reckon with IN
the state work. And with 1t all, her
husband and sons and daughters all
of whom overtop her in size, gravitate
about her as the center of their world
1t is musical family. and 1 have
heard from the concert stage, protes-
sional music much less pleasing to the
err than that heard from the quar-
tette. busyiny themselves about the
household tasks of this home with the
mothers voice leading.
Thursday. January 10th, was a rest
day fof me, and there being a Shakes
peare company in town, heard read
ings by different members of the
troupe at a very pleasant gathering
at the home of Mrs. George Philip. In
the evening there was the perform
ance of Romeo and Juliet" attended
by all the population which could be
crowded into the opera house. A most
creditable performance, too, consider
ing necessary limitations.
Friday morning came. visit to the
western branch of the State Normal
school. Eight years ago L visited the
deserted post of Fort Hays-then but
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