The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-07
BILL BOARD War.
Federation of Women's Clubs
Starts One.
Mrs. Lee Monroe Brings Cues
ton Before Meeting.
ACTION TAKEN AT ONCE
Referred to q Committee to Be
Named Later.
Mrs. Eustace Brown Is the
Guest Of Honor.
ACTION TAKEN AT ONCE

If you have bill boards on your
property you might as we'll begin tear
ing them down today. The Topeka
Federation Of Women's clubs decided
yesterday that the bill boards must go
and committee was appointed to see
about it at once. All this happened at
the February meeting of the federation
at Music hail. Mrs. Lee Monroe pre-
scented the subject which the Rev. DR..
Charles M. Sheldon had suggested to
the Sorosis club. and Mrs. ]. D. Nc
Farland made a motion that the work
Of abolishing the bill boards be SUBJ
mitted to a committee. This motion
a vote and Mrs. F. w. Watson, presf-
dent Of the federation, will appoint the
committee shortly.
DIR. Sheldon's principal objection to
the bill boards, according to Mrs. Mon
roe, Is from an aesthetic point of view.
She merely referred casually to the i'm
moral Influences of the burlesque show
paper" which continually flaunts a
series of lurid beauties in abbreviated
skirts in the face of our fair city. DIR.
Sheldon thinks the cause Of civic
beauty demands the passing of the bill
board and the federation agrees with
him and SO a committee will see what
can be done about it. Exeunt bill
boards.
Mrs. Eustace H. Brown Of O1athe,
president of the Kansas Federation of
Women's clubs. was the guest of honor
at the meeting: The programme was
in charge of the reception committee
of the federation. Mrs. j. c. McClin-
took, chairman. Following a business
meeting at which the federation voted
to give a fund Of money collected for
East side e settlement sIos t. work to the tn
work individually, and to bring Mrs.
Mary Hanford Ford Of Kansas City
here for a series Of lectures. Mrs. Wat
son introduced Mrs. McCintock. who
took charge of the rest Of the pro-
gramme.
1t was Mrs Watson's first pro-
gramme meeting since her election to
the presidency and she did the honors
gracefully and pleasingly. She looked
especially pretty, too, in charming
one piece gown of soft brown cloth
made with one Of those new clinging
skirts with wrinkled front panel over
a cream lace blouse. Mrs. McClintock
wore a beautiful toilet of some
creepy green material combined with
creamy lace. and Mrs. Eustace Brown
was lovely in a gray wolfe over taffeta
trimmed with gray chiffon.
She gave a delightful informal ad-
dress on the subject of Federation
and happily on the Golden Rule as ap-
piled to the association of women in
philanthropic, intellectual and civic
work. There Is no more charming
woman in Kansas than Mrs. Brown.
She is exceptionally pretty. has a
melodious voice and a fine presence
and her fascination is irresistible.
The programme included two musical
numbers. A quintette composed Of
Mrs. M. F. Laycock, Miss Celia Smith,
Mrs. J. P. Wahle, Mrs. Charles E.
Bair and Mrs. Ralph e. Skinner sang
Nevin's Winken Blinken and Nod and
Mrs. B. B. Smyth sang Adieu Forets
from Tschaikowsky's Jeanne dare.
After the programme there was an
informal reception from to 8 o'clock
with Mrs. McClintock, Mrs. Brown
and Mrs. Watson at the head of re-
ceiving line which included the officers
of the city federation. The presidents
of the clubs and number of attrac
tive young school girls assisted. The
hall was decorated with flags and
few flowers. There were reports by
the auditor Mrs. w. w. Kitche1 and
the treasurer, Miss Lucy Kingman
during the business meeting and new
club was voted into the federation,
the Minerva club which studies lftera-
ture, history and music ana includes
twenty we'll known Topeka women.
Mrs Homer Hoch was also elected AN
individual member Of the federation.