The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-31
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The following report of the meeting
Of the Second district federation at lola
was contributed by Jeanette Scott
Benton of Fort Scott:
1t would be hard to find more ad-
verse conditions than the ladies OF the
Current Events, Sorosis and Unity
clubs, lola had to contend with in their
entertainment of the Second district
federation, the 21st and 22d of Octo-
Der.
The Saturday before the meeting Mrs
VIM. Wolfe. lola, president of the red
Grafton and chief hostess, was taken
quite dangerously i'll and was unaDle
to be present at the meetings, or LOOK
after any of the details. but her aple
leutenants shouldered both her WORK
and their own so well that eNerytnins
went off with the most perfect Smooth
ness. Her charming presence though
was greatly missed and greatly regret
ted
That in itself was quite enough, but
Wednesday morning the heavens open
ed in one great deIuge and stayed open
until long after the last departing
guest, Thursday evening, had paddled
out of the town and into her own nolSI
place of residence. And, IN spite Oh an
this, those cordial, delightful 1ola Ia
dies gave their guests two exceeding
ly pleasant days, the only thing promls-
ed and not given being the Booster cruz
ride and as the automobiles IN 1ola
are neither combinations OF aeroplanes
nor motor boats, the guests Ielt thdl
the Boosters were quite blameless
Wednesday noon a very wen arrang-
ed complimentary lunch was served 10
the visiting ladies'. ~,
In the absence of the president, MIS-
Geo. Barker of Lawrence, first vice
president presided during the sessions.
The first meeting, Wednesday AFTER
noon. consisted of the address OF wei
come by Mrs Stevenson, lola ana re-
SDonse nv Mrs. Hodges, Olathe. Both
of their addresses were very gracious
and cordial. -,
Mrs Eustace Brown the state presi-
dent, gave an earnest and pertnenI
talk on the relation of the Individual
club to the district and state, and the
necessity of perfect unity in all three,
II any great progress was to be mace
in the work for the humanities winch
the federation had set itself to do:
Wednesday evening the handsome
and spacious Elk rooms were given over
to the ladies for the entertainment oI
their guests, and in spite OF the pour
ing rain and severe electrical storIh'
thew were comfortably filed. The en-
terfainment consisted of a very well
acted and clever playette, "A GentIe
Jury." given by the ladies of the Sor-
osis club, and several musical selec-
lions, vocal and instrumental.
All of the music furnished by Iola
during the meetings was OF an uhusu dl -
lv high grade. The entertainment was
followed by reception.
Thursday morning was devoted partly
TO business, the especial feature OF the
business sessions being the biennial re-
SCOTT Mrs. Rumbaugh, who was del
eoate TO the Boston biennial, gave a
very instructive and delightful report
of the work and pleasure or that hotd-
BILE session.
An amendment to the constitution
was offered and passed, makl1s Ine
election of officers biennial, and pro
viding that no officer should hold the
same office for two successive terms.
THE department of philanthropy, Mrs
Henson of Paola, chairman, gave those
nresent enough practical suggestions IL
nhiIanthropic work to keep them pro-
ftably occupied for the next year. IL
is safe to say that every person there
went home the richer in desire ana
determination to do something LOT ths
less fortunate about her.
The speakers were: Mrs. Handy OF
PaoIa. who made a strong plea to the
clubs to make philanthropic Work thelI
chief aim, and showed the crying need
there was in every town for help IN
every line of humane work.
Mrs January of Osawatomle. VINO
told charmingly, of the outing Osa-
vvatomie gave last summer to fifty poor
children from Kansas City; and Mrs
Noble Prentis of Topeka, that Dig
hearted woman, beloved of Kansas Wo-
men. who gave one of her character
istic talks. In it she plead that some
attention might be paid to the poor
house inmates, something be done 10
make more tolerable the lives OF the
old people stranded there. She sug-
gested that the white Slave trade"
was not carried on in the great cities
alone. that the women of the smaller
town had something to look after, too,
and last that cleaner exhibitions
should be demanded in the cheap places
of amusement.
The department of education Mrs
Barker of Lawrence, chairman, dis
cussed co-education, pro and con. Mrs
Van Cleve of Kansas City, on the az
firmative. was detained at home, unex-
pectedly and Mrs. Develin of lola con-
scented to fill the place. Although she
had no time for especial preparation
it must have been subject which she
had given careful consideration. for
she presented a very able argument In
favor of co-education, embodying in II
her own subject, the attitude of Euro
pean countries toward cO-educatiOn
Mrs. Asher of Lawrence took the mega
tive well and brought out some very
telling points on her side.
The department of literature. Mrs
Benton, Fort Scott, took Kipling's las
great poem 'Ine sons OF Martina a.
the keynote of her theme The poem
was read by Mrs. Wshard of lola. Mrs
Allyn, Fort Scott, gave "A Daughter o
Mary. 1905" and Mrs. Benton, -
Daughter of Mary 1908" illustrating
what the Sons of Martha" as thu
worlds workers had done in the las
hundred years for the ease and luxur,
of the Children of Mary"
One verv beautiful work was decided
on by the Federation, that the me
mortal to Mrs. Kingsly of Paola
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