The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-14

| tend the state federation meeting at
Manhattan which begins on the 18TH
| may be guest. Mrs. T. w. Watson,
president of the city federation, has
| given over the programme meetings OF
her administration to different COM
| mittees and departments of the fedora
ton and the club extension commit
| tee, Mrs. H. o. Carney, chairman, was
asked to take charge Of the June meet
ing. Mrs. Watson suggested an even
| ing meeting to give the husbands of
| the club women a treat and also per-
init the teachers in the city schools to
| attend an Mrs. Deckers visit to Kan
sas in May suggested her as a guest
and Mrs. Decker have been friends for
a number of years so she has been
asked to come to Topeka May IL and
at the meeting Of the executive board
yesterday at the Y. w. c. A. rooms 1t
was unanimously voted to suspend for
| this occasion that section of the by
law relating to the meetings of the
federation, so that the June meeting
! may be held May II.
Other business of interest was dis
cussed by the executive board Friday
morning. First, there was Mrs Mary
Hartford Ford's lecture course Mrs.
Ford, who lives in Kansas City and Is
well known In this section of the coun-
try as a lecturer on art, literature, his
tory, travel and current topics, will be
committee of the federation for three
lectures Thursday and Friday the 26th
and 9th of March The lectures will be
given in the high school auditorium
Thursday and Friday afternoons and
Friday evening. The subject will be
the Chateaux Of the Touraine, and the
lectures will be Illustrated by stereop-
ticon from pictures made under Mrs.
Ford's personal supervision last sum-
mer in France where she spent three
he Mrs ia nf he OF
delightful Of speakers. Her talks are
bright, breezy and full of interesting
information. She will cover in her
three lectures the past and the present
of the famous chateaux of France, and
the subject is one Of such wide and
varied interest that much of the TO
mantle history of France is involved.
The story of these beautiful old castles,
pictures of which in their present con-
dition will be shown, the families that
have owned them and their often
strange and eventful histories is full of
romantic interest and as one woman
said in -'touting'' the lectures, Ca wo-
man who has heard Mrs. Ford talk
and knows how cleverly she handles
her subjects) the lectures will be the
next best thing to tour of the Chau-
teau towns. The price for the three
lectures will be rs cents and a course
ticket may be used by one or more
persons.
commentator of the lecture course
and praise of Mrs. Ford at the execu-
tive board meeting were Mrs. Wellman,
chairman of the fine arts committee
which has the lectures in charge, Mrs.
w. A. Johnston, Mrs. J. c. McClintock,
Mrs 81. o. Garvey and Miss Lucy King
man. Mrs. c. F. Spencer told about a
lecture Of Mrs. Fford'S on current top
les which she heard in Kansas City
last week.
The Saturday Afternoon club, an or
ganiZation of some OF the teachers in
the city schools was recommended for
membership in the federation by the
executive board.
Mr.. George NJ. Stone addressed the
board briefly and issued an invitation
to the federation to attend an exhibit
ton of his paintings in his studio
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of next
week.
Miss Lucy Kingman proposed a re-
ception in honor of Mrs. Sarah Platt
Decker the afternoon of May IL and
the motion was unanimously carried
but no details were discussed.
Mrs w. A. Johnston moved that the
city federation Gan organization Of 500
women) petition the Kansas delegation
in congress to aid in the passage of
the bill pertaining to the sane treat
ment Of tuberculosis. Mrs. Johnston
spoke q few words in explanation Of
her motion. The fight on tuberculosis
is one of the movements in which the
general federation COT the board of di-
rectors Of which Mrs. Johnston is a
member) is especially interested and
Mrs. Decker has requested the minor
declarations to assist in the work. Mrs.
Johnston's motion was carried unani-
mous1y. Mrs. Johnston also told about
the new federation of clubs in the Is
thmus of Panama. 1t is composed of
clubs organized among the American
women whose husbands, fathers or
brothers are engaged in the work of
building the canal and has already
large membership. President Roose-
welt sent a Boston woman to Panama
to organize the federation which will
send delegates to the Boston biennial
From the presidents year book on
the new number of the Federation
Bulletin:
Every club woman should visit the
"Noon Day Rest in Chicago, if the
roe street 1t was projected and is
carried on by the Klio association, to
provide club home for business
women. The rooms are comfortable
and attractive, and include reception
room, Office, library music room, par
1or, bed rooms, sewing room, lunch
and lecture rooms. careful study
Is made in the culinary department to
serve only the best food, prepared
upon hygienic principles. No article
costs more than fiye cents Inc nome
like atmosphere of the place, the free
dom and restfulness. and the absence
of the ever-pervading cigar and
cigarette smoke, so peculiar to the
usual restaurant, make an ideal COM
bination for the MONDAY meal for
busy workers. Much more could be
told. If space permitted, of the classes
and lectures and social entertain
ments, of the physical culture. of the
health talks, whose motto is, "Get
well; stay well; look WELL
Best of all are the friendships and