The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-01

visiting in Ohio and Indiana returned
this week. While she was away Mrs.
Johnston attended a meeting of the
board of directors of the General
Federation of Women's clubs, in In
dianapolis and she brings home with
her interesting news of the approach
ing biennial meeting of the G. f. W.
c. at Boston in June. The Boston club
women are planning for the largest
meeting in the federation's history.
Two thousand delegates are expected
and some of the largest and most fash
ionabIe hotels of Boston have already
engaged all their rooms for the BIZ
ennial. Elaborate plans for the enter
tainment of the visitors are being
made by the local committees and an
especially interesting feature will be
Play Day on the biennial program,
men of the Rhode Island federation
who VIII entertain the delegates in
their own state on that occasion.
A large representation of Kansas
club women will attend the Boston BIZ
ennial Among the well known wo-
men who are planning for the trip are
Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Eustace H.
Brown of Olathe. state president, Mrs.
Kate Arlington of Council Grove, Mrs
c. c. Goddard Of Leavenworth, Mrs.
May Belleville Brown of Salina, Mr..
and Mrs. James Humphrey of Man
resentation at Boston must join the
general federation at least sixty days
before the meeting. The dues are ten
cents per capita for clubs Of twenty
five or more, and should be sent with
the names of the clubs officers and
delegates to Mrs. G. G. Goddard, gen.
eral federation secretary for Kansas,
Leavenworth
Mrs J. S. Simmons of Hutchinson
was elected president of the Women's
Kansas Day club at the election held
Thursday morning at the high school
The other officers elected were: Mrs.
H. B. Asher of Lawrence, first vice
president; Mrs. N. I. Mcdowell of Sa-
lima, recording secretary; Mrs B. F.
Shumate of Topeka, treasurer, and
Mrs. A. H. Horton of Topeka, auditor.
The district vice presidents for the
coming year will be: Miss Lucy King
man of Topeka, first district; Mrs. c.
e. Benton of Fort Scott, second dis
trfct; Mrs. W. D. Atkinson of Parsons,
third district; Mrs. Kate Arlington of
Council Grove, fourth district; Mrs.
Emma E Forter of ST. Marys, fifth
district; Mrs. Emma Pitesel Faris Of
Kanapolis, sixth district; Mrs. Charles
Hall of Hutchinson. seventh district,
and Mrs. S. R. Peters of Newton.
eighth district Two new offices were
created, that of corresponding secre-
tary and historian. The president of
the club will appoint the correspond
ing secretary, and Mrs. Margaret Hill
McCarter was made historian. Mrs.
Simmons has been vice president of
the club from the Seventh district for
the past year and has been chairman
of the committee to confer with the
Kansas D. A. RS on the matter Of the
preservation and marking of Pawnee
Rock. During the past year she Sc
cured twenty-six new members of the
club from her district, the greatest
number reported by any district vice
president
Upon the suggestion of Mrs. Lila
Day Monroe, the club has decided to
encourage permanent organization
whose membership will embrace all
the clubs and women's organizations
of all kinds in the western states. Mrs.
A. H. Horton. treasurer of the club,
reported s65 in the treasury exclusive
of this years dues
The board of managers of the Colon