The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-28
Kansas Club Women

Kansas Club Women
The thirteenth annual convention of
the State Federation of Woman's
clubs is to be held in Manhattan the
18th, 18th, 14th and 18th of May. The
general federation president, Mrs
Sarah Platt Decker of Denver will be
the guest of honor and will be present
the entire time. The State Agriculture
al college will extend a welcome to
delegates and visitors, and a demon
stration of the department of house
hold economies and pure food will be
given by Prof. Henrietta Colvin. The
musical evening devoted to Wagner
will be by some of the best talent in
the state with interpretative remarks
by Miss Cora Lyman of Kansas City.
Inc chorus will be under the direction
of Prof. Valley of the Agricultural
college and we may anticipate one of
the finest musical programs ever CIV
en- at a state meeting.
Prof. Charles Graham Dunlap of
Kansas university will give lecture
on Hamlet. Mr.. James King, the state
librarian will speak for the library
extension department.
The chairmen of most of the de-
partments will allow opportunity for
discussion privilege denied the del
egates in recent years on account of
the crowded programs.
Mrs. Eustace H. Brown Of Olathe,
pres Ident of the Kansas federation,
was in Manhattan this week to confer
with the local committee concerning
the program and arrangements for
the annual meeting in May, and in
Enterprise Friday the guest of Mrs.
G. B. Hoffman and her club.
In response to many requests for
information about the Biennial: The
biennial meeting of the General Fed
Grafton of Womens clubs will be held
in Boston. June 22nd. Clubs have
now a little more than three weeks in
which to federate with the national
organization and secure representa-
ton at Boston. By April 22nd the
dues and names of delegates must be
in. Clubs desiring representation may
communicate with Mrs. c. G. God
dard of Leavenworth, general fedora
ton secretary for Kansas. The dues
are $3.50 for clubs Of twenty-five
members or less or ten cents per cap
tia for more than twenty-five. Clubs
must federate directly in order to be
represented at the biennial.
From Mrs. W. Y Morgan's club COL
umn in the Hutchinson News: A For
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near by paper, had for its leading ar
ticle an able dissertation on How to
Care for a Cat" six "don'ts" for baby
raising and the best way to iron the
back plat in a shirtWaist. This col
umn bows it's head with submission
and respect as the procession of
thought passes. A D. A. r.
chapter has been organized in Hutch
inson There are 16 members, IL resi-
dent and four nonresident. 1t IS called
the Uvedale Chapter, Uvedale being the
name of an ancestor of one of the mem
bers. Mrs. Fred w. Co'oter is is re-
gent, Mrs Mary C. Bennett Of Ness
City, first vice; Mrs. E. L. Meyer, sec
ond vice; Mrs. c. Mayf1eld, recording
secretary; Mrs. A. II: Beaver, CORES
treasurer; Mrs. e. E. Barton, regis
trar; Miss Mary Woodward, historian.
The April meeting of the city feder-
alton of clubs will be held at y nifty
church next Thursday afternoon The
fine arts committee, Mrs irving wen.
man. chairman, will be in charge OF
the meeting and there will be special
art and music programme and smaII
local art exhibit which the guests Will
have an opportunity to see during the
social hour which will follow the pro-
oramme. Some business of interest
will come up at the meeting and a
large attendance is expected.
The Ladies' Music club met We'd
nesday with Mrs. Charles S. Gleed.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. George Parkhurs1. pres,Gene'
Mrs. John Hart of Fort Haven. Mich
honorary president; Mrs. J. w. Going,
vice president; Mrs. S. J. Hodgins,
treasurer; Miss AllabeFle TToutrnan,
secretary; Mrs. Frank T. MacLennan,
corresponding secretary, and Mrs
Robert Carver, treasurer. Inc pro-
gramme follows:
EIxultatlOn L OSl oCO1
Mrs c. 8. Gleed-
Dost Thou Know -MaSsenel
Mrs John KFeinhans.
Contentment -.-...
Little Boy, Good Night. .Fafter
How Brief Is the Hour. Massenet
Mrs. Edwin O'Neil.
Miss Marion Garretson.
Pages song From Romeo and
Miss Ingalls,.
Saint Johns Eve. Chaminade
Mrs. George Parkhurst, Mrs. Frank.
Thomas. Mrs. Florence Thatcher,
Mrs. L. S. Ferry.
Roundelay ~. Llogey
Mrs. Frank Thomas
Springs Approach
In the Moonlight. Augen Halle
Mrs George Parkhurst.
Spring Sun .Faure
Miss Berenice Fuller
Sea Song .D'Indy
Miss Helen Hogeboom.
The club will meet in two weeks
with Mrs Frank P. MacLennan.
Guests at the meeting Wednesday
were Mrs. j. R. Burrow, Miss ingalls,
and Mrs. W. H. Bowlby.
An audience of over 300 women greet
ed Mrs. Mary Hanford Ford of Kan
sas City at the high school auditor
ium Thursday afternoon at the first
of her series of three illustrated lee
lures on the French chateaux under