The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

ceived $175.O0 to 100000 from the
individual membership in one year; it
would require 1,240 new mem bers
through the districts to equal the
sum received from the individual
membership in Kansas City, Kan. in
May of 1907. The new constitution
has brought an increase in expense
eight directors to the meeting of the
board of management once a year, is
more than doubling the expense of
! the former executive board meeting
| with its seven members; and a de-
| crease in revenue, unless greater love
and greater effort, result from the
! changes cited
| These mathematical calculations are
not given in a penurious Spirit-but
| in confidence and hope; that you will
| feel that the state federation as well
| as that of the district is yours; and
| in the belief that you have an inter
est as we'll as a right, in knowing its
| income and expenditures; that a bet
| ter comprehension will result in bet
| ter policies, and better methods; and
that kindness, justice and love will
bring a revenue not to be calculated
| in dollars and cents, though the state
federation neds all Of these.
Members of the Womans Kansas
Dav club are requested not to relax in
their efforts in behalf of the Pawnee
Rock fund The last one thousand
ter from Mrs. J. G. Simmons, president
in answer to an inquiry explains thu
situation Mrs. simmons writes:
Dear Mrs Humphrey:
81 note what you say in regard to
correcting the false idea that the Paw
nee Rock fund is raised. I have taken
great pains to have the papers state
that there was still 81 1000 to be raised
and for the women to bear this in
mind. I am so rushed with work of all
kinds that 1 am going to ask you to
that it goes to the papers At the
board meeting in Topeka last week we
delivered the deeds to the governor so
that they are now in the hands of the
state. We are working on our last
$1,000 for the improvements.
MRS. ]. S. SIMMONS,
President Women's Kansas Day
Club"
The Minerva club met December IA,
with Mrs. w. P. Hemphill and Mrs.
George Mays, at the home of Mrs.
to by Christmas suggestions. The pro-
gramme for the afternoon follows:
Paper-Joaquin Miller-Mrs. ]. A
Nichols.
Discussion-Mrs w. T. Davis.
Reading-"The Ship in the DESERT
Mrs. F. c. Slater.
TaIk-"Comparisons of Countries in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Robert Stone.
MUSICAL PROGRAMME.
Paper ...... Music of All Nations
Mrs A F. Grear.
Welsh ''An Thru the Night" vocal
Mrs. E. G. Foster.
Observation-Disclosures $500. Mcdowell |
Hungarian Dance NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs. L. L. Goodwin
German-In Einen Grund. Vocal |
Miss Walter.
Italian--n Trovatore .....-....-- Verdi |
Norwegian Dance ....--...-..... Gr1eg |
Miss Kline and Miss Walter.
French-"Ariosa" .Delibes, vocal
American-His Lullaby
Miss Meta Legler.
Spanish-Juanita -. ...........
...... ...........
Minerva Club
The guests were Miss Meta Legler,
Mrs. Lane, Mrs. L. NJ. Crawford, Mrs
Wiltshire of Kansas City, and Mrs.
Porter. The next meeting will be jan
uary f. with Mrs. Chas. Moore and Miss I
Kline at the home of the former
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter's new L
story I'm Old Quivira," is one of the
best sellers on the Christmas market Il
hausted in two days and orders have
been received for most of the second Il
edition. Mrs. McCarter's earlier books
also continue to sell readily. "Cuddy's
have run through number of editions
and there is still brisk demand for
them.
The Christmas Club Member is out
with BlashfeId's Christmas Bells
for a cover, an interesting pioneer let
ter written in Bluemont, Kansas, in
1851; an article by the editor, Mrs.
Lila Day Monroe, on 1.-The Evolution
Of the Rug" and the usual depart
ments for contents.
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles of Los
Angeles, vice president of the Gen
aral Federation, is a cousin of Mrs.
Margaret Hill McCarter of Topeka.
Various materials could be used with
good effect for the blouse shown in the
above cut. The model was in blue satin
nessaline, with guimpe of Irish lace.
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