The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-07
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Women's clubs held its eleventh annual
meeting at Coffeyville, OCTOBER -oln,
9th and 2sth. The foods in TINS par
of the state had so demorallzed the
train service, that it was lmpossiDle
for most of the delegates, and those or
the programme. to get there. And
those who did make the trip ven
through trials of water and WaltlnS
The Culture club of Coffeyvihe' the
only federated club in that city. was
the hostess and they sure hau tne - N
pathy of all in their DISAPPOINTMENT
The first session was a very elaborate
reception and musicale at the nome u
Mrs. w. T. Reid and only four out Oh
town guests could get there Inc nrst
train on the w. X. & T. into corey
VILE for five days, carried the deleSa-
tfon from Parsons, Chanute and Mound
Valley and they had all Of the morn
ing programme in their pockets. AS
thev did not arrive till noon, the hrst
regular session was held in the aiter-
noon The programme had not SUI
fered by the waiting, although many
nurnb beers We're missed. Women'S re
sponsibilities as a Citizen" was ably
discussed by Mrs. W. S Felts of Cha
mute and Miss Estelle Dalton of VIM
field. Kansas History in the Third
District" was led by Mrs. r. r. Bit
man of independence and her story OF
her home town was very interesting,
especially the story of Mrs. Overhead
who has shaken hands with every
governor of Kansas except one and she
was going TO Coffeyville wednesday 10
meet that one, Governor Bailey" Mrs.
Bittman's story was thought worthy OF
a place in the state historical society
collection Mrs Brewster gave an oral
talk of the history of her home, Thayer,
and the county around there. civic
Improvement Work' had for its chair
man Mrs. T. T. Blakeley of Mound Vat
ley. and one has only to go through
that little town to see that the CLUB
women there practice what they
preach Mrs s G. Isett of Chanute
added to the subject several interesting
ideas.
The Federation greatly missed their
loved state president and after the
reading of her letter to them, good
wishes were telegraphed to her from
the federation and the hostess club.
The treat of the meeting came In the
evening when Mrs. Jessie Mackenzie
Walker of Kansas City, Kansas, gave
her travel talk on Europeans as l Saw
Them" and it was thoroughly demon
strated that she was well acquainted
with her subject, as she had to speak
in the dark for nearly an hour. till
break in the electric current could be
repaired. Her talk proved all too short
for her hearers as she holds the inter-
est to the last word.
Wednesdays morning session was de-
voted to business. There We're ten
clubs represented out of thirty belong
ing to the federation. The new officers
elected are: Mrs. John T Raymond
Girard president; Mrs. T. 3. Henry,
Independence first vice president; Miss
Laura Topper COffeyville, second vice
president; Mrs. Frank Hulen, Mound
Valley, recording secretary and Mrs
w. S Felts, Chanute. treasurer. No
invitation was extended for the next
meeting and the executive board will
tlecide- Mrs. w ID. Atkinson OF Par-
sons gave. fine-report of the biennial
meeting at Boston. Mrs. T. A. Cordry
Of Parsons gave the report from the
state meeting at Manhattan and ex-
planned the essential points of the new
constitution The federation also en-
dorsed the petition to the next legis-
lature asking for the erection of state
historical building with the funds late
~ allotted to the state for civil war in
demnity.
The second annual meeting of the
Eighth District Federation of Women's
clubs will be held in Wellington Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of next
week The sessions will beheld in the
First Presbyterian church and some of
the speakers and musicians are Mrs.
Roland T. Murdoch of Wichita, who
will talk on the Artistic Furnishing of
the Home Mrs. D. r Kuns of McPher-
en-; Professor w. c. McCroskey Of
Wellington A Mans View OF Women's
Clubs and Recent Trend in Education:
Professor Edgar II. Stranahan. Friends
University. Wichita, Education and
Peace. Mrs. Mary II. Finn Sedgwick
The Granite in Literature: Mrs. c. E.
Powell FL Dorado. The Aristocracy in
Literature; Mrs. J. J. Harrison. Wich-
ita. Child Nature: Miss Jennie McGinn,
Sedgwick Heredity and Environment;
Mrs. c. W. Biting, Wichita, The Wo-
mans Kansas Day Club: and Mrs.
Eustace H. Brown. the state president.
who will give an address.
The officers of the federation are:
Mrs. James T. Herrick, Wellington,
president; Mrs. S. r. Peters. Newton,
first vice president: Mrs NJ A. Dinger,
Wichita, second vice president: Mrs P
J. Gale. Mcpherson. secretary; Miss
Ida v Hoge, wellington, correspond ding
secretary; Mrs. Warren Baker. FL
Dorado, treasurer
The seventh annual meeting of the
Sixth district federation will be held
November Il. ~ and 49, in Oberlfn,
where the Monday Evening and Keep
Peace clubs win entertain the other
clubs of the district The officers of
the federation are: Mrs George P
Griffith, Hays. presidents Mrs. Julia
Smith, Oberlin. vice president; Mrs.
Alice y. Long, Ellsworth recording
secretary; Mrs. E. c. Waldo Ellis,
treasurer; Mrs. William Hall. HAYS
corresponding secretary; Mrs. c. E.
Montgomery. Hoxie. auditor. The pro-
gramme will be divided into four de-
partmeuts. The Home. Historical For
estry, Music, and Club Work. Thirty
one clubs are included in the Sixth Dis
trict federation.
There seems to be a mistake IN tho
dates for the meeting of the first dis
trict federation. I find that the Jour
nal gave them as the 10th and 18th
of November Please correct il and
state that the meeting is to be in
Leavenworth, November 17-19
MRS. +. II. LEMON.
President First District.
Judge and Mrs. ]. H. Reeder Ubc
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