The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-01
KANSAS CLUB NEWS
Matters Of Interest to Women About the Doings of
the Kansas Clubs.

Thursday at Music Hall the Topeka
federation will hold it's February meet
ing and this is the event of the month
in local club circles. 1t will be the first
meeting under the new administration
and Mrs. F. w. Watson the president,
has put the reception committee, Mrs.
]. G. McClintock, chairman, in charge
of the programme and Mrs. Eustace H
Brown, state federation president, will
be the guest of honor. The programme
will begin promptly at 2:30 o'clock and
q short business meeting will be held
to vote on a number of propositions.
One is the changing Of bylaw of the
constitution. This bylaw makes all
the members of the nominating COM
mittee members of the executive board.
The change, If adopted, will make only
the chairman, like the chairmen of the
other committees, "a member of the board.
The federation will also vote on a series
of lectures by Mrs. Mary Hanford of
Kansas City and to dispose of a fund
collected for the east side settlement
work, now abandoned.
Following the business meeting the
state president will give an address and
afterwards, from four to six. there will
be reception in her honor. The Off
GERS of the federation and the members
of the reception, the hostess, committee
which includes the presidents Of all the
clubs in the federation, will be seated
with flags and palms.
The musical programme, arranged by
Mrs. w. H. Bowlby of the Music Study
club will include The Witches Dance
for piano, by Paganini, by Miss Ethel
Frizzell; Nevins Wynken. Blynken and
Celia Smith, Mrs. ]. P. Wahle, Mrs.
Charles E. Bair and Mrs. Ralph E.
Skinner, with Mrs. w. H. Bowlby and
Mrs. s. A. Scott at the piano; and a
vocal solo, Adieu Forets from Jeanne
dare, by Mrs. B. B. Smyth.
Mrs. Eustace II. Brown will be the
guest of Mrs. J. C. McClintock while
she is in town next week.
Mrs. Sarah P1att Decker of Denver,
president of the general federation, will
be the guest Of honor at the annual
meeting of the Kansas federation which
will be held in Manhattan early in May
This will be Mrs. Decker's first official
visit to Kansas and is looked forward
to with much interest in club circles
Mr.. Enos Mills Of the government for
estry bureau who has lectured in To-
peka and has a number of acquaint-
ances here will also be a guest and
will give an Illustrated lecture on for
estry.
Mrs. Eustace H. Brown of Olathe,
MIS- - H. 1IOlI OI City,
C. W. Lands of Osborne, Mrs F. B.
Wheeler of Pittsburg, Mrs Charles G.
Sholes Of Olathe, Mrs. NJ. S. Munson of
Ell Dorado and Mrs. c. c. Goddard of
Leavenworth, officers Of the state fed
GRAFTON were in Topeka this week for
the Woman's Kansas Day club meet
Ing and an executive board meeting
In accordance with the request of the
general federation. the Kansas board
has appointed a press committee. one
woman from each district, to serve the
national federation. The board is COM
posed Of the following women: Miss
Martha Beck of Holton, first district
Miss Margaret Stevenson of Olathe,
second district; Mrs. Tom Cordry of
Parsons. third district; Mrs. Park Nor
ris Of Emporia. fourth district; Mrs. ].
g. D. Campbell of Junction City. fifth
district: Mrs. George F. Griffith of
Hays City sixth district; Mrs Fred H.
Hine of Kinsley, seventh district: Mrs
NJ. J. Singer of Wichita, eighth district
and Mrs. William Motifs of Quenemo'
for the Usage County federation.
Mrs. w. A. Johnston who has been