The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-24
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High school frats and sororities got
sassy rap from the Illinois fedora
ton which met in East St. Louis this
week. The federation passed a reso-
luton demanding a state anti-frat law.
Perhaps Kansas was cited as a shin
| ing example of what an anti-frat law
| Will do for the youth of the state.
Anyway the Chicago high school frat
and sororities were held up as hor-
rible example. The federation also
declared for a sane Fourth of July.
Leagues for the suppression of un-
| necessary noises, extension of public
vacation schools. plans to interest the
people in gardening. and teaching the
public school pupils to salute the
American flag. Mrs. Francis d. Ever
EFT, of Chicago, was reelected presi-
dent.
The executive board of the Kansas
federation held its first meeting of
the club year at lola this week, where
the officers of the federation were
guests of the Second district fedora
21st and 22nd. Mrs Eustace H.
Brown. of Olathe. president of the
state federation, gave a talk on the
Value of Federation" and the pro-
gramme had many other delightful
features.
The First district federation will
meet in Leavenworth November 10, IL
and -. The first district includes the
following towns: Bern Centralia, Hia-
watha, Highland, Holton. McLouth,
! Oskaloosa, Rossville, Seneca. Sever
ance. Soldier, Holton and Topeka
The w. C. T. u, the Kansas Equal
I Sr fVTea rtaft
Government club. all interested in the
cause of women and in political re-
forms. are planning a joint meeting of
uncommon interest at be held October
80. Mrs. E P. Hutchinson. president
of the state w. c. T. u, who is in
Topeka for the winter; Mrs. Lee Mon
roe, president of the Suffrage associa-
ton. and Mrs. Ward Burlingame.
president of the Good Government
club. are arranging the programme
sick. OF Kanapolis, will attend the
meeting, and will be the guest of Mrs.
j. =. Mcfarland.
Every year the Ceramic club, which
includes most of the Topeka women
who are interested in china painting,
has an exhibition ope nto the public.
The exhibit was held Thursday and
Friday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Davis, who have a big ballroom
on the third floor of their house, we'll
adapted for such an event The ex-
hibit was well attended and closed
with an informal reception Friday
evening. The feature of the exhibit
this year was a nine-courSe dinner set,
decorated by members of the club,
each piece an original design in green
and gold. The members of the club
are: Miss Gertrude Barnes. Mrs. F.
G. Bowen, Miss Jennie E. Bross, Mrs.
Chaddock, Mrs. w. P Bishop. Mrs.
Hiatt Brown. Mrs. S. Darlington, Mrs.
r. w. Coppedge, Mrs. w. H. Davis
Mrs. Marie Harmon, Mrs. c.. E. Jor-
dan, Miss Aline Lamy, Mrs. r. B. Gill
luly, Mrs. S. ]. Hodgins, Mrs c. o.
Knowles. Miss Kittie Lindsey. Mrs.
Harry Lindsey, Mrs. B. H. Pugh, Mrs.
Maurice Schlegel, Mrs. Earl Seymour,
Mrs. H. E. Lyman, Mrs. w. F. Schoch,
Mrs. c. H. A. Schwarz Mrs. Clement
Swearingen, Mrs. w. C. Webb. Miss
Elizabeth Smith, Mrs. F. S. Stevens,
Mrs. A. o. Wellman, Miss Marie Wit
Yer.
Mrs. f. w. Hoch and Mrs. H. o.
Garvey will go to Marion next week to
attend the meeting of the Fourth dis
trict federation. Mrs. Garvey will give
her illustrated lecture on the Lullaby
on the Thursday evening programme.
clubwomen are: Mrs. Eustace H.
Brown. state federation president:
Mrs. Sharp, district president: Mrs.
James NJ. Miller and Mrs Morehouse,
of Council Grove; Mrs. L. B. kellogg,
Emporia; Mrs. ]. n. Mcdowell Sa-
lima; Mrs. George Plumb, Emporia
The Third district federation will
meet in Coffeyville Monday and Tues
day of next week. The sessions will
be held in the First Methodist Epis-
copal church. Monday evening the
delegates will be rendered a reception
and musicale at the home of Mrs. W.
T. Read.
Hutchinson News: Why aren't there
more forestry clubs. nothing is more
to the advantage of the state than tree
culture. Topeka has a forestry club
which is responsible for a park well
kept and enjoyed
Edmund Vance Cooke will lecture in
Topeka in February under the aus
pices of the City Federation of Clubs.
Mr. Cooke is a well known writer of
magazine poetry, and has published a
number of volumes of his verse. He
is said to be as delightful a talker as
he is writer, and reads from his own
verses. TIE decision to bring Mr..
| Cooke to Topeka for a lecture was
made at a meeting of the executive
| Grafton, Mrs. F. w. Watson, Mon
day.
Mrs. F. W. Watson, president of the
City federation, entertained the Wig
nette club pleasantly at her house
on Topeka avenue, Tuesday afternoon.
The programme was devoted to Ma
thaniel Hawthorne and Mrs. Arthur
McCabe and Miss Gussie Fuller read
papers.
The Atlantean club will meet with
Mrs. ]. c. McClintock Tuesday.
The Current Literature club has
three new members. Mrs. John Q.
Royce. Mrs. Charles Kellogg and Mrs
w. f. Craft. The club will meet dur
ing November with Mrs. Roy Bone.
The Chandos club Will meet with
Mrs. Charles Curtis. 1101 Topeka ave-
nue., Thursday. The first act of the