The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
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The December meeting of the city
federation of women's clubs will be
church. The Household Economies
committee, Mrs. A A. GODDARD, chair
man, will be in charge of the pro-
gramme. which viii be devoted to a
discussion of modern housekeeping as
compared to earlier methods and prom
ises to be unusually interesting.
Topeka women who attended the
meeting of the First district federation
of women's clubs in Leavenworth this
praises for their entertainment and the
pleasure and profit of the meeting.
Mrs. H. o. Carney, Mrs. Charles F.
Spencer. Mrs. T. F. Carver. Mrs Ralph
z. McEntire, Mrs: w. A. McCarter'
Miss Anna Marie Nellis, and Mrs. w.
w. Kitchell represented Topeka clubs.
Mrs. Carney was the guest of Mrs
Florence NJ. Hopkins, Mrs Spencer and
Miss Nellis were entertained by Mrs
e w. Snyder, Mrs. McEntire was with
Mrs. Robert Tulloch, Mrs KitcheI and
Mrs. Carver were guests of Mrs. Nellie
NJ. Daniels, and Mrs. F. H. Lemon,
retiring president of the district en-
fertafned Mrs McCarter. Mrs. Spencer,
chairman of the department of phi
lanthropy, was in charge of the Thurs
day morning programme for which Mrs.
Ralph McEntire gave a talk on Wom-
ans Work at Home. devoted principal
citation in Topeka, and Miss Anna Marie
Nellis most interesting travel talk,
Women in Clubless Lands. Mrs. Nc
Carter was on the Wednesday evening
programme with an address on the
Club Women and Her Flag. Wednes-
day evening, also Mrs. Carney sang
an Irish Hush Song and Miss Nel1s
gave a whistling solo. Mrs. Kitchell
reported the work of the Topeka fed
Grafton. 49,. The federation sent
message of greeting to the chief jus
tice and Mrs. w. A. Johnston in To-
peka Mrs. Johnston. as state fedora
ton president, organized the First dis
trict federation and had never missed
an annual meeting until this one, from
w hich she was kept away on account
of the illness of her husband who has
been at Stormont hospital since early
in SEPTEMBER The federation
voted to contribute $25 to the state
federation's K. u. scholarship fund.
The Fed has already given $5S to the
fund and was the first district fedora
tion to contribute to it. An
amendment to the state federation
constitution was proposed. Mrs. Eus-
tace H. Brown, state president, report
ed that the state federation treasury
will not justify the paying of the ex-
penses of the district president to the
council meeting held in connection
with the annual meeting of the state
Fed" as provided by the constitu-
proposes an amendment putting this
burden on the districts instead of on
the state and will practice what it
breaches to the extent of paying the
expenses of it's president to the annual
state meeting in May. If this amend
ment, which must be voted on in May
and again next year before it becomes
a part of the constitution, passes the
state Fed" will send it's president to
the general federation biennial and the
district Feds will take care of the
expenses of their presidents when they
go to the state meeting. A num-
Der of delightful social features were
given in connection with the meeting.
The reception Tuesday night was at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Q. P. Lambert
Mr.. Lambert is one of the city commits
sioners of Leavenworth. Wednesday
the visiting club women and delegates
were entertained at a buffet luncheon