The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

ganization, public Fairgrounds and a
higher ideal of civic beauty and clean
Illness.
Mrs. Lee Monroe addressed the fed
Grafton on the subject of women men,
bers Of the board of education and
women as co-principals of high
schools, and proposed a resolution in
| favor of these innovations in the To-
peka public school system which was
| unanimously carried.
Miss Lucy kingman spoke in behalf
| of the Woman's Kansas Day club and
| asked all the members of the fedora
| ton who were not already members
of this patriotic organization to join
| it. A number of new members were
| added at the close of the meeting.
] The w. X. D club 10 trying to raise
money for the purchase and preserva-
| ton of Pawnee rock and a surround
| ing piece of ground which it will pre-
| sent to the state for park purposes.
| Mrs. L. L. Goodwin and Mrs. Nor
ton Albaugh gave a piano duet and
| the Washburn Girls quartette sang
| two numbers.
| Western Sorosis began the new club
year last Saturday at a meeting with
! Mrs. ]. D. Mcfarland. In lieu of a
prepared programme Miss Gertrude
| Lundborg, the new teacher of art at
the high school, gave a delightful talk
on the teaching of art in the public
=
the studios of Henri and Chase in
| New York, and is full of enthusiasm
for her work and it's possibilities. I'm
der the new system of art instruction,
she says, artistic talent may be dis
covered and developed among public
| school pupils and their elementary
| training may lay proper foundation
| for future studies. Roll call was an
| swered by summer vacation expert
ences, which brought out some anus
| Inc 80 iv,<a
Summer experiences were related by
the members of the Monday Tourist
club at the first meeting of the year
with Mrs. S. r. futile this week. Mrs
ALI Klingenberg was a guest of the
club, and her charming informal talk
| about her summer spent in California
| and in the wilds of Montana was espe-
cially enjoyable. Miss Bessie Uhls, OF
Washburn, another guest, gave some
songs and piano numbers, and Mrs
l. NJ. Neal was third guest
The Tourist club entertained the
Mothers club at the Provident asso-
citation Monday.
The Froebel Mothers club met with
Mrs. George l. Anthony, 427 Tyler
street, Friday.
|. The Junior Atlantean club will NEE
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Charlie:
| cooper 410 sixth avenue.
An interesting event of the month il
club circles is the annual exhibit o.
the Ceramic Art club, to be held Octo
! Der % and 23 at the home of Mrs
w. H. Davis, 903 Western avenue
A number of lecturers, readers, mu
sicians and other entertainers hav,
written Topeka club women askin;
the federation to undertake one o
their evenings At a brief meeting o
the executive board Thursday at Unit.
: church some of these proposition
were considered. It was in every cas-
the same old graft. The entertain
ers" wanted to give their shows" un
der the auspices of the federation
which means that the federation
would do all the work, bear all tn
. expenses and get trifling percentag
; of the proceeds. Mrs. Margaret Hi
/ McCarter suggested that the fedora
= ton turn down these proposals AM
give one good entertainment durinI
: the winter, bringing to Topeka a mai
or woman of real note, one who's