The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-10

STATE OFFICERS.
President-Mrs. Eustace Brown, Olathe.
Vice President-Mrs. c. H. Trott. juno
Rec secretary-Mrs. f. B. Wheeler.
Cor secretary-Mrs. Charles c. sholes
TrsasurerwMrs e; W Lands, osborns-
Gen Fed. Secretary-Mrs- c. c. Goddard.
PRESIDENTS OF DISTRICT Fedora
Eirst.Mrs. W. w. Wood: Horton.
aTfsi9 9adM4s W r Ra Wolfe 1 Si1ara
Fourth-Mrs. David Hamilton. Eureka.
Fffth-Mrs. Frances A Jennings. Clay
sixth-Mrs Geo. p. Griffith. Hays City.
Ssvsnth,Mrs- Samuel Yaggy,, Syracuse
Mrs Isabel No t. s aaenemo PRESIDENT
n,,.G F. ": c; FROM KANSAS S..
Snyder. cawker City.
Health REPRESENTATIVES. committee:
MS c: B. Hoffman. Enterprise.
tons committee. and Mrs F. h Lemon
From the State President.
It has been impracticable to person.
ally acknowledge the many Interesting
year books that have been so kindly
sent to the president and corresponding
secretary within the last few weeks,
but they have all been personally ap-
preciated If not so acknowledged. The
Kansas clubs are doing good work in
both study and effort. The club wo-
man has passed the stage of making
herself heard"-she is now making
herself felt-in civics, philanthropy,
education and sociological reforms
The Council of Clubs of Kansas City,
Kan, has been very active in the in
terests of it's city; it's members sent in
70 he
losis fund of the state society, and now
they are following that initiatory step
toward civic healthfulness with the
practical one of making a clean CITY
Leavenworth, through its new Civic
league, Fort Scott with it's older one,
are also strenuous in their endeavor
for the betterment of their respective
municipalities. Health and cleanliness
are not only near to woman's bert. but
the entire being OF the club woman is
permeated by them, and the time is
rapidly approaching-if not already
here-when not only her family but her
town or city will perceive the divine
effulgence" Of these homely virtues; in
other words, the housekeeping spirit OF
woman, which used to be confined by
necessity to the Individual home has,
through the club movement, and the
encouragement of the state board of
health, broken bounds and is now at
tempting to make her municipality a
nome Ol uOiHSS NO Town IN Kansas
that has a woman's club but will feel
its benefit this spring in civic improve
ment.
At the approaching convention in
May at Hutchinson, there will be many
things of interest besides the election of
officers; though the latter always
arouses an interest in any organization.
and justly so,' because it's strength and
growth are dependent greatly upon the
executive staff; but under the different
departments this year we will hear
from Practice rather than Theory
DIR. S. J. Crumbine secretary of the
state board of health, will himself
speak for Pure Food and Household
Economics. To listen to this man who
has done things for Kansas, who looks
after it's most vital interest, the public
health, will be experimenting years of
theorizing on economies and domestic
science, numerous practical demon
STATIONS in gelatine, salads and good
cookery recipes with the results of
where they are especially pertinent to
women's responsibilities.
DR.. c. c. Goddard of Leavenworth,
president of the State Medical society,
under the department of civics, will
address the convention upon the most
serious of health problems. When such
men Of experience and affairs take
from their limited time to speak to the
women of the state upon these vital
ton Of the value of cooperation be-
tween women and men, and should
bring forth an attendance proportion
ate to it's Importance.
FLORENCE MARLEY BROWN.