The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-06

Eighth district The Newton Kansar
says:
The City Federation of women's
CLUBS Is to be congratulated on the
success or their efforts on Saturday tc
raise money for the State Society for
prevention and Cure of tuberculosis
IN the state. A leader for each district
was appointed by the president and
tney each had number of young la
| dies to assist them. Everyone was So
licited to give whatever they wished
| for the tags, some of them sold for a
dollar and many gave fifty cents. In
all there was $149.43 collected
| The first district, in charge Of Mrs
| Greenebaum, gave $3.50; the second
| in charge of Miss Sheridan, $30.70;
| the third, in charge of Mrs. Dalton
| Reed, S17.51; the fourth, in charge OF
| Miss Francis, $500; and the fifth, in
charge of Miss Jackson, $3.50.
There were seventeen who gave a
| dollar each and these will receive the
| literature sent out by the state society
| on tuberculosis. Those on this list
rub, P. M. Hoisington. D. w. Wilcox
Harry Brightman, NJ. McGraw, Paul
Hubner, H. c. Wilcox, George Dunk1e
| Clark B. Street, Mrs. A. Goerman. c.
| Baer, Mrs. o. B. 1ildreth, S. Greene
baum, and Mrs. Ramsden
In Abilene Tuesday evening, the
| state president was the guest of the
|
program were given at the beautiful
| home Of Mrs. A. w. Rice, but Mrs.
Brown was the personal guest of Mrs.
Edward Johntz during her stay in the
| city The program follows:
Song-Miss Eula CRANBERRY.
Instrumental, Selected, Miss Nc
Shea
Address, "a HomeIy Maxim by a
Wise Man, Mrs. Eustace Brown, Pres
ident K. F. w. c..
Song. Selected, Miss Eu1a Grand
berry.
A Talk, '"The Profession in Bust
ness" Mr.. Emmett Hoffman.
Song, Selected, Miss Eula Grand
berry.
Goodland is one of the progressive
towns of the Sixth district, and the
women of the town are a force for
good that can always be depended up
on: There are many women's organi-
cation in the town. BY uniting they
have formed a strong city federation
of twenty different organizations. The
federation started a movement for a
Carnegie library building. They were
organized in September last and soon
had Mr.. Carnegie's promise for $1O,-
900. January 10th the election car
ried three to one in favor of the free
public library and tax to maintain it.
The mayor appointed six ladies (half
work finished, the Goodland federation
voted to take up the work of beauti-
tying and improving the city. Com
mitteeS to secure flower seeds for dis
tribution, to formulate plans for prizes
and to have the city ordinances relat-
ing to cleanliness of the city printed
in small folders to be distributed to
every householder. These are a. few
of the things the city federation of
Goodland will do, as the president,
Mrs. Eva Murphy, remarks: eve
shall do things in this town this spring
and summer"
The city federation of Norton, in
Guiding the federated clubs and the
Women'S Relief Corps, send to C. B.
Van Horn $40 for the tuberculosis
fund.
Mrs. Light, Mrs. VIM. Hall and Mrs.
Rea, the committee from the Saturday
Afternoon Club of Hays disposed of
800 tags for the benefit of the state
tuberculosis association. The commit
tee sent toe. B. Van Horn, the secre-
tary, $3.50. Messrs. Wann, Harry
Isaac Ziegler, G. P. Griffith, Mrs. Pick
en-, Mrs. Ward Penny paid the admis-
sion fee and are members of the asso-
citation. VIM. Madden gave the COM
mittee SIS. Hays (thankS to the citi-
zens and committee who worked
faithfully has done a portion of
fence building to protect the people
of the state from this dread disease.
Other clubs in the Sixth district will |
send to this fund later.
MRS. GEO. p. GRIFFITH,
President Sixth District. |
February "a. 1909.
Mrs. Eta Ward of Hays City is a
strong candidate for vice president of
the Kansas Federation of Women's
clubs.
Mrs. Lee Monroe is talked of as a
candidate for president of the Topeka
federation, which will hold it's annual
election in June.
The Chandos club was entertained
by Mrs. Charles Curtis and |
Henry VIII was finished. The clubs |
next meeting will be with Mrs Ander- |
son in North Topeka, and the study |
of Anthony and Cleopatra will be TAX |
en- up. Mrs w. j. Lewis, Mrs. Camp i
doras, and Mrs. Helen Barnes are new |
members of the club.
Mrs. Homer Hoch was the hostess of |
the Vignette club Tuesday afternoon. |
Mrs. Speed Hughes conducted the les /
son, on the French novel. Miss Edna /