The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-29


The city federation election next
Thursday promises little excitement.
OF the candidates endorsed by the
ciubs for the office of president Mrs.
c. Q. Knowles, Mrs. J. W. Going. Mrs.
A. A. GODDARD and others named and
endorsed for the office of president
have declined the honor of a nomina-
ton, having too many other duties or
some similar excuse. Mrs. Lee Mon
roe has consented to be candidate
for president and is the only one, so
far known. whose name will be pre-
scented to the federation by the NOM
mating committee. The committee,
elected by the federation. do not bring
out the candidates. The individual
clubs name them. Each club is fur
nlshed with a blank with the names
of the offices to be filled, and is ex-
pected to nominate a full ticket and
send it to the nominating committee
This committee notifies the nominees
and If they consent to have the honor
thrust upon them their names make
up the ticket presented to the fedora
ton at the annual election. Nominal
tons may also be made from the floor
by any member of the federation.
There was much opposition to the idea
of nominating committee at the
time of the revision of the constitution
but the plan has proven successful
in bringing out representative tickets
and securing new and capable women
for the offices.
The nominating committee will pre-
sent the following nominees next
Thursday: For president, Mrs. Lila
Day Monroe; for first vice president,
Mrs. E. F.. Stanley, Mrs. M. L. Cham
berlain, Mrs. S. R. futile; for Sec
ond vice president, Mrs. w. r. Stubs;
for secretary, Mrs. s. S. Beggs, Miss
J. P Raster and Mrs. ]. P. Carna-
han; for auditor. Mrs. D. c. T11lotson
and Miss Maud Mary Cline; for NOM
mating committee (three members to
be elected) Mrs. J. B. Larimer, Mrs.
w. A. McCarter, Mrs. Charles H. Sam
son, Mrs. B. F. Shumate and Mrs. F.
G.. Foster.
The Commercial club has offered
the use of its rooms for the fedora
ton meeting, a gracious compliment,
which the Fed, which always
has more or less difficulty finding a
suitable meeting place. will appre-
ciate. When the club women see how
attractive the Commercial clubs new
quarters in the Crawford block on
Kansas avenue are, new life will sure
ly be breathed into the club house
movement.
Mrs. Clement Smith is arranging a
little program for the meeting in ad-
dition to the election. Mrs. C. c. God
dard of Leavenworth and Mrs. Eus
tace H. Brown of Olathe, new and
retiring president of the State Fedora
ton will be guests at the meeting
and will make short addresses and
there will be some music.
Mrs F.. w Watson, will close her adj
| ministration as city federation presi-
dent with reception for the fedora
| ton at her house, 401 Topeka avenue,
| Friday afternoon of next week, in
| honor of Mrs. Goddard of Leaven-
worth and Mrs. Brown of Olathe. The
members of Mrs. Watson's executive
board will assist her and every wo-
| man in the federation is invited.
| The members of the Minerva club
were delightfully."- entertained at one
O'clock luncheon; by Mrs; Robert bert
gram of the afternoon closed the reg
ular clubs work for the year. The
program: Roll call. Quotations from
Kansas Poets. Paper, Optimism, Mrs
| Morton Albaugh. Paper, "a Tribute
cussion, Mrs. Slater, Mrs. Page. Paper,
early Happenings in Kansas" Mrs
| Charles Curtis. Paper, present Day
Victories Mrs; J. D. Heym. Air de
Hedge Roses" by Schubert. Miss Nc
Afee "Aria from Arian." a love song
| by Neiglinger, Miss Legler. "Piz-
zfcati," by Deleibe-Joseffy, Miss Maud
M Kline. Vocal solo. Enduring
'Springtide," by Becker. Miss Blinn.
Vocal solo, "Springtime," Mrs. Ernest
Hughes. EN- Route by GODDARD.
MRS. William D. Davis The guests of
| the afternoon were: Mrs. T. r. Pax
| ton: Mrs. Ogdene, Rock Island, Ill;
| Mrs. George Morehouse; Mrs. w. G.
Frazier; Mrs. S. F. Jackson; Mrs. Err
nest Hughes The club was enter
| tanned Saturday afternoon by Mrs
T. r. Paxton and Miss Legler at the
| home of Mrs. Paxton. SIS Polk street.
Mrs. Charles A. Moore will also en-
| tertain the ladies at an informal
| ssFIayden" afternoon, Tuesday, June
2, at her home. 1416 West sixth aV-
enue.
| The Ceramic Art club will have the
last meeting of the season next Fri
dav at the home of Miss Marie Wit
wer. There will be an indoor picnic
| at noon followed by program In
| answer to roll call members will give
a brief summary of the years work.
| Portia club at the last meeting of
the season at her house on Topeka
avenue. Thursday. Mrs. e. F. Stan
| lev. Mrs. T. ]. Kimbrough, and Miss
| Mary Bowel, of Milwaukee, were
guests. The program included an
ecdetes in response to roll cali; songs
| nv Mrs K A. Shumaker, Mrs. E. G.
| roster and Mrs. S. J. Crumbine; a
na,Der. 1.-THE Conservation of the Ma
| tional Resources Mrs. Charles Cur
it's: conversational topic, The Story,
| introduced by Mrs. D. G. Tillotson;
reading, Mrs. F. c. Slater
| 1C1rrn y