The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
Federation Holds a Meeting and
Considers Plans.
Topeka Needs One and Is Going
to Have 1t.
START WITH BAZAAR
Already Pledges Are Being Made
by Organizations.
Donations Offered to Start Ball
a Rolling.

Club house, club house! That was
the one topic of discussion at the first
meeting of the new executive board
of the city federation of womens
clubs with the new president, Mrs.
Lee Monroe at her house, 900 Harri-
son street, Friday night. So many
new individual members are coming
into the Fed in order to help build a
club house for women that it is pro-
posed to submit new bylaw which
will organize the individual members
alphabetically into groups of ten for
purposes of representation. Some wo-
men don't have time nor inclination
Tor regular club work, but would like
to help in some of the more important
federation measures, such as building
a club house. They can do this bet
ter If they are organized to the ex-
tent of having voting representatives
at the business meetings. Mrs. Mon
roe has suggested this bylaw and the
Fed will probably be asked to vote
on it.
This talk about a womens club
house the city Fed is going to build
may sound to you like an idle jest
but it isn't. Topeka needs a women's
club house and the Fed is in earnest
about getting it. You may as we'll
make up your mind to pass the hat
for your credits sake and pay, pay,
pay. You may say there are plenty
of club houses but you must remem-
Der that they are for the members
only The federation club house will
be for anybody who wants to rent it
for any suitable purpose. 1t will fill
the aching void left when library hall
was made over into reading room
and picture gallery. Since the days
of library hall Topeka has had no
really satisfactory public place for a
big dance or other entertainment. Ev-
cry time there is a state meeting or
convention in Topeka there is a de-
mand for a big banquet room. The
federation club house will have a big
audience room with a first class dane
ing floor, and a big dining room, ar
tistically decorated and fully equip
ped The rentals of these rooms will
pay the running expenses of the club
house and anybody who doubts this.
simply doesn't know how much such
things are needed in Topeka, Kan.
Many women who are not club
mem bers but who realize how much a
| club house for women would mean to
| Topeka are coming into the Fed as
| individual members in order to help
| in the organized effort for club
house. The Good Government club
| has pledged 500 to the club house
| fund beside its contributions to the
bazaar to be held in the fall by the
| federation. The Research formerly
! the FroebeD club has pledged three
| articles for the bazaar from each
member and will take charge of the
| candy and confectionery booth. The
Minerva club will have the eats
| and the delicatessen department. The
| Clio club will raise sum of money
! by private enterprises this summer
and will take the apron and bags
| booth.
A feature of the bazaar viii be a
| dolls millinery opening. The Topeka
| matters will make the frames and the
| junior bazaar committee of the Fed
will trim 1000 dolls hats. Every lit
tie girl in Topeka will be invited to
| take her doll to the Opening"
| The Women's and Children's Field
| day at Vinewood Tuesday for all wo-
mems and children's organizations and
| societies is under the auspices of the
| federation, which will get a percent
| age of the receipts of the street rail-
way company. for the club house
| fund.