The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

/ The State Journal Is the official uan~,
e sae Kansas Federation Of Wohsh''
June 8 is the date Of the next meet
ing OF the city federation of clubs. OF
especial interest on account of the cleo
| ton which will be held at this time.
me Commercial club has invited the
federation to meet in its quarters The
Program will consist OF officers and
committees reports and the election.
me following women have been en-
oorsed for the office of president: Mrs.
F. w. Watson (ths present incumbent
who refuses to become a candfdate1 :
Mrs G o. Knowles oa1so declines a
noninaIIon) Mrs A. A. GODDARD Mrs.
Lee Monroe, Mrs A 0. WeIman and
Mrs J. W. Going
With the close of the club season.
which ends locally with the June meet
| ing or the city federation the attention
| or the High Brows who keep I'D the
lnteaectuah game through the summer
VIII turn to the ChautauQuas. The date
OF the Topeka Chautauqua Is June "a
July .: There VIII be g club depart
ment, the D. A r. and Wonen,s Kan
sas Day club will be represented with
| headquarters and many OF the fndfvfd-
ual Topeka clubs will have tents
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter viii be
| in charge of the department of Iitera-
ture at the SaIina Chautauqua and OF
clubs and literature at the Cawker
City Chautauqua- She will spend ten
days at each place this summer.
Mrs. Watson who has entertained
almost every club in the city fedora
ton during her term in office and viii
complete the list before her admin
lstratIon ends was the hostess of the
Ceramic Art club Friday and will have
the Clio club Monday and the In Tenn
pora club Tuesday. Through the in
formal afternoons which she has given
for the individual clubs at her beauti-
fuI house on Topeka avenue Mrs.
Watson has come into close personal
contact with the members Of the fed
Grafton. has heard their programs and
taken much interest in their work. No
president of the federation has ever
done more, personally, for the clubs
than Mrs. Watson, has given them
more Of herself Her administration
has been marked by unusual social
features which will long be remember
ed. not the least OF them being the
club meetings at the home OF the pres
fdent, where Mrs. Watson. who Is al
ways charming, IS seen at her very
best
The members OF the Minerva club
were delightfully."- entertained by Mrs
C. G. Blakely Monday afternoon at
Paper-Recent Fiction, Mrs H L.
Review = Lewis Rand" (Mary
Johnston). Mrs. E. C. Foster
Review-''The Marriage of Mrs.
MurIin," CWayne), Mrs. W. T. Davis
Mrs Chas- Samson.
TaIk-Forest Reserves, Mrs. Heym.
Paper-The Roycroft Shops, Miss
Lola Graham.
hungarian Dance-Brahms. Mrs
Morton AIbaugh.
Vocal solo THE Dustman,r
(Brahms), Miss McAfee.
The Gypsies - (Brahms), Mrs
Foster, Miss BIinn-
Miss Kline
Aria from Samson and DeiIah,
Saint Saens. Miss Legler-
Trio--Cradle Song" (Brahms),
Mrs Samson, Mrs Foster, Mrs. Put
man.
the e guests e Of the afternoon were:
Mrs. f s Jackson Mrs. L. Beard,
Mrs Ogden. Rock Island, Ill, Miss
Alice Patterson. Miss Stevenson, Miss
Rosa FerIet, Mrs. S. c. Petit. Mrs.
Chas F. Hardy. Mrs. Darlington
Lodge. Mrs. w A McCa<ter. Mrs F.
W watson. Mrs Geo. Morehouse.
Mrs. W. C. Fisk, Mrs W. L Miller,
Mrs T. T. Borman, Mrs. c. F.
Menuineer. Mrs. F. L. Campbell. Miss
T,oIa. Graham, Mrs. T. r Paxton, Mrs.
E W. Hughes. Mrs. A. W. Benson.
Mrs J. NJ. French
The Topeka section OF the College
EQUAL Suffrage league will meet at
the raanse, SIS Harrison street, with
Mrs. s. s. Estey on THURSDAY after
noon Nav 20, at 4:3o. All college
women cordially invited to attend.
The Ladies Music club met Wednes-
day with Mrs. W. G. Dickte- The
programme was furnished by Mrs
Ralph Skinner, Mrs. J. W. Going,
Mrs Chas KIefnhans and Miss
Marian Garretson- The club quar-
tette sang two numbers. The club
will meet in two weeks with MIS-
George W. Parkhurst.
The Nineteenth Century club at the
regular meeting Monday elected the
following officers: Mrs. G. O. Smith,
president; Mrs z. A. Austin, vice pres
ident. Mrs T. W. Harrison, secretary:
and Mrs Thomas s Young, treasurer.
Following the business meeting the
club was entertained at luncheon at the
home of Mrs. G.. O. Smith The mem
hers of the club present were: Mrs
Mrs. Young. Mrs. Henry Bennett, Mrs.
Byron Davis, Mrs P. J. Clevenger, Mrs.
Wilbur J. Greer, Mrs Joab MuIvane.
Mrs John r Mulvane, Mrs. W. H.
RICHTER. Miss Alice Scott. Miss Meta
LegIer was a guest and gave some vo-
cal numbers during the afternoon Let
tiers were read from Miss Emma Smith, |
who IS travelling in Europe
The Calypso club will meet with Mrs |
W. R. friedrich in Highland Park
Thursday afternoon