The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
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The State Journal is the official paper
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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
Treasurer-Mrs. c. W. Lands. Osborne.
| Auditor-Mrs. NJ. s. Munson, Ell Dorado
Gen. Fed Secretary-Mrs. c. C. Goodaro'
PRESIDENTS OF DISTRICT Fedora
TIONs.
| First-Mrs. w. w. Wood, Horton.
ThirdNMrs J. E. Raymond. Girard:
FffthNMrs. Frances A Jennings. Clay
sixth-Mrs Geo. P. Griffith. Hays City.
| Seventh-Mrs. Samuel Yaggy. Syracuse.
| Eighth-Mrs. !. n. Singer, Wichita;
Mrs Isabel Isabel lNofftz. tQggene4m1o, emo, president
G. F. W. G. FROM KANSAS.
Rireetor-Mrs; w a: Johnsto3 Topeka
Health artmennt-civics committee:
Mrs. Eustace II. Brown, olafhe. resolu-
| tions committee, and Mrs. F. H. Lemon
| Of LeaVenworth food sanitation committee.
Mrs. Philip N. Moore of ST. Louis
president of the General Federation,
has returned from her trip to Panama
where she visited the clubs of the
isthmus which are federated with the
organization of which she is chief ex-
ecutive. Mrs. Sherman of Chicago,
vice president, who accompanied her,
was taken i'll with an attack of appen-
dicitis the day before they were to
have sailed on the return trip to the
States and was obliged to remain in
Panama. She was taken to the beau
| tiful perfectly equipped government
hospital, which is one of the marvels
of the Isthmus, where the operation
was performed.
The Saturday Afternoon club of
Hays City, the strongest and most in
fuentiaI club of the Sixth district, has
endorsed Mrs Ward of Hays for the
office of vice president of the Kansas
Fed. Mrs. May Belleville Brown
of Salina has considerable boom for
the office of General Federation Secre-
tary which is now elective Mrs. Brown
is we'll qualified for the position
through her experience in general fed
Grafton work as president of the state
federation.
Miss Caroline Lexow of New York
who was in Kansas this winter in the
interests of the equal suffrage move
ment and made many friends in To-
peka during a fortnights stay here
will address the Equality League of
Self-Supporting Women which num-
berS $4,000 in New York City, March
IS. Mrs. Stanton Blatch, well known
In suffrage and other sociological
work, is president of the league. Miss
Lexow will tell about her trip through
the west and especially of women's in
fuence upon municipal affairs in Kan
sas.
The civic committee of the city fed
Mrs. Stephen r. Tuttle chairman, will
be in charge of the programme of the
April meeting to be held the after
noon of April 1. The committee will
meet with Mrs. Watson next week to
make plans for the meeting, which is
the next event of importance in local
clubdom
Mrs. W. A. Johnston will go to San
Antonio the last of the month for the
Presidents Council and the meeting
of the board of directors of the Cen
eral Fed. The meeting will be held
March 80 and 81 and the Menger ho-
tel will be headquarters. A side trip
to Old Mexico has been planned for
the delegates.
The Art club met Monday with Mrs.
Chester Woodward The following pro-
gramme was given:
Caprice, Mendelssohn, Paul Delar-
oche, Helen HOgeboon.
Ferdinand Victor Delacroix, Mrs.
Carver
Jean Louis Gericault, Mrs. Wear.
Alphonse De Neuville, Mrs. Morgan.
A Kansas programme and the an
nuaI election of officers gave the meet
ing of the Portia club with Mrs. Eli
C. Foster. 713 Topeka avenue, unusual
interest Thursday. The new officers
are Mrs. S. j. Crumbine. president;
Mrs. K. A Shumaker, vice president;
Mrs. c. H. Searle, secretary and treas
urer; Mrs. Crum bine and Mrs. ]. H.
Mcbride, delegates to the city fedora
ton; Mrs. Shumaker and Mrs. f. c.
Slater alternate; Mrs. Foster, delegate
to the State Federation at Hutchinson;
Mrs. Crumbine, alternate.
The program follows:
Roll Call: About Kansas.
Some Scenes and Happenings in
Kansas" Mrs. Charles Curtis.
Pioneers, Mrs. w. w. Bowman.
Literature of Kansas, Mrs. F. c. S1a- |
ter.
Trees, Mrs. J. H. Frizzen.
Industries, Mrs. J. H. Frizzel1.
Kansas Wheat, Mrs. B. f. McGinen. |
Resources, Mrs. E. G.. Foster.
Music Mrs. K. A. Shumaker. with |
songs by Kansas composers by Mrs. |
Crumbine, Mrs. Bowman and Mrs. |
Foster.
Mrs Charles Curtis is new MEM !
Der of the POrtia club, elected to fill |
the vacancy caused by the resignation |
of Mrs z. A. Fredenhagan who has
gone to Kansas City to live. The guests |
of the club Thursday were Mrs Briggs.