The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-09

Mrs. Lee Monroe. president Of the
city federation. is i'll and has gone
to Excelsior Springs for a few weeks.
The state conference of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution
will be held in this city on October
IA and Is. The state officers and
delegates will be entertained at the
National hotel and the business
meetings will also be held in that
place. The Topeka chapter has
planned an automobile ride for Fri
day morning and a luncheon at noon
the latter to be served on the roof
garden. A reception will be given
Friday evening at the Governors
mansion to which the Sons of the
American Revolution and their wives
and the members of the city fedora
ton of clubs and their escorts are
most cordially invited.
The year books of the CONVEX
sation club of Enterprise have been
received The officers for this year
are: Mrs. Catharine A. Hoffman,
president; Mrs. Anna Allen, vice
president: Mrs. Marian Sanquist Sec
rotary and treasurer.
Until the city federation has a home
of its own no better place for it's
meetings could be found than the
meeting was held Thursday after
noon. The business and called
meetings of the fed have been held
there all summer but some of the
club women paid the place their first
visit Thursday and they were de-
lighted with it. The room is attrac-
tive, comfortable, conveniently To-
Gated and large enough for all ordi-
nary purposes. at inspires one with
fresh enthusiasm for the club house
project to see the Commercial clubs
comfortable and artistic quarters a
woman said Thursday. when will
ha have something of this
sort for their very own ?"
The October meeting was un-
commonly successful and the West
Side Forestry club, which had the
graduated on one of the most enjoy
able, and profitable afternoons which
the fed has enjoyed. The talk on
forestry and tree planting in parks
and lawns by Professor H. L. Rob
erts. x. S. A. c., Manhattan, was one
of the best things with which the fed
has been favored. Mrs. G. A. Huron
read a delightful paper and the
Hogeboom and piano numbers by
Miss Laura Glenn, both of the
washburn music school faculty.
the absence of Mrs. Monroe. Mrs. ].
d. Mcfarland presided at the bust
ness meeting and Mrs. o. E. Walker
introduced the speakers.
Miss Mabel Richie is the hostess of
the Current Literature club for Octo-
her, At the meeting last Tuesday
magazine reviews were given by Mrs.
T. NJ. Brier Mrs. r. s. Magee and Mrs.
w. c. Crafts. Mrs. H. G. Short had a
PAPER on the Women of Denmark the
irst of a series, by different members
Of the club. on the life of women of
foreign lands United States history
topics will also receive some attention
from the club this season in addition
70 the magazine reviews to which the
programs are principally devoted. One
afternoon will be given over to a
symposium on dress with papers on
ancient, medieval, and modern dress,
the History of a Spool of Thread and
the story. of a Yard of Silk. The an
nual dinner for the husbands of the
members will be given February %.
The Chandos club began its fourth
year in the study of Shakespeare under
the direction of Mrs. Margaret Hill
McCarter at the meeting Thursday
with Mrs. L. z. Anderson, 1107 North
Jackson street. Othello is the drama
now under consideration.
Mrs J. c. Holland, Mrs. T. S. Lyon
and Miss Emma Wallace were the
hostesses of the Nautilus club, which
met Tuesday afternoon at the home