The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-07

The Ceramic Art club Will meet Fri
day, May IS, with Mrs. c. e. Jordan.
at her home, 1922 North Jackson
street Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. R. S.
Magee will be hostesses. The club met
last Friday with Mrs. Charles Ham
mond and Mrs. w. P. Bishop. Mrs.
Clement Smith had the paper for the
afternoon on the subject From the
Abstract to Nature" The motif, a
pine cone, was given by Miss Louis
Wood.
Mrs. Ralph Ward was hostess at the
social afternoon of the Nautilus club
at her home, 1852 College avenue,
Tuesday, May 8. At a previous meet
ing the election of officers for next
year was held. Mrs. F. D. Davies was
chosen president. Mrs. L. D. White
more vice president, Mrs. w. J. Greer
recording secretary Mrs. w. T. Todd
corresponding secretary. and Mrs. w.
A. Harshbarger secretary.
The vespuccian club met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. F. Cunningham
1906 East Eighth avenue. Mrs. Shut,
Mrs. Smiley and Miss Little were
guests of the club. The next meeting
will be held Thursday, May IL, with
Mrs. w. F. Cochran, 1929 Madison
street.
The Ideal History club will meet
Stevenson, S25 Jefferson street.
The klio club will met with Miss
Gertrude Barnes, 1878 Clay street, next
Monday afternoon. The study will be
book review of 1.-THE Calling of Dan
Matthews.
The Golden Rule club will meet Fri
day, the 18th. with Mrs. j. E. Howes,
1904 West Sixth street. The club will
elect officers for the coming year.
The N. N. S. club will meet Tuesday
afternoon. May 10, with Mrs. Sam
Huston. 1929 Polk street
The Travellers club met today with
Miss Newell, GIT West Fourteenth
street.
The Ladies' U. c. T. club will meet
at the Commercial club rooms Thurs
day afternoon, May IL.
The Child Study club met with Mrs.
w D. Perry, 1o11 King street, Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. w. A. McCarter
gave pleasing and interesting talk on
the Heart of a Child" Mis- Esterly
sang a lullaby and Mrs Lawrence
a duet. The guests of the club were:
Mrs. W A. McCarter, Mrs. J. e. Cos
sett. Mrs. Everett Akers. Mrs. E. c.
Fox, Mrs. F. c. Bowen, Miss Lulu Nc
Kee, Miss Esterly, Mrs. F. E. Bissell,
Mrs. A. L. Hudson, Mrs. A p Bishop
and Mrs. Lawrence Lommason.
The May meeting of the Topeka
chapter D. A. R. will be held Saturday
afternoon, May IA, with Mrs. Robert
G. Merrick. 1901 Harrison street The
hosteSses will be: Mrs. Merrick. Mrs
H. A. Kingsley. Mrs. A. D. McGiffert
Mrs. Margaret Riley, Mrs. P. I. Muir
ply. Miss Helen Lee, Miss Sara Stick
ney and Miss Ruth Stickney. The pro-
gram will deal with the women of the
The w. T. K. club will meet Tues
day, May 10, with Mrs. E. A. Popenoe.
at the regular hour. If the dav is
stormy the club will hold the meeting
with Mrs. Gender. 14S7 Van Buren,
street.
Mrs. Lee Monroe has sent to each
club a letter Of inquiry which is in
tended to elicit information which will
be helpful to the coming president of
the city federation. Among the ques-
lions that the letter contains are the
following: Name the women YOU
would choose for the offices of presi-
dent, first vice president, second vice
president, secretary, and treasurer
what line of work do you wish to take
up?" What line of work do you wish
favor of club house,? Will you work
for it ?" will you help with the next
bazaar If so, what department will
you handler" what is your idea IF
the federation work?" What has the
federation done for your" What has
your club done for the federation ?''
Answers to these questions have begun
to come in. The Ideal History club, Of
which Mrs. E. S. Marshall is president.
has answered the inquiries, in part, by
advising that they are in favor of Sc
curing club house, will work for it.
and will assist at the bazaar AS to
what the federation had done for their
club, they answered "All that wise
parent could do for its children and
the answer to the following question
was: 1--WE have been loyal to the fed
Grafton in all things and have helped
materially with the bazaar and the
Washburn fund" They also especially
commended the work of the department
Of justice and suggested that its sphere
be enlarged to include a plan for in
structing women in state and national
l; w pertaining to the rights of wo-
men and children. Their idea of fed
Grafton work is "to do everything pos
sible for the advancement of all women
and for a closer bond of friendship and
good feeling, and to work for the up
building of the state" Sorosis an
swered that they too, favored the
building of club house and that they
particularly wanted to work for the adj
vancement of Topeka, it's cleanliness,
beauty and growth. Mrs. Monroe is
anxious to receive answers from all the
clubs so that she NAV have a comDlete