The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09

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The Ceramic Art club will meet
Friday. April 15. with Mrs. c. o.
Knowles and Miss Katherine Lindsey
will be hostesses.
The club met Friday. April 1. with
Mrs. J. B. Doncyson and Mrs. George
Jewell. The following program was
given:
Round table talk on art
Motif, Apple and Peach Blossoms
Mrs. J. H Stuart.
Lesson hour spent in study and Criti-
cism of original designs.
The next meeting of the Minerva
club will be held Monday, April IL, at
club. Mrs. c.. g. Blakely and Miss
Brunette Walter will be hostesses.
The Good Government club enter
tanned the members of the Mothers
club Tuesday afternoon at the Provi-
dent association by musical program
arranged by Miss Maude Mary Kline.
Those who took part were Miss Dora
Lovett. Miss Ruth Miller, Miss Flossie
Jack, Miss Kline and Mrs. Miller. After
the program refreshments were served
by Mrs. Tallman Bailey, Mrs. A. e.
Jones, Mrs. Fred FarnswortH and Mrs.
Mary Erickson. The association is pro-
crossing well under the excellent work
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffrey.
The N. N. S. club will meet Tuesday
afternoon, April IL, with Mrs. L. o.
Case. 1900 West Tenth street.
The Ideal History club will meet
Friday, April Is. with Mrs. George
Foster, 1871 Tyler street. Roll call
will be answered by quotations from
The West Side Forestry club, at their
last meeting. resolved: That all forest,
mineral. watershed lands, and water
power sites belonging to the United
States, and also those belonging to the
state of Kansas. should always be held
as public property for the benefit OF
all the people. and that the title to
such properties should never pass from
the national and state governments,
but should be leased under proper reg
ulations and considerations.
That We commend the Roosevelt,
Pinchot, and Garfield policies, as we
understand them to mean that only by
special acts of congress relating there
to, can the title to any forest and min
eral lands and water power sites and
lands necessary for preservation OF
such, pass to the ownership of corpor-
atoms or individuals.
That our secretary send copy of
these resolutions to President Taft,
Secretary Ballinger. our member OF
congress, both senators. Governor
Stubs, Mr.. Pinchot. and to both OF
the daily papers of Topeka.
The City Federation celebrated its
thirteenth birthday anniversary Thurs
day afternoon at Unity chudrch by
program given by the past presidents
of the federation. music arranged for
by Miss Maude Marv Kline, and a re-
ception in the church parlors. A part
of the afternoon was taken up In
business session at which it was decided
that the June meeting of the federation
should be an al1-day meeting; the fore
noon to be spent at the First Chris
tan church in the transaction of fed
Grafton business, including the election
given over to an outdoor picnic, If the
weather is suitable: otherwise, the en-
tire day to be spent at the church.
Mrs. Lee Monroe, the president, was
asked to appoint a committee to ar
range for the meeting.
May has been chosen as the date
for the musical program and reception
to be given at the Country club for the
wives and daughters Of visiting physi-
clans.
Arrangements were made for the sale
OF tickets to the concert at the Grand
opera house, April IL. to be given by
the Ladies' Music club. for the benefit
of the club house fund. Some box
parties and line parties have reserved
seats for the affair. and the club women
are confidently expecting the concert to
be q complete success in the point OF
numbers, and they know 1t will be
musically successful. considering that
the foremost talent of Topeka.-largely
professional-haye offered their services,
and are preparing to give one of their
best programs.
Messages were read from the past
presidents who were unable to attend.
Mrs. J. K. Hudson. of Kansas City, the
first city federation president, sent
story, 1.-THE Maid of the Mound" which
was read by Mrs. Charles Spencer
Mrs. J. c. McClintOck read a paper on
the administration of Mrs. A. H.
Thompson (deceasedD telling of her
her work in adjoining the walls of the
public school with pictures, and her
unselfish devotion to others. Mrs. Nc
Clintock was vice president of the fed
Grafton during Mrs. Thompson's term
of office
Mrs. H. o. Garvey gave an account
of the opening of manual training de-
partments in the schools during her ad-
ministratiOn, how the movement was
started in small way in Branner school
with the sum of $500 for equipment and
$500 for teachers salary. The following
years, through the efforts of the club
women, bonds were voted for manual
training school in connection with the
high school Mrs. Carney then read a
paper on THE Mission of Poetry a
subject on which she is qualified to
speak. since she writes it herself as
we'll as loves what others have writ
ten.
Mrs A. H. Horton. who was president
flood. told of the work the club women
did for the sufferers in the overflowed