The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-05

Omaha, Neb.. Mrs. w. w. Bowman,
Mrs. c. L. Hughes, Mrs. J. B. Smalley,
Mrs. c. E. ,Burgson. Mrs. w. M. Ry-
nerson, Kansas City, Mo.
Adjourned to meet in two weeks with
Mrs A r. Grear and Mrs. w. T.
Davis hostesses, at Elks' club house
The executive board of the fedora
ton in their meeting with Mrs Lee
Monroe this week. set on foot a plan
for a ten mile boulevard, along which
ornamental trees will be planted, and
beautiful uniform parkings maintain
ed. 1t is not expected that the drive
will be completed at once, but it is
hoped that the route may be planned
and everything made ready for the
planting of trees and shrubs on ArDor-
day. A committee of twenty, including
both men and women, will have the
work in charge. The route, SO far as
| it has been planned, will be along
Quincy street, through the business
section as far south as Seventeentn
| street; then west to Washburn college:
From the college it will follow one or
the paved streets north to the asylum
grounds; then east to PotWin. FROM
| PotWin the road will lead to the Melan
bridge, across the river into North
Topeka and return over the Saroou
] bridge pass through East Topeka, ana
! then back to Kansas avenue
| Mrs Monroe thinks there should pc
no additional tax to maintain the
| boulevard, as streets that are already
paved can be used. and the necessary
work can be performed by prison Ia
! bor. A large number of the trees used
will probably be given by the scnools
and societies that observe Arpor Day;
| and if is hoped that all public spirited
| citizens will take a hand in bringing
| this scheme to fulfillment.
| There are most appointments to be
made for the committee, but the mem
bers already chosen are: MRS; T. W ~
| Mills, Mr. T. A. Borman, president OF
| the Commercial club; Mr.. N. p Mel
son, Mr.. Thomas Page, Mayor Green
| Professor w. A. Harshbarger OF WASH
Kaster, Mrs. T D. Graham. Mr.. J. b
! Iarimer, Mrs Lee Monroe. The North
Topeka Civic club will be represented
and the Oakland Forestry club, and
member froIa East Topeka Will be
| appointed.
Mrs. C. c. Goddard of Leaveuworth,
! the state federation president, lectureo
| On the subject of Fairgrounds at the
National Corn exposition at Omaha
| on Woman's Club day. which was ar
| ranged bv the state presidents OF ILL
nois, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota.
In an address on the movement in
plague. Mrs. Goddard says: Our last
| legislature appropriated 100000 to-
wsrd tuberculosis exhibit, and they
now have a car travelling over the state
and stopping at different towns. TINS
car is in charge of Dr. EmDley, d
tuberculosis expert, and a trainer
nurse who give free lectures every al.
ternoon and evening on the treatment
and cure of the disease. They nave
various exhibits of appliances and ap-
paratus for prevention OF tuoercuiosls.
Photographs of unhealthy locations
and habitations have been taken ana
show for the purpose of creating an IN
terest in the removal or cleaning OF
unsightly spots. In addition to this
we have DR.. Magee, of Topeka, who
| gives interesting lectures and stereop-
| ficon views illustrating how the dis
| ease is propagated and carried. His
services can be obtained by any club
upon the payment oe his actual ex-
penses.
sHThe importance of this crusade can
not he overestimated when we realize
that the disease costs our country two
hundred thousand lives a year, and
the entire world a million, and our
state five thousand a year, besides
handicapping our progress, prosperity
and happiness and being an enormous
expense to our community, and mos
| often in the walks of life where the
burden is least bearable.
stScience has demonstrated that the
disease can be stamped out, but the
upon the promptness with which the
| this can be accomplished depend:
upon the promptnes swith which ths
new doctrine can be inculcated into