The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-24
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The Sorcsis club will meet Saturday,
december 81, with Mrs Lee Monroe.
The program will consist of a paper
by Mrs. A. A. Rodgers on "a View
point IN Literature and discussion by
Miss Laura Ewing, Mrs. p c. Cham
berlain and Mrs. DeWitte C. Nellis.
The Minerva club held a guest
meeting Monday in the First Baptist
church. The program was given in
the church on account of the advan-
tage of pipe organ in the study of
sacred music which formed a part of
the program for the day The subject
of the literary part of the program
was the literature of the late Eliza
bethan age, and Mrs. F. S. Jackson
read an interesting paper, showing
careful research, on the work of Dry
den and Pope, reading short iIlustra-
tive extracts from their works. Mrs.
Charles Curtis had an exhaustive re-
view of the lives of Addison and
and anecdote. Mrs. Robert Stone read
paper on English church music,
which is really all too little known
and appreciated in this country. Her
paper pointed out the distinctions be-
tween the Grecian musical forms, the
Roman liturgy, and the Anglican sa-
cred music. The study of the church
music was especially timely in connec-
ton with the classic period of English
literature, since that music and liter
ature are inseparably bound up in the
history of the nation, as is always the
case where the establishments pre-
walls The TIE Deum Laudimus was
sung by a chorus: sacred solos were
sung by Mrs. H. w. Putnam. Miss
Brunette Walter and Miss Lucille Nc
Afee Miss Jennie Blinn gave an or
gan number, and Miss Jessie Waller
a violin solo. piano duet, with or
gan accompaniment was played by
Mrs. Morton Albaugh, Miss Brunette
Walter and Miss Blinn.
The Ceramic Art club has taken it's
vacation during the month of Decem-
Der, and will hold it's next meeting
be held at the home of Mrs. w. H.
Davis, 903 Western avenue.
The Nautilus club has issued an at
tractive year book for 1901, with
the cover in cream and brown. and
the program printed in brown on
heavy cream paper. The club was or
ganized in 1894 and was federated in
1897. The club colors are shell pink
and silver, the flower, daybreak car
nation and the motto 'fWe Are one"
The first meeting of the new year is
scheduled for January 10, with Mrs.
r B. Dams as hostess. 1t will be
guest day. and the subject for the af-
story"
The program for the meeting of the
Current Literature club December 27,
Mrs. Otto K1ene. is as follows World
Today" Miss Alice Nesbaum; 'fBook-
man." Miss Mabel Richie; roll call
the funniest thing you ever heard.
The members of the Good Govern
ment club have each undertaken to
mo I1aT~ n
the Suffrage league, and. of course,
more if possible The Suffrage con-
vention will meet January 10 in To-
peka.
ned to give for the legislators January
II. has been postponed, as it will be
impossible to obtain the use of the
hall for that evening. But the dance
will be given at time to be an
nounced later. If the suffragists sue
ceed in getting the bill through the
next session of the legislature, Kansas
will be the sixth state in the line OF
progress. But the women of Califor-
MIA are busy. too. and there are some
chances that they will cheat us to it, T"
which would be the sixth heavy blow
to our state pride.
whe Equal Suffrage league have
opened their headquarters In room II
af the historical department at the
state house, and are WORKING TO get
through the legislature bill that will
mean votes for women TIL public is
waking up to the Importance of the
measure and all that it brings and
means to this state in the future in
clean government and intelligent, pa
+riotic citizenship. Substantial contr1-
buttons are being constantly sent in,
and a few days ago one of our lead
ing merchants made the league a
christmas present of a check for $25.
on the other hand, the opposition Is
active. too The brewers of Missouri,
for example, don't like the spirit OF
T(ansas women, and they are deter
1nined to subdue these same Kansas
Women and see that they have nc
voice In Kansas affairs. The brewers
have appointed themselves guardians
and oyerseers of the POLITICS and
statesu anship of the commonwealth OF
Kansas. regulating her affairs. ever
20 the last drop of liquid refreshmen
Consumed within her borders. To this
end thew have pledged themselves te
snend. if necessary, million dollars
To defeat the bill granting women the
elective franchise. If the brewers sue
coed in buying the legislature for one
million dollars. the men or the stats
may consider that they are Represented
Nv q fairly high priced saleable article
hut If they permit a. lower value te
he pIacea on themselves. they should