The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-27
State Federation WOmen's Clubs
in Annual Session.
State President DeliversAddreSs
to Delegates This Afternoon.
TELLS OF CLUB WORK
Fighting Against Tuberculosis
and White Slave Traffic.
VIM. Mckeever Delivers Inter.
esting and Scholarly Address.

Abilene. Kan. April 27-Defnite
strides looking to the effacement of
tuberculosis and the white slave traf-
f1c'' in Kansas have been made by the
State Federation of Women's clubs,
which met here yesterday in the fif-
teenth annual meeting
Mrs. Clara c. Goddard of Leaven-
worth, state president, in her annual
actress delivered to the delegates this
afternoon told of the clubs work.
when the glad tidings of hope were
sounded to those afflicted with the
Great White Plague, in regard to the
new doctrine for the treatment of that
dreaded disease said Mrs. Goddard,
our club women enlisted in the cam
palgn of civic service, joining hands
with the state board of health in the
fight against tuberculosis. The past
year we have waged war against the
unhealthy and unsanitary conditions
or our state, until, as commonwealth
we feel, in a measure, that we are as
healthy lot of people as can be found
anywhere.
Through the official organs Of the
newspapers which we have located in
the different districts, as well as main
tanning a state official organ, We have
been enabled to keep alive the club in
tereSts and activities; also to create
sentiment among the people in favor
"On March 10 we held a big civic
rally Ii Kansas City, Kan. This meet
ing was we'll attended, and resulted in
much good in our surrounding country,
1ntensifying the enthusiasm, and also
creating a great interest in the sup
preston of the whits slave traffic.
which we will take up in addition to our
ether civic work.
1--WE have also been working towards
the establishment of a scholarship fund.
and are glad to report at this biennial
the sum of $1,000, with two young Ia
dies in the state university. also the
ship fund, and the raising of $1,1O0 for
the assistance of our State Tubercu-
losis association
William A. McKeever's Address.
s.As compared with the systematic
study of child psychology l should
rank the study of Shakespeare at the
little end of the ratio 16 to l." said
William A. McKeever, professor OF
philosophy, Kansas State Agricultural
college, in an address here today at
the fifteenth annual meeting OF the
Kansas State Federation of Women's
clubs.
'sThere is more of a vitahzing and in
spring nature to be derived from OBJ
serving scientifically the conduct Of a
group of little children making mud
Ties or romping on a green sward than
there is to be gained from the reading
of any ordinary novel.
1T is true thar Browning and Ruskin
and the others of their rank will lead
YOU into the fowery beauties of the in
tellectuaI life, but they do not bring
YOU close enough to the fresh fountains
of inspiration that spring out OF the
hearts of the little children playing
among us.
mo finer flower ever b1oomed in the
garden of the gods than is to be found
already terminating in the ives OF the
boys and girls of Kansas. But these
A.
ted by the hand of a well-tTained, al
fectionate, attendant before their high
est possibilities can be realized.
The greatest problem that confronts
our present age. contlnu tt F =; fe s.f6
est from solution is the problem of the
home life underlying all that is good
nd great in our civilization Is the
Happy, harmonious family And YET,
there are to be seen today number
of fearful enemies aSSailing 1t on every
hand. The divorce evil. The social I'M
rest, the craze for excitement ana the
like are all symptoms or an unstapIe
family and home life. But this entire
tangle of social affairs can, in my Judg-
ment. be Strengthened out by means OF
bringing up one or two generations OF
children through course or sclentlnc
training.
of everything except human character
building in the home. 1t Is now posi-
HE to obtain ar authentic dlsserta-
ton concerning the care ana n'anase-
ment OF the orphan mule or the wean-
ling calf. and the country IS flooded
with good literature on the helpful hen:
R11t tna child ABOUT the house is still
mystery to US all because en-, we Zo aase
in a scien1ific study of his care and de-
1--WE men believe that woman is at
her hest only when her course Of life
is marked by altruisnl. She IS distinct
iveIv a creature of service and sacr1nce,
and she is best and happiest only when
she is serving others. ] warn YOU
therefore, against any kind of club nfe
that aims at culture for its own sake
as its predominating interest. In pro-
portion as you organize into special
cl11b groups for the purpose of mere
entertainments, or Of securing some Gull
ture for its own sake, and for the mere
sake of display, I say that you are
etarvine. out by neglect the sweetest
anI hest hat there is in your natures.
@rvrn RROKE HIS T.FIG.