The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
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At the last meeting of the Good
Government club in the early summer,
It was decided to hold the meetings
Thursday in the month. The next
meeting, therefore, will be held Thurs
day, October 13. The plans for the
clubs work have not been made as
president, Miss Maude Mary Kline
Mrs. Lee Monroe, chairman of the pro-
gram committee. has been spending
the summer in California. but she ex-
meeting of her committee at an early
date, for the preparation of the pro-
gram.
The Vespuccian club has issued it's
new year book, which is attractively
made I'D in white and yellow. The
cover is heavy white paper. 1ettered
in gold and tied with yellow cord. The
inside leaves are cut with rough edges,
and the printing and arrangement of
the contents are above criticism. The
club was organized March 81. 1895,
and became a member of the Fedora
ton December 9. 1897. For their mot
to, the club has chosen {" 'Tis the mind
that makes the body rich" Their col
ors are yellow and white. as indicated
by the makeup of the book. The
officers for the year are: Mrs. J. A.
Hodgins, president; Mrs. J. S. Ems
minger, vice president, and Mrs. J.
Mouldy secretary and treasurer.
The first meeting of the season will
be held Thursday, october IS, at the
home of Mrs. w. F. Cochran. 1929
ranged for that day will be as follows:
Music.
Roll Call.
Book Review@"The Servant in the
House Cecil Gray Kennedy. Mrs. S.
Social half hour.
The Ceramic Art club met Friday
afternoon ct the home of Miss Rose
Mitchell and Miss Daisy Neil. hos
tesses. This is the first meeting of the
club for the new season.
The Topeka Chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution met today at
the home sof Mrs. Albrecht Marburg.
on Harrison street. The subject of
study for the meeting was Carolina
Women Of the Revolution
1t would be a favor to this depart
ment if the secretaries Of the various
clubs would send in a copy of their
year books at the time thew are dis
ceived so far the book for the Yes
puccian club and the Searchers club,
and also a copy of the State Federation
year book. The possession of these
books assists me great deal. and
| also saves a good deal of work for the
members of the clubs in giving notices
| for publication, so long as the meet
| ings and programs follow the order
set out in the printed calendar. Kind
| ly address Miss Bertha Hampstead,
| Department of Women's Clubs. To-
peka State Journal.
Not long ago in Chicago. the sedi-
ment which gathered in a high school
drinking cup that had been unwashed
| for some little time (and this is likely
| to be the case with every school cup),
was injected under the skin of two
healthy guinea pigs. One pig died
within forty hours, examination show
| ing that death had been caused by
veloped tuberculosis, investigation
proving that a number of children in
| the school were suffering from con-
umption.
Individual drinking CUBS may be
purchased for a small sum- and there
| is no reason why every school child
should not have one; yet parents will
allow their children to drink from
| Miss Helen Todd, deputy state fac
| tory inspector Of Illinois. is working
to inaugurate a bureau where the chill
| dren of the factory can come with
| their ills and difficulties. and obtain
not only the advice thew need. but
| also the few dollars sometimes neces-
sary to bridge the precipice of need
where SO many fall. These children
swarm the factory inspection office,
| do is to shoe them out again. 1t is
| wrong-an wrong, and we inspectors,
| particularly the women inspectors
whose hearts are clutched bv the need
of these tots. are making mighty
effort toward the establishment of
| such a bureau"
| Recently the factory mothers and
children have come to notice on &C
| count of a few heart interest stories
that have come to light There was
| nerve to support her three children
by stripping tobacco at two cents a
pound. Forty cents dav was all she
could earn. at her best. and that was
the total income for the support of a
family of four. There are numberless
children working to SUPPORT younger
| brothers or sisters or a sick parent,
for whom the state provides an age
limit and an hour limit for their la
bors, but for whom there is no support
| when the state demands the enforce
| ment of the eight hour law and the
employer demands a ten hour sched-
ule. When the inspectors attempt to
enforce the eight hour law, the en-
ployer discharges the child. and the
family is left to starve.
The women's clubs are attacking
these knotty social problems, that are
big enough and hard twisted and cruel
man minds, and bringing to bear all
the resources at their command, are
finding the solution. and the matter of
child labor will be studied and adjust
| ed, as other questions of social and in
dustrial importance will be settled.