The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-02
THEN DECIDE TO QUIT
o Adjournment Is Taken ''fOr a
Year."
Reports Indicate That Good
Work Has Been Done.

1.-THE City Federation of Women's
clubs seems to need a rest, and l sug-
gest that we put it to sleep by dis
continuing the work of the organization
for one year." said Mrs. G. o. Knowles,
at the business meeting of the fedora
ton Thursday morning. Mrs. Knowles
suggestion was put in the form of mo-
tion, and when a vote was taken the
house stood 81 for a years vacation,
and Is for the continuance of active
work. This action on the part of the
federation was the result, ostens1bly
of the inability of the organization to
find anyone to serve as it's officers.
The nominating committee placed
before the members as candidates for
president the names of: Mrs A. A.
GODDARD Cfor re-election), Mrs. A. o..
Wellman, Mrs. Charles Samson, and
Miss Gertrude Barnes. Each nominee
declined to accept the position. Nom1-
nations were then made from the floor
and among the names proposed were:
Mrs. Charles Spencer, Mrs. c. o.
Knowles, Mrs. f. w. Watson, Mrs. E.
G. Foster, Mrs. Albrecht Marburg, Mrs.
e F. Stanley, and Mrs. ]. d. McFar-
land. The Office was repeatedly declin-
ed, and the unwillingness to act on the
part of anyone who would probaoly
have secured a large enough vote to
place her in office, led to the conclu-
sion that the organization should dis
continue its sessions for the coming
year. 1t was finally decided that the
present officers. Mrs. A. A. GODDARD,
president, Mrs. c. H. Samson and
Mrs. A. o. Wellman, vice presidents,
Mrs w. r. Stubs, honorary vice pres
ident, Mrs. f. f. Stanley, recording
secretary, Mrs. ]. P. Raster, treasurer
Mrs. w. F. watson, auditor, and MISS
Gertr1lde Barnes, corresponding Secre-
tary. should continue to constitute the
executive board, and be empowered TO
call meetings in case of special need
or at the request of SUFFICIENT num-
Der of the members. .
The action of the organization is most
unusual and the cause of some bitter
ness among some of the members, who
think that the club women shoulu
maintain a centralized organization
that can unite on questions OF pupllc
interest and have a sufficient NUMBER
Of mutual aims to keep them interest
ed and occupied without dissenslons ana
divisions. On the other hand, some
of the members expressed fear that
if an equal suffrage woman shoulo De
elected. the federation would be turned
into a suffrage society, since the ques-
ton of the female enfranchisement Is
taking such a large part in the affalrs
of women at this time, ana tnat "oulu
mean the dropping out of the teoeratlon
of those opposed to votes Tor women
A few of the women expressed a
wish that the abandonment of active
work of the federation this year would
point to a new organization Whlch
would be simply a woman's CLUB, IN
which each member would enter ind1-
vidually and work as she would in any
other woman's club.
The move for a years adjournment
is of peculiar Importance, since the
Topeka federation is the largest in the
state, and in fact, one of the large
declarations of the west, and has here
tofore been a society Of wide interests
and growing power since its organiza-
ton. some fourteen years ago. The
members are specializing on the effect
of the action on the state federation,
of which the local society forms so
important a part.
Justice BurCh Speaks.
Reports of the past years work were
read at the business session, and a
good deal of qualification expressed
over the success of the administra-
tion's attachments. A luncheon was
served to $50 people in the church
dining rooms, and in the afternoon an
interesting program was given in the
church audience room. Mr.. Justice r.
A Burch read an excellent paper on
the Franciscan missions of southern
California, which he has visited, Civ
ing the story of their founding, their
prosperity and final ruin. Mrs. Robert
Carver played an organ solo and Mrs
George Parkhurst sang. Miss Hazel
BarnweIl gave two readings and vio-
lin solo by Miss Beulah Wentworth
completed the program.