The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-11

The Ceramic Art club vii. meet Fri
day afternoon, February II, with Mrs:
A o. Wellman and Miss May Hull, at
the home of Mrs. Wellman, 1908 West
Tenth avenue. Mrs. r. w Coppedge'
who spent last year studying with
Chase in New York, will give talk
on art from the New York point OF
view. All the members are requested
to attend, as the annual election of
officers will take place.
The sorosis banquet win be held to-
night at the Y. w. c. A. rooms at $3.50
o'clock.
The Clio club met Monday with Mrs.
T. w. Peers. The subject of study was
Scotland" and Miss Gladys Cav, who
has recently returned from an extend
ed visit in Edinburg and other cities
of Scotland, made a talk and showed
number of interesting pictures She
has been studying music abroad for
some time, and contributed to the pro-
gram Monday three violin numbers
Guests OF the club were: Miss Cav,
Miss Katharine Kneeland of Milford.
Kan, Miss Bard of West Point, Ohio,
Miss Corinne Peers and DR.. Peers.
The members of the Research club
and their husbands will have valen-
tine evening Tuesday, February IA, at
8 o'clock, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mitchell, 1907 Western avenue.
The Ideal History club will meet
Friday, February IT, with Mrs. En-
ma Sells Marshall, at the home of her
Eighth avenue.
The Ramblers club will meet Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. M. NJ. Hale,
513 Fillmore street.
The Research club will meet Fri
day afternoon, February II. with Mrs.
G. E. Moore, 1116 West Fifth street,
The club will study THE Life and
Works Of William Cullen Bryant"
The searchers club will meet Satur- |
day. February IS, with Mrs. ]. c. Dol
man, 200 Garfield avenue.
The Child study club will meet
Thursday of next week with Mrs. Ev-
erett B. Akers. SOC West Eighth ave-
nue..
The Golden Rule club will have a
guest day Friday at the home of Mrs
A. L. WeekIey,, 333 Tyler street
Ho5tesses will be; Mrs. o. E. Hunt,
Mrs. George Plat, Mrs A. Beine, Mrs.
F. L. Hughey and Mrs S. S. Rice.
The bill asking for the amendment to
the constitution, by which women will |
be allowed to vote. has safely passed /
the legislature, and will be submitted |
to the people. The Good Government
club of Topeka, in addition to working
to secure the amendment measure. in
troduced into the legislature their
presidential BILL" which, If passed
will allow women to vote for presiden-
tial electors in 1912. The w. c. T II !
and the Suffrage association have
Joined forces with the Coco Govern
ment club. and are lending their aid |
to the passage of the new bill This
measure, If passed, will not mean the
full enfranchisement of the women of
Kansas, as it will not enable them
TO vote for state officers, but besides
giving them a voice in the national |
election, it will give them a tremen-
dOus advantage in their campaign for !
votes on the amendment when if |
comes before the people IN two years. |
The presidential bill requires only a |
bare majority in the legislature. |
whereas the measure lust passed re-
ouires a two-thirds vote. and it will
not have to be submitted to the pop |
uIar ballot. The suffragists are hope /
full of getting the bill passed, and they |
say that their expectations are founded |
on the promises of the legislators
Mrs. C. G. Goddard of Leavenworth. |
the president of the State Federation !
of Women's Clubs, is spending the
weeks Of the legislative session in To-
peka with her husband, who is mem |
Der of the law making body, and while |