The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-03
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annual field day Saturday, May 81, at
the country home of Mrs. DeWitte G.
NeIl1s. The Vignette club held its last
meeting for the season Wednesday with
Mrs j. W. F. Hughes, and the Nauti-
lus club closed its years work with
social afternoon May 2 The Minerva
club ended its fourth year of study
May Y at meeting at the home of
Mrs. E. G. Hughes. The club studied
this year the history of English litera-
ture. and the music and musical history
OF England. The Current Literature
club held their final meeting for the
season with Mrs. L. L. Kiene: Mrs.
Otis Hungate and Mrs. Kiene, hos
tesses. The Golden Rule club will con-
tinue its sessions until June %. The
next meeting is appointed for Friday
afternoon June 9. The Vespuccian
club had its last meeting May rs, with
club celebrated the end of their years
work with a banquet Wednesday ev-
ening, May 10, at the home Of Mrs. S.
L. Stanley. The Good Government club
has finished the program as outlined in
their year book, though they assemble
at a called meeting occasionally. The
annual picnic will be held some time in
June at the home of the president,
Miss Maude Mary Kline. The West
Side Forestry club continues through
out the summer and takes a short va
cation at holiday time.
At the city federation meeting Thurs
day, an offer was made the federation on
behalf Of the board Of directors of the
Y. w. c. A.. for the use of the audience
room in the new building at Seventh
and jackson streets, for all federation
meetings, committee meetings, or in
dividual club gatherings. The offer was
accepted with thanks, and the fedora
ton voted to spend the $25 realized
from the sale of the federation collec-
ton of pictures, to placing a picture
in the Y. w. C. A. building. Since the
sum of $25 will be insufficient to cover
the cost of such picture as the feder-
alton desires to give, one of the mem
bers agreed to be one of 25 women to
give 81 each to double the amount.
About SIS was pledged in this way, and
it is expected that the other $40 can
be secured without difficulty, and the
whole $50 will be used to buy paint
ing from Mr.. George Stone.
Mrs. Edwin F. MoUlton, chairman
of civics of the General Federation,
died at her home in Warren, Ohio,
April Is, after an illness lasting sew
million, Ohio, in 1850. and previous
to her first marriage to Mr.. Davis, she
taught in the public schools of Cleve-
land. During her widowhood she con-
tinued her professional work, until
she married Mr.. Moulton, who sur
wives her. She was the first chairman
of civics Of the Ohio federation, and
afterwards was state treasurer of the
federation. Mrs. Moulton attended
the ST. Louis biennial, and spoke from
two years later in st. Paul she was
one of the chief speakers at the civic
conference. In 1908 she was ap-
pointed chairman of the civics COM
appointed. Mrs. George Zimm erman,
of Fremont, Ohio, will succeed her in
office.
The Vignette club met Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. j. w:
F. Hughes. The meeting is the last of
the year until next fall.
Miss Effie Graham has been ap
pointed state chairman Of the educa-
tional committee of the Suffrage
league. The object of this committee
women to serve on boards of educa-
ton; to secure text books for the
schools showing proper recognition
of women's work and influence in his
and to organize mothers societies,
parents and patrons leagues in con-
nection with school buildings. The
end in view of course, is to prepare
of citizenship, and to educate the
boys to an acknowledgment OF the
rights of women as citizens.
The next biennial of the General
Federation will be held in San Fran
cisco in June, 1912. The sessions of
with shorter morning meetings, and
no paid speakers will appear on the
morning programs The convention
will begin soon after the close of
school, so that delegates who wish to
bring their families to the coast for
the summer outing can make one trip
of it with their families.
The Wisconsin legislature has
passed bill giving suffrage to wo-
the people in 1912. The states that
now have this question before the
voters are: Kansas, Oregon, Nevada,
Wisconsin and California The bill
of the men In the fall of 1911, and
the others in the fall of 1912. The
states that have already enfranchised
their women are: Wyoming, Colorado,
Idaho, Utah and Washington.
In the recent parade in New York
500 women and "a men marched
through the streets. signifying their
belief in the emancipation of women.
The women of the procession were
cheered, but the men were Kissed, just
as Susan B. Anthony and Anna Shaw
used to be. Among the men in the
parade were John Dewey, of the Co
lumbia university, HAMILTON Holt, edi-
tor of the Independent. Oswald CARR
son Willard, of the New York Even
ing Post, and Richard LIE Gallienne.
Some of the negro women of the
state have gone into the suffrage
campaign for the purpose of working
among the men of their race for the
ballot. The negro vote was against
the amendment when it was up to the
people before, and in the coming
campaign, the managers of the suf-
frage league are delighted that the
negro women will cooperate with
them in securing the vote of the coll
cred population. Douglas county has
organized its own league, and a meet
ing of the Shawnee county negro wo-
men will be held soon. They will
have their own officers and their own
organization. and they will follow out
cir Orur1 IDEAS and Mans in ma king