The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-23
Votes to Raise $500 for Ma
tiOnal Fund.
COTTONWOOD FINDS CHAMPION
1t Is Adopted as Tree of the
Federation in Kansas.
DR.. Ida iii. Hyde Tells of ''POs-
terity Affecting Agencies"

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sas State Federation of Women.
clubs is in session here with Mrs. w
d. Atkinson, state president, preSld-
ing. The program of the morning ses-
sion as carried out was slightly diff
ferent from the arrangement an
nounced.
The afternoon session began at :
O'Clock with Mrs. c. B. Walker, state
vice president, presiding. The program
as carried out is as follows:
Report of chairman, General Endow-
ment Fund, General Federation-Mrs
George Barker, Lawrence.
Piano duet-Mrs Carver and Mrs.
Vernon.
Address: Some Posterity Affecting
Agepcies''-Mrs. DR.. Ida H. Hyde, Law
renee, by courtesy of the K. U. extern
sion division.
Vocal solo. My Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice." &C. Saint Saens)-Miss Kath-
crime Garth.
Address, Civic Problems of Every
Communicable. Sheppard, chairman
Christian board of publication, ST.
Louis.
Reading-Mrs. NJ. T. spooner. New
ton. president Eighth district.
Report of chairman, civic depart
ment-Mrs. C. c. Goddard, Leaven
worth.
Conservation session.
Report of chairman-Mrs. Eugene
Murphy. Goodland.
High school chorus-Prof. William
Kinnear director.
The features of the mornings SEES
sion were the response to the four ad
dresses OF welcome by Mrs. C. B.
Walker of Norton, and the greetings
of the national president. Mrs. Walker
dwelt at length in a humorous vein Oh
the fact that she was met this yeat
with four addresses OF welcome while
in many cases previously she had pre-
pared a response only to find that nc
welcome was accorded. She commend
ed Larned's hospitality highly.
They Adopt Tie Cottonwood.
At the afternoon session a motion
was introduced by Mrs. George J. Bar
kcr Lawrence, chairman of the gen.
eral federation endowment fund COM
mittee to assess all state federation,
members % cents to raise fund of ST.
500 to be applied to the 100000 fund
being raised by the general federation
of the United States. The motion car
ried Mrs. Murphy, of Goodland, gave
an interesting and educational report
on forestry from the state to the gen
eraI federation dlifiAg the conservation
session. ASmotion swas introduced by
Mrs. Matte Toothhcler Kimball, of
Manhattan during this session &c
make the cottonwood tree the tree of
the federal alton. The motion carried.
Mrs. DR.. Ida H. Hyde head of the
department. of physiology sof Kansas
university, made sprobaby the most
brilliant address of the session.. Her
message was deemed of such import
ancesby the federation that a resolU-
ton of thanks was drawn up to be
sent to the chancellor of the university.
DR.. Frank Strong, and to the extern
sion division, Prof r. r. Price, direc-
tor.
. The committee on resolutions was an
nounced. Its membership is Mrs Ma
tie Toothacker Kimball. Manhattan
Mrs. Geo. Phillips, Hays City.
The full list of delegates in attend
ance includes: Mrs. Eustace Brown,
Olathe; Mrs. F. w. Watson, Topeka;
Mrs. G. w. Lands, Osborne; Miss
Fort Scott; Miss Pearl
Wire, Kinsley; Mrs. B. Warrington,
ton; Mrs. William Younkin, Garfield;
Mrs Rebecca Wells Taylor, Lyons;
Mrs. George Moore, Lyons; Mrs L.
J. Pettijohn, Dodge City, Kan; Mrs.
L. C. Yocum. Liberal; Mrs. H. w.
Wellington; Mrs. B. Mckee,
Mrs. Hattie Ripple, Dodge City; Mrs.
w. c. Edwards. Wichita; Mrs. w. G.
Elder, Hutchinson; Mrs. Frank FL
Milloway, Kinsley; Mrs. James S.
Patrick, Santa Re; Mrs. Geo. e.
Peabody: Mrs r. D. Sands, !
Peabody; Mrs. w. w. Haskall, Kan
sas City. Kan; Mrs. Nora Ingraham,
Mrs. Philip Moore, Cen
eral Federation president, St Louis, |
Mo-; Mrs. Gladys Hill; Salina; Miss
Pearl Leighty. Hutchinson; Miss
Rubie Simon, Nevada, Mo-; Mrs. E.
]. Williams. Stockton; Mrs. Edith
Spaulding, Phillipsburg; Mrs. w. L.
Seaman, Wichita; Mrs. Noble Prem
tbs, Topeka; Mrs. A NJ. Hutton,
Wichita; Mrs. Anabel Spalk, Lewis;
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Edith Gregg, Sedgwick; Mrs. Alvin
Poison, Garfield; Mrs. A. A. Sharp,
Topeka; Mrs. J. A. Simpson, Kinsley;
Mrs. C. c. Goddard, Leavenworth;
S. Richards, Lyons; Mrs Robert F.
Embree, Lyons; Mrs. Ben Ely, kins
ley; Mrs. A. r. Woodruff, Colorado
Springs, Colo; Mrs. Fred Nipple,
Mrs. Dewitt c. Nellis,
Topeka; Mrs. ]. E. George, Liberal;
H. Hyde, head of department of
Kansas State university,
Mrs. w. D. Blackwell,
Bucklin; Mrs. L. III. Hope, Bucklin;
w. c. Smysor, Sterling; Mrs. w. c.
Wichita; Mrs. George Bar
lxer, Lawrence; Mrs. Ira Paulin. Ford. |
KAN; Mrs. c. A. Shiveley, Hays; Mrs. |
Henrietta Briggs Wall, Hutchinson;
Mrs. H. D. Miner, Ness City: Mrs. a. |
Toothaker KimbaIl, Manhattan; Mrs. |
Grace Roseberry, Hutchinson; Mrs. |
Matte Britt Hale. Lacrosse, Kan; |
Mrs. w. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson; Mrs. |
Harry Miller, Sterling; Mrs. J. NJ. |
Lewis. Miss Lorraine Lewis. kinsIey; |
Mrs. Vedder, Mrs. cornwell. st. John; |
Miss Kate Wright. Liberal; Mrs. Mar |
geret Mckee, Newton; Mrs. Banta, |
Mrs. Ester Gregg, SedgwiclS; |
Mrs. Matte Kim5Ail, Ness City; Mrs |
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Wichita; Mrs. Edward Put |
man. WINFIELD; Mrs. Archibald |