The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
Week of Conventions Opens at
Larned Tomorrow.
Women, Trail Men and Boost
erS to Be Present.
TO DEDICATE PAWNEE ROCK
Governor Stubs and Other
State Officers on Program.
Visitors to Get Auto Ride Over
Old Trail. -

Larned, Kan, May 20.-Perhaps the
most notable gathering, or set of gath
erings, ever held in western Kansas
will take place in this city and over
the BARTON county line at Pawnee
Rock from Tuesday to Friday. The
1912 annual convention of the State
Federation OF Women'S clubs meets
here Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day beginning Tuesday evening with
big reception at the K. P. temple as
a demonstration of Larned's hospital1-
ty The regular meetings OF the fed
Grafton will be held Wednesday and
Thursday, morning, afternoon and ev-
ening.
over 200 of the leading women OF
the state, representing a large major
ity of the leading women's clubs, VIII
he present. Among them will be Mrs.
Margaret Hill McCarter of Topeka.
Mrs. w. R. Stubbs, Topeka, Mrs. Lucy
b. johnson, Topeka, Mrs. ]. NJ.
Lewis, Kinsley, Mrs. Noble Prentis.
Topeka, Mrs. R. P. Murdoch, Wichita.
Mrs W. D. Atkinson. Parsons, Mrs.
Fustace H. Brown and a large number
of others of equal statewide prom1-
nence in club work. The federation
in its history with the presence of the
national president, Mrs. Phillip N.
Moore of St. Louis.
Among the men Of prominence on the
federation programs are: Vice Chan
cellor w. H. Carruth of Kansas uni
versity, DR.. R. r. Price of the exten
sion division of the same institution,
Prof. Chas. NJ. Dillon of K. S. A. c.,
and r. H. Faxon of Wichita, presi
dent OF secretary of % organizations in
this state.
On Thursday the convention of the
new Santa Fe Trail association viii
be held and among the prominent men
to appear on the program are: R. H.
F'axon, Wichita, c. H. Scott, Hutchin
son, Fred c. Trigg, Kansas City, c.
L. seagraves. Chicago, Judge A. NJ
Jackson, Winfield, Judge Wilson, Ness
City, Major w. L. Iron Jaw Brown,
Kingman, and E. R. Moses, Great
Bend.
Three Big Kansas Meetings.
On the same day the Kansas Devel- |
opment association, merger of the |
Commercial clubs of the state, will |
meet. 1t will be the first meeting of |
the association held in the western |
part of the state and will be conSid- |
cred the first annual convention of
the body as it will be the meeting held |
nearest the first birthday of the or
ganization. Chas. I. Zirkle, Garden
City, president of the Kansas Associa-
ton of Real Estate Agents and the
man who made the hit for Kansas at
the recent Kansas City land show, will |
be the principal speaker. Represen-
tatives of most of the leading Com |
mercial organizations and the leading
railroads of the state will be present |
On Friday, May Gath, the dedica- |
ton ceremonies of the Pawnee Rock |
monument will take place at the town |
of Pawnee Rock, nine miles east of
this place and the delegates to all |
three conventions here will be taken |
to that place by the Larned Business
Mems association in autos via the new
Santa Fe Trail.
This meeting will be the culmina-
ton of the most important week of |
conventions in western Kansas his
tory. 1t will be the most important
event from an historical standpoint
west since it's settlement. Among the |
prominent features of the program
will be:
Presentation of the monument to |
the state by Mrs. Scott Hopkins, presi- |
dent Women's Kansas Day club; I'M
yelling of the monument by Mrs.
AIDA Simmons; acceptance of the |
monument by Gov. w. r. Stubs for |
the state; addresses by Mrs. Geo. T. |
Guernsey, state president, D. A. R.; |
Mrs. L. A Hendricks, state president, |
W. r. C.; Mrs. w. D. Atkinson, state |
ner, state president, W. c. T. u; Hon |
E. w. Hoch and Hon. c. E. Lobdell.
Several of the Commercial clubs in |
this section of the state have agreed |
to practically suspend business in |
their towns and attend. The Santa |
during the day and put extra coaches
on for the accommodation of the pill |
grimS to the historic shrine. The |
Great Western Indian band of Pratt, |
Kan, and the famous cow boy band |
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