The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-05

Whitney Mrs. Payne is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Monte kistler, and will be
here about week longer. She and
Mr.. Payne will go from here to Kan
sas City to make their home. They
have been living in Fort Stockton,
TeXas
The legislators wives and other wo-
men who are at the Throop hotel, will
be at home very informally to their
friends Thursday afternoon from 8 to
O'Clock. Mrs. George H. Hodges. Mrs.
w. L. Brown and Mrs. A. F. Colson
Will receive with them. No formal in
vitations are being issued, and all
friends of the hostesses are asked to
call.
Miss Inez Kinney, executive for the
west central field committee of the
national board of the Y. w. c. A, will
be the guest of the local association
February 8 to 10. The board of man
agement of the Y. w. c. A. will give
an informal lat home for Miss Kin
ney at the home of Mrs. T. F. Carver,
rs Harrison street, Monday afternoon,
February TO- at o'clock. No invita-
tons will be issued, but the women
of Topeka are asked to call.
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The women of the Good Government
club are again at work on the mini
mum wage bill. The club met Tuesday
afternoon for a reading of the revised
bill as it will be- presented to the leg
iSlature. fA
The principal features of the new
bill provide that the minimum wage
paid to working girls and women will
be Sc a week, whether the work is done
by the day, week. hour. or month, or
by the piece. The bill provides an
apprentice clause, whereby the worker
may begin for a wage of not less than
$3.50 per week, and be advanced 80
cents a week, until the minimum is
reached, While she learns the work.
Also certain kinds of work is exempt
from the operation of the law, such as
restaurant work where meals or lodg-
ing, or both. are supplied by the en-
ployer. To protect the girls from dis
miSSal, in case complaint is made. a
penalty is fixed for any employer who
discharges an employee within GER
tain fixed time after her complaint
regarding salary is made.
The bill also places the law under the
jurisdiction of the labor commission
and provides that a woman member
be added to the commission. thereby
giving women's labor the same protec-
ton that organized labor among men
provides for itself.
After some discussion. the women
who attended the meeting Yesterday
aSSented to the bill though it was a
compromise on the original bill, which
asked for a minimum of 50 a week
There have been few bills before the
session that have stirred the interest
of the public so much as the minimum
wage measure, and it has meant an
investigation into the condition of the
working girls and has revealed an en-
tlrely unexpected need for such a law
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The Parent-TeacherS' association of
L-owman school will have an interest
ing meeting Thursday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock The members and their
friends are urged to attend. A fea-
ture of the program will be a travel
talk by Mrs. w. f. Atchison,
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The Mysotis club will meet Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. C. NJ. Lawrence
400 West Sixteenth street.
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The MIzpah Bible class of the First
Presbyterian church had meeting
Tuesday night with Mrs. Frank Organ.
and DIR. S. S. Estey made an address
concerning the proposed social survey
of Topeka. The class voted A contri-
button of so toward the sum to be
raised for the survey.
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The Golden Rule club will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. T. J. Fer
guson, 1911 West sixteenth street.
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About seventy members of the
Square and Compass club danced
Tuesday evening at Hudson's hall. The
club, which. was formed by a couple
of wideawake Masons, has flourished