The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24

twenty members of the Kansas Cit,
Life Underwriters association, and tn,
members of the Kansas association
| who are in Topeka, including most o.
| the local life insurance men. There
| were upwards of a hundred guests a
the luncheon.
The board of MANAGEMENT of the To,
peka Federation of Women were en-
tertained at luncheon Monday at the
Virginia by Mrs. Albrecht Marburg
and afterward the company held g
business meeting at Mrs. Marburg's
home. Covers at the luncheon were
laid for fourteen, and the decorations
were sweet peas. Corsage bouquets OF
sweet peas were given as favorS, and
| the place cards were conundrums.
AT the business meeting it was de-
| cided that the membership of the
| club should be limited to 200, and al
ready the mem bership has increased
| to more than a hundred. The board
voted to affiliate with the state fedora
| ton through the First district organi-
zation The meeting yesterday was the
i last for the season, and the federation
will open it's session in the autumn by
| a luncheon to be given sometime in
| October for all the members. Mrs.
| Norman Wear is in charge of the So
| cial department. 1t has not been de-
| cided where the luncheon will be
| held. There will be other social func-
| lions during the year for the members.
| have in hand the entertainment of
speakers or other guests that the or
ganization may bring to the city.
Mrs. Dewitt c. Nellis, in charge Of
the department of music, will arrange
musicale to be given some time dur
ing the year. Mrs. d. o. Coe, at the
head of the department of forestry,
will work with the civics department,
which, under the direction of Mrs. G.
J. Evans, will work toward making
the schoolhouses social centers, and
will also try to arrange a better meth
cd of collecting garbage.
Mrs. John CLANCY has charge of the
department of justice and it is her
plan to have her department work for
a house of refuge, where girls who are
arrested may be sent instead of to the
Jail.
Mrs. A. o. Wellman of the art de-
partment will try to arrange for the
American art gallery to be exhibited
here. The success of the art exhibit
of last winter offers the department
encouragement to bring another exhi-
bition here. Mrs. w. A. McCarter of
the department of education wishes
her department to meet once each
month and take up the study of liter
AZURE.
The department of household eco
nomics under the direction of Mrs. |
Cornelia Curry, has not completed its
plans but expects to bring speakers |
to Topeka who will address the women
on subjects pertaining to that depart !
ment I
The newest thing in club activity |
that was introduced at the meeting |
was the suggestion made by Mrs. H. |
o. Carney, that the federation organize |
a drama league and affiliate with the
Drama League of America, national
organization that has it's headquar-
tiers in Chicago. Mrs Garvey brought
with her last summer from Lake Cha
tauQua, New York, literature regarding
this organization, which has as its pur
pose the study of the drama and the
work of encouraging the presentation
of the best plays. A committee of some
of the leading students of the drama
in this country has been selected to
attend the different plays, to judge
standards of dramatic art, and send
out to all the affiliated organizations,
the conclusions of the committee re-
garding the plays. The local organiza-
judged as worthy of patronage, and
encourages attendance. They do not
oppose the other sort of plays by
criticism, and their work is entirely
Mrs. Garvey was ap-
pointed to have charge Of the new de-
partment. The Drama League is COM
paratively new, and it is being en-
taken up by the women ;
Of the cities throughout the country.
Those who attended the luncheon
and the meeting which followed were:
Mrs. A. A. GODDARD. Mrs. Norman Wear, ]
Mrs. H. o. Garvey, Mrs. w. A. John
ston, Mrs. c. F. Spencer. Mrs. Cor ]
lelia Curry, Mrs. John CLANCY, Mrs.
W. A. McCarter, Mrs. F. w: Watson. i
Mrs. o. L. Moore, Mrs. c. H. Samson
Ind Mrs A. o. We1lman-
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Mr.. S. E. Barber, one of the vice
Presidents of the National Association I
Ind will cziv- al
Ter tonight at the Topeka club, and
lis guests will be Mr.. Sills, president, 6
nd the following officers of the Aetna
life Insurance company: Mr.. Frank {
Mr.. ]. L. English of Hart +
ord, Conn, vice president; Mr.. Frank !
of Hartford, agency secre-
airy; Mr. T. %. Merrill, of Chicago, I
uperintendent of agencies. The guests {
rill include: Mr.. Stills, Mr.. English, Mr.. c
Mr.. Merrill, Mr.. H. o. Gar
ey Governor George H. Hodges, Major @
,ruce Griffith of Wichita, Mr.. S. w. S
dams of Atchison, Mr.. o. c. Blauer J
f Bern, Mr.. T. J. Hemingway of Sa-
ma, Mr.. o. T. Chopper of Pittsburg, F
If. George w. McClung of Jewell, Mr.. \
/. F. Batty of Florence, Mr.. n. E. Berry C
f waterville, Mr.. NJ. L. Coryelle Of
JUNCTION City, Mr. B. T. Benhann of t
onia, Mr.. W. G. carson of Ashland, A
[r. H H. Oberhelman of Randolph, a
Ir. w A. Benson, Mr.. D. c. Hammatt,
[r Will Miller, Mr.. Charles A. Moore, \
IT. J. NJ. Mcfarland, Mr.. F. B. Catch d
i, Mr.. Z. w. linn, Mrs. Emma Pom t
us, Miss Effie Loader of Clay Center "
d + j. i,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bone will give
dinner tonight for the following p
uests: Judge and Mrs. McCabe Moore V
: Kansas City, Judge and Mrs. j. S. C
lest, Major and Mrs. A NJ. Harvey, C
r and Mrs Will Briggs Miss Scott p
nd Miss Janet Gardner.
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