The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
CLUB NOTES..
SUNDAY

The following letter, concerning the
Sarah Platt Decker endowment fund
has been sent out by Mrs. George D.
Parker, state chairman on emu"
ment: of the
General Federation held in Cincinnati
in 1910. the lack of funds TO carry %
the work of the Federation was 80
Of the subjects made prominent III ~
discussions. The fact that tneFe bI,t
that the income was oniy $'ooC, the
49, one cent per capita, ana tie
faaiina that the dues should not NC
Increased if it could be aVoloeu, 60
- the adoption of the plan 10 Ials
an endowment OF $1OO,OUV' the AZ nv
en- which should be used 10 car
from wiz -, Of the Federation. Ac-
z;r.o1v +he state presidents
800 - name state chairmen Oh en-.
1r1.,S,aY,t and the amount 10 De laiae
vas apportioned among tne
Kansas, share was $1,5oO- ,,inds
O,;ra to delays of various hiit
niS7oirman ON endowment receives
contributions until January oV' - 80
no - ren,itted to the General T Gu
a-a+ioD treasurer to June Ia, IL, .a+
&C. nod come into her hands 10 tnae
date viz: $3.50. Since that time 0iio
has received $7O,5O. 1ola,, Tneeting
At the state Federation l-as
Ia IN Iarned, in May, 1912 1t was
ieiu ,r-orsIv voted to ask the cluos
of ,be state Federation 10
themselves Is cents per capita Iol '- Az
nurnose. If all the cups w I11o,,1d
this, the entire amount Oh 49,
he raised without any trouole. 90
vo,,r state chairman was unaDle "
,++and the biennial in San tranclsco
a. 1919 and your state president re-
,lorted for Kansas. 1t was very -
harrassing for her to De opliseo ~
report only $3.50 from Kansas 49,
other states with much larger appol
tianr,ents had raised the full aInounts'
General federation council Will pe
1hald an washington, April q TO a. az
which time a full report OF Ine e
dowment will be given. The states a.
to be reported in classes; those H'aT
ing Maid their apportionment IN Iull'
those that have paid three-tourths,
those that have paid one-half; those
that have paid one-fourth or less no"
proud it would make US TO nave Nan
ssas IN the first class. This might come
true. if every club would at once senu
its share to the state chairman.
will Won not-each one who reads
+his-at least do your best to have all
this $500 paid up before the annual
meeting in Chanute? Just think no"
GOOD we would all feel if this was o.
hands
think of. and plan about any more
nor to pass on to the next administra-
ton. OF course we all of us want our
state scholarship fund to increase, but
fnasmuch as it will be with us always
and we can give to it at any time, and
it has enough for present require
ments; why not bend all of our ener-
ries to the completion of this en-
dowment?
The Monday Tourist club will meet
Monday of next week with Mrs. c. 1.
Martin. There will be an election of
officers.
Convention at Chanute.
The 18th annual convention of the
Kansas Federation will be held in
Chanute, May 12-13-14. Mrs. Penny
hacker, the national president, will at
tend and every department is planning
special features which promise to make
of this convention the finest yet held
The list of speakers is nearly COM
pleted and will soon be announced
Clubs are urged to consider sending
many representatives in order that the
inspiration, which is always the finest
result of such meeting. maybe carried
home to local clubs.
The hospitable city of Chanute is
planning to entertain the visitors
royalty A banquet on Monday eve
ming. May L. an auto drive. and other
pleasant features are promised The
sessions will be held in the new Metho-
dist church which has the largest ca
pacity of any church in Kansas.
The Womans Study club has been
and is. a training and preparation for
citizenship through its various depart
ments of study One of the most i'm
portant of these departments is civil
service reform. An outline for the in
telligent study of the history. theory.
and application of this principle has
been arranged by the civil service COM
rnittee of the Kansas federation and
will be found in the year book lust is
sued by the federation. A COPY of
this year book will be sent free TO the
president of every federated club
Copies may be had from the cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Harry
Gregory, Parsons, Kansas, at 25 cents
each.
"Civil Service which stands for eff
ficiency in public service is a timely
subject for serious consideration lust
now. when national and state patron
age is an issue. It has become the
fashion for political parties to announce
as a campaign slogan. a reform in the
'.Spoils System" of selecting public Of
ficials and to promise that ability and
integrity which is to say efficiency {"
shall be the test for appointment 70
places of public office and trust For
this reason the attention of the country,
and particularly of the new citizenshin