The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-08

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The following II from the Wichita.
Beacon, regarding addresses BY To-
pelk4 women At the convention Of tho
State Federation Of Women's C1ubs'
It IL the power Of the gifted speaker
and writer. Mrs. AcCarter, to lift To
q higher level OF life and in her adj
dress last night she did this in the
way she painted for them in word pic
lures that which leads to the finest Of
art. that belongs to each and every
one, the art of life.
It was the vision Of the possibilities
of the power of recreation throuGh
Imagination that she brought to her
listeners. She claimed that creu :
had not been given the dreamer. the
imaginative person. for only n
dreams are greater things born.
Everything must be created first
in the mind" said Mrs. McCartcr.
The power Of Imagination il one Of
the fine arts. lack of the cathedral
is the picture of the structure in the
architects mind. The pen can give
the picture that the reader can re-
create into q picture even greater
than that imagined by the writer.
Every pioneer had in mind the pic
ture of what must be done. 1t WAS
such picture that changed Wichita
from bunch, Of mud huts into the
beautiful city it is today.
thfrty-five years ago said the mind
had reached it's highest. 1t could az
cOmpltsh no more. That man is dead
now. he was dead then"
1t was the vision splendid that
the speaker painted Of the taking Of
American ideals into Mexico. into the
Orient and other countries of the
Western Hemisphere.
This is the day Of miracles" scc
continued. pointing out how dreams
had changed the kind of warfare OF
today from that Of yesterday. 1T has
1t possible that airships today fly over
Mexico City, Huerta and the whole
job-lot Of them down there. History
is the fulfillment of prophecy and vi
sion. The real land of dreams is
America 1t was the vision Of broad
er humanity in the mind Of Mckinley
that directed him through the Span
American war;
Men and women are born in ro-
NANCE" was her thought that awak-
ened her listeners to the fact that thew
could still have the spirit of romance
of the girl and boy. that it has not
been killed in the routine duties If
the home nor in the hard grind of he
business world. They could find it
within the printed page.
There was considerable agitation
regarding the question Of sex hygiene
IN the scnools and out or the schools
AZ tne aIternoon session. Inere was
, 10 sittlne on the renee IN TINS matter.
Inc women were eitner Tor or against
the teaching Of this subject in tie
scnool or at home.
The agitation followed an address
by Mrs. H. o. Carney Of Topeka on ''Is
It the Duty Of the Public School to
assume the Responsibility Of the
Chiid's PHYSICAL and Moral Welfare ,:
The women were to have but three
minutes Tor discussion Time was
man. but there was no more stopping
lot OF mothers from expressing
tnemselves on this subject when they
got s.arted tnan 20 STOP the How c1
Professor f. c. Ross OF lawrence has
oeen visiting his parents. the Rev. MI.
a. ;. Ross ana MRS Ross. ana was the
guest OF nonor az an INFORMAL evening
reception at the Ross home Wednes-
day night. He mas been appointed to
Manila, Philippians Islands. and Mrs.
Ross lett with MIN To-Day Tor Lawrence,
where ne Will complete his arrange
ments Tor leaving He will start Sat
urday Tor san francisco. where he Will
The women OF the Monday Tourist
club will give its last guest day meet
Ing for the season Saturday afternoon
at the Governors House. The party
will be for the children of the mem
bers. and a novel entertainment Is be-
ing planned for them Thirty-seven
chi children win BE- guests; Tn n., hours a Of
the hostesses for the afternoon will be:
Mrs. George H. Hodges. Mrs. w. r.
Martin. Mrs. ]. C. Lindland. Mrs. c. J.
Rosen. Mrs. Ralph McEntire. and Mrs.
L. F. Day.
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