The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-11

eminent club will be held May IL. I'M
der the direction of Mrs. George Epley.
chairman OF the social committee.
There will also be special evening
meeting in charge Of the legislative
committee. Mrs. C. B. Walker, presi-
dent of the State Federation of Wom-
ems clubs, will be a guest of honor.
The Minerva club will meet Monday
Of next week with Mrs. r. HI. More
house, Ill Broadmoor. Mrs. Arthur
Bollinger will be the assistant hostess.
The society of p. E. o. will have a
meeting April II with Miss Startzman.
The roll call will be "NOted Women
of Kansas and the committee In
charge of the program has for its MEM
bers: Mrs. Tandy, Mrs. Sloan. Mrs. Saw
yer and Mrs. Garland.
The club women of Topeka are con-
sidering the matter of attendance at
the biennial convention of the General
Federation which will be held in Chi
cago June 9-1S The Good Government
club will vote upon the subject of feder-
ating that they may have delegates in
the convention.
The art department of the General
Federation is planning a treat at the
| biennial The headquarters for the de-
partment will be the Thurbers Art
gallery in Michigan avenue. They will
have tours to the arts and crafts work
| shops and studios at Park Ridge and
| to the Midway studios, an exhibit OF
civic art, and daily trips to the art in
stitute. Mrs. Melville F. Johnston.
will give her report, after which she
| will present dorado Taft. ChicagO's
| famous sculptor. who will speak on
| Sculpture in America. He will be fol-
lowed by an address on the Panama
Pacific Art Exhibit by John E. D.
| Trask who is in charge of the art de-
partment at the San Francisco expo
sition. At 1890 the art department
luncheon will be held, the number linn
! tied to $50 This will be a "Talkandest"
| and speeches and menu will be served
simultaneously. the subject for discus
sion being How Can We Bring the
Influence OF Beauty and Art to the
! Children of America. Mrs. Herman
| Hall, Mrs. Everett PattisOn, Mrs. Harry
L. Keefe, Mrs. John B. Sherwood and
Mrs. Pauline Palmer will be heard in
five minute speeches. The art confer
ence for the afternoon meets at
O'Clock in Fullerton hall in the art in
stitute.
! A Call
| The official board OF the National
Woman's Suffrage association hereby
| issues a call to the suffragiSts of the
| country to rally at an open air meet
ing on the second day of May, 1914.
i in every city, village and hamlet from
! the Atlantic to the Pacific, to respond
to a trumpet blast by singing the
hymn of the suffrage faith and by
adopting a nationwide resolution to
be presented to the Congress of these
United States, calling upon Congress
to meet the demands of the American
women for political freedom.
/ (Signed by the officers of the asso-
citation, as follows):
! Anna Howard Shaw, president.
/ Jane Adams, first vice-president.
Mrs. Desha Breckenridge, second
/ vice-presideht.
I Caroline Runtz-Rees, third vice.
president.
Susan Fitzgerald. recording secre-
tary.
Mary Ware Bennett. corresponding
secretary.
Katherine d. Mccormack, treasurer
/ Mrs. James Tees Laidlow, first au-
ditor.
/ Mrs Joseph Tilton Bowen, second
auditor.
The Vespuccian club met with Mrs
Charles Hammond in Highland Park
A book review was given by Mrs. Sam