The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04
SOCIETY.
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to separate the families. The cost of
caring for a child in an institution
amounts to about IS a week. That
amount given to the mother for the
support of the child would allow it to
Better brought up. providing. of course.
the mother. aside from poverty, is a
proper parent" Mr.. Bowman sug-
gested that a Mothers Pension Law
should put the distribution of the fund
in the hands of the Juvenile Court
judge rather than the county commits
siOners.
Mrs Mary A. Ahrens. of Chicago. was
one of the speakers. who talked briefly
of the need of perfect equality of men
and women before the law, and of the
Justice of a single standard of morals
Tor men and women. Women find SO
much to DO in these days of hurry, she
said. land reforms seem to come SO
slowly. We must do the work that IS
closest at hand, and learn to wait. we
hear great deal of the return and the
touching forgiveness of the prodlgai
son, but no one ever hears of the prodl-
gal daughters restoration. 1 cannot
Justly forgive my son any sin for which
I could not give an equal measure OF
forgiveness to my daughter. MRS.
Ahrens Is pioneer worker for Suffrage,
Rshe is also a medical woman and
ton, KAN, years ago when susan b.
Anthony was conducting her first cam
paign for suffrage in this state. and she
worked with her then.
Mrs. Charles M. Sheldon had an in
formal and interesting address on
"Women 1 Have Met" She spoke OF
her recent visit to Hawaii, New Zea-
land and Australia. She told of the
large proportion of Japanese women IN
Hawaii, and of the contentment OF the
V1yt1<, N worries
about their hats, for they do not wear
them, and about the change Of styles
in their gowns. In Sidney, Australia
where the people are nearly all Eng
lish she found the women In the notel
making gray flannel shirts for the SOL
diers. az an after dinner occupation in
the hotel drawing-room. She was able
to give them a little help by showing
them how to make the style OF Amerl-
can shirt which opens all the way
down. and is easily made. Ia CHRIST
church, New Zealand, Mrs. Sheldon was
made an honorary member of the Can
terbury club, an organization of Eng
1ish women, who entertain foreign .
women of distinction or wives of we'll
known men. Her invitation to MEM
bership in the club came by reason or
DIR. Sheldon's fame as a writer. lee
turer, and reformer. Mrs. Sheldon had
with her strands of lovely beads that d,
she had brought on her return from the
Pacific islands.
Department meetings were held in
the morning Mrs. Thurston spoke be-
Tore the department of justice, on the
business of the loan shark, followed by
Mrs Charles Brooks Thomas, who
spoke on prOvident loan associations. |
Mrs. Charles Dillon spoke before the
forestry department on Fall Bulbs and
Their Care" A meeting OF the art de- I,
partment was held, in which the chair |
man, Mrs. A. o. Wellman, introduced
the discussion on American art gal
1eries. Mrs. Albrecht Marburg told of
Mrs. Charles F. Spencer of the Cor |
coran gallery in Washington. D. c., :
Mrs. Oscar Perkins of the Chicago art
gallery, and Mrs. Wellman of the Bos-
ton gallery.
Announcements of meetings of de-
partments were made as follows: Art
department, December II with Mrs. w. !,
E. Culver; educational department, 3
o'clock next Thursday afternoon with
Mrs w A. McCarter; the next public
department Of music, Monday night,
December %.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. c. K. Holiday, who went west
to visit her daughter, Mrs. George
Ellinwood Finnell, of San Francisco,
IN the fall, expects to remain in San
Francisco the rest of the winter
Mrs William Mcpherson and her
children, of Howell, Mich, will ar
rive December 10. for a holiday visit
to her father, Mr. w. w. Mills and !
her sisters, Miss Isabel Mills and Miss
Elizabeth Mills.
Mrs. Sam Guttman and son Herman
of Chicago, are the guests Of her
sister, Mrs. Herman Greenbaum
Mrs. l. S. Lauck has gone to Cali
fornia, where she will spend the win
ter.
Mrs. Lewis I. Holman Of Sheridan, !
Wyo.. is visiting Mrs. Charles Make
peace.
Miss Esther Clark will go to Law