The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-09


4 l9ra Lillian weishtman Stevenson
1furday afternoon for Mrs. Elmer
3oom OF Hutchinson, who 10 visiting
- sister Mrs. Clarence Bowman.
1noet Monday Of next week with Mrs.
/ d. A. Austin. The club IL studying
4oath America this year. and the SUBJ
ESset Tor next xeek.s meeting is Brazil.
The spaldine Reading circle il CIV
H1ng q series OF parties this winter. and
TIE vaudeville performance which was
e. have been given January 12 and 1 5,
has been postponed to January 2s
s. Mrs. Marie Price Wear has been
fehosen as head Of the art department
- the State Federation Of Women's
isnd 7: " Murdocf Of q Wichita. v1SSssa i The art art
department IL one Of the important
y departments Of the federation. and an
appointment to the place Of leadership
a that section Of the federation's ac-
s'vifie' is an snyisele ens.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Kiene will enter
tain their bridge-dinner club Monday
svsning Of next week.
Mrs.. Robert Pierce win entertain
her sewing club Tuesday at her home
- College avenue.
The departments Of civics and
Aousehold economics of. the Topeka
R Federation Of Women have arranged
40r . meeting at the high school audi
eortum Thursday Of next week. when
\ Miss Caroline Morton. at the head Of
he high school. win make an address.
The senior girls of the high school
have offered their services in prepar-
ing ana serving refreshments at the
social hour following the address. and
be guests at the meeting. All the
members Of the federation are invited.
Previous to the lecture, q business
meeting win be held. called by the
Tor the discussion Of the municipal
market and all women Of the fedora
faon are asked to g present.
The New Years meeting Of the Good
Government club was held Thursday
In which The women Of Topeka are
much Interested. namely. tho city mar
let, was brought before the club by
Akru. b. B. 6mythe, who IL chairman Of
the HousewiveS League. She pre-
scented q petition that a committee on
1nvestigation drew up. in which a mu-
nicipal market il asked for and a prom
1se Of support for 1t, given. This petit
tion was circulated among the MEM
bers, nearly all Of whom signed It, and
It will be submitted to the mayor. Z
A report was made on the sale OF Red
Cross seals by the club, and the re-
suit showed that the club sold more
seals than any other organisation en-
gased in that work. Their sales
amounted to about $50.
Publication Of details in the affairs
Of the late Mr.. Crouch, led to a dis
cussion Of an effort to have such ac-
counts curtailed or suppressed. The
club voted to present the question to
the women Of the country throuEh the
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
Further arrangements for the all
day meeting Of the women Of the club
and women over the state, to be held
January %. were made. A luncheon
will be served for the club and other
women who viii attend. outside vis-
.tors who will be in Topeka for the
WOman's Kansas Day CLUB meeting and
for the meeting of the State Legislative
club are invited to attend the all day
meeting Of the club. The place of meet
ing was not decided upon. but 1t will
likely be held at the First Christian
church. The members were asked to
come to the meeting prepared to dis
cuss property laws for women, laws in
regard to widows tax exemption, law
in regard to communicable diseases and
amendments to the white slave law.
Model laws will be drawn up in the
meantime, and presented at the meet
ing.
The enforcement Of the anti-cigarette
law was discussed at the meeting. and
Miss Eva Corning, policewoman, made
q brief address on her experience re-
garding the operation Of the law. The
subject will be revived in the club at
q later meeting and the members are
asked to bring suggestions on methods
Of making the statute efficacious.
was touched upon. The club did not
commit itself on the merits Of the law,
but passed a resolution that the au-
thorities should take steps to abolish
the fraternities on the ground that the
law should command obedience, and
that q spirit Of law breaking was wrong
in itself.
The February meeting Of the club
win be given to the discussion Of the
initiative and referendum.
Hugh Kiene will celebrate his birth
day anniversary Saturday of this week
and he has asked q few Of his friends
to q party which he will give Saturday
afternoon.
The subsenior class of the high
4 school will give their annual reception
Thursday evening in the high school