The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14
CLUB NOTES.

tracing the attention OF q good many
of the women, is the Mothers Con-
gress, a branch Of which is in process
Of organization in Kansas. The Ma
tfonal Mothers Congress has been q
great deal written Of and discussed.
and it's work and projects are famil-
lar to magazine readers all over the
country. Kansas has never had a
chapter of the society. and organizers
are beginning with the establishment
of societies in the different towns.
Mrs Edwin r. Weeks Of Kansas City,
Mo-, one of the vice presidents of the
National Congress. was In Topeka this
week, and a meeting OF mothers was
called. and a temporary organization
was Effected. Mrs. Lee Monroe was
elected chairman. and meeting will
be held Monday afternoon at three
o'clock, Feb. 16, at Mrs. Monr0e'1
home, 909 Harrison street, to form q
permanent organization and elect Of
ficers. A number OF the young
mothers, az well as the elderly women
who are accustomed to take an active
part in matters Of public welfare. at
tended the meeting this week and
manifested an interest In the organi-
zation.
The object of the society is chiefly
educational, and its aim Is the well
fare of children, to be accomplished
directly and through the influence of
the mothers.
The Vespuccian club met Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Mortimer Gragg.
Roll call was answered by stories of
Abraham Lincoln and Mrs. G. r.. Ma
gel and Mrs. Gragg read papers about
Lincoln.
Mrs. r. B. Steele will entertain the
Chaldean club at their meeting Mon
day afternoon. The program on
Maeterlinck will be in charge of Mrs.
A. T: Daniels, and Mrs. Warren NJ.
Crosby will conduct the study OF cur
rent events.
with Mrs. J. p. Kelly Wednesday aft
ernoon at her home, 1909 Van Buren
street.
The Minerva club will meet Mon
day at the home Of Mrs. 3. g. Foster
and Mrs. w. T. Davis will be host
esses.
Mrs. E. G. Foster entertained the
Portia club at luncheon Thursday aft
ernoon.
p. e. o. society will have an even
ing meeting Friday Of next week with
Mrs. Hugh Fisher. The committee
for the meeting are: Mrs. Burleigh.
Mrs. Dimick, Mrs. Whitmore, Miss
Amy Wolfe, Mrs. Garland and Mrs.
Tandy.
The Research club will have its an
nua1 meeting and election of officers
Feb. 20. Mrs. B. F. Shumate will be
hostess for the afternoon.
Mrs Hugh Fisher will be hostess at
a guest day meeting Of the Monday
Tourist club Monday of next week. at
her home in Potwin Place.
Mrs: Otis Hungate will entertain
the Current Literature club at its
meeting Tuesday, Feb. II. The mag
azines to be reviewed are: Literary
Digest, Harpers and the Ladies'
Home Journal. Members on the pro-
gram are: Mrs. r.. L. Bone, Mrs. F.
The West Side Reading club has
postponed its meeting for next Tues
day for one week, on account of the
death of Mr.. George o. Wilmarth, as
Mrs. Wilmarth is one of the members
The postponed meeting will be held
Tuesday, Feb. "a. with Mrs. S. ].
Hodgins. Roll call will be answered
by helpful discoveries" and a paper
on american PrOgressivism in Ex-
ploration,' will be read by Mrs. B. T.
Welch.
Mrs. Robert Ambrose and the men,
bers of her embroidery club will en-
tertain their husbands at their annual
Valentine party tonight at the Am
brose home. The affair this year is
a card party, and those who will at
tend are: Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Powell,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdonald, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Galbreath, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Daniels, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Kerns, Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Keys. Mr..
and Mrs. Sondahl. Mr.. and Mrs. Roll0
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bennett,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Model, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ambrose, Miss Belle Evarts. Miss
Pearl Boam, Mr.. L. Lawler and Mr.
Sam Pennick.
The Day Nursery club was enter
| tanned Thursday afternoon by Mrs. A
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