The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-08


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a facing of black velvet underneath
to soften the effect of the severe brim.
A pertly slanted feather fancy is the
sailors only trimming. Contrasted
with the fluffy softness of the white
neck ruche, this stiff sailor is excess
sively chic.
The anniversary party of the Shaw
nee County Political Science club was
given Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. W. A. Johnston. The
club is a organization of the old
Shawnee County Equal Suffrage
league, which disbanded for a years
time following the campaign in 1912.
and reorganized last July at Mrs.
Johnston's nome.
The party was given on the lawn
and the porch, which was hung with
American flags and bunting of yellow,
the suffrage color.
The guest of honor was Mrs. T. NJ.
Chalkley, of Lawrence, who is a MEM
Der of the Kansas Welfare Council,
and is past president of the Kansas
Good Citizenship league, with which
the Political Science club is affiliated.
One of the guests at the party was
DR.. Lydia De Vilbiss, the head of the
SLlIO IlySI9no department OF Kansas,
who has come from New York to
have charge of that department newly
established in this state.
The program for the afternoon in
Guided short addresses by Mrs. Chalk
ley, DR.. De VilbisS, Mrs. Johnston,
Mrs. FestuS Foster, the president of
the club, Mrs. Lucy Milliken, past
president, and reading by Mrs. f.
d. Schorberger. Mrs. Charley spoke
on the subject of the Problems that
n
She spoke especially of the child vel
fare work, and told of the hopes of
the Welfare commission in its eff
forts for child betterment She ear
nestly desired that the women of the
club, and all the women of Kansas
should give her their support in her
part Of the work as a member of the
commission.
enthusiasm in her work in which she
has been trained IN the east, is rather
youthful in appearance and strikingly
good looking. She told little of the
in the east, and spoke of Kansas as an
especially promising field for work,
where the women have the ballot.
In New York. she said, there are
large appropriations made for the
benefit of the farmers to assist them
in stamping out disease amCng their
cattle, but when the women are help
ing to elect the representatives, there
VIII De money IOfLnCOI1llnS TO look al
ter the health and lives of human be-
ings. In former years, before the
cities of the country grew 10 their
present size, women lived for their
own family circle, but they are learn
ing that whatever affects any child in
the community affects their own chill
dren. So they are uniting for the care
of all, no less for the protection of
their own children than for the good
of ALL
Mrs. Johnston was asked to talk on
the work for equal suffrage in other
parts of the country. She spoke of the
volunteer league for the assistance of
the states that are campaigning for
equal suffrage from states that al
ready have obtained the franchise
She told of the help that Kansas re-
ceived from outsiders and urged that
Kansas women return the favors. A
of women contributed 20 the
fund at the meeting yesterday.
Mrs. Milliken made u short address
on the efforts of the ladies of the G.
A. r. in the teaching of respect for
the flag in the public schools. Mrs.
Foster outlined the clubs work for
next season. A course in parliament
tary procedure will be conducted by
Mrs. S. A. Thurston, and the study of
political science will be conducted by
Mrs. c. J. Evans. Women who wish to
study in these courses are urged to at
tend the early meetings Of the club.
The meetings next year Will be held
the last Friday of each month
After the speeches, Mrs. Foster in
troduced Mrs. S. J. Crawford, wife of
the Kansas war governor, Mrs. Arthur
Capper, wife Of the present governor,
and Mrs D. L. McEachron, the pres
ident of the Topeka Federation of
Women. The guests were invited to
meet DR. De Vilbiss, and those who
stood in line with her to receive were:
Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Crawford. Mrs.
Capper. Mrs. McEachron, Mrs Foster,
Mrs Albrecht Marburg and Mrs.
Chalkley.
The club took in upwards of twenty
new members at the party. Mrs.
Johnston was assisted by the mem
bers of the executive board, who are:
Mrs Foster, Mrs. Marburg, Mrs. De
White c. Nellis, Mrs. w. c. Fisk, Mrs.
Chas. Lowry and by Mrs. VIM. Mac