The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-29


O'Clock at Mills Tea room, by the
wives of the men of the Rotary club
for the members of the club.
Mrs. George Godfrey Moore is tenn
porary chairman in charge of the ar
rangements, and com mittees have
been appointed as follows: Program
committee, Mrs. F. A. Rooster, chair
man; Mrs. S. c. Petit, Mrs. Frank
Whitmore, Mrs. c. B. Van Horn, Mrs
E. w. Rankin and Mrs. w. ]. V. Dea-
con; banquet committee, Mrs. A. j
Cole, chairman; Mrs. Frank P. Mac
Lehman, Mrs Charles Adams, Mrs
James s. Hayes; invitation committee,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Brunt, chairman; Mrs. E.
L. Overton, Mrs. Charles Matthews
Mrs. Hinkle Guy; committee on deco
rations, Mrs: c. NJ. Hill, chairman
Mrs. F. A. Derby and Mrs. Charles
Dillon.
The Shawnee County Political Sci
ence club held their last meeting for
the season Friday afternoon at their
hall in the National hotel. The Off
GERS for next year will be: Mrs. Festu5
Foster, president; Mrs. Lucy Milliken,
first vice president; Mrs. w. A. John
ston. second vice president; Mrs. w.
&c. Fisk, recording secretary; Mrs.
Frank Doster, treasurer; Mrs. Eliza
beth Lowery, corresponding secretary /;
H.,
Mrs. DeWitte C. Nellis, auditor
Mrs Foster, the new president of
the club, is the retiring president OF
the Second District Federation, and
and experienced club woman.
The Shawnee County Political Sci
ence club was organized last summer
at registration party held at the
aim is to study the political questions
of the country, the state, and the To-
cal government, from a non-partisa n,
or rather an omni-partisan view; to
cooperate with the Kansas Good Citi-
zenShip league and to try in any way
possible to assist women in other
states in any effort they may make
toward acknowledgements. The club
purposes to extend its membership to
include more of the women OF Topeka
and the women of the country outside
of Topeka.
During the one year of it's existence,
the club has maintained a member
ship of something more than q hum
dred, has conducted a department for
parliamentary drill, under the leader
ship of Mrs. c. J. Evans; has studied
as a. textbook, The Voters Manual
a book which outlines the public of :
fees and the duties they involve; and
the club has brought before their au-
dienceS good speakers on many sub
jectS of general interest in matters of
civic, state and national government.
clubs funds, some newly woven rugs
were sold at auction at the meeting,
Mrs. w. A. Johnston conducting the
sale
speeches were made. Mrs. j. y. Graft.
who has been the leader of the club
in it's study of the Manual, talked on
the new session laws of the state. She
explained that the textbook Of the
past year was used as a preparation
for a broader study of American poll
tics.
Mrs. Otis, of Highland Park, had
Nuisances That Have -4BeenS Pushed
Into the Country" She told how
garbage had been dumped nearly into
the front yards of the suburbanit
found in their alfalfa fields and on
the lawns. She told how the boot
1eggers, driven from town through
the efficient city government, trans
She suggested that the club investi-
gate the laws on the subject, if there
be any such laws. The club is organ
lied to include the women, both with
in and without the cities of the coun
ty, and they intend to investigate the
evils of rural and suburban communi
ties, well those of the towns,
and try to suggest remedies.
Mrs Festus Foster spoke of the
changes in the primary law, brought
about in the last legislature.
Mrs. Milliken, the retiring presi
dent, made a speech, introducing the
new officers, and pledging to them
the support of the retiring board The
special feature of the study of parlia-
mentary law, under the leadership of
Mrs. J. w. Thurston, who is known
to be an expert in that line.
The next meeting of the club will
be an anniversary party
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Miss Mary Sweet will leave Tuesday
of next week for Seattle, Washington,
where she will remain at least a year.
She will be connected with the charit-
able and philanthropic work in charge
of the Methodist denomination of that
city. Miss Sweet, for some time, was
engaged in educational work in Rome,
and returned to the states last sum-
mer.
Miss Anne Sweet entertained a few
guests at o'clock tea for her sister
Thursday afternoon.
The biennial of the National FEEDER
alton Of Music clubs will be held in
Los Angeles, Cal, for ten days, be-
ginning June "a. During the conven-
ton. there is to be a congress for the
encouragement of American music,
with programs under the direction of
Charles Wakefield Cadman. Members
of Cadman's committee will include:
Carl Busch, George w. Chadwick,
Arthur Foote, Arthur Farwell, Mrs:
Elizabeth Casterton, and others of
note. Recitals will be given by lead
ing American musicians and the So
600 prize American opera, Fairy
land" by Horatio Parker and Brian
Hooker, will be presented.
Miss Sara Kouns and Miss nellie
Kouns, who are now on their way to
the western coast, expect to sing be-
fore the federation.
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In any school performance, when
the kindergarten begins to take a