The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-04

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Among the interesting features of
the program for the annual meeting
OF Woman's Kansas Day club, will be
an address by Mrs. John J. ingalls,, of
Atchison, the widow of the late dis
tinguished Senator Ingalls,. Her
speech will be about the territorial
women of Kansas.
The meeting Of the Monday Whist
club. which was to have been held this
| afternoon with Mrs. r. j. Parker, has
been postponed on account Of the
death OF Mrs Ryan;
i The Crochet club will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. George p. Stitt.
at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Each
guest is asked to bring little-girl
ranged a novel form Of entertainment.
The pictures of the women when they
were little girls will be thrown on a
screen. andrthescqmpany il to guess
who is the original Of each photo
| After the midwinter, the College of
the Sisters Of Bethany will open Fri
day morning, January 8, for classes
in all departments.
The fourth of series Of lectures
under the auspices of the U and club
was given Saturday afternoon at Unity
church. Earlier, lectures in the series
by Mrs. John A. Ross. of Kansas City,
have been devoted. principally to the
causes and events OF the war in Eu-
rope. Saturday. however, she took up
| two important events in domestic at
form and the income tax. The bills
regarding these two public questions
were passed some time ago, but have
only recently gone into operation.
| Mrs, Ross succeeded in presenting
in an interesting way two subjects that
| are considered woefully dull by most
women. She explained that while
| women had not many of them taken
| involved as those she chose to discuss,
yet there was no reason why they
might not understand them as well as
men understand them. knowledge
of public affairs" she said need of
course have no sex limitations"
| With the aid of a chart Mrs. Ross
outlined. the plan Of the bill for maxi
ing the currency more elastic and pro-
| viding for an additional available fund
| in times when more than the usual
need for money prevails. as in the
autumn when crops are moved, and
| some millions of dollars are needed
! above the amount required to take
i care Of the ordinary run of business.
and the establishment of the reserve
banks, and outlined the plan on which
they are to be operated.
Il Mrs. Ross told Of the income tax.
touches such q comparatively small
Il number of people. She stated some
of the principal objections to the law.
principal among them being the clause
source" After the lecture Mrs. Ross
agreed to answer questions on the
subject treated, and number OF the
women questioned her regarding some
Of the details OF the income tax. IN
which the audience seemed especially
interested, probably because It touch
ed some fashionable pocket books In
the audience g.
In beginning her lecture mrs. Ross
referred to the subject OF Engiand's
interference with the shipping of the
United States, but decided to discuss
that matter at the next lecture. as 1t -
not sufficiently advanced to make an
understanding of the issue possible.
She thinks that in two weeks there
will be further developments which
will enable her to give q fair and
definite summary of the trouble.
The proceeds from the lectures are
used for the care Of the needy in To-
peka The y and club maintains a
room in Christ's hospital for the sick
who are not able to pay hospital bills.
Die during the cold weather. In the
summer they keep a baby nursery in
connection with the Provident associa-
ton.
CONSERVATION league will be held Tues
dav afternoon af ESQ O'Clock at the