The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-20

records and relics of the society. Be-
sides the lecture, the Kansas officers
will make their reports and give their
plans for next year.
One of the important features of
the meeting will be conducted by Miss
Clara Francis, of the State Historical
society and chairman of the D. A. r.
Old Trails committee. Miss Francis
has a fine understanding of the sub
ject of the old roadways through the
state and has a map of the trails. She
Will talk on the old trails movement
The election of officers, which oc-
ours on alternate years, will be held.
in 1917, but the nominating commit
tee will be chosen at the convention
this month The conference also will
discuss plans to further the candidacy
of Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey. of
Independence, as the president general
| of the national society of the D. A. r.,
which holds its election in 1917.
reception will be held Wednesday
evening of convention week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram W. Lew
| is, and luncheon will be given at the
| Hamilton hotel Thursday
The State Federation of Women's
clubs will have it's annual meeting
April 10, IL and Il in Topeka. Mrs.
Percy Pennypacker, of Texas, general
| federation president, will spend one
day of the convention in Topeka Mrs.
! Pennypacker has been to Cuba in
vestigating the probable influence of
women in the Pan-American move
ment, and she will probably speak, at
| least a part of the time, on that sub
/ ject to the Kansas women. Homes in
| this city will be open to delegates
from 275 federated clubs of Kansas.
A reception will be given Monday
evening by Governor and Mrs. Arthur
| Capper for the visitors and the local
federation women. The session Tues
day morning will be in Memorial hall.
This meeting will be followed by an
auto ride and a luncheon to be given
! by the Topeka federation The Tues
! day evening and the Wednesday ses-
sions will be held in one of the
| churches, so that the convention can
have the use of a pipe organ. Mrs.
Carey j. Wilson, head of the music
! department of the Topeka federation,
is arranging the music for the con-
vention. Among the musical features
of the occasion will be the singing
! by the federation chorus, new or
ganization that has never appeared in
public, and will not do so until the
convention. Mrs. George w. Payne is
training the chorus. The chorus is
to be a permanent institution In ad
dition to the music by Topekans, Miss
Henrietta Miller. of Garnett, chairman
of the music department of the state
federation, will arrange part of the
programs.
Local arrangements are in the hands
of the Topeka federation, the hostess
club. Mrs. H. o. Carney is at the
head of the publicity committee; Mrs
Wilson, of the music committee; Mrs.
w. A. Johnston, social; Mrs A. A.
GODDARD hotels; Mrs. Howard n.
Rhodes, decoration; Mrs. S S. Estey,
badges; Mrs. A. M. Thoroman, lunch
con; Mrs. S. S. Beggs, ushers; Mrs F.
w. Watson, entertainment; Mrs. Kath-
crime Hand, art; Mrs. c. B. Van Horn,
education: Mrs. o. L. Moore, registra-
ton. and Miss Carolyn Thomas, in
formation.
The day following the state fedora
ton convention, is appointed for the
convention of the Kansas Equal Suf-
frage league. This convention will be
of interest to great numbers of KAN
saS women, especially as it brings to
! Topeka one of the best known women
in America, and a woman famous all
over the world, Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, international president of suf-
frage work
The forestry department of the To-
peka Federation of Women held a
business meeting recently and decided
| upon a plan to work out extensive
system of Sunday school gardens.
They hope to make every lawn in To-
| peka and every plot of public ground
a beauty spot.
The scheme is to be worked out
| partly through the Sunday schools.
The department will offer prizes for
the best Sunday school gardens, and
also for individual gardens. The chill
dren who wish to have gardens can do
so, planting either flowers or vege-
tables on their own family lots or on
vacant lots. In addition the forestry
department will give attention to
church and school grounds and
| grounds surrounding public buildings.
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hospitals and the colleges, Washburn
and Bethany, and have been promised
cooperation in the work of beautify-
ing grounds. The department will
also try to interest all Topeka women
in keeping lawns and back yards in
good condition.
The largest prize to be given will be
for the best Sunday school garden
there will also be prizes for the best
class beds in the gardens. and the Sun
day schools will be asked to give
| prizes for the best individual work.
There are to be first, second and third
prizes. Prizes also will be given fol-
the best school garden.
Each Sunday school will be asked
to cultivate a garden fifty by fifty to
a hundred by twenty-five feet. Flow
ers can be raised, or vegetables for
sale. The gardening is to be done
by the Sunday school children under
the direction of the teachers. For
each garden the federation will fur
nish a center bed CO cannas or other
large plant and will lay out the gem
eral plan of the garden. The soil
will be broken and seeds furnished.
and to assist in the expenses the chill
dren will be asked to contribute five
cents each. Entrance cards for the
contest will be given out in about d
week.
The owners of vacant lots, especial
ly those close to churches. will be
asked to lend them for the use of the
gardening project Merchants will be
asked to assist in furnishing prizes.
and all the clubs and organizations of
town will be asked to help. Seed
houses will be asked for seeds, and
printing plants for the blanks for en-
trance cards The members of the