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

Prof Otis Hail of the United States
department of agriculture, in charge
of the work for the state of Kansas.
whose headquarters are in Manhattan.
will come to Topeka Wednesday 70
give an address at the Commercial
CLUB rooms at 1880 o'clock in The even
ing He is leader in charge of the
boys and girls club work On horti-
cultural lines. and he is coming to
I Topeka on behalf of the department
of forestry and horticulture of the To-
peka Federation of Women, who are
beginning a City Beautiful campaign.
The lecture Wednesday evening Is
open TO all who are interested in hear
ing Professor Hall. The women of
the federation will attend, and an in
vitation is given to the Commercial
club. and all other men and women
who wish to come.
The women Oft forestry depart
ment ask that all those who have
shrubs, plants or seeds that they can
spare will give them to the depart
ment for use in their effort at estab-
fishing gardens in the city. The seeds.
plants or shrubs so donated to the
work may be sent to Mrs. A. A. Rob
inson. chairman of the department,
or to Mrs. c. w. Kouns, vice chair
man.
Mr.. Ashton Sollars of Independence
| has issued Invitations for dancing
party Tuesday evening, March 21. Dr.
and Mrs. George Port Ashton are
guests of Mr.. sollars
Governor and Mrs. Arthur Capper
have accepted an invitation to the
sophomore hop at the State university,
Lawrence, to be given Friday night,
April %.
A number of Topeka club women
have returned from Tonganoxie, where
they enjoyed a days outing at the
home of Mrs. Cora Wellhouse Bull
lard. The party was held primarily
for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the meeting of the Kansas
Equal Suffrage association to be held
in Topeka April 10. and the guests in
Guided members of the board of the
State Equal Suffrage association, of
which Mrs. Billiard is president, and
a number of other guests.
The guests had a social hour during
the morning, and dined at noon.
There were guests from Topeka, Leav-
enworth, Lawrence, Lansing, Tonga
noxie and Kansas City. Kansas. After
the dinner Mrs. Bullard said few
words of welcome to the guests and
introduced Miss Nanon Herren who
gave two readings, and Mrs H. o.
Garvey who read her poem The
Legend of the Sunflower" Mrs. l.. L
Corbin, of Lawrence, and Mrs. w.
!
frage workers, entertained the COM
pany with some short stories. Mrs.
Billiard asked the presidents of three
! Tonganoxie clubs to address the wom-
en-. Mrs. w. Lamming. president of
the Civic club told of the work of her
4 organization in offering prizes for
good yards and lawns, and also of the
/ charity work of the club: Mrs. 5. ].
McNaughton, president of the library
commission. spoke of the efforts of her
.usa O.,
town library, and after the meeting
/ the guests visited the library. Mrs.
]. H. Driesbach, president of the read
ing club, told of the cultural work of
her organization.
The board passed resolutions of
sympathy to be sent to the family of
Mrs. B. F. Shumate, whose tragic
death recently was deeply regretted
by the club women of Topeka. The
board also commended an article
written by Mrs Lucia o. Case, setting
out the differences between the meth
cd of work of the Congressional union
and the Equal Suffrage association.
The plans for the convention April
10, while not definite, were partially
made. The convention will be held in
Memorial hall. The morning session
will consist of reports of committees
and election of officers. After lunch
con. the afternoon meeting will be
held in Memorial hall, and Mrs. Car
RE Chapman Gait. international Suf-
frage leader will have the floor. A
question box will be at hand in the
morning, and any questions that the
members of the convention wish to
ask Mrs. Gait, can be placed in it:
| thus giving the trend of her address
for the afternoon.
In the evening a large. public meet
ing will be held in the hall. to which
the public will be invited, to listen to
an address by Mrs Gait. AS Mrs. Gait
is a woman of remarkable personality,
good presence and handsome appear
ance, as well as a speaker of world
fame, it is expected that a large audi