The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26

Marjorie Petro, Miss Johanna Gleed.
Miss Mary Samson, Miss Maude Nc
Vey, Miss Katherine Dolan. Miss Mary
Atkinson of Lawrence, Miss Marjorie
Rogers, Mr.. Sanford FARRELL of Kansas
City, Mr.. Wayne Lytle, Mr.. Willard
Bowman, Mr.. Donald Talliaferro, Mr.,
Wellington Culver, Mr.. Gale Morgan,
Mr.. Paul Movers, Mr.. George Gross.
Mr. Marshall -Hite, Mr.. Richard n.
Hall. Mr.. Eugene Villipigue. Mr.. Joe
Hull, Mr.. Kenneth Adams, Mr.. H. B.
Agard, Mr.. James G.. Allison, Mr.. Fred
Beerbohm, Mr.. Elrick Sharp, Mr..
William 5. McClintock, Mr.. Wilbur
Cole, Mr.. Earl Trobert, Mr.. George w.
Rourke, Mr.. Chester Wahle, Mr.. Hugh
mcfarland, Mr.. Willis Carney, Mr..
Ralph Lewis, Mr.. James Brier, Mr..
Jack Erickson. Mr.. Robert Biene, Mr..
Stanley Copeland, Mr.. Roger Savage,
Mr. Charles Kouns, Mr.. Alden Weight
man, Mr.. Frank Fable, Mr.. Larry
Huey, Mr.. Sam Lux, Jr., Mr.. Samuel
Stewart, Mr.. Russell Grimes. Mr..
Harry Eagle, Mr.. Kenneth Oglesvie,
Mr.. Fred Rigby, Mr.. Robert Dutton.
Mr.. Alfred Bartel. Mr. Charles Har-
low, Mr. Merrill Seger, Mr.. John Por-
! ter, Mr.. Victor Blakely, Mr.. Wendell
fSwitzer, Mr.. John Prescott, Mr.. Think
| ham Veale, Mr.. Warren Humphreys
Mr.. John Raster, Mr.. H. r. Leland,
Mr.. Edwin Olander, Mr.. James L.
Perry. Mr.. Kenneth Alexander. Mr..
George Bailey, Mr.. Kent Moneypenny.
Mr.. Ted Lagerstrom, Mr.. Merrill Rut-
ter, Mr. John Marsh Mr.. Randolph
Adams, Mr.. Edwin Tucker, DR.. Wilson
! Hobart, Mr.. Vincent Pierson, Mr.. For
rest Rice, DR.. John Brier, Mr.. Ward
Keller, Mr.. George McNish, Mr.. Will
\ liam Blaine, Mr. Coleman, Mr.. Will
! lard1tfear of Kansas City, Mr.. Nichols
and Mr.. Kent Lewis.
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The Sha vince County Political
/ Science club had a meeting Friday
Eafternoon at the: National hotel. In
1.-THE progress of the business session,
Mrs Festus Foster, The president read
La letter from Congressman Taggart,
whose policy as a member of the
house judiciary committee in Wash
| ington, has been severely arraigned
by the Congressional Union. His let
ter said in part: There is society
called the Congressional Union that
has been operating here, the business
of which seems to be to defeat Demo-
cratic candidates for congress. They
wish to make this partisan issue.
They declare it to be their purpose to
| defeat whatever party is in power I'M
til suffrage is granted. This is an
English idea. Suffrage has never
been granted by a party vote. If
these ladies have in mind the purpose
of defeating suffrage they could not
/
than by making it party ISSUE
The club made arrangements at the
Injecting for speaker dinner to be
given March 20 at one of the churches.
The dinner will be held after an aft
Eernoon meeting Of the club at the ho-
tel. and the guests will be the hus-
bands and friends of the members.
/ Mr.. Samuel Howe has been asked to
make the after dinner address. his
subject to be Taxation" Committees
for the party.
1t was announced that Mrs Carrie
Chapman Gait, president of the Ma
tional Equal Suffrage association, will
come to Kansas early in April She
lis now visiting the. states and holding
a series of state conferences under the
ITO stimulate an interest in the Susan
B. Anthony amendment and to create
a sentiment in favor of its ultimate
adoption by the states. Mrs Henry
Wade Rodgers. treasurer of the asso-
citation, win probably accompany Mrs
Gait -s
The program for the afternoon con.
sisted of a parliamentary drill-by Mrs
Thurston, a speech by Mrs. w. A
Johnston. explaining the difference be-
tween the policy of the National Equa
Suffrage association and that of tbs
Congressional Union, and an address.
by Mrs. Elizabeth Lacey. superintend
ent. of the Public Health Nursing.
Mrs. Lacey explained the work o.
her association, in its efforts to pre-
vent disease and infection. its care fol