The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-01

sionaI Union, will be one of the MEM
berS of the party
Mrs. Easement also will come to To-
peka Monday to attend a conference
of women to make further arrange
ments for the reception of the Wis
itors.
From Topeka the special will go to
Wichita, and will be in that city April
10. A dinner will be given for them
at the Wichita club, which will be
attended by so people The following
morning a mass meeting Will be held
at the Princess theater, and there will
be a large open air meeting before
the party leaves Wichita in the after
noon.
An affair of social interest during
( the state federation convention in To-
peka in April, will be the luncheon at
Thomas gymnasium, to be given by
the Topeka Federation complimentary
to the visitors and their hostesses.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, inter-
national suffrage leader, will arrive n
time for that function. and will make
a short address at the luncheon. Mrs.
J. NJ. Miller, president of the state
i federal ton, will also speak briefly after
the luncheon The luncheon will fol-
low the auto ride to be given the Wis
itors by the Commercial club. The
women in charge of the party are:
Mrs. A. Marburg, chairman of the
committee on general arrangements;
Mrs w A Johnston, chairman of the
social committee; Mrs w A McCar-
\ ter, chairman of the courtesies COM
nittee; Mrs c. J. Wilson. chairman of
the music committee, and Mrs. A. M.
Thoroman, chairman Of a committee
for luncheon arrangements.
The federation programs are printed
and are ready for distribution to the
clubs. The order of arrangements in
-cludcs a program in charge of the
educational department, of which Miss
| Effie Ora ham is state chairman. Mrs
c. F. Spencer, chairman of the art de-
! partment, has arranged for an address
: on Art in Rugs to be given by Mrs
l r. H BaIding, of Kansas City, Kan
and illustrated by rugs that will be
lent for the occasion by the Crosby
Brothers company. The lecture is
expected to be practical and helpful
Mr. Robert Merrill Gage. sculptor
l has consented to give an illustrated
address on The Plastic Art
Mrs. Carey J. Wilson will be il
charge of the music. and singing vii
be furnished by the Woman Chorus o.
: the Music Department of the Topeka
: Federation.
A registration committee has beer
\ appointed. The visitors will be taken
I upon their arrival. to the Y. w c. 4.
where they will register, and will haV'
! a social hour during registration time
e The members of the committee are
n Mrs o. L. Moore, chairman; Mrs I
: E. Dewey, vice chairman; Mrs. J. r
= CLANCY, Mrs. Henry F. Mason, Mrs
George NJ. Stone, Mrs D o. Coe, Mrs
, A NJ. Petro and Mrs D. E. Esterly.
= :
a speaker dinner was given Frida.
night by the women of the Shawne
County Political Science club at tn
First Congregational church. Tn
tables were decorated with jonquils il
crystal vases. Several hundred peopl
attended the banquet
The principal speaker of the even
ing was Mr.. Samuel Howe of TIL
state tax commission. who spoke OF
Taxation" He spoke of the tire
| general systems of taxation-the gen
| eral property tax. the classified prop
erty tax. and the single land value ta1
He explained the direct and the indi
rect tax, and told of some OF the diff
| culties in the way of a fair adjust
| ment of the tax system.
The situation he said, lis furthe
| complicated by the dual system O
| taXation-the state and the fedora
| The people at large are not enoug
| interested in the subject to pay any al
tention to the advice of experts Their
| has been a great deal of demagoger
| talked by candidates. and every ad
! miniStration has been charged wit
/ extravaganza. The fact is the off
/ Gals have only their appropriations t
| Sp@lQ- ana InaI does not allow tleI
to be extravagant.
I'VE need teaching on the patriot
ism of tax paying The public shout
be taught that the tax is not a gift nc
% an offering. but it is payment fc
u which substantial returns in proteG
r ton and civil benefits are made"
81 During the dinner some diaIet
r readings were given by Mrs Josep
= Hicks Miss Nanon Herren gave tw
r read ings during the dinner hour MI
steal numbers for the program wei
At furnished by Mrs. F. l. Richards. vic
I liniSt; Mrs. R. Parks Bennett SOLOS
"a and by a trio. Mrs. George Payne Mr.
II Bennett and Mrs. Frank Whitmor
OF Mrs C J. Wilson played the piano az
as compa niments-
Mrs. W. A Johnston announced II