The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-06

one of the uSheFS at the DienSt-kraut-
hoff wedding next week.
makes for efficiency even in charity.
People are beginning to realize that
they should live, not for themselves,
but for their community. The new
feature of philanthropy is that it is
so we'll organized. We are learning
| to bestow our gifts wisely SO that they
will be used for the best purpose. The
| efforts of the women through the
! strength of their organizations, Will
help to make the twentieth century
one of social brotherhood, es the nine
teenth century was one of commercial
progress.
Mrs. A. Marburg spoke briefly on
the women's club house. She told how
some of the women looked forward
with hope to having club house and
others feared it would never be built.
She said that a sum of money had
been realized, that the play Miss
Nancy had returned about $1,000,
and she intimated that another play
would be just as successful lnasmuch
as relatives and friends were usually
willing to give up their half dollars
and quarters for the satisfaction of
seeing their dear ones perform on the
stage. The outlook for club house,
she thought, was good, and that the
money could be raised
One of the visitors, Mrs. A H. 1or-
ton, was introduced as the first presi-
dent of the Topeka Federation of
Women. Those at the tables stood up
to honor her. The music for the
afternoon included harp 500 by Mrs,
F. A. Derby, the entrance march,
written by Mrs Norman Hay, and
played by her on the piano. The in
vocation, a part of which was written
: by Mrs. Hay. was sung by Mrs. F. p.
Whitmore, Mrs. r. Parks Bennett,
} Mrs H. c. Pribble and Mrs. r. H.
Morehouse. At the close of the pro-
gram, the club song, Our Object" "
was sung by the quartette and the
audience The words of tbs song are
by Mrs. j. F. farrell and the music
by Mrs. Hay.
} The club year books we're distrib-
uted at the luncheon. They contain
the programs for all of the regular
} meetings of the club, and of the de-
: partment meetings. The art depart
ment has outlined its programs to in
clude the study of American art in its
various phases, and will also give
| some meetings to the study of mural
and stained-glass designers, etchers
and wood engravers and illustrators.
Mrs. Clement Smith is chairman of
that department, Mrs. c. B. Merriam,
: Mrs. Katherine Lindsay Perkins and
Mrs. d. ]. Hathaway other members
of the committee
The department of civics and JUS
tice will interest itself in delinquent
women, the housing of delinquents,
3 labor insurance, and other subjects OF
; the days interest. Mrs. j. S. West is
chairman, and Miss Helen Curry and
Mrs. John CLANCY are members of her
. committee.
The department of education is in
charge of Mrs. C. J. Evans. assisted
} by Mrs. w. d. Ross. The department
will work for the foreign population,
will interest itself in the public schools
and in organizing classes among wom-
en- in industry.
; The department of forestry and
horticulture is in charge of Mrs. A A
Robinson and Mrs. Bennett R. Wheel
er. The department will teach the
care of lawns, trees and shrubbery
and vegetable gardens; it will study
Kansas birds. and plan the organiza-
ton of an Audubon society.
The department of home economics
will interest itself in household man.
agement, labor saving Devices house
hold remedies and dom este science
training. Mrs. D. o. Coe is chairman
and Mrs. D. E. Esterly. vice chairman
The department of literature, with
Mrs. W. A. McCarter as chairman, and
Mrs. w. F. Bowen. vice chairman. will
devote the winter to the study OF
Shakespeare. The department of mu.
sic is in charge of Mrs c. J. Wilson
and Mrs. F. C. Squires. Their pro-
grams will be on American music.
The social department will arrange
for the winters parties that the clut
will give. The mem bers of the com
mittee are Mrs. G. w. Parkhurst, Mrs
W. A. Johnston and Mrs. Arthur Cap.
per.
The year book was prepared by Mrs
W. A McCarter, Mrs. Charles DiIlor
and Miss Carolyn Thomas. Mrs S. A
Thurston. treasurer, gave valuable as.
Sistance to the committee.
The out-of-town guests at the party
included Miss Elizabeth Kite. of Phila
delphia, the guest of Dr. Lydis
= DeVi1biss; Mrs. W. P. Lambertson %
Fairview, president. of the First dis
= trict federation, who is Mrs H o
1 Garvey's guest; Miss Addie Hathaway
of California, the guest of Mrs D. ]
4 Hathaway; Mrs. Julia Farnswortl
| Soper. the guest of Mrs. L. H. Mum
| Mrs. Emma Morgan. of Chicago. VIII,
/ is with her sister. Mrs. George
| Morehouse; Miss Charlotte Nellis. tn
/ guest of Mrs. Carl w. Nellis; Mrs. a
Hooper, of Pasadena, who is visitin:
/ her daughter. Mrs. Tom Lillard tn,
luncheon guest of Mrs. ]. P. Slaugh
| ter; Mrs. o. J. Jacobs, of Newton, tn
4 guest of Mrs. Frank Sturges: Mrs. ]
A McCallum, of Seattle, the guest o
Mrs. j. A Stoner; Mrs. George W
Martin. the guest of her daughter, Mrs