The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-29
CLUB NOTES.


The Monday Tourist club will meet
Monday with Mrs. Fred L. Evart, 619
Buchanan street.
The Junior Atlantean club will meet
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock with |
Mrs. Ralph Moore. 500 Lane street
The N. N. S. club will meet with
Mrs. George D. Stevenson, S21 Jeffer-
son street, Tuesday afternoon.
The Amaranth club will meet Tues |
| day afternoon with Mrs. T. w. Bruce |
| 1875 Grand avenue.
The Day Nursery club will be en- |
tertained Thursday at the home of |
Mrs. Elmer Eby, 439 Elmwood ave-
nue.. Mrs. Frank Forbes will assist
Mrs. Eby.
The Philomath club will meet Fri
day afternoon with Miss Clara Mar
lett.
The Topeka w. C. T. U. will meet
| Monday afternoon at the Y. w. c. A.
Devotions will be led by Mrs. c. A.
Dodd. A speech on Non-Alcoholic
Medicine will be made by Mrs. B. R.
Evans; Mr.. H. T. Bowman, of the
| board of control, will speak on Race
Betterment," and DR.. Clark will speak
on "Co-Operation With the Board of
| I1SdllH bOWIIldn Is TO give the
address in place of DR.. Lydia Devil
bliss, who cannot be present.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
M. E. church will meet in the church
parlors Wednesday, May 8. All wom-
en- of the church and congregation are
invited.
The Nautilus club will meet Tues
day, May g with Mrs. E b Cowgiu
a a will he
by Mrs. T. w. Todd on What Consti-
tutes Good Vacation" There will be
good music at the meeting which is the
last session of this season.
The Child Study club will meet with
Mrs. ]. H. Luxton, 1176 Mulvane
street Thursday. There will be a
mothers day program, and the moth
ers of the members will be guests of
the club.
The Shawnee County Political Sci
ence club held a meeting Friday after
noon. Mr.. Bowman, of the board of
control, made the principal address of
the afternoon, on the problem of the
public's care for the unfit. He ex-
planned that it was the mission of the
church, the school and the home, and
in a larger way of the community,
which includes the other three fac
= tors. ANY one of these agencies -
he declared, will fail unless supported
and assisted by all the others'' He
1 made a plain talk on the best ways of
: treating degeneracy, and of restricting
: the increase in the feebleminded and
| insane population. He gave some
I startling statistics on the rapid in
crease of the mentally or morally de-
{ ficient. He advised also that the
\ women take action in getting such
= legislation as will protect the public,
i and he assured them that with the
ballot in their hands, they can get
what they ask, within reason
Mrs. Mary Aherns, of Chicago, also
: made an address, from the subject
e Am L My Brothers. Keeper"
The P. E. o. society of Kansas will
Il have its convention in Topeka the
third, fourth and fifth of May. About
: 200 guests are expected for the event.
Miss Alice Scott, of Hutchinson the
= president of the state organization, will
d be in attendance. Mrs. S. c. Petit is
president of the Topeka chapter, and
3 will be in charge of the local arrange
5 ments for the convention.
= The program for the different davs
of the convention is as follows:
Wednesday Afternoon. May 3.
2:O0-Meeting of executive board.
I 2:00-Enrollment of members OF
e convention.
q Wednesday Evening.
s INSTRUMENTATION called to order;
q opening Que; appointment OF guards;
g deVotlOnalS, Mrs. Will Jones; address
t, of welcome, Mrs. Anna Petit; re-
d Spouse, Mrs. Helena Chambers, first
a vice president K. G. c.; formal open
). ing of convention; introduction of of
d ficers and guests of honor: appoint
ment of committees; announcements
of reporters for papers; minutes OF
last convention; reading, TOO Late
A. for the Train Mrs. Minnie Carter
n music, Flowers Awake" (Warner)
W
Stricken; informal reception.
, Thursday Morning. May A.
le Subcommittee work.
a. 9:00-Convention called to order
S. opening ode; devotionals, Miss Flora
s. Hedges; music, Mrs. Van Zandt; min
d utes of previous meeting; roll call; re-
n port of credential committee; repor
le of dispensation committee; presenta.
If ton of charters and greetings to new
chapters, Mrs. Beatrice Corse, organ
re izer X G. G.; report of K G. c. off
n GERS; Our Educational Fund" Mrs
Mabelle Yaggy second vice presiden
le K G. c.; chapter reports; misceI
5 laneous business.
l. Thursday Afternoon.
1:30-Convention called to order
reading of minutes; music; ''Tht
Spring Has Come" CWhite), Mis-
Marian Bartlett. Mrs. Elizabeth Whit
\ more; reading. How Ruby Played.
Miss Minnie Carter: symposium
10 negative virtues IN = f. o. 1ndlI
is ference" Mrs. Beth Ellis, o. O.: In
is discretion, Miss Olive Hawkins, l..
~ ''Negli gence,'' Mrs. George Woodell, 2
miscellaneous business.
m Wednesday Evening.
s. 7:30-Convention called to order
reading of minutes: music, '-Staccat'
as Polka (Mulder) "a Disappointment
IN (Woodman), Miss Enid Strickler; ad
10 dress Miss Helen Drake; HELPFUL
re Suggestions, past presidents; Mrs
1T Anna Grimes. D.: Mrs. Mamie Fal, F
Id F.; Mrs Nellie Humphrey; Mrs. Maui
&c Tallant A d. music Miss Edith Val
Of Zandt V. model meeting. state of