The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

paper on Assets and Liabilities" and
the discussion will be conducted by
Mrs Lee Monroe, Miss Lola Graham
and Mrs. A. Marburg.
The Monday Tourist club will meet
Monday with Mrs. C. ]. Rosen, 1900
Quincy street. DR.. j. E. kirkpatrlck
will give an address on Modern Cities
and Their Problems" Papers will be
read by Mrs A. A. Sharp and Mrs.
w. P. Snyder.
The next meeting of the Topeka
chapter of P E O. will be held May
IL instead of May 4, at the Country
club. Mrs. E. L. Copeland will be
hostess. A mothers day program
will be given, and each member may
invite a guest.
will be held in Hutchinson, May 1,
2 and 3. Delegates from Topeka are;
DR.. Godfrey, Miss Laura Startzman
and Mrs. F. P. Whitemore.
There will be an open meeting of
the Spalding Reading circle Monday
evening, April 80, for members only.
There will be cards and light refresh
ments will be served
AT a meeting of the Shawnee County
Political Science club held Friday af-
leTnOOn III the NdllOH1l nOIel, IIlC SUI
ject of the Mutual Cooperative Ice
Plant, proposed by some of me large
consumers of ice, was presented to the
club by Mrs. Effie Main. She gave
an outline of the plan of the new COM
pany. organized to furnish ice at the
old rate, and she suggested that the
members of the club might hold stock
in the new company at a rate of So a
share. This would assist the business
men in establishing the company and
help to make it possible for the small
, consumer, as well as the large consum-
er, to obtain ice at the old rate.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lowry presented the
question of electricity for domestic
purposes as she is the clubs repre-
sentative in the Central Civic league.
She gave an account of the present
status of the negotiations between the
league and the Edison company.
Mrs. David Palmer was given the
floor to present her request that the
members of the club unite with the
Red Cross society. Mrs. Palmer is
chairman of the membership commit
tee that has started a campaign for
1000 members in Topeka.
After the parliam entary lesson, the
club discussed plans for next years
program. Heretofore. the club has
had miscellaneous programs, taking
up such subjects as were before the
1t is the desire of the organization now
to have a fixed program outlined for
the coming season.
Mrs w A. Johnston, who presided
in the absence of Mrs. Festus Foster,
president, expressed a wish that the
fclub should keep in mind that it is a
suffrage organization. by cooperating
with the National Suffrage association
in its contribution to war work. The
plan outlined by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
! Gait president of the National and
! International Suffrage associations. is
/ concerned largely with the food situa-
| ton, and Mrs. Johnston desires that
! the club keep in line with the larger
organization.
| Mrs s. Thurston's suggestion OF
plan of study would be designed te
cover a number of years. She wishes
! to see the club take up the history Of
the founding and growth of the Amer
( lean republic, and take also some bio
graphical study concerning the build
ers of the nation. and its great writers
who have helped 20 shape public opin-
ion. 1--WE might, she said, study tht
life of Hamilton, the founCer of oui
monetary system"
/ Mrs. Lowry suggested a study o.
the science of our government Mrs
Effie Mains desire is to study loca
government, civic and county, and aft
erward extend the study to take il
state and national government, in {
non-partisan way.
Mrs c. w. Smith favored the study
of political history of America Mrs
H o. Garvey suggested the study d
two branches together. including the
esta blished course in parliamentary
law, with political science or perhap:
current events. Mrs. D. w. Nellis ia
vored the study of home government
with special reference to city needs.
B.! Mrs. 1. l. Better presented an en-
tirely new plan TO the club when sh'
suggested the open forum. such As
some of the clubs of the east conduct