The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-29

sculptors, and early in the fall to start
this collection On a tour of the state.
Exhibitions from the nations art CEN
tiers will also bG brought to Kansas,
and sent in succession to the various
towns where chapters have been or
ganized, each chapter bearing its share
of the general expense.
Mrs. Charles F. Spencer talked
most entertainingly of her recent at
tendance of the meeting of the Ma
tional Federation of Women's clubs in
New York. Particularly of her eX-
periences as a member of the COM
mittee on art, and of that committees
visit to the studios of McDougall alley
and to several interesting and valuable
private collections to which the gen.
eral public is seldom if ever admitted.
Mr.. John E. Jenkins told of the ap-
parent absence of an artistic atmos-
phere in Wichita, and of the efforts of
a few individuals there, to create one
He reported encouraging signs of an
awakening, during the past year.
After the dinner there was a short
business meeting of the officers and
directors of the Kansas Federation of
Art, after which the company pro-
ceeded to the Art Guild rooms where
it listened to an interesting address
by Prof. Griffith on the highest mean
ing of art. and afterwards to a dis
cussion by him of the various pictures
composing the exhibit of Chicago
Those who attended the dinner
were: Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Stone,
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll B. Merriam Mr.
and Mrs. H. Q. Garvey, Miss Ana
Deile Carney, Mr.. and Mrs. L. D.
! Whittemore, Mrs. Charles F. Spencer
of Kansas City, Kan. Mrs. Katherine
| Lindsey Perkins, Miss Marie Witwer,
Mrs. Whitaker. Mrs. Charles Mat
thews, Miss Mary Harrison, Miss Jen-
ME Blinn. Miss Anna Walker Mrs
] Lee nrA
rent. Miss Anita Laurent, the Misses
Gertrude and Marjorie Anderson. Miss
Grace Overmyer, Miss May Hull, Miss
Marian Morrow. Mrs. Helen 1. Francis,
! Prof. William A. Griffith of Lawrence,
Mr.. John f. Jenkins of Wichita Mr..
Merrell Gage, the Rev. George M.
Geisel, Mr.. L. Cady Hodge and Mr..
! Carl p. Bolmar.
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The Womans Hughes alliance is
/ sued an appeal to the women of
America to wear their old clothes and
turn 4 deaf ear to the retailers who
seek their patronage for new spring
attire. A dispatch from New York
comments on the appeal thus:
| That the women who attended the
meeting at the Hotel Astor and draft
ed resolutions urging the patriotic
women OF America to taboo new styles
and wear last springs apparel, were
, themselves dressed in the season S
smartest modes and several have al
ready placed orders for adaptations Of
later creations, represented the con-
illusions reached by the city's foremost
: suit manufa cturerS, who told the story
CT the preacher admitting this SINH
larity to the sign on the country road
pointing the way to go, but not go
ing himself.
The art exhibit in the Art Guild
room, West Eighth street. will be
open for several weeks. and a calen-
dar of dates and those to be in charge
of the exhibit, is being arranged. The
dates so far taken care of are as fol-
lows:
Friday afternoon the Ceramic Art
club will be in charge. Saturday,
| March 81, Mrs. Charles NJ Sheldon
will welcome visitors; April 2. Miss
| Jennie Blinn; April 8, Mrs. o. s. Per-
kins and Mrs. Harry Gavitt; April 6,
Mrs c. B. Merriam will be in charge
and Mrs. L. D. Whittemore will talk
on the pictures; April Z, Miss Marian
Peers will have charge. April 9 is
Washburn day. and the art department
faculty will be in charge. April 10,
! is high school day, and Miss Marian
Morrow will have charge. Mrs. N E.
Keller will be in charge of the exhibit
April IS. and Mr. Merrell Gage will
make the address. The evening of