The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04

convention in Pittsburg, May 1917,
will be Mrs. William Macferran. Miss
Effie Graham, Mrs. Frank Organ, Mrs
r. Parks Bennett, Mrs. John CLANCY,
Mrs. c. j. Evans, Mrs. Harry Wash
burn and Mrs. Frank Sturges. The
club is entitled to twenty-three dele
gates.
The department of literature had an
open meeting in the morning. Mrs.
j. A. Nichols told of the improved
ways of teaching literature in the
public schools and the knowledge of
good literature that young children
had. Mrs. T. R. Jones of the maya
zine committee told of the distribu-
ton of magazines by her committee.
These magazines are given by the club
members and taken to people who
want them and have no other way of
getting that reading material Mrs
j. f. FARRELL of Founders day COM
mittee spoke of the work of her COM
mittee in cooperation with school
authorities in getting school children
interested in the early history of the
state. Mrs. J. l.. Work of the library
committee reported on all the libra
ries of the city and said that the state
hospital and the boys industrial
school needed books.
The department of education had a
meeting at II. Mrs. r.. c. March told
which she was sure had helped TO
keep pupils in school better than the
system of going Immediately to the
high school from the eighth grades
Mrs z. F. Stanley corroborated that
opinion. Mrs. w. D. Ross told about
Recent Educational Legislation. She
said that the last legislature passed
thirty educational bills, about twelve
of them being of local Importance, in
Guiding raising the tax limits, increas-
ing salaries of county super1ntendents;
raising the standard of teachers, AMI
the rural high school bill Mrs L. c.
Schnacke spoke on Americanization.
The program for the afternoon
meeting, included an address by Prof
Charles f. Skilton, of the State uni
versity, who spoke of the life in the
Mcdowell colony, at Peterbero, \. H.
Professor Skilton and Prof. Arthur
Nevin, both of X. T., have spent two
summers in Peterboro. Professor
Skilton described the life at the colony
| its architecture, it's rustic furnishings
and its, restful atmosphere. The place
offers an opportunity to work in quiet
and solitude. No one asks questions
about others work. He told of some
of the people at the colony, including
Hermann Hagedorn. poet; Robert
Haven Schauffler. musical critic, and
he gave as piano number THE Head
less Horseman," by Edgar Stillman
Kelly, who was enc of the residents
in the colony last summer.
AT the social hour. a procession was
formed. headed by Mrs. Arthur Cap
! per and Mrs. H. Q. Carney, which
marched thru the rooms carrying
! flags The company then sang The
/ Star Spangled Banner. The words of
the song were printed in a flag deco
rated folder given as a souvenir.
! The book shower, conducted. by the
department of literature, was success
| full, many books being brought for the
| hospitals Anyone wishing to send
books may deliver or mail item to
Mrs. ]. L. Work. 1112 Topeka avenue
Mrs. Charles F. Spencer made re-
port on annual convention of the
Drama league, TO which she was a
delegate, held in St Louis, April 1928.
She told of their discussions of the Lit
tie Theater movement, the moving PIC
lures, and the leagues wish to keep
alive an interest IN the drama during
the stress of war times
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1t may be that it is the relief OF
! turning from the big, grave subject OF
| the day that causes the people TO
| flock in large numbers to the BABY
| shows The interest does not d1m1n-
| ish and the show remains the greatest
attraction to the women of Topeka
| this week Up to today, 179 babies
| had been examined Quite a number
| of these have scored 100, and 1t is eX-
| Dected that there Will De many more
| before the examinations close next
| Tuesday. An interested visitor this
| morning was DR. Earl Brown, to
whom much of the credit of getting
the examinations is due. One of the
/ efficient workers is Mrs. Lewis Green
wood. chairman of the literature de-
partment for Baby week. She has so
familiarized herself with the litera-
| ture ON the subject that she is able to
advise mothers intelligently regard
ing it.
Miss Barbara farrell and Miss Los
Ferguson will give a weekend house
party this week, for a group of girls
| from Lawrence. Their guests will be
Miss Lucille Cole, Miss Elma Hun
! zincker, Miss Jessie Martindale. fiss
Miss Ruth SPOTS.
The department of music at the
! woman's club will give a concert at
the First Baptist church. May II, at
8 o'clock in the afternoon. Mrs. B.
H. Pugh will be IN charge of the pro-
gram. The subject for the meeting
! will be American Organists. Organ
music will be furnished by Mrs. ARA
! Clark, president of the Ladies' Music
club and organist at the Baptist
church. Mrs. Horace Whitehouse will
sing and some other numbers will
| probably be provided. All members of
the Womans Club are invited. and
each member may ask one guest
l. The department of education will
bring an expert from Manhattan some
time in May to instruct on home gar