The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-20

A mass meeting was held Thursday
afternoon in Kellam hall, to make
permanent county organization as the
Shawnee branch of the Woman's COM
mittee of the national council of de-
Tense (Kansas branch) The perma-
nent chairman of the organization
chosen yesterday was Mrs. Lucy Mil
liken. Mrs. Milliken has been en-
gagged in club work of various kinds
for some time. She is active in the
G. A. R. Woman's society, and is
past president of the Shawnee County
Political Science club. She is a rela-
tive of the Burton Nudge family of
Chicago, and she has quite a wide ac-
quaintance thru the city and county
She is from the Sixth ward. Mrs. A.
Marburg, who had been appointed
temporary chairman, announced at
the opening of the election that she
could not be a candidate for the Of
flee of permanent chairman.
The vice-chairmen elected yester-
day were: Miss Nanon Herren, of the
Fourth ward; Mrs. j. F. farrell, Third
ward; Mrs. w. w. Kitchell, Sixth
ward; Mrs. H. w. Roby, Fifth ward
Mrs. Joseph P. Hicks, of the First
ward, was chosen treasurer. Mrs.
H L. Alkire of the Second ward, was
chosen auditor. The vice-chairmen
will not be designated as first, second
third, etc, but the chairmen from the
! different wards will all be known sim
ply as vice-chairmen, and all have
equal authority under the general
chairman.
The immediate business of the coun-
ty is to complete the organization
naming the precincts captains, who
in turn, will choose their lieutenants
No official information is yet given
i out about registration, and that sub
| Ject will be left until the details of or
| ganization are perfected Mrs Da-
vid w. Mulvane, state chairman, will
announce the plans for registration
when arrangements for it are COM
pIeted- Word has been received from
| washington that the cards should be
! in Kansas before very long, but no
day has been designated for their ar
rival 1t is the purpose of the Off
GERS to have the society in readiness
] by thoro organization, by counties.
i to handle the business when the cards
arrive.
/ Speaking of the immediate steps to-
ward organizations. Mrs. Milliken said
this morning: THE city has six
wards. and the number of precincts
( vary from three to seven to a ward.
In addition to the city precincts all
the voting precincts of the county out
side of the city, will have their cap
1 ta1ns- We will begin work at once to
find suitable leaders in these SUBJ ivi-
slons OF the county, and just as soon
as we have names collected, I shall
call meeting of the board
Mrs. Mulvane, in a brief interview
/ this morning, declared herself well
/ pleased with the selection of officers
/ at the meeting yesterday, and the en-
/ thusiasm with which the newly chos-
en- officials are going about the duties
for which they were chosen.
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H Plans are going forward for the
great street dance which is to be given
by the Woman's Rota club. The date
has been set for Saturday, August 4
Three blocks of pavement will be
roped off for the dance and pageant
Harrison street, from Eighth to Tenth
Will be included in the dance area
and Ninth street west, between Harri-
sen and Topeka avenue The Harri-
son street blocks. it seems, are to be
brilliantly lighted, while perhaps this
Ninth street block will be illuminated
tbyN tbs sale. cold moon, and reserved