The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-22
Plan for National Farm and
Garden Meeting Here.
Hold Sale and Product Ex-
change Easter Season.
PAY A PERMANENT SECRETARY
Form Connections Between
Producer and Consumer.
Elaborate Program for COnven-
ton Next Week.

Two proposals of special Importance
will be considered at the second an
nuaI conference of the Kansas branch
of the Woman's National Farm and
Garden association which is to be held
in Topeka at the Chamber of Com
merce February 26-27.
The first of these proposals and the
one which is expected to create the
most favorable comment among the
members of the association is the plan
to hold an informal sale and exchange
of products at some date during the
Easter season. According to the out
line of this plan given in the program
for the meeting the members of the
association will be expected to send in
their jellies. preserves, fruits and vege-
tables. poultry and eggs, or such other
products as may appeal to the citizens
as purchasable. The plan also in
cludes an exchange department where
the members can effect trades of
choice bulbs and seeds.
For Permanent Secretary.
The other special topic slated for
discussion at the meeting is the pro-
posal to establish permanent secre-
taryship with a paid secretary who
would devote full time to caring for
the affairs of the association. The
secretary's duties would be to make
the connection between the producers
and the consumers in the membership
of the club, and to keep the members
informed on all things pertaining to
the practical methods of conducting
either farms or gardens.
At $50 o'clock in the evening of
February 25, a special get-acq6ainted
dinner will be held at the Chamber
of Commerce. A musical and social
program has been arranged for the
evening and all legislators, visitors and
others interested in the work of the
associated are invited to make reserva-
tons for the dinner. All reservations
should be given to Mrs. Theodore
Saxon, president of the Kansas branch
of the association, not later than Feb
ruary "a.
Program For Convention.
The program for the first days ses-
sion of the conference includes talks
by Mrs. Lucretia Campbell, of Hum
boldt, on THE Woman of Today and
Tomorrow" Mrs Elsie V. Arthur, of
Rantoul on "a Summers Work." Mrs.
Fannie NJ. Klincle. of Clarksville, Ia,
who is to give report on the national
congress of the association; E. +.
Reinisch. of Topeka. Shrubs and
Trees for Winter Beauty" Prof. AL
bert Dickens, state forester, Trees for
Kansas Communities" o. F. Whitney,
secretary of the state horticultural So
cietv, Fruit on Every Home Land"
The program for the second day of
the session includes the annual cleo
ton of officers. the reports of COM
mittees and talks: Hot Luncheons
for Country Schools" by Mrs. J. F.
Cecil, of Topeka; Flowers for the
Busy Woman by DR.. Eva Harding,
of Topeka Flowers All the Year"
by Mrs. I. D. Graham, of Topeka, and
n speech by a representative of the
wOman's land army.
The officers of the Kansas branch
of the /Womans National Farm and
Garden association are: Mrs. Theo-
dOre Saxon. Topeka. president; Miss
M'Edna Corbet, Topeka, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Ella Bril-. Nelson, Topeka,
secretary. and Miss Louise Krigbaum,
Topeka, treasurer.