The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-03

fiction, etc, which people feel that
they can spare from their own shelves,
and take them to the schools This
department feels this work is par
doing this they will be helping to
establish a taste for good literature.
Mrs. Lloyd B. Smith is chairman of
the committee. Other members are
Mrs. Howard johnson, Mrs. ]. H. Lux
ton, Mrs. C. B. Merriam, Mrs. Charles
Dillon, Mrs. A. H. Byers, Miss Carmie
Wolfe, Mrs. A. L. Beverly, Mrs. E. F.
Dean, Mrs. w. L. Gardinersv Mrs. M.
F. Hand, Mrs. A. L. Harbaugh, Mrs.
d. P Paxton, Mrs. " F. Robey, Mrs
Roy Hope. Mrs. J. M. Quail, Mrs. Ade-
laide Smith, Mrs. F. w. Lyman, Mrs.
J. B. Larimer. Mrs. F. C. Squires.
The study of the department was
under Prof. Charlotte >Leavitt who lee
tured on the poems of Tennyson.
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Speakers who had promised to talk
to the Forestry department failed to
come and the time was spent by the
members in discussing plans for civic
improvement. the planting of vacant
city lots to alfalfa, the memorial tree
idea, suggestions for caring for birds
etc. 1t seems that the idea of plant
ing trees in memory of the soldiers
was made in Kansas but was carried
to the east, where it is being used
extensively.
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Mrs. F. V. Roby read a paper be-
fore the civics department. She
strongly advocated that the moral and
physical supervision of children be
carried on entirely in the home. She
believes that schools are for intellec-
tural development only, and that
physical examinations and vaccina-
tions are out of place in them.
A report was given by Mrs. ]. D.
Gossett Of the work which Central
Congregational church has done for
the poor of the city. A similar report
of work done in the Lowman Me-
mortal church was made by Mrs. j.
H. Luxton.
Careful buying and watchful wait
ing for the time when production
will catch up with consumption and
prices come down, were advocated by
Mr.. r.. BurrOW and Mr.. w. H
Kemper. who spoke before the home
economics department of the club yes
terday. MIR. Burrow spoke of the fact
that any one is a financial failure
when they spend more than their in
come and success when they save no
matter what the size of the income
may be. Women should do all of the
spending in the home and they should
do it as carefully and as Systematically
as business man invests. Mr.. KEN
per said the lowering of prices will
gradually. and until that day buying
should be limited to necessary things.
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An important work of the depart
ment of literature of the woman's
club is that of. supplying magazines
to the public schools. A school di-
vision of the magazine committee has
been formed, and the following mem
bers have agreed to cooperate with
the teachers in supplying the city
schools in the following order: Bran
ner and annex, Mrs. o. Bennett, tele-
phone White 2614; Central Park, Mrs.
June Chapman. 1891; Clay, Mrs. E.
E. Marshall, 1897; Gage Park, Mrs. j.
H. Lee, 1855; Grant and Quincy, DR..
Grace Keiser, Red 1883; Harrison,
Mrs. W. s. Amos. 5297 W; Lafayette,
Mrs. W. A. Fieger, Red 1850; Lin
coin, Mrs. ]. H. O'Connell, 1893; Low
man, Mrs, G. L. Weigand, 1926; High
land Park, Mrs. G. w. Crawford,
2355-K3; Parkdale, Mrs. J. e.
Thomas 1854: Polk, Mrs. R. Mer-
rick, Blue 5139; Potwin, Mrs. ]. B.
Larimer. Red 1898; Quinton Heights,