The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-01

personal interviews, there are various
sorts of teas and receptions and the
exhibits which take a lot of time.
The general assemblies and some OF
the smaller meetings are held in the
big Chautauqua auditorium, which
seats 5000 people. Smaller meetings
are scattered about in the various no.
tells and class rooms. Most of the
then they don't get time to have ev-
erything they want to, and they have
to stop speakers before they are thru.
Others of them ought to be stopped
before they are thru.
The exhibits are very interesting.
They have a big one showing the
things made in hospitals where occu-
pational therapy is taught. Rugs,
craft tewelry and so on. They are
trying to get the federation to en-
dorse and encourage this sort OF thing.
There is one entire room given over to
child welfare material-charts, mod
els, posters, literature and so on and
on. This was prepared by the Eliza
beth Mccormick Memorial fund of
Chicago. The Indian department at
Washington has sent all sorts of In
dian work. There's an exceedingly in
teresting art exhibit that I can't find
out anything about, a domestic
science exhibit, eugenics, citizenship,
Consumers league and some more.
Women who have been to biennials
other years say this one is going very
web, and they believe having it off
from a city this way is desirable
People settle down to the work of the
convention without the Interruptions
They say there are about $500 club
women here. Their attitude towards
big questions is pretty conservative
but at the same time if they should
-take nome and act on one-half of the
information and suggestions they re-
ceIVe here, the country would be well
started toward better days. I've been
present at some of the public welfare
conferences and it is amazing to hear
how many states have health centers
schools, as well as the work of the
Shepard-Towner bill. They are
stressing the work that must be done
Tor rural children. The rain is pour
ing right Justify. Onward Christian
Soldiers"
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who recently gave a news item to
the society department about a. vaca-
ton trip which friends were to take to
the Thousand Islands. Several min
utes later the telephone rang and the
same woman on the wire again called
to ask the society reporter if she knew
that there really was such a group of
islands as the Thousand Islands, and
added by way of explanation that she
thought perhaps we, out here in Kan
sas, were so far west that we might
not be familiar with the name Thou
sand Islands.
Topeka Central w. c. T. U. will
have picnic at Willow park Monday
afternoon at o'clock. Supper will
be served at $50 o'clock.
The hostesses will include:
Mrs. Anna B. Fisher Mrs. R. L. Gamble
MIS-. Fred James Mrs. NJ Hathaway
Mrs. NJ E. Hoi rpa Miss Miss E T. T. HSTe
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The Business and Professional
Women's club will give their first pic
mic of the season, Thursday evening.
of Miss Gertrude Shiver, near Tecum-
seh- A real picnic supper will be
served by the women of the Trinity
Methodist church. Recreational games
will be under the direction of Miss
Ceora Lanham-
The committee in charge is asking
that the girls make their arrange
ments early. Buses will leave Eighth
and Kansas avenue near the State
Journal building at $3.50 and 6:15
O'Clock to take the girls to the picnic
grounds.
Several hundred persons attended
the benefit lawn party given Friday
evening by the members of Sigma
Alpha Iota sorority at the home of
Miss Isabel Sutherin- The girls of the
sorority are raising money which they
are applying to their building fund.
The last meeting of the Ramblers
club until fall was held Thursday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs W. W.
Webb The new officers of the club