The Sunflower from Topeka, Kansas • 12

THE SUNFLOWER. 12 Topeka Equal Suffrage Association I Gubdom. I Thk Sunflower will use at the head of this deparment a complete club directory. The name of the club with the officers. If club members will send in information on these points it will be greatly appreciated.

The Vignette club met with Mrs. Speed Hughes on Wednesday. The members oi this club will receive New Years calls with Mrs. H. O.

Garvey. The Camera club has recently become a member of the International Lantern Slide Exchange. This means that the club may borrow lantern slides from similar clubs all over the world, and that its own slidas will be sent all over the world for exhibition. Mrs. Mary A.

eoneluis President N. W. Lyon vice President Rlizabeth M. Wardall Secretary M. R.

Goodwin Treasurer Lucia O. case cor. Secretary Kansas State Science Federation. Mrs. Willis I(ord Moore, Hutchinson Jennie M.

Kellog, Kmporia, Vice President Miss Frances Hall, Fort Rec. Secretary Mrs. R. May Curtis Root, Council Grove, Cor. Secretary Henrietta Stoddard Turner, Paola, Treasurer George W.

Winans, Hutchinson Auditor The regular meetings of this club are held the first Thursday of each month. A course of study will be begun at the opening of the new year. All women who wish to be informed upon local, state and national politics are invited to meet with us on the first Thursday of January in Throop parlors at 3 p. m. Western Sorosis.

Mrs. W. A. McCarter D. Whittemore W.

C. Campbell Miss Zu Adams Mrs. R. S. Gundry Atlantean.

Mrs. T. H. Church R. H.

C. Searle Albert Latham J. C. McClintock President Vice President Secretary Treasurer President Vice President Secretary Treasurer The Tuesday Browning club will meet with Mrs. W.

S. Charles next Tuesday. Mrs. W. F.

Parker and Mrs. C. S. Baker will be the readers of the afternoon. Mrs.

Janies McFarland will read a paper on Washington Irvings life. The executive committee of the Kansas Womans Press Association, met at the Copeland Thursday afternoon, and decided to postpone the annual meeting of the association till sometime in March It was deemed wiser to postpone the meeting instead of having it as usual at the same time with the State Editoral association; because many of the women are members of both, and cannot And time to attend the sessions of both. Occidental. Charlotte Perkins Stetson, who lectured under the auspices of the N. E.

S. and delighted cultured audiences in Topeka and other Kansas towns last summer has recently returned from Europe, having spent several months there. She is now ready to fill lecture engagements in this country. Her address is 20, W. Thirty-second street, New York city.

Miss Lucy Kingman President Mrs. A. D. Robbins Secretary Nautilus. Mrs.

J. T. Lovewell President J. C. Davies Vice President Stewart Sheldon Secretary Miss Frances Senour Treasurer Mrs.

C. L. Traver Librarian W. T. Iv.

Mrs. Robert Morris Cheney W. Aamrick Miss Fannie Cole Mrs. M. M.

Hale President Vice Presidents Cor Secretary Sec. and Treas. A personal letter from Susan B. Anthony is full of all her old-time vigor a id energy. Her indomitable will and great courage cannot be daunted by any reverses, and though California failed to pass the amendment this year, she urges the women of the Golden state to continue their efforts for political liberty.

The Steadman club will meet in regular session Monday night at the usual place. The following program is announced: Paper, Mrs. C. S. Baker; paper, Mr.

N. P. Garretson; poem, Dr. H. W.

Roby; paper, Mr. L. H. Crandell; paper, Mr. Heald, and reviews by several members appointed at previous meetings.

The meetings of the club are all open and visitors are welcome. Vignette. Mrs. T. F.

Doran President C. F. Spencer Vice President Speed Hughes Secretary Spalding Reading Circle. Mrs. John W.

Nowers President Miss Alice Flynn Vice President Miss Theresa Coggins Secretary Irene Horner Cor. Secretary Minnie Wingert Treasurer Calidorean. Mrs. G. C.

Foss President piano, second to none of her age in the country. Miss Nellis played in the Kansas building at the Worlds Fair during the Kansas week exercises. Miss Nellis was heard frequently at the Worlds Fair and was there awarded many honors and diplomas, one of these being from the Worlds Fair jury for superior playing at the national convention of Musical clubs in which she represented the Philharmonic society, the only Kansas organization represented in that gathering. It was at this time that the picture given of Miss Nellis was taken. Last year the Chicago Amateur club, the largest organization of the kind in the country, awarded Miss Nellis the scholarship for the year, she being chosen pianist for their closing concert, and their annual concert last January.

She is the youngest teacher ever engaged in the Chicago Conservatory. It is not her intention to devote her time to teaching, as her ambition is to become a concert pianist. Speaking of his pupil, Mr. Sherwood says: You may call it what you will, bnt she has the soul, the artistic temperament which, combined with her untiring energy, produce such gratifying results. Miss Nellis is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. I). C. Nellis of Topeka. The following press notices are richly deserved by Miss Nellis: Miss Celeste Nellis, already one of Chicagos ablest pianists, was heard in Central Music Hall, the occasion being a gathering of the famous Kansas Million Club, Miss Nellis selections were At the Spring, by Scholtz, and Mr.

Sherwoods ever popular Exhilaration. The numbers were given an artistic interpretation, and as is usuil in this young ladys case won her an applause that an encore alone would gratify. Chicago Musical Times December S95. At the head of Mr. Sherwoods class may be named the pet of the conservatory, as she has been called, Miss Celeste Nellis.

She has been studying with Mr. Sherwood for about three years, and her talent is remarkable. I11 her lists are to be found the Godard Concerto in A Minor 'and the Rubenstein Concerto Minor. Miss Nellis is from Topeka, Kansas. uly Magazine Music" 1895.

At the gathering of the Kansas Million club in Chicago, after the governors speech, Miss Celeste Nellis, a popular Topeka girl, who has been studying with Sherwood in Chicago, and who has lately attracted attention as a pianist, favored the audience with two solos, receiving a veritable ovation. She is an artist that reflected credit on the meeting and the state. Topeka Capital. The youngest piano player appearing before the National Musical convention the Amateur Womans clubs, in the Womans building, was Miss Celeste Nellis of Topeka, Kansas, a pupil of Mr. Sherwood, who gave several piano numbers in a manner so excellent as to receive a diploma of honor.

Miss Nellis was the representative of the Philharmonic club of Topeka, Kansas. Ch icago Herald. A fair sized audience saw the second performance of The Coming Woman at Lukens Opera Hause Wednesday evening for the benefit of the Kindergarten fund. Miss Ruth Collins, violinist, will re-, ceive music pupils at 1016 Polk street. Derthick Club.

iss Gertrude Tracy President Mrs. C. J. Brown Vice President J. W.

Hughes Secretary George Parkhurst Treasurer W. I. Miller Librarian We wish to call the attention of the editors of club departments in the Topeka papers to the fact that Abilene has a ladies organization that handles Nor-daus Degeneration, Stedmans Elements of Poetry, and a book on evolution at one afternoon meeting besides discussing the latest fashions in Christmas presents and the state of the weather. Where is there a club in the whole vState federation that can beat it? Abilene Modern Literature. Miss Maude Rantiey President Ollie OBrien Vice President Margaret Mulvane Sec.

and Treas. Shakespeare, Mrs. L. H. Crandell President C.

G. Foster Critic Junior Atlanteans. Miss Alena Church President Waters Sec. and Treas In Tempora Mrs. C.

H. Kinjj President Miss Kathryn ills Secretary Browning. Mrs. C. S.

Baker President W. S. Charles Vice President At the regular meeting of the society on last Thursday the secretary was instructed to send letters of thanks to all the friends who so cheerfully assisted by voice and presence in making the state conveutian a success. If those who participated in the Evening, notably Mrs. A.

II. Horton and Mrs. A. W. Dana, will accept the most sincere thanks of the Topeka Equal Suffrage club, through the medium of Thk SunflowRr, it will be greatly appreciated by the secretary, also we would mention the names of those who favored the convention with music, Miss Carrie Baum and Mrs.

E. I. Baker, who sang so Miss Catherine Smith, who gave a piano solo, Miss Leta Danly, who charmed all by her violin music, and all others whose names we cannot recall. The Topeka E. S.

A. does not forget its friends. Miss Celeste B. Nellis. Miss Nellis, whose picture adorns the title page of Tiir Sunflowkr this week, and of whom her numerous Topeka friends are justly proud is now a member of the faculty of the Chicago Conservatory of Music, a position she is filling with great success for the second year.

She played with great success at a mus-icale recently given by Mr. William Dctherick of Chicago, president of the Federation of Musical Clubs. On this occasion Miss Nellis played, in compliment to her teacher Mr. Sherwood, who was the guest of honor, three of his compositions. Mr.

Detherick has since made Miss Nellis a very good offer to make a tour of his clubs and give recitals throughout the country, but her contract with the Chicago Conservatory may prevent acceptance. Miss Nellis has a remarkable reputation, her years considered, for artistic qualities of interpretation, solid technique and brilliant concert work on the Stedman ixed membershi p. Mr. N. P.

Garretson President Dr, H. W. Roby Yice President Mrs. K. C.

Fitch Treasurer Mr. Andrew Downing Secretary Ralston Health Club. (Mixed membership.) Mr. A. K.

Rodgers President C. D. Skinner Vice President Camera, W. C. F.

Reichenbach President F. G. Willard vice President W. P). Culver Treasurer F.

M. Tuckerman Secretary The Hutchinson Womens club is responsible for the public library which is now an assured fact for their town. This is one of the most up-to-date clubs in the state. Of last weeks meeting the Pfcu's says: At the regular meeting of the Womens club Tuesday afternoon a large attendance was present. Current events were well discussed, one of interest being the reading from the Kansas Sunflower an article on Womens clubs by Mrs.

W. L. Moore. This being the busi ness meeting of the month there was no regular program. The library committee reported, and after a discussion of their plans it was voted to start at once a public library in the old board of trade rooms.

It was also voted to send two delegates to the district convention of Womens clubs at Newton, December 29 and 30. Three new members were elected, being Mrs. Canterbury, Mrs. Brelim and Annie E. Walker.

It was decided to invite Iiof. L. L. Dyche of Lawrence to give his lecture hereon Camp Fires of a Naturalist for the benefit of the public library fund. Rev.

and Mrs. N. S. Thomas have returned to Leavenworjh after a visit with Dean and Mrs, II. I.

Jkxiley, Miss Pearl Latham was the hostess of the Junior Atlanteans Monday afternoon. The St. Cecilia club is a new musical organization. Mrs. C.

J. Smith is The Vespuccian club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W. J. Lewis at 1109 Monroe street.

The Ladies Music club met with Mrs. J. D. Hardt in Potwin Place Wednesday afternoou. It was the clubs annual Beethoven meeting.