Home Economics training at Haskell Institute
Miss Edna Groves, supervisor of home economics for the United States Indian Bureau, discusses the aims of home making courses at Haskell Institute. The program covers poultry raising, child care, and domestic duties, with practices like a ten week cottage residency for six girls and pathways to staff training for sewing and clothing production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Institute
Edna Groves
United States Indian Bureau
Skell
Haskell Z
Indian Service
Making of Christmas Fruit Cake Pollar
Santa season favorite fruit cake recipe details the preparation, soaking, and baking method. It gives a four pound cake recipe with dates, figs, citron, and spices, plus baking tips and a note about steaming versus baking. Also includes a brief non sequitur interlude about a long-ago Catholic priest from Michigan.
Women to Shape Peace Plans at Washington Conference
Nine hundred women representing major organizations gather in Washington January 15 to 19 to choose two peace plans from 2000 word essays by women readers. Led by Mrs Garrie Chapman Catt and Miss Josephine Schain, the event will include forums and expert talks on national and international affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Josephine Schain
Eft
Carrie Chapmann Catt
Charles E. Simenton
New York
Garrie Chapman Catt
Aui
The
American
Association of University’ Women
General Federation
United States
Miss Tone Carl and Her Wild Animal Circus Life
Miss Tone Carl, a circus performer with wild animals and high school horses, describes training lions and a legendary wrestling tiger, the dangers of spring work, and her varied past from New York to South America. She plans Detroit Shrine appearances, future trips, and costumes while dreaming of Africa and polar expeditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osay
Carl
Will
Reust
Miss Cart
Indiana
Orpheuma
Charles Dillinghaw
Hippodrome
New York
SF Ee
Circo Lowondie
Madison’ Square’ Garden
South America
Venezuela
Miss Carl
Caracas
Miss Carr
United States
D. Myself
Jeg Carl
Shaspen
Metapolitan
Alis
Lave Forest
Misa Carl
Detroit
Shrine Circus
West Baden
Ind
Africa
Smithsonian
Byrd
Europe
North
South Pole
Nidees
Wight
Reproductions of Work by Hubbell shown at Cosmos club
Miss Florence L. Snow showcased a catalog of Henry Salem Hubbell paintings at a Cosmos Club meeting. Hubbell, born in Paola and long connected with Lawrence, studied in Paris and Spain, worked for Woman's Home Companion, and lived in Miami Beach. His color, textile reproductions, and The Orange Grove painting at Mulvane Art Institute are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmos Club
Florence L. Snow
Henry Salem Hubbell
Miami Beach
Fla
Lawrence
C. G.bowman
Snow
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
New York City
Orange Grove
Mulvane Art Institute
Topeka
Liberty Versus Prohibition Debate From The Era
The speaker defends public welfare over absolute personal liberty, arguing laws against intoxication protect lives and property. Cites Senator Borah and prohibition era logic to show liberty is a social compromise, not license, and questions the anti prohibition stance. Ends with a prompt about seeing a person named Joe Dands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borah
United States
Federation of Clubs in Karasas and Lawrence Federation history
The piece traces the formation and evolution of the federation movement starting 1881 with the Social Science Federation of Kansas and Missouri, noting Kansas delegates to New York, 1890 affiliation, and 1904 name change to Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs. It highlights sunflower colors, Mary Sherman quotes, home department creation, and Lawrence Federation’s monthly forums led by Judge Mnger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Club
Karasas
Social Science’ A
Kansas
Missouri
Lawrence Federation
Kansas City
St.Joseph
Mo. Lawrence
Sororsis
New York
General Federation
Kansas Social Science Federation
Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mary Sheryman
Wwomén's
Department of the American
Lawrence Federation Council
Mgnger
Home chemistry and camp fire notes in early 1900s report
A fragmented school page recounts homemaking as practical chemistry, cites grandmothers’ soap from ashes, baking methods, and reactions. It covers Sakah Camp Fire group meetings with officers elected, upcoming events, book sales, and scrapbooks for Christs Hospital. The Unaliyi group plans a book sale and poster work while Indians described admire elms and a tribe once lacked fire.
Youth braves fire to save tribe from scorched elm legend
A storm roils a village where lightning hits an elm, believed sacred, and a lone youth risks the blaze to fetch fire for his people. He returns a hero, the tree venerated thereafter. Canary imitates radio tunes in Seaside Oregon. Dry-docking an ocean liner costs up to 75000 dollars and takes about a week twice yearly.
Plum Pudding Recipe From Mrs Della Cleland
Plum pudding steps mix suet apples raisins figs and citron with bread crumbs sugar and spices add milk and eggs steam three hours serve with supreme sauce a soaplike boiled custard and a whipped cream fold in beaten cream for serving details given with route identifiers and measurements from two authors Delia Cleland Vinland Route 1 and Wilma Hartman Route 7
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma
Hartman
Della Cleland
Vinland
Route 1
Stolen blanket recovered by Valley Falls police
Police recovered a blanket stolen from a Valley Falls hotel. A shoplifter, described as a magazine seller, was involved and the hotel proprietor did not press charges. The suspect was released after questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Falls
Sa'esman
Local Girls Plan Merit Scrapbooks And Mercy Hospital Gift
The Marenpo Camp Fire group met at Mary Elizabeth Edie’s home and decided to donate cash to the milk fund instead of a Christmas basket. Members cut and pasted magazine pictures into scrapbooks to send to Mercy Hospital in Kansas City for Christmas. Next meeting will be hosted by Gretchen Orelup. Tag Day for the Mayor’s Christmas Tree proceeds next Saturday with nine am gathering at City Hall. The highest contributor will receive a local honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sakah
Guardian
Iers
Viola Stanley
June Alin
Dorothy Sheldon
Leonice Wadhams
Ethel Senney
Edith Forney
Georgete Houk
Jané Ulm
Christs' Hospital
Topeka
Marenpo Camp
Mary Elizabeth
Edie
Mercy Hospital
Kansas
City
Gretchen Orelup
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Indian Bureau
Haskell
Tage
Congress
Fathbriel
Richard
A. del
Michigan Territory
Miss Tone Carl
W.C.T. UL
Ars
Joe Dands
Federation OF Clubs
Canary
Radio Seaside
Ore
St. Andreasburg
Earl C. Smith
Dannish
Ine
Kuppenheimer, Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Fashion Park
Saturday Evening Post
Valetera
Lawrence Steam
Manning-Bowman
Limoges
China
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