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Reading Club of Junction City。 She has served as President of the State
Federation and as Director of the General Federation of Women's Clubs
and President of the Woman's Kansas Day Club。 Her work as member of
the Board of Education has done much for Junction City and her interest
in libraries has done equally as much for the State of Kansas。
Of her record as an official； Margaret Hill McCarter has written： ‘‘Her
whole soul is in her work。 She is the genuine metal； shirking nothing；
cheapening nothing； and withal happy in the enjoyment of her obligation。
She stands for patriotism； progress and peace。 Something of the message
of the shepherds heard out beyond Bethlehem that Christmas morning
long ago sounds in the chords she strikes。''
As the wife of the late Judge James Humphrey； she proved herself the
able companion of such a worthy man。
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KATE A。 APLINGTON。
The Kansas State Traveling Art Gallery owes its birth and much of its
success to Kate A。 Aplington； the author of that typical western story；
‘‘Pilgrims of the Plains。'' Since Feb。； 1907； the Art Gallery has been a
recognized state institution； and as its Vice…President and Superintendent
and as the writer of the art lectures that accompany the work； Mrs。
Aplington's broad…minded； artistic temperament and student's persistency
have made the gallery truly a work of art。
At present； the Aplingtons are living at Miami； Florida； but for a
quarter of a century； Council Grove； the most famous spot on the Santa Fe
Trail； was their home。 Special investigations and researches on the subject
of the old Santa Fe Trail days and lecturers on educational and literary
topics resulted from years spent in that historic place。
‘‘Pilgrims of the Plains；'' which came out in Feb。； 1913； is worthy of a
place in the front rank of western stories。 In July of this year； Grossett and
Dunlap will bring it out in their ‘‘Popular Edition'' of novels。
Mrs。 Aplington is now working on a book on ‘‘Art…Museums of
America'' and judging from the comments of prominent Museum Directors；
this will be as great a success as her novel。 ‘‘Florida of the Reclamation；''
a character story with scenes laid in and around Miami； Florida； is also in
preparation。
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EMMA UPTON VAUGHN。
The author of that versatile little book of short stories； ‘‘The Lower
Bureau Drawer'' is Emma Upton Vaughn； a Kansas City； Kansas teacher。
These heart stories； showing keen insight of human natureespecially
woman naturedeal with every day life； each one a fascinating revelation；
of character and soul。
Mrs。 Vaughn was born in Kalamazoo； Michigan。 Her early life was
spent in Kansas。 She is a graduate of the Kansas University； and has taught
in the public schools of the state。
She wrote the ‘‘Bible and the Flag in the Public Schools'' and has
contributed both prose and verse to the leading magazines and newspapers。
Feature articles and many good essays appear over her signature。 Her
‘‘Passing From Under The Partial Eclipse'' did much to give Kansas City；
Kansas her recognized place commercially on the map。 A novel； ‘‘The
Cresap Pension；'' exposing a great pension fraud； is ready for the press。
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KANSAS WOMEN IN LITERATURE
JESSIE WRIGHT WHITECOMB。
Jessie Wright Whitcomb； a Topeka writer of juvenile books is a
lawyer in active practice with her husband； Judge George H。 Whitcomb
and a mother of a remarkable family of five boys and one girl。 The oldest
son gained his A。 B。 in 1910 at the age of eighteen； in 1911 was appointed
Rhodes scholar for Kansas； and is now a student at Oxford。 His father and
mother are in England at present visiting him。
Mrs。 Whitcomb is a contributor to the magazines and in addition； has
written ‘‘Odd Little Lass；'' ‘‘Freshman and Senior；'' ‘‘Majorbanks；'' ‘‘His
Best Friend；'' ‘‘Pen's Venture；'' ‘‘Queer As She Could Be；'' and ‘‘Curly
Head。''
She is a graduate of the University of Vermont and the Boston
University Law School and was the first woman to lecture before a man's
law school。
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MYRA WILLIAMS JARRELL。
Myra Williams Jarrell； the daughter of the late Archie L。 Williams；
for thirty years； the attorney for the Union Pacific Railway in Kansas； and
the grand…daughter of Judge Archibald Williams； the first United States
Circuit Judge of Kansas； appointed by Lincoln； comes of a literary family。
All of the men and some of the women on the father's side of the family
and also； on the mother's to a great extent； had literary talent。
As a child； she cherished an ambition to write and when occasionally
one of her letters to St。 Nicholas saw publication； she felt she had crossed
the Alps of her desire。 Her first real story； however； was written as she
rocked the cradle of her first born。 The day； when she first saw her ‘‘stuff''
in print； stands out in her memory second only to the hallowed days of her
personal history； her wedding day and the days upon which her children
were born。
Since then； Mrs。 Jarrell has contributed to almost all the high class
magazines and has furnished special feature articles to newspapers。
Some years ago； a small book； ‘‘Meg； of Valencia；'' was written and
now； a novel； ‘‘The Hand of The Potter'' is ready for publication。
In 1894； Myra Williams and J。 F。 Jarrell were married。 This union was
blest with four children； three sons and one daughter。 Mr。 Jarrell is
Publicity Agent of the Santa Fe。 A number of years ago； he bought the
Holton Signal and in trying to help her husband put some individuality
into the paper； Mrs。 Jarrell began a department headed ‘‘Ramblings。'' Later
this was syndicated and finally issued in book form。
Last winter； a play； ‘‘The Plain Clothes Man；'' was produced by the
North Brothers Stock C