From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Feb. 15, 1914:

• “Reform in the present day styles of dress of women, police women for the cities, stricter enforcement of the pure food laws, pure water for Lawrence, better care for the boys and girls of the city, aid for deserving girls who desire to obtain a college education and closer attention to the affairs of the home and the state and the nation were urged by the women of the City Federation of Clubs at their luncheon given yesterday afternoon in Meyers Hall at the University…. Miss Mollie Carroll, secretary of the Y. W. C. A. of the University yesterday afternoon told the women that Kansas University girls had often come to her regarding the extravagant styles of dress, the dances and extravagant and expensive habits and customs of Kansas University students…. Principal among the speakers of the afternoon was Mrs. George H. Hodges of Topeka, wife of the Governor of Kansas…. She referred to the Kansas woman as genuine, practical and intelligent, lauding the work that had already been done by the women of Kansas and forecasting much more service in the future…. ‘With the new power of ballot in her hands woman will continue to advance according to her ideas of progress in the same quiet and unobtrusive but not the less effective way…. Her soul is continually saying to itself, “This is my own, my native land. Its soil and its skies are mine, and I belong to them.” On this sentiment the women of Kansas have helped build a great state whose glory they are unwilling to rate as second to anyone.’… Perhaps one of the most interesting and enthusiastic addresses of the afternoon was that made by Mrs. G. W. Maffett on the subject, ‘Every Woman.’ Mrs. Maffett’s talk was an appeal to the mothers to care better for their children, to be of more genuine service to the world and to forget self-interests and self-happiness.”
• “Now the students of the University are wondering what will be done to discipline the two professors, who were reported to have been smoking in University buildings. The Student Council suspended three students last Tuesday. The matter was kept quiet until yesterday. Perhaps the Student Council did not want the student body to know about the suspension since no action had been taken in the case of the professors. The students believe that the ‘no smoking’ rule should be obeyed by the professors as well as the students. Of course it would not look right for the Student Council to presume to discipline professors but the University Council might be called in as a consulting body.”