Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-24

gent expression of musical thought. Miss
Haas was never in better voice nor happier
in expression than she was Thursday in
her Two numbers, DeKoven's "Lark,s,
Song" and the ''Menuet Antique of Pad
ereWsh, arranged for voice by Carl Busch
with words by w. T. Dole. The last num-
ber on the programme, the Roques arrange
ment as piano Quartette OF the Tann-
hauser' overture, was played by Miss Elsa
Miller, Mrs. Elliott Smith, Mrs. E. C.White
and Miss katherine Allen.
A concert under the direction of Miss
Mary Schnitz will be given at the Linwood
Presbyterian church, Friday evening, jan
uary 2s. The following excellent pro-
gramme will be given:
&c. "Grend Polka de Concert Bartlete.
Past and Future" Ode Koven), Mrs. A.
Gypsy Life" Robert schumann), Mrs.
shoop. Mrs. Clark, Miss King, Miss Spar
"A Dream" Bartleto. Miss Jessie Kirt-
Soprano solo. selected. Mrs Mamie Eaton.
The Reconciliation" ducantonD, Miss
Pink Russell. Mr.. F. R. Russell.
Awake. Fairest Maiden" CDessaner),
sonata, No: 5, opus q. piano and violin
Beethoven. Miss SchnitZ. Mr.. Sully Osiier.
"Sognai' Il dreamD. (Schira), Miss Pink
Russell.
Contralto solo, selected, Mrs. B. Muters-
baugh.
Violin solo, selected. Mr.. sully osiier.
Because 1 Love You. Dear" (Hawley).
Mr.. R. Forrest Russen.
| Shoop, Mrs. Clark, Miss King, Miss Spar
row.
The reservations of seats for the Nordica
| concert one week from Tuesday, indicate
| that the event will be a fashionable as well
as a musical one. There Is probably no
| other singer in whom the American peo-
| pie have the same personal interest as has
a
| last three seasons, in Nine. Nordica. In
| addition to being a great artist she is Il
| loVable woman and she has always been
| exceedingly gracious with her audiences.
A very pleasing musicale was given by
| Professor and Mrs. Philip b. Perry and
week. Those who participated We're; Mrs.
| c. Durbrow, Mrs. Perry. Miss Ida Mccoy,
Miss Daisy Brown, Miss Alice Kander,
Miss Carrie Evans: Miss Annie Green, Miss
Edith Ellsbree, Miss Julia Shillito, Miss
| Helen Moores Miss Nellie Lyon, Mr. Burt
less Lewis, Mr.. Ralph Segur. Mr.. ?. d.
| Perry.
| William Allen White, the author of THE
| Real Issue; and Other Kansas Stories.
| and who has been dined and wined in Chi
| cago at different functions during the last
| three weeks, will appear before the East
| Side Literary Society Friday evening, Feb
| ruary 5, and read some of his own stories.
| A special musical programme is being pre-
| pared by Mrs. Schultz, and as 1t is prob
able the audience will be large, admission
| will be by ticket only, which can be secured
| from the secretary or president through
| any of the members of the society.
| Next Friday evening the East Side Liter
| ary Society will consider American prose
| writers and historians, presenting the fol-
| lowing programme:
| American Historians Mr.. ]. H. Brem-
| ermann.
Recitation, Mr.. James S. Wood.
| Literary Review" Miss Laura Lee.
American Prose Writer'S" Mrs. H. L.
| Tomin.
The musical features of the evening will
| be furnished by the pupils of Miss Mabel
| Haas. including Miss Edna Wilkins, Miss
| Mamie Smith, Mr.. Roy Lee and Mr.. Max
| Absl.
Mrs. S. C. Fancher gave for her daugh-
| ter, Madge. a lovely party last Saturday
evening. The time was delightfully."- spent
| with games and dancing. The guests were
Misses Mabel Hicks. Nellie Peak. Mabele
Browne, Winfred Patton, Mamie Noteman
Margie Dennis, Cornela Thacher. Edna
| Sweet. Genevieve Beatty Masters Don Nc
Alister. John Dennis, Miles zimmerman
| John Walker Nat Grant, Dabney Grant
Jack Stark. Frank Beckham, Ned Buckner
| Tom Gaines, walter Zimmerman and VIII
| Stevens.
The following wee maidens spent happy
afternoon last week with little Miss Mary
| Vrooman, of Napanee, Ontario, at the
| home of Mr.. and Mrs. =. t. Hamm, on
| Woodland avenue: Berenlce Edwards
Katherine Bowman, Elizabeth Robinson
| Elizabeth Smith and Belle Robinson.
| Games, music and refreshments contribut-
ed to the enjoyment of the little ones.
| Miss Bessie Rose assisted by Miss Hattie
| E. Rose, entertained n few of her young
friends at dinner at her home on Cherry
street Friday evening last. The guest OF
honor was Miss Nellie Martin. of DeSoto
| Kas., and the other guests included Miss
| Mabel Cook, Miss Louise Kirchhofer, Miss
| Viola Gibbs, Miss Flora Crabtree Miss
| Ethel Martin and Miss Ethel Gibbs.
Miss Edith Scholey and Miss Helen
Hoover entertained the I,inwood class of 81
and invited guests at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Scholey. Jr., last Friday
evening. The house was profusely decorat-
ed with palms and cut flowers. and Des
| Fcsses' orchestra furnished music fol
dancing. Delightful refreshments rounded
out a memorable evening, celebrating as il
did an epoch in the lives of the young
guests, who will soon enter the high school
Mrs. Grundy's Budget of News.