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enjoyed by its members and friends.
buffet supper was served during the even
ing. The club has arranged for number
of social affairs, which will take place dur
ing the coming winter.
Miss Irna Lansburgh of Baltimore, Md,
was the guest of the Misses Lansburgh,
101S Vermont avenue, for several days this
week.
Mrs. A. Hofheimer of Norfolk Va, is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Leonard Dammann
of the Babcock, Columbia Heights.
Last Wednesday afternoon the Bible class
under the auspices of the Jewish Council
met In the vestry rooms of the temple on
Sth street and was presided over by Rabbi
Abram Simon, who read and taught differ
ent chapters from the Bible The class will
meet every third Tuesday in each month
Stereoptfcon views were shown in the au-
ditorium after the meeting for the benefit
of the children OF the Sunday school.
On Wednesday night at National Rifles
Hall the Deborah Lodge gave a harvest
dance. bringing together its members and
Evening star., 1905-10-29

cushions and holds raised parasol above
her head. and the guests, each selecting a,
parcel from the basket, form a circle and
simultaneously throw them at her, no mat
ter how light or heavy their volume may
be. After this shower of parcels, which
the honoree has been able, more or less
dexterousIy to dodge. she opens the pack
ages and thanks each donor In turn. After
that refreshments are served. When 1t is
tin shower 1t Is obvious the bride-elect
is not pelted with the articles-any moro
than when 1t Is a miscellaneous shower.
One of the weddings of interest for this
week is that of Miss Mary Leontine. daugh-
ter of Mrs Mary Kennedy Campbell. to DR..
Samuel Evans Watkins, at st. Andrews
Church, Thursday evening November 2, at
s o'clock. Miss Gertrude Fry, niece of
the bride, will attend her as maid of honor.
Mr.. J. G. Kennedy Campbell will give his
sister in marriage. The ushers will be DR..
Charles C.. Marbury, DR.. Virgil B. Jackson,
DR.. Frederick Sohon, Mr.. L4isie s. Lipscomb,
Mr.. E. Winchester Keyser, Mr.. Robert G.
Howard and DR.. D. Webster Prentiss off,
clating as best man. A small reception to
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The Give What You Can Club held a
business meeting Tuesday to determine
upon the details of their winter work The
small rummage sale held at the home OF
Miss Margaret Wheeler some time ago net
ted S25, which will form the nucleus fund
for their Christmas charities. a popular
suggestion that each member give some
benefit entertainment in her own home to
add to the fund and which was iuaugur-
ated by Miss Wheeler, will be followed by
Miss Laurie Baker with a concert and
candy pull to which a number of friends
will pay a small admission, and the candy
to be sold among them. Miss NJ. Parsons
reported the promise of a ton of coal and
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gan the organization of a school city and
elected Milton Bryan mayor. and Alice
Dean Christine Taylor. Molie Swing. LII
lie Martin and Viola Danneford as mem
bers of the council. George II. Shbley.
treasurer of the National School City, was
present and made an address to the young
citizens. 1t was announced that a class In
French literature would be organized taxi
ing up the masterpieces in the original
tongue.
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Mrs. A. Herman of Cincinnati street is
in Baltimore visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Lee Kerngood
Evening star., 1905-10-29

Miss Irene Sickle. who spent the past
year here with relatives. is now visiting
Mrs. Caroline King In Newark, N. j.. be-
fore leaving for her home in Chicago, Ill.
Evening star., 1905-10-29

| Miss Carrie Adler OF Pittsburg, Pa. who
| has been visiting her sister, Mrs Joseph
Abel, returned home Thursday.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-25
THEATRICAL NOTES.

AIdora Shem, a western actor, made his
New York debut in Hamlet last Monday
night.
f7Nizpah." a biblical drama by. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, was given its first per-
Torrance in San FRANCISCO last month
Thomas Q. seabrooke is to be IS starred arr sin IN
cess in The Billionaire-@
Trixie Friganza. is appearing at Weber. s
Music hall. Anna Held has retired from
LiebIer & Co. have signed W; s, Hart Hart
for the cast of THE Squaw Man: he ne
will impersonate cowpuncher IN the
paris by Night" in which Bert Leslie
and Robert Daley We're starring mas
closed its season at Brooklyn
Hilda Spong. who has been starring, Win Win
Henry Miller in Joseph EntaQgled, has
been engaged for promiRRfent RfzI .3Hatta rGTH N
makes a revival of that piece in New
York shortly.
Margaret DAILY. who is now. with the
THE Girl from Maine" next season
Richard Mansfield is still haunted by
the idea of appearing as King I,. Lear oI
Macbeth. His aspirations may crystalline
before long.
Mrs. James A. Herne has decided that
she will not take part IN the new isPen y
play, when We Dead AWaken' WHISn ID
soon to be produced.
George w. Lederer is reported to be ne
,gotfating for Fay Templeton to take the e
place of Edna Aug in Smlling 1sldho'
now being played in Chicago
cs,1,, Standing has settled up an alimony
bill of nearly s., 800 with Isabelle Urqu-
hart, formerly Mrs. Standing, and matters
are serene once more
Paul Arthur has been engaged for one
of the principal parts in Lady Madcap,
the comic opera now running at the Prince
of Wales theater. London
Alice Nielsen has met with so much
success in Europe that she will devote
the next two years over there TO concert
tours before visiting this country
Frederick Lewis in George C. Hazel
tons play of Edgar Allan Poe, called
1.-The Raven" is scheduled for a New
day.
Two hundred men and women named
Temple attended the performance of
ssNTrs Temples Telegram at the Madi-
son Square theater- in New York last
Tuesday night
Some of the slogans invented to describe
the choruses of musical comedies speak
wei for the ingenuity of their press
agents. The ROYAL Chef' IS SAID 70 pc
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a leading musician for many years,
happened to be in the hall where the
concert was being conducted.
"A violin solo had been assigned to
me, and I played it unconscious of the
fact that in putting my whole soul into
the instrument / was really Wrecklng
my brothers. musical career.
'It is a singular story" said Ysaye,
turning and laying his hands upon a
favOrite viOli1-an instrument of great
value-which he affectionatelys ca
ressed; but after the concert, my
brother came to me and said: I shall
never play again.
my father was there, and asked:
What do you mean2
My brother replied: I thought, un
til I heard this boy play, that 1 knew
something of the violin. but I know
nothing. I can never play again
From that day he absolutely aban-
doned his musical career He told me
he felt there was no use in his playing
again. He had had so many years at
the instrument, working night and
day. while its mastery had been re-
served for me.
"Saddened by my brothers. deter
minatiOn, but greatly encouraged by
his praise, I made up my mind to
work harder than ever in order to
master the technique which I felt I
needed.
TT was at this time-about my
twentieth year-that the crisis in my
career came. 1t is strange, how
small events affect the whole course
of ones life.
Il was playing one night at a little
concert when I noticed in the orches-
ira an elderly man whom I at once
recognized to be the great composer
Vieuxtemps. / was playing a little
piece of Beethoven's. AS glanced
into the audience noticed Vieuxtemps
seemed to be tremendously excited
about something. He kept staring at
me and nodding his head every time
/ played anything that pleased him. I
could see he was very much interested
in me.
He could scarcely wait until I had
finished playing, when he made his
way to the stage. and putting his arms
around me fairly wept on my shoulder.
He said that if I would come with him
he would take me to the finest mu-
sical schools European capitals could
boast, and predicted for me a great
musical career.
Despite all my protestations to the
contrary Vieuxtemps would listen to
no other proposition but that I should
come and live with him. Ny father
was spoken to on the matter, and as
NleuXtemps agreed to defray all ex-
penses and take complete charge of
me IN every way, an arrangement was
at once entered into by which I went
to live with him.
Il remained with Vieuxtemps for
years and under his guidance i'm
proved every day on the instrument.
Before many months had passed my
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efforts were rewarded by being ap-
pointed conductor of one of the larg-
est orchestras in Brussels From that
time on my success was more or less
assured. I have always loved my
work.
"I think music. Everything in life,
every incident, every feeling, every
impression assumes a musical att1-
tude.
THAT is the whole of my story"
said Ysaye, taking out a little Dutch
pipe and filing it. mot especially in
teresting; but, still. there are a few
things in it which might appeal to
some people"
Ysaye could be persuaded to say no
more about himself, yet it was by no
means the whole of his story. The
writer had the pleasure of dining with
Ysaye and his family, and here again
the character of the man was shown
in a peculiar way.
ViOIinist Thinks Music"
Ysaye as he says, thinks music"
For instance, after dinner, while we
were discussing dessert, one of Ysaye's
daughters, a really beautiful girl, be-
gan humming a little tune Ysaye at
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pany, to which viii be added Henry E.
Dixey and w. II. Thompson.
The scene of Paul Armstrong; new
comedy ;yrhe Heir TO the Hurrah,' which
Kirk La SheHe will put up in a few weeks
is a mining camp near Virginia City, New,
and the time is today.
Gus Weber of the famous defunct the
atrical firm of Weber & Fields denies
that he is to form partnership with Sam
Florenz Zeigfeld, Anna Held's husband.
W. N Lawrence, manager of the Mad
iSon Square theater, New York, has re-
leased Frank Worthing. who is now ap-
that theater, in order that he may appear
as a co-Star with Margaret Anglin when
that actress is seen in her new play in
the west.
"a Clean Slate" which served to intro
duce Jessie Millward as a star in the
Madison Square theater, New York, two
Drina de Wolfe toward the top of the
ladder of fame, is to be revived next
obtained the rights to the comedy and the
original production and will present it
with Alberta GalIatin as the star.
Miss Mary Mannering and the company
to support her in Nancy STAIR began a
New York engagement last night. The
company is a large one and includes Clar-
ence Handysides, Francis Carlyle, Stanley
Dark, Miss Lucille flaven and Miss Maud
Granger.
Mrs. James Brown Potter and Gilbert
Hare decided to throw over David Be!asco
when they present "Du Barry IN Lon
don, but they are now having their trou-
bles. as they have been unable to find
playwright who can make a good adapta-
ton of the piece from the French
Virginia Harned's tour came to an abb
rupt end in Chicago. Jane Shore" did
not prove the success expected and it was
decided to close down before big money
was lost. Miss Harmed expects to try
again next month in New York with
new play not yet named.
Alfred Sutro, whose three-act comedy Of
conversation, .'A1olientrave Women,
was successfully produced in London, has
already received several offers for the
American rights for the production Mr..
Sutro is the author of The Walls of Jer-
icho.' which James K. Hackett is under
contract to produce next season.
A brace of pistols reputed to have been
used by Mr.. Blanchard when he acted
Bob Acres in '',rhe Rivals at Covent Gar
den theater, London, in 1924 has been Of
fered Tim Murphy for his forthcoming re-
viyaI of the comedy. The comedian does
not feel quite secure about the authentici-
ty of the shooting irons If the facts as
claimed can be proved he will take them
and consider them a lucky find, for Mr.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-25
one Of the great Bob

Blanchard was one OF the great Bob
Acres.
Grace Cameron. who was to have open
ed with the Shubert production of ''The
Earl and the Girl in CHICAGO. resigned
from the cast and will stay in vaudeville.
Miss Cameron says that she has more op-
portunities in vaudeville than in comic
opera Miss Katie Barry was secured for
Miss CamerOn's S role
David Belasco has obtained the dramat-
1c rights Of the novel, ''Phe Garden of
Allah and from this story will write a
play, probably for Blanche Bates use
of Robert Hutchins, who wrote Business
is Business" and Felix" and tells OF the
adventures of an English woman in Al
gfers.
Iiebler & Co. and Klaw & E.rIanEer
have made arrangements to give an all
star revival of "She StOopS to Conquer
in New York on April H. The cast will
include Eleanor Robson, Clara BIoOdgoOd.
and Arnold Daily Mrs Charles Calvert,
English actress of note, will also be a
member Ofathe company.
A movement has been started to place
Gilbert in the BIoomingdale Reformed
church at New York. Mrs. Gilbert was 4
member of this church and the rector,
Rev. DR.. w. &. StInSon, and Daniel FrOn-
man have the matter in charge It is
planned to allow the congregation OF the
church to subscribe toward the expense
of the tablet.
Harry B. Smith has been engaged By
fPapa's Wife, Il musical comedy adapted
from the French, in which Anna Held
starred several seasons back, and which
will be used as a vehicle for that actress
road tour which starts in New York next
month. The piece viii be known az Pa
pas Duchess" change in title having
of many of the best features introduced
into 1.-The Little Duchess"
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4.seveutv

sdG4BPanss1d saGaba, and the young Women with Js5
vertised as "a bunch of American beau
ties
William T. Hodge is to star next season
in his own play, Eighteen Miles FROM
GRATED into book soon to be published
Henry Irving is to be banoueted in the
old English city of Bath, where he is to un-
veil memorial to the old actor, James
!, Quin, who is buried in Bath Abbey.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, having fully re-
covered from her accident IN Philadelphia,
where she broke her kneecap, will resume
her tour in 1.-The Sorceress' on March s IL
Chicago.
H. B. Irving. who created the part in
was Wiliiam Giilette's predecessor as
'"The Admirable CrichtOn, which forms
quite test of versatility.
When 1.-THE Squaw Man is produced
with William Faversharn in the title role
Bijou Fernandez will be drafted from the
to a leading position in the new play
Harry Bulger, who was injured about
three weeks ago on the woodland to
boggan, rejoins the company this week
Mr.. Bulger's right arm was broken and
he was Otherwise seriously injured.
The Girl and the Moon a big musical
Gertrude Vance in the title role: It is ex-
pected that the piece will run all summer
at Atlantic City.
The new Augustus Thomas company,
THE Education of Mr.. Pipp," was pro
duced for the first time on any stage at
Utica, N Y, recently, and with Digby
Bell in the title role.
1.-The Mayor of the Bowery'' has closed
its season in New York Dan McAvoy, the
star of the piece, will go into vaudeville.
presenting a singing ana dancing sketch.
Lillian Russell recently underwent an
operation in New York by which several
slight foreign growths were removed from
her throat. She has fully recovered from
the operation
Margaret AngIin has been engaged to
appear in the company which will support
Frank Daniels in Sergeant Brue.' Re-
hearSals of this new musical comedy VIII
begin in two weeks.
s'The Great Adventurer,' new play by
Charming Pollock, is to be brought out in
Philadelphia after Easter 1t deals with
II years in the life of Napoleon and Thos.
E. Shea will have the leading role
Ellis Jeffreys. an actress well known
and popular in London, though practically
unknown here, is to make. an American
tour under the management of 1iebler &
Co She will appear in play called THE
Prince Consort," with an English COM
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have been told it is derived from
Isaac.
ssHow did I become a musician
Well, it is scarcely necessary to say
that music came natural to me- Al
the early age of six my father had
taught me to play on a small violin.
He had destined my brother to inherit
the musical career for the family, and
for many years this brother was
well known musician. Between my
sixth and twelfth year I played on the
violin not so much because was
taught. but because I felt that my
only mode of expression was through
the instrument. I felt that I could
convey my ideas better in that way
than by actual speech
Father Developed His Talent.
my father encouraged me. of
course, and gradually developed in me
what he considered really musical
genius Many of my friends began to
fatter me at this time, but, personally,
I knew that the mastering of the in
strument was before me.
when about the age of nineteen /
was playing in the little village of
Liege when my brother, who had been
The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-25
Fraud Exnnsed.

A few counterfeiters have lately been
king and trying to sell limitations OF
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds, and other medi-
cines, thereby defrauding the public. This
is to warn you to beware of Such people.
who seek to profit, through stealing the
reputation of remedies which have been
successfully curing disease for over %
years sure protection to you is our
name on the wrapper. Look for il, on all
DR.. Kings and Bucklen's remedies. as alt
others are mere limitations. H. Z. BUCK
LEN & CO.. Chicago, Ill, and Windsor,
Canada. Arnold Drug Co, 821 North Kan
The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-25

once caught up the air and began sing
ing it. In a few minutes the whole
table-his wife, his two little boys. aged
respectively seven and nine; his two
beautiful daughters, aged fifteen and
seventeen, and the governess-were all
singing the song Ysaye sat at the
head of the table and, with the carving
knife for a baton, literally conducted"
AT one time he indicated a solo from
one of his daughters; again, a. few. bars
of the song by his little sons, and then
his two expressive hands would direct
that the whole table should Join the
chorus. 1t was really u unique scene
Ysaye sitting at the head of the table
conducting his family through the in
tricacies of a popular ballad.
Ysaye has all the eccentricities of the
musical genius, but few of them are
faulty. For instance, he is perfectly in
different to correspondence, and it is al
most impossible to get him to answer a
letter even when it is of the utmost
Importance to himself. He attends only
TO kilograms.
Quite Indifferent to Money.
Ysaye's income is said to be some
thing fabulous. He is so Indifferent to
money matters that he does not care
whether he is engaged or not He puts
almost prohibitive prices on his per-
formances.
Life to him is evidently very full
There is no doubt that Ysaye gets more
out of life than most other musicians
that is almost unmusical. He doesn't
allow himself to be harassed by petty
troubles of existence His motto seems
to be that whatever is is right, and
whether things go well or i'll. he finds
consolation in his beloved "fiddle''
For a musician, Ysaye Is remarkably
attached to his home life. If he has an
engagement in Berlin. Brussels, Paris,
London or elsewhere-and his time is
always occupied-he is ever thinking of
the moment when he can return home
All of his children are musical His
two daughters sing well, while his wife
has charming voice.
Twice a week there are musical en-
tertainments in the Ysaye home, the
great violinist inviting to his house
whatever local talent may be in the
neighborhood.
It is considered a great privilege to be
invited to one of Ysaye's Evenings at
home There is scarcely an occasion
when some musician of note is not
present at these little GATHERINGS
Ysaye has a collection of some of the
finest violins in the world One of his
instruments, a real Stradivarius, was
presented to him by Vieuxtemps, and
others have records all over Europe
He takes the greatest care of these vio-
Inns and never allows any one to p!av
upon them but himself.
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State Journal 1Oc a week.
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Throat trouble may compel Edna May
to give up musical comedy entirely for
straight comedy. An operation will be
performed shortly
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accompanied by seventy stunning
squabs,'' and the young women with JEFF
ferson De Angels in "Fantana' are ad-
vertised as "a bunch of American beau
ties''
The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-25

Gus Weber of the famous defunct the
atrical firm of Weber & Fields denies
that he is to form partnership with Sam
Bernard, now that he has broken with
F1orenz Zeigfeld, Anna Holds husband.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-01-28
Colored Elks.

I'll. Wise, colored man now per-
forming at the Novelty theatre, is
an Elk. being member of Parker
Lodge, No. 25, B. P. o. E. There
are over 100000 colored Elks in
the United States, contained in
nearly 100 lodges. but this fact was
not known to local members of the
order until Exalted Ruler McCabe
encountered Mr.. Wise on the
street and spoke to him regarding
an Elk button he was a member of
the Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks and produced an au-
thorization from the Grand Exault-
ed Ruler of the State of Colorado,
B. f. Howard, making him trav-
cling deputy, with power to insti-
tute lodges of colored Elks.
In conversation with a Mail re-
porter to-day, Wise expressed
much surprise that the local Elks
did not know of the existence of
colored Elks. He stated that they
employed the same ritual, had the
same stations as the white lodges.
There is constitutional provision
of the white Elks against colored
men being admitted to the order,
and the local Elks were much sur
prised to learn that there were
colored Elks. Wise declares, how
ever, that frequently colored Exalt-
ed Rulers have presided at white
lodges in the East. He states
that formerly they made use OF
the letters 1. B. p. o. E., the 1
meaning Improved.
I'VE abolished the |. some time
ago." said Mr.. Wise, because
many thought it meant Indepen.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-01-28
augury that the Southern people
are realizing the fact.

Baltimore. Jan. 1S.-John Wild
geon, scientist is the most inter-
esting Negro in Baltimore. He
holds a position at the Maryland
academy of Sciences, directly un-
der the eye of DIR. Philip R. Uhler,
and he has accomplished a Won
derful amount of work OF a scienti-
fic nature without any other train
ing than that given him by DR..
Uhler, whose protege he has been
for many years, and he is engaged
at present on the arrangement of
a collection of coral which he
gathered last summer in and near
Jamaica, and said to be one of the
best in the country. Widgeon was
born of slave parents in Virginia
in 1850. After the civil war he
came to Baltimore, learned photog
raphy and spent sixteen years with
a chemical and drug concern, be-
ing employed in the laboratory ten
years. DR.. Uhler gave him a po-
sition as helper, and he showed
such marked ability in field work
that he was sent on expidition by
himself to gather geological speci-
mems. He has. been engaged upon
this sort of work for eighteen years
and in that time he has made val
liable collections of fossils, rocks,
Indian relics, birds and
snakes.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-01-28
Protected Himself.

In the neighborhood of Mira,
Louisiana this week a merchant,
in undertaking to chastise Negro
man got himself severely hogged
Coward like, the community turned
out to regulate" (the plain Eng
lish of which is "a damned good
beating',) the Negro. But the
Negro was just as much opposed
to being regulated as he was to be-
ing chastised, and used shot gun
to emphasize that opposit ion. AS
a result of his resistance one man
has both eyes shot out and another
is seriously wounded in the head.
Now, let's suppose the black man
had undertaken to chastise the
white man. Then suppose the lat
ter had whipped the Negro, and
because he did, the community of
Negroes had turned out to regu-
late the white man, and he defend
ed himself as did this Negro? The
man would be all but defied! But
as it is, posses (the Louisiana
term for mob.) are securing the
country for the perpetrator. But
this is not supposable case, be-
cause first, Negro hasn't that
bestial arrogance; secondly, no
community of Negroes, civilized or
savage, is SO permeated with pusil-