The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-06
REVIVElT AT ONCE
New Life to Be Put Into Humane
Society.
Benefit to Be Given at Auditor
iUm April %.
FOR A NEW BUILDING.
Hope by This Means to Complete
the Fund.
mrs. KIingenberg to Direct "The
Norwegian Evening"


An entertainment Of much merit and
novelty, a philanthropical object for
which there is a local need. and the
participation Of a number Of society
folks whose assistance is in itself
guarantee of success to the undertake
ing unite to lend uncommon interest to
the Norwegian evening to be given at
the Auditorium Tuesday evening, April
%, for the benefit of the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
The entertainment will be given under
the direction of Mrs. Aft Klingenberg
whose interest in the humane society
movement has been evinced in many
earnest efforts in behalf of the local or
ganizatlon which has a building fund,
the bequest of the late Judge C. G. Eos
ter, which lacks only a moderate
amount to be sufficient to put the Socie-
ty on a firm financial footing Mrs.
Kltngenberg hopes the proceeds of her
entertainment will secure building
which If not permanent home for the
society will at least provide suitable
conditions for the removal by modern
humanitarian means Of the superfuous
animals which are now killed under cir
culnstances the most cruel and indecent.
1T is the brutallZlng effect upon human
lty, especially upon young children who,
under present conditions are permitted
to see such a. shocking spectacle as that
or unlicensed dogs shot in the public
streets. which Mrs Kifngenberg partic-
ularly deplOres, and it is with a strong
belief that it is impossible for the SEN
tlments of pity, love and charity to be
developed in a society where no attempt
is made to protect the lower animals
from the wantOn or thOughtless cruelty
OF the higher that she has devoted her
self to the interests of the local humane
society movement.
The entertainment win be strictly
rfrav ~,f,-7
decided novelty in Topeka Mrs.
Alingenberg is a native Norwegian who
has lived in this country less than ten
years and in Topeka, where her hus-
Dano IS director OF the department of
piano or Washburn college, for about
three years. A feature OF the pro-
granme will be a one act farce by Mrs.
Garborg, recently translated into Eng
Iish in which Mrs. William Wikidal,
Miss Mabel Renwick, Mr.. Charles K
Holiday, Mr.. Joseph Morgan. Mr..
Ralph Johnston and MI Orville 8.
IoWne. OF the chair of dramatic express
sion OF Washburn, viii have the roles.
the opening number of the programme
will be q Grieg concerto for Iiano and
organ, BY NIr. George Barlow Penny,
the official organist of the Pipe Organ
association and Mr.. Klingenberg. Mrs,
George EarkhurSt and Mrs. Florence
FOX Thatcher viii give a dramatic tab
leau with a Grieg duo, At the Cloister
Gate, and Miss Daisy Neil Will give
ufdtudtlc mOnOiOgue by a n norwegian
author with Grieg piano accOmpani-
ment by Mr.. Klingenberg. In addition
The Very Rev. James Philip de Bevers
Kaye. dean Of Grace cathedral, viii
speak briefly on the humane society
movement, in which the clergy of the
Episcopal church is just now taking
good deal of interest.
Mrs. Klingenberg, who is a friend of
the family of Bishop Potter OF New
York, recently received an assurance
from him that he would take an early
opportunity To preach a sermon on this
subject With such distinguished
apostle to preach its gospel the move
ment Tor the society of the prevention
of cruelty to animals, which has had
something of lapse in this country Of
late years, may see a prosperous revi-
val. Indeed the Indications are all in
favor of such q hope, for recently new
humane societies have been organized
and lethargic ones revealed in many
American cities and to add to the sue
cess Of the movement society women
everywhere are taking much interest in
1T. In Kansas City the humane society
has this winter made a remarkable
growth. A big benefit entertainment to
which all the theaters in the city con-
tributed was given, society people turn
ed out in large numbers, the affair was
a brilliant success. The Kansas City
society has many new and influential
members and although for a number of
years it has accomplished little or
nothing. there is now every reason to
believe that it has been launched upon
a career OF practical and much needed
reform. Mr.. Ewing Herbert Of the
Brown County World has recently
started a humane society in HiaWatha
and his personal and editorial influence