The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-24
BRIGHTEN THE TOWN.
Convent Girls Invade Jewell City and
Make Merry.

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culture of Jewell City received an ex-
ira impetus recently, all on account of
the sixteenth birthday anniversary of
the accomplished daughter of Mayor
and Mrs. E. D. Fisher. and nine Of her
talented friends of Nazareth academy.
Concordia. For the first time in the
towns history the people enjoyed
visit from the convent girls and are
glad the house party idea and public
entertainment idea occurred to the
minds of Miss Florence Fishers de-
voted parents.
The house party members are Misses
Alice and Anna Henry, Marysville;
Misses Marie Grant and Leah Roark.
Junction City; Misses Marie Brenna-
man and Emma Brash, Narka; Misses
Mildred Johnston and Gertrude Hicks,
Superior. Neb.; Miss Myrtle Elrod.
Courtland; Miss Florence Fisher, Jew
ell City.
They began to arrive Monday even
ling and Tuesday afternoon a large re-
ception was given for the mutual pleas
ure Of Miss Florence's home and school
friends. At the band concert in the
evening they mingled with the park
crowds and gave their class yell from
the grand stand in exchange with the
D. 7. Us of Baker university. who still
fingered to say adieu to Jewell City
attractions. 1t is said it required =
hours for their adieus POrtentousl
Wednesday morning the convent
tenette received the D T. US infor-
mally, which was very enjoyable az
fair. Wednesday evening the public
programme from the porch drew
large crowd but rain sent everyone
home at the second number. But the
hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher IS
of a type too generous to have the
pleasure Of the public thus defeated: so
every one was invited back Thursday
evening and the weather was correct
The Fishers have the finest porch in
town. extra arc lights we're put in ana
the lawn seated. The whole town
seemed to be filling up paVem ents and
carriages at the roa dside. Every num-
Der was applauded generously, exceI-
lent elocutionary and musical ablllty
being shown throughout. The partee
orchestra consisted of two violins.
niano, banjo and mandolin. Some local
talent assisted and the following pro-
gramme was carried out:
Opening overture, OberOn-Gotts-
ehalk=Misses Alice and Anna Henry
Miss Marie Brenneman; Spanish
Town sVaga bond Prince, (McDowel)
Miss Leah Roark: "Zingeralia, (Mc-
Dowen) Miss Marie Grant.
Piano solo, Ballade-Chopin-M
Anna Henry.
Chorus. Peasants Return-Schu-
mantle Tenette.
Violin solo. Dancla's Fifth Air. Miss
Florence Fisher. Piano accompanlst,
Miss Carrie Hughes.
Piano solo. LIE Colibri-Perlllo-
Miss Emma Brosh.
Partee orchestra, Lady Rose
Stevens-The Tenette.
Chorus, Before the Sun Awakes the
Morn Goate-The Tenette.
Banjo solo. MY Old Kentucky
Home" Miss Leah Roark.
Piano solo, alse-Chopiu-Miss
Gertrude Hicks.
japanese song, Two Little Maids
from Toxic in costume Clocal) -
Dean Kreamer and Miss Helen
Sen mitt. Accompanist, Miss Florence
Fisher.
Violin solo, Carnival of Venice
Dancla-Niss Alice Henry.
Vocal solo, Merrily Roll Miss
Agnes Fay. Accompanies, Miss Mar
guerite Fay OocaD.
Piano solo. Soiree De Vienna-Liszt
Miss Leah Roar
Partee orchestra, AT the Matinee"
=Tenette.
Piano solo, Norma-Leyba ch-Miss
Alice Henry.
Glass yell and salute to the D. T.
U.'s-Tenette.
A number Of the Tenette's have re-
ceived gold medals from Nazareth,
Kiss Florence receiving the one for de-
pertinent this year. The party broke
up this morning. the girls having en-
joyed donkey riding, buggy riding, in
Nitations out and many other social
hours together. They bunked together
in one room. cOmrade fashion, on i'm
provised cots, although each could
have had a room to herself.