The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-14
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street for forty guests in compliment
to her sister, Mrs Albert Henry Greer
or PittSburg. Following the luncheon
which was served at half after one on
quartette tables decorated with Law
son carnations. musicale programme
was given by Mrs. Parkhurst, soprano,
Robert Diller Carver, pianist. Mrs.
Frank Patterson of Emporia was an
out of town guest. Saturday night Mr..
and Mrs Macferran will give a second
entertainment for Mrs. Greet.
u 4 y
Miss Grace Frost will leave next
month for New York to visit her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gold
1 to Europe. They will sail on the
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria of the Ham
| burg-American line and will spend
about four months and half in the
British Isles, France, Switzerland,
Germany and Holland.
| Ferruccio Busoni, one of the great
est of piano virtuosi and composers,
wrote to Rudolph CAN'T, the Swiss
| pianist who will give a concert at the
Auditorium Wednesday evening, March
20: 1.-The pupil surpasses the masteri'
| Bravo GanZi You have played mas
terly-the world knows you now as
one of the greatest piano virtuosos.
My heartiest congratulation.
The members of the city federation
of women's clubs are marching around
today to the cheerful measure of
reference to the mayoraIty contest
either. The club women do lose out
occasionally, although it would be
hard to make the school boys and girls
of the anti-high school Fraternity bill,
believe it. Their latest undoing came
about through mixing up with the
theatrical profession-in other words,
trying to beat a man at his own game,
and it was the management of the
Alice in Wonderland show, which is al
the Grand for two performances today
that done 'em up" II was like this.
you see: The city federation or ma
jority thereof want a club house. and
do anything to raise money for the
club house fund. So when smooth
spoken, bunco-steering specialists
came along with a scheme whereby the
federation could easily make a few
hundred dollars they rose readily to
the bait Aforesaid sn1ooth-spOIzen B.
S.-erS wanted to put on a spectacular
production of Alice in Wonderland in
Topeka and they wanted the club
women to sell tickets for the perform
ance on a percentage basis. They
were to have twenty-five per cent of
the receipts and if one thousand tick
cts were sold the performance was to
be given second night and the club
women were to share the receipts of
this night also. Local Juvenile talent
was to be used, the club women were
to secure the children and the man
agement was to furnish all the cos
tunes. SO the club house committee
accepted the proposition and went to
work to fill their part of the contract
The first indication they had that the
party of the second part was not alb
Solutely on the square was when they
failed to come across with the cos
tunes for the Topeka children who
are taking part in the show. Most of
the children had to furnish their own
costumes. The next lemon was handed
by the business manager who when he
arrived on the scene made a reserve
seat charge of twenty-five cents in
addition to the original cost of the
would not allow the latter any share
of the receipts from this source Also
he sprung children's afternoon matt
nee for the sole benefit and profit of
the management. The club women
won't make much money out of their
Alice in Wonderland scheme but they
will get some valuable experience. AS
a rule the theatrical has-beens who go
about managing semiamateur shows
are not actuated by purely philan-
thropic motives. As Mr.. iDooley saws.
it's just another way of getting the
money and they'll bear. watching, like
most of the rest of us in the mundane
lemon orchard.
The E. o. W. Whist club will meet
with Mrs. D. NJ. Valentine on Polk
street Friday afternoon.
The spoiled darling of the reportorial
staff who rarely does any real work
had to get out and hustle for election
returns last night and he was sore for
fair. This morning he handed in the
following primary day expense ac-
count: To trip First ward and return,
a. M, 10 cents; same thing D. M. 10
cents; to First ward, night, 10 cents:
to two round trips between precincts,
Is cents; to wear and tear occasioned
by draught through. crack in Garfield
park, $40; to being thrown into the So
ciety of one rubber-footed rival repor-
ter, So 10 being chased, pursued and
followed by same, s.; to missing last
car and walking 291a blocks home,
$3.50; to one pair half soles for shoes,
The Ladies' Music club had a delight
full meeting yesterday with Mrs. George
Mrs. T. F. Carver. Mrs. A. T. Daniels.
Mrs. G. ]. Mulvane, Mrs Frederick
Freeman, Mrs. Stevenson of Kansas
City q Mrs G;t, George Barlow Penny of
VeVchten, Mrs. Lescher, Miss Nellk-
Lescher, Miss Vida Wood, Miss Gussie !
Fuller, Miss Anna Harrison, Miss Fox. |
Miss Katharine Smith of Michigan,
Miss Maud Mcintosh, Miss Grace Terry.
Miss Ulrich, Miss Keefer. The club
will have its next meeting in a fort |
night at the Parkhurst residence
The programme yesterday which was
principally from the works of Edward |
follows:
Novelette,, op. 48, No. Mrs. Charles |
The Blue Bell, The Mignonette-Mrs.
Fox Thatcher.
Midsummer; The Joys of Autumn
Miss Gertrude Tracy.
Three Songs, op- 6O-Mrs. E. B. Con-
ant.