The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-06

Mrs. ]. D. Norton gave an Informal
afternoon Wednesday in compliment to
Col Norton's sister, Mrs. Watterson.
ct New York city who is visiting them
At the reception which Mrs. Hoch
will give at the Governors House to-
morrow afternoon for the 7. w. Q. A,
the assisting friends will be Mrs. John
r. Mulvane. Mrs. T. B. Carver, Mrs. L
r. Sweet Mrs C. W. Merriam, Mrs. w.
II. Bowen, Mrs. D. E Esterly, Mrs.
William H. Fighter, Mrs w. A. Bates,
Mrs. w. 8. Lindsay, Mrs. E. p. Gilmore,
Mrs. j. B. Larimer, Miss Villa Rodgers,
Mrs. Norman Plass, Mrs. l. D. White
more, Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Mrs. F. W.
Watson, Mrs 8. s. Estey, Mrs. Francis
I. Hayes, Mrs. Thomas 8. Going, MISS
Louise Allison, Miss Berta Love, MISS
Bertha Rowles, Miss Nellie Scott. Miss
Grace Houghtellin, Miss Anna Heart
burg, Miss Ellen Hulse, Miss Mary
Banks, Miss Nellie Thorpe. Miss Ger
trude Maynard. Miss Marion Kenney.
Miss Hannah Eckstron.
Mr.. w. f. Jensen gave a dinner
Thursday evening at his home Si4
brother, Mr.. A. Jensen Of Eureka, Cal,
who spent few days in Topeka The
guests were Mr.. r. F. Doran, Mr.. W. E
biclxie. Mrs. ]. c. Carter, Mr.. A. B.
Poole. Mr.. George Moeser, Mr.. T. A.
Foreman. Mr.. J. F. Haskell Mr.. II. W.
Jensen, Mr.. Fl. L. Miller and Mr.. A
Jensen. The table decorations were
red and yellow tulips.
Wichita Beacon: Miss Winnie Mae
Barnes and Mr. Chester Shelly were
married on Monday afternoon. The
wedding was q quiet one and the secret
was SO closely kept that the friends OF
the young people were not aware OF II
till today Mrs. Shelly is the elder
nf Oh
of 401 North Lawrence avenue and Is
one Of the oity's popular society girls.
The wedding occurred at O'Clock
Monday afternoon and the ceremony
was performed by Rev. Walter NJ r.
win.
Mrs. Shelly is niece of Mrs. H. NJ.
Hadley of Topeka and has frequently
visited her.
One of the highest salaried working
women in Topeka is also one of the
youngest, Miss Fay Pohlman, pianist
of the Novelty theater orchestra, who
is only eighteen years old. Miss Pohl-
man is a senior in the high school and
although she plays at the theater every
afternoon and evening she keeps up her
studies and is one of the best students
in her class. She has been pianist at
the Novelty for a number of years, hav-
ing played in the old theater on the
avenue When the new playhouse was
Du1lL ana In0 management SeCuTeO
Harry Steinberg and his excellent or
chestra, which has been one Of the prin-
cipal attractions of the house, Miss
Pohlrnan was retained She is one of
the most skillful pianists in town, has
a brilliant technique and intellectual
endowments, unusual in so young a
musician Although her work at the
Novelty demands only popular music
Miss Pohlman knows and understands
the classics. She fmprovises very
cleverly, transposes readily and fire.
Quently plays the piano part Of an en-
ttrely unfamiliar composition from the
first or second violin part, alone. In
the bird act at the Novelty this week,
for instance, she has no notes except
the first violin part, and with this mere
thread of g. melody for a guide she i'm
provises the entire piano part. The
music for the bird act Is not simple, in
deed It Is beyond the average vaudeville
theater orchestra and the performers
often have to dispense with 1t and
choose something from the orchestra's
regular repertoire. Miss Pohman has
been studying the piano since she was