The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
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May and music! Doesn't it sound
enchanting? And could a lovlier May
day be imagined for the opening OF the
musical festival? The feature of the
program tonight will be chorus OF
zoo public school students who will be as
sisted on a popular program by MISS
Esther May Plumb, soprano and MI:
Richard Czerwonky, violinist. two OF
the visiting soloists. Tomorrow AFTER
noon and evening the Minneapolis SYM
phony orchestra will play. There Is
not much doing socially in Topeka To-
day and tomorrow on account OF the
musical festival which is monopohzing
the attention, not only of the muslcal
set. but of all loyal Topeka people. Inc
festival is only the biggest muslcal
event of the year-it is Topeka pro.
ject of especial civic Importance. MOST
of the study clubs whose meetings We're
set for today or tomorrow will have
line parties at the Auditorium instead
of the usual club meetings
At the Elks' club for Sunday night
dinner: Mr. and Mrs. ]. D. M. Hamll-
ton entertained Mr.. and Mrs. James L.
King and Mrs. Kings sister, Mrs Ihos.
Ryan of Muskogee. Ok. Another party
ircluded Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wood
ward, Miss Meta Robinson, Miss Bes-
sic Campbell, Miss Louise kellam' Mr..
Edwin Curry, Mr.. John Waters, MT;
Lew Graham. Mr. Adrian sherman, OF
Kansas City. lad q party = ms M g9gfos
took. Miss Floyd Robenson, MISS fior-
ence tombstone, and Mr.. Jerry NC
Pherson of Kansas City: Mrs. a; =
Colson entertained her daughter, MIS-
Archie Hogue of Kansas, Miss eczema
Greer of Kansas City and Miss Helen
Davis. Others present were DR.. ana
Mrs. H. B.. Hogeboom. Miss Poly Mel
son of Ironwood. Mich. MI. jerome
tombstone. Mr. Bert Reid. Mr.. Joe Will
son, Mr.. Ed Arnold. Mr.. Jimmy Dreher'
Mr. Walter Delfs. Mr.. and Mrs. X. II.
Husson, Mr.. Denton Painter, MI; NIhe
Murray Mr.. Dana Davis, Dr. jimmy
Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Belts, MISS
Fr:eda Belts, Mrs. Richardson MISS
Hazel Richardson and Mr.. X u saun-
ders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p Mac1'ennan
and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Capper VINO
went to New York to attend the an
nuaI meeting of the Associated Press
and Publishers, returned nome SdIu a.
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Capper stopped IN
PHILADELPHIA on their way nome TO visit
Mr. and Mrs J. P. Altberger ana Mr..
Capper was an honored guest at the
dinner given by n. w. Aver and son
to celebrate the firms fortleth ANN
versary a big event in advertising cir
cies. Mr.. and Mrs. MacLennan went
from New York to Washington Where
they spent part of last week ana were
signally entertained. Congressman ana
Mrs Charles F. Scott entertained them
at luncheon and they dined with Mrs
d. r. Anthony, senior, the congress
man and Mrs. Dan. junior, beng IN
Panama. On Tuesday Speaker cannon
and Miss Cannon gave luncheon IN
their honor at Chevy Chase club, fam
Gus among American country cfups
Most delightful was the seven mile
drive out to the club IN the cannon
touring car, through lively ROCK creek
park, dogwood in blossom, and the
road twice fording the ripping rock
bottom stream. The luncheon was
served in the sun dining room OF the
club house overlooking the lncompar-
able grounds and golf links. The big
room of the Chevy Chase club house is
probably 30-by 60 feet. Wednesday al
ternoon Senator and Miss Curtis TOOK
them for an automobile ride on WASH
ington's speedway. now called Potomac
Drive and finally to the Esplanade
where President and Mrs. Taft and
society folk were hearing the Marine
band concert. They were also the
guests of Senator and Miss Curtis at
the theater and Miss Curtis and Miss
Cannon accompanied Mrs. MacLennan
on a visit to the Washington boarding
schools, in one of which she expects to
place her daughter, Miss Mary Mac
Lehman next year or the year after.
Congressman and Mrs. Murdoch gave a
luncheon for the MacLennans during
their stay. Mr.. MacLennan had half
hour visit with President Taft, Senator
Curtis accompanying him to the White
House. and just before he left he spent
two hours with Speaker Cannon at the
capitol
Dean Kaye made the somnolent pew
holders at Grace cathedral sit up and
take notice by a sermon Sunday morn
ing in which, although he named no
rames, those in the know readily
understood he was scoring recent func-
lions in the giddy smart set. The par
ents, he asserted. either do not know
what their daughters are doing, or
have not sufficient control over them
10 put a stop to their attendance at
parties where the punch is spiked and
the behaviors of the company CORES
ponds. But If parents can't do any
thing maybe the attorney general can,
after he attends to other phases of our
ronprohibiting prohibition. After he
buttons up the clubs. perhaps he will