The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17

Sixteen of the society girls of Topeka
and the same number of young men
will compose a chorus which, with TOUR
soloists, will give musical COMEDY,
The Inside Inn, April 7th and Sth, at
the Grand. There will be meeting
of those who are to make up the cast
at the Ell1s' hall tomorrow afternoon
when parts will be assigned and defin-
lite arrangements made.
Invitations were issued Wednesday
for the wee ding of Miss Maude Grimes
and Mr.. Monte Kistler, which VIII
take place Tuesday. March %, at the
First Presbyterian church. Mr.. Klst-
Ter and his bride will live at the Devon
and they will be at home after May 10
A meeting of the Junior Atlantean
club was held Tt es1ay afternoon at the
rome of Miss Santa Waters and Miss
Fe Waters. 70J Buchanan street. The
club is devoting itself this year to the
study of japan. and at the meeting
Tuesday an English translation of the
japanese drama ''Nakamitsu' was
given by the following members; Miss
Martha Valentine. Miss Mary Walker
Hiss Santa Waters. Miss Fe Waters,
and Miss Edna Haywood. The play is
written to reveal the japanese sense of
loyalty and fidelity. The Ave characters
of the piece are a nobleman and his
son. a servant and his son, and the
abbot. The uohlemaIt sends his son
as his attendant. The boy is INDECENT
ard won't learn, and the count orders
lis old servant to kill the lazy rascal
But the servant, loving himself less
than his master. kills his own son and
hustles the other one off to monas-
terry. The abbot then brings abont
recc nciliation between the erring son
who has repented and the father Who
mourns for his unworthy child. Ac-
cording to the Jap way of thinking If
all ended happily, though we might
think the retainer's dead boy rather
got the worst of it,
The Vespuceian club will hold their
annual banquet Friday evening at 1880
o'clock at the home of the president,
Mrs. Wesley WheEe. 11O6 Van Buren
street. This will be the fifteenth an
nual dinner of the club, which was or
ganized in 1895. Covers will be laid
Tor As persons, including the members
end their husbands.
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Miss Marion FTenniken and Mr..
Frank Elenniken are i'll with diphtheria
at their home on Harrison street. Miss
Flenniken was one of the guests at
the house party at Emporia last week
to attend the Burr Moore wedding, and
now all the other people who went
down to the party are swallowing hard
to learn if they have a sore throat,
and with fear and trembling are read
ing up on symptoms. It's like the man
out what allied him, and was amazed
to discover that he had every disease
mentioned in the treatise except
Maids Knee which the book Eaid
was "a affection common to maid
servants who scrubbed the floors with
q short handled brush instead of a
rag on the end of mop sticks. Obvious
", ne had run across a distemper that
he couldn't possible suffer FROM.
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The Pactolian club will meet Satur-
day afternoon with Miss Ida Sriith.
at her home, 705 Polk street
A Japanese love farce will be given
tomorrow night at the high school, in
which the leading parts will be taken
by Miss Katherine Conkling, Miss Ma
rion Morrow. Miss Sarahleen Curtis,
and Mr.. Frank Mcfarland Miss
Josephine Doran. Miss Frances Walsh,
Miss Lillian Stone and Miss Nina
Roudebush will be japanese maids.
The music is from Madame Butter
fly"
The A B. C. 500 club will meet Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. F. Schmidt,
1909 Fillmore street
The AtIantean club will meet
Monday afternoon with Mrs. H A.
Perry, 619 Taylor street.
The Morning Glory club will have a
st. Patrick's party tonight at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. s. Rice, 423 Taylor
street. Those who will attend are Mr..