The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08

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cred with dark blue velvet. Around
the crown is an outstanding band of
silk embroidery in self-tone. On the
| left side are three outstanding wings
| of two shades of blue.
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The Matinee Music club entertained
| the women of the Ladies' Music club
and the Music Study club Thursday
| Horace Whitehouse gave a lecture on
Puccinfs opera, La Boheme," which
| remains the most popular of that COM
| poser's works. He analyzed the
and playing from the score. The Bo-
hemians-the word here used to indi-
cate certain reckless, care-free tenn
peramental people-were three stu
dents living in a garnet room, shar-
ing their money. their happiness and
their misery. They burn their manu-
script and their paintings for
warmth, and when one succeeds in
selling some of his work, he comes
home with a load of provisions, and
the three enjoy yesterdays dinner"
One of the three, Rodolfo, tarries at
home while his friends make merry
at a nearby inn. During their abb
Sence, Mimi, a flower girl who lives
on the same floor, comes to his room
for a light for her candle. Having
procured her light, she finds she has
lost her key. While they search they
exchange condolences and before they
know it are madly in love with one
another. The second act is in the
Latin quarter of the city, and Mimi
and the three friends are dining at
the cafe. The act introduces Musette,
a flirt, who tricks her rich lover into
leaving her by sending him on an
errand, so that she can be with her
former lover, MARCEL, one of the
three chumS. The third act is taken
up with the quarrels of Mimi and Ro-
tlolfo and Marcel and Musette. and in
the fourth act the scene is back in
the students room. Musette enters
bringing Mimi, who is dying with con-
sumption, and whose last wish is to
see her lover The play ends with her
death.
Dean Whitehouse played the themes
for all the characters and sang some
of the best known songs from the
score. Mr.. Roehr lent some VictroIa
records from Farrar, Nielta. Caruso
and Scott for the use of the club.
The meeting was held at the home of
Miss Mary NIacLennan.
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The announcement of the marriage
of Miss Mary Ethel Scott to Arthur
L. Beard, formerly of this city, came
more or less as a surprise to their
many friends of Topeka. However,
nance, is the fact they were married
October 10, 1911, keeping it secret
nearly six months. The marriage,
taking place in one of the churches
at Concordia, Kan. was known to
only a few intimate friends.
Both Miss Scott and Mr.. Beard are
well known in Topeka, having lived
the greater part of Their lives in this
city Miss Scott is daughter of NJ.
and Mrs. Charles Douglas Scott, 1901
Western avenue. Mr.. G. D. Scott the
father of the bride, is a travelling
salesman for a tea and coffee firm of
qTfe in
peka- Mr.. Beard was formerly
associated in business with his faith
er in the L. Beard & Son Co., dry
goods and notions, which business,
time before the death of Mr.. L. Beard,
father of Mr.. Arthur Beard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Beard ex-
pect to remain permanently in Con-
cordia, Kan, where Mr.. Beard has a
thriving and prosperous business, in a
vaudeville and motion picture theater.
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Mrs George Mitchell entertained
informally this afternoon for her
friend, Miss Gail Hetherington of
Atchison.
The party to be given by the girls
guild of the First Methodist church,
postponed from last Saturday, will be
given tomorrow afternoon, March 9,
at the home Of Mrs. F. $. Pettyiohn-
luncheon Saturday afternoon at her
home on Clay street. Her guests will
be: Mrs F. B. Aniba, Mrs. Albert
Purdy, Mrs. Edwin Bunnel. Mrs. V.
G. Hopkins. Mrs. w c. McDonough
and Mrs. Charles Higgins.
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The alumni of the high school class
of June IL held a reunion Thursday
evening at the home of Miss Katheryn
Stanley. Those present were. Miss
Harriet Eagles, Miss Nina Nichols.
Miss Genia Mccormick, Miss May
Tomlinson, Miss Stanley, Miss Lillian
stone, Miss Helen Douglas, Miss Grace
Phillips Miss Wilma Shoemaker, Miss
Maude Darby, Miss Mona Thomas,
Miss Vera Perkins, Miss Cozie Craw-
ford, Miss Ruth He'll, Mr.. Morris La
Croix. Mr.. Frank DeArmond, Mr.. KEEL
sey Gardner. Mr.. Arthur Opperman,
Mr. Ralph Kellar, Mr. Morris Tucker,
Mr.. Ernest Olander. Mr. Beryl john
son and Mr.. Charles S. Sturtevant.
Mrs. W. E. Davis and Mrs Clarence
Wetherton gave thimb1e party Thurs