The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22

Monroe is having a most wonderful
time.
The Good Government club has beer
invited to attend the Moose picnic at
Garfield park, June %. The Moose IS
a new benefit order well organized in
Topeka, and the club members should
all make an effort to attend.
The Y. W. C. A. summer camp at
Vinewood, which was opened June Z,
is proving satisfactory. There have
been parties of seniors and
high schoo girls with chaperoneS, and
the formal opening is scheduled to take
place June %. The camp is on a hill
side. the boating is especially good, and
preparations are being made for a ten
mis- court. Car service is arranged fol-
girls wishing to reach town early IN
the morning, Mrs. c. j. Evans is CHAIR
man of the summer camp committee
and questions concerning an outing
may be referred to her.
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Madame Schumann-Heink, the
worlds greatest c~ontralto, is the sec
ond attraction listed in the
concert series. She possesses not only
a voice impossible to be described in
superlatives, but a sweet personality.
shown to hosts of friends, and a roll
licking family of children at Singac,
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showed before the public so often, and
her struggle for position of prima
donna has been so widely admired
that it is unnecessary to rehearSe
any episode of her generous, whole
souled life. Her voice, her vocal
and skill of coloratura,''
has been adored for years. After a
concert in Philadelphia, it was said
of her as of Scalchi, She flashed her
many voices upon the audience" She
NO. nv
singer in the universe, and it will be
a delight to hear her.
Schumann-Heink has a sense of
humor, of course, and does not mind
the numerous jokes passed about her,
they are not mentioned in
her voice. 1t is said that she was
once unable to slip through the stage
door, and the was crazed.
Go sideways, go sideways, madame,
he implored.
Great Colt, man" gasped madame.
ISIS no sideways"
Other members in the series in
clude Alice Nielsen, Evan Williams,
Kitty Cheatham, George Henschel,
Mischa Elman, Rudolph CAM and
Adeline Genee.
Miss Margaret Brown and Miss
Leta. Coover chaperoned the following
children who picnicked this week on
the Washburn campus: Miss Ruth
Switzer, Miss Mary Hillyer, Miss Jo-
sephtne Gilmore, Miss Grace Davis,
Miss Frances Skinner and Miss Dor
othy Ranney.
The Minerva club is to have a pic
mic June q at the Samson anch-
Members will please call Mrs. w. A.
Powers in regard to transportation,
and Mrs. f. d. Clithero in regard to
refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Shortz of 622
Lincoln street the
ment of their daughter, Miss Name
Shortz, to Mr.. Henry Clyde
jr., of San Francisco, the wedding to
take place in July.
The Phi Theta Phis gave a house
warming and reception Friday even
ing at their new fraternity house, 613
West Eighth street. The frat colors.
purple and white, were used in the
decorations of pennants and white
carnations. Miss Lucille Gilmore and
Miss Theodore Smith served punch,
Ray Hall orchestra furnished the
music and the members who received
were: MI. Morris Tucker. Mr.. Lee
Samuel, Mr.. Hugh Crawford, Mr..
Claude Rucker, Mr.. George Feather
bury, Mr.. William Bird, Mr.. Roland
Craven, Mr.. Leroy Petro, MI. Homer