The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-08

Miss May Reed, the attractive daughter
of Colonel and Mrs. George W. Reed,
of 1133 harrison street, has been wear
ing a diamond for some time ana al
though no formal announcement mas
been made, her friends understands th .,I
she and Mr.. John Byron Price, Jr-, WIN
he married some time in the early
summer Miss Reed graduated from
the Topeka high school in 1910, ana mas
since studied music in Washburn COT
lege. Mr.. Price is one OF the goou
looking chaps Of the town and has
position with the Santa Fe- the Reeu
family have lived in Topeka long tiIne
and are quite we'll known, and MISS
Reeds engagement attracts atlellL I'
on that account, aside from the partic-
.llar interest in the affair by the young
people of her set.
The Ladies' Music club gives a meet
ing each season to the study OF an
opera. Wednesday afternoon the cup
met with Mrs. f. P. MacLenhdn, anu
Miss Ellen Parkhurst read a paper on
THE Girl of the Golden West, Fuc-
cfni's opera which will be played IN
Topeka next week. Previous 70 INC
lecture, Miss Bernice Fuller ana MIS- s
Frank S. Thomas sang the FloWe ROVE.
Song from Madame Butterfly. DURING
Miss Parkhurst's review OF the opera
Mrs. Robert Carver sat at the piano
anG played from the score at Intervals
to illustrate the speakers explanation
The scene Of the play is in California
in the time of the gold seekers. MISS
Parkhurst began with the preluuS -
the opera, which was played py MIS-
Carver showing how the music sa5
rested the ruggedness and vildness CT
the setting. In the first act the 1nlnel9,
the sheriff, Jack Rance, some AIleiIsail9
and Mexicars, and MlnLle' Tue AT g-o 49,
are introduced. Minnie is the keeper
of a saloon. and the teacher OF the
cadeIny," as she proudly calls heL
Bible class of rough miners Inc ac'
| contains q dance during Whlcn the oi
chestra playS some strains OF the music
| If one of the tribes of western IN
IN the second act an outlaw, Ramer-
req, under the name OF Johnson, ~
pears at the saloon. He ana MINUS qIils
| have met before and are in love. me
| Sheriu who wishes to marry MIME
! is first jealous, and then susplcious
Of the new conner. he Senus oue
/ saarching party for the gang OF rop-
| bers of which Johnson is the ieauei'
! and Minnie and her lover are leit diolle
in her cabin. Rance returns ~ 100 1d
! johnson but Minnie concealS nun, az -;
| is told nv the sheriff that heI loseI y
| = handi+ Rance leaves, and MINNIE ue-
! nounres Johnson and SENDS nm aW%
/ AZ he leaves the house ne - 81 IN - -
/ two bullets and Minnie pl4llSe - -
| taal- into the house and draSS MIN ~
J 10 loft Rance enters Tor ms prlSonSi'
4 whose hiding place is discovered ny N
! 1-1ood from his wounds dripping tnTouSH
/ the attic floor. Then Minnie olleas -
! rIo1 a game of poker with the oiHCei' ,
| r. she wins her lovers life to pc SPARE
| If he wins, she is to become ms VIZ
| # is the intensest part OF Whoie Pi0 =,
! and fnaIIv Minnie cheats 70 " IL. -
10 naxxt act the scene is IN the %dli-
| farnfa forest and a posse OF men =
| nranarine to hang Johnson, WneH IllS
! girl rides up and PLEADS VIII eltJ nd
| Of the party. making q persoIial n CT
touching appeal to each olie, GU 80
| of the love they all have for her inc
! mans life is spared, on ner proii Ne
| +bat no will lead a new ana Dettei ~ =.
| The principal theme CT the o ~ go -,
| a.. 11-aitz song which is written 10 mean
me . frr' bv love" The thought IS
,IedoTninate in the drama, ana tne
| Strains of the motif permeate tile ~ -
The play closes with 4 Ia[t rev en- Minnie
Of the miners as JoAiilSo"
leave the forest.
Mrs NJ. 2. southwick and her daugn-
ter Miss Laura Southwick, VIII pc as
sisted at their tea next IuesoaS os
| Tno1,es Mrs A. w Knowles MIS-. .
G E2stev. Mrs. B. NJ. Davies, Mrs Harry
Css11itt Mrs. Silas Porter, Mrs ", y.
Morton, Mrs. F. II; Sros3 fgs,- Insf' Miss
! IHorotFv Brown, Miss Clyde Bohepr 5ale
w. Bertha Hull, Miss Corinne COS
+on. Miss Mildred Morton ana MISS
Helen Louise Crosby
The guest meeting of the Good Gov
| eminent club at the Governors House
| Wednesday night was attended by
about 200 people, including the nus
/ bands and other guests OF the mem
/ hers The Good Government club IS the
! largest and in many respects, the most
active in town. As it is exclusively d
suffrage club, it is especially pussy no"
| that the campaign for the enfranchlse-
rnent of women is at hand, and the CRUZ
has for it's district the city of Topeka
I The affair last night was one OF the
/ social meetings OF the club, and the
/ guests were received by the ofncers'
with Mrs w. A Johnson, Miss Helen
Eacher and Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, and
/ introduced by Mrs. e S Marshall. Inc
meeting opened with a musical pro-
gram and some readings Miss Nanon
/ Heron gave a reading, TOO Dehcate
10 Vote written especially for the &C
/ casfon. which was especially we'll re
( ceive5.
The feature of the evening was an
! address by Mr.. r. F. Hayden on the
| ssProbata Court" He impressed upon
the audience the need for changes in
the laws that govern the probate court
of this state. This is work Tor "o-
men, he said, because the probate
court is peculiarly the womans court
| 1t is the court in which claims on es-
tates are settled, and is concerned
chiefly with widows and minor emu
dren The laws of Kansas in this re
gard are a thousand years behlnd the
! times. entailing expense, waste, ana
long delays" He explained how small
estates are swallowed by the costs OF
the court and that what little is left
| must be kept waiting three years for
claims that might be filed against 1t.
| He mentioned instances OF cases that
came before him during the time he
| &.-ss r,robate Judge, and said that in
extreme cases he had thought 1t right
to disregard the law for the sake o.
equity. Mr.. Hayden declared hliils ssli.l ia