The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-13

bridge club Friday afternoon at her
home in Tyler street. .
The marriage of Miss Grace Hill
and Mr.. Albert Gull, both of Chicago,
which took place recently, has been
announced. Miss Hill until about two
years ago, lived in Topeka, and was
| a student in Washburn college, taking
| a special course in music. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gull will live in Chicago, where
Mr.. Gull is employed as city salesman
| for cereal company.
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1t is said that John Mccormack, the
Irish tenor, who is to furnish the next
1 number of the ParkhurSt concert
| series, sings the arias of the old Bel
/ lini operas, the Verdi operas and the
/ modern works of Puccini, LeOncavailO
and Mascagni with the purity of
enunciation and the same fervor as
the two great Italian tenors of this
age. He was trained for opera in
| Italy, but is endowed by nature with
a quality not possessed by his Italian
| colleagues. ITO hear Mccormack sing
| Che Gelida Mamma from La Boheme
or Mon Appari from Martha or La
Dome e Momile from Rigolletto, is an
education in singing" according to
one of his critics Mccormack, being
an IriShman, has another advantage;
for who else could sing the immortal
Irish ballads with the beauty he puts
into them. His concert tours have
this year are even larger than on any
previous tour In many places a part
of the stage has been used to accom-
odate those who could not find room
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The Y. y. Bridge club met Wednes-
day with Mrs. D. G. Walker and those
who played for absent members were:
Mrs. L. A. Ryder, Mrs. George Mitch
ell, Mrs. r. T. Kriepe and Mrs. W. S.
Hayslip.
Miss Hazel Boast entertained in
formally Wednesday compIime ntary
to Miss Mildred Hughes who will
leave Sunday for Ell Paso, Teras. to
remain permanently. The guests were:
Miss Hughes, Miss Stella Anton, Miss
Helen Fulton. Miss Hazel Null, Miss
Elwina Pugh, Miss Anna Myers, Miss
Helen Boomer, Miss Lucille. Lukens,
Miss Marjorie Cole, Miss Grace
Lukens. Miss Helen Wellman, Miss
Mrs, Fred Vaughn will entertain
her 500 club Friday afternoon at her
home. 11O4 Kansas avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown, former
ly of Topeka. announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Maude
Eleanor, to Mr.. Roy Dickey of Alberta,
Canada. the wedding to take place
March 81.
Notes and PerSOnal Mention.
Miss Nell Kouns and Miss Sara Kouns
returned today from trip to Dallas, |
Texas.
Miss Agnes Walsh and Miss
Frances Walsh will return Fri |
day from Amarillo. Texas. where they
visited their brother, Mr.. Charles
Walsh, and Mrs. Walsh.
Georgia and Jimmie Hodges, children
of Governor and Mrs. Hodges, have re-
covered from measles, and were re-
leased from quarantine today.
Mrs. Albrecht Marburg who is in |
New York visiting her daughter, Mrs. |
H. Yerkes. is expected to return home |
next week.
Representa- tive and Mrs. ]. c. Han
gen. of Wellington. returned to their |
home Wednesday night. They were in
Topeka during the session of the legis- |
lature.
Miss Bessie Raymond, of Lawrence, !
is the guest of Mrs. Charles Gleed.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dockum of |
Wichita, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. |
f. Tilford, 1016 Tyler street, few days. |
Mr.. Earl Sanders, who is employed !
in the signal department of the Santa |
Fe. has accepted a position assistant |
engineer for eastern road. and he |
and his family will go to Hoboken, |
New Jersey. to live
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Bolinger left Mon I
day night for business trip to New
Mexico. They will return home Satur- |
day.
Dean W. r. Arthur. of the Washburn |
Law school, and Mr.. H. l.. Beetle, have 1