The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
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Mrs ChappeTe Foote and Mrs.
Luther Burns will entertain informally
at thimbles Wednesday afternoon at
Mrs. Burns home in Potwin, in honor
of Mrs. Arthur Fitzsimmons of Chi
cago who is in Topeka to visit her
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Topeka people who are interested in
music, and their name is Legion, will
be glad to learn that the town is as
sured of a series of musical events for
next season in which some of the best
artists of the country are to appear.
The concerts will be under the man
agement of Miss Myrtle Radcliffe, who
solo pianist in Topeka, and who has
been identified with the musical in
terests of the town a number OF years
Louise Homer, contralto, of the
MetropoIitan Opera company, will
give the first concert of the series in
October She has never sung in To-
peka, and her appearance here will be
an event of quite unusual interest. The
concerts will all be given on Friday
afternoons, and will be the same en-
tertainments as will be given at the
Schubert theater in Kansas City. They
will be held at the Grand. and among
the artists of first rank who will give
the -rograms are: Pasquale Amato,
Italian baritone, also of the Metro
politan company; the Flonzaley quar-
tette; Harold Bauer, the German
pianist, and there will also be a tenor
and a soprano who have not yet been
definitely arranged for.
Season tickets for the lower floor,
upper boxes and the first five rows in
the balcony will be sold for $3.50; the
lower box seats for the season will sell
for $40; the last three rows in the
balcony for Sc, and the upper and
rear balconies for s..
The meeting of the Art club which
To hox ha1
postponed two weeks on account of
the serious illness in the family of Mrs
G. ]. Mulvane; one OF the members,
The first of a series of six or seven
cantatas was given Sunday afternoon
at Grace church. Following the YES
per service, Dean ]. p. Deb. Kaye gave
a short address on the life of the COM
poser, Sir John Stainer, whose music
was sung in the service and who wrote
the cantata, 1.-The Daughter of Jairus"
given by the choir The story of the
miracle of the restoration of the
rulers dead daughter, was given in
choral and solo recitative form. The
cantata contains some hymns of ex-
traordinary beauty, including an ar
rangement of the song Love Divine"
for soprano and tenor duet, which
was sung by Miss Sara Kouns and Mr..
GlenwOOd Jones. Mr.. Jones solo INV
Hope Is in the Everlasting" is also
much admired by lovers of sacred mu-
SIC ne CnOIuSeS OF the concert were
awake, Awake" and the closing trio
and chorus ITO Him Who Left His
Throne" Miss Florence GoIdxe sang
the offeratory Bow Down Thine
Far" The music for the entire after
Moons program was written by
Stainer.
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Mr.. w. c. Stephenson issued invita-
tons today for the wedding of his |
daughter Lillian TO Mr.. w. c. Cars |
we'll. jr., which will take place Wed |
nesday afternoon at O'Clock. April |
Is, at the First Christian church. At
home after May 6, at the Hotel Dens- /
more, Kansas City.
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Miss Anna Sweet and Miss Jennie /
Tharp left today for Richmond. va.
to attend the fourth biennial conven-
ton of the y. w. c. A. of America. to |