The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-25

Hayden Mrs. j. r. farrell and her
family, Mrs. z. T. Hazen, Miss Marian
Williams. Mr.. Sam Radges. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Green and their family
Mrs. ]. b. Belts and Miss Freda Belts
will motor to Colorado, and Mr.. and
Mrs. ". Kaczynski will go for an auto
! mobile trip to California and will stop
in Colorado Springs and Manitou en-
route.
Richard Barton gave a party Friday
evening at his home and entertained
! the following friends: Victor Biakeiey.
Clifford Joss. Marion Smith, Alfred
Cole, Lyman Rice. Reid Morrison. John
Dean Arthur Shakeshaft, James Perry,
Willard Bowman, Robert Adams. Arch
ibald McKeever, Section Hamil and
John Elliott.
| The Social Service club Of the First
Presbyterian church will meet Monday
Louise culver, 1918 Western avenue.
| Mrs. Harry l.. Keefe of Nebraska.
| an officer Of the General Federation
| of Women's clubs, has been asked to
be an honor guest and the principal
| speaker at the convention OF the State
i, Federation of Women's clubs to be
/ held in Wichita May 4, and s. The
4 Topeka Federation of Women will in
vite Mrs. Keefe to stop in Topeka on
| her way to Wichita, and they plan to
entertain for her the latter part Of
next week. If she finds it possible to
! stop in Topeka She was member
, of the board of directors of the gem
! eral federation when Mrs. w. A. john
| ston Of Topeka belonged to the board.
| and the two women have been friends
and co-workers in federation affairs.
Mrs. Johnston will entertain MIS-
Keefe at her home if she makes the
visit in Topeka.
ment Of the Topeka federation was
| held Friday morning at the home OF
| the president, Mrs. Albrecht Marburg.
The board voted to present to the fed
GRAFTON. at a called meeting some
| changes in the constitution to be de-
! cided upon, regarding the payment OF
! dues, by which the fees will be paid in
October. instead of May. as at the
present time; also they will present
the matter of holding monthly meet
| ings instead of bimonthly. so that a
| good deal Of the business of the or
ganization that is now enacted in the
board. may come before all the MEM
hers; and a third change will concern
the membership of the nominating
i board.
Among those who will attend the
federation convention in Wichita are:
Mrs. w. A. McCarter, Mrs. W. A.
Johnston. Mrs. H. Q. Garvey. Mrs
DeWitte c. Nellis, Mrs. A. o. Well
man, Mrs. A. o. Moore and Mrs. A. B.
C. butcher. Others who expect to go.
are asked to notify the president Mrs
Albrecht Marburg, or the secretary,
Mrs. o. L. Moore, that they may go as
alternates.
A sorority was giving a party-the
very biggest, finest and most expen-
sive party the sisterhood had ever had.
The eager young things who were
making the plans could hardly wait
for the eventful night The work of
arranging with the aiumnae members
to go to the party and pay their pro-
portion of the cost. fell to the girls OF
the active chapter. One alumnae was
vanished day when she had been en-
thusiastic over a college dancing par
ty; there were giants in those days,
and the '.men" of the school were the
horizon But the balls of various sea-
sons had come and gone since then,
, and this alumna was tired and blase.
!. You will come to the dance. OF
course" purred the sweet voice of the
mo, I'll not be there" was the brief
and definite answer.
You can't know what you are miss
ing. It's going to be too perfectly
grand: honestly. it will be simply gor-
geous."
mo doubt" agreed the alumna
person. But don't know any man
want to spenu six dollars on"
A second concert in Washburn col
. lege chapel, since the installation of
tie new pipe organ, was given Friday
night. Mr.. Wallace Goodrich, of Bos-
ton. the organist appeared on last
list for some of the numbers. The
evening previous, he furnished the
entire program.
The Washburn Symphony orchestra
and the Washburn Glee club and choir
gave the concert, under the direction
of Horace Whitehouse, dean of the
Washburn School of Fine Arts.
The orchestra, which has come to
be much priced local institution
!. was organized and trained by Dean
: " hitehouse. All questions Of techni.
cal efficiency may be dismissed for
> the orchestra. which he has trained
> and nodded to his needs. Suffice il
: TO say that never in it's history has il
. represented higher standard of execu.
tive art than were sustained at the
: concert last night. In responsiveness
|. in f'exibility and in variety of tone
. its capacities and resources seem tc
. have made marked advance even ovel
the achievements of recent perform.
- ences
e The credit due to Mr.. whitehouss
:. in his work of raising the musica
j, standard of his college, may be judg
!. ed partly by the technical and musica
? virtues of the organization which h,
u fashioned out of the material at hand
containing only a small element O.
profe ssiOnal musicians.
z The Allegro from Beethoven's Fiftl
y symphony began the program. TIL
q note authority for the sympatheti,
e listener was defined in the deliberat
Q hut flexible tempo of the movement
u which quickened with the growing in
I, tens:ty of the piece to eliminate will
. breadth and power in the climax.
= The Glee club, accompanied by tn
ryan and the brass instruments of tn
, orchestra, sang "Laudate. Dominum
by Converse, and were called back +