The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-23

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The Helianthus club will give ita
January dancing party tonight in
Kellami hall
Mrs.. W. c. McDonoueh will enter
tain the Topeka Avenue club Friday
Of next week at her home in Tyler
street
The Matinee Music club met
the program for the afternoon was
- follows:
"Andante, Sonata in @ Minor.
Schumann. Miss Joy Paxton: "Du Bist
Die Ruh." Schubert-Liszt. Miss Mary
MacLennan; Hedge Roses" Schu-
bert. Mrs. Monte Kistler: Polka de
Concert" Bartlett. Miss Mildred Nor
Liszt, Mrs. Warrick Updegraff: Am
Neer.'' Schubert-Liszt. Miss Helen
Estey; "Mazurka," Miss Gladys Cav:
1.-THE Wanderer." Schubert, Mrs. Ce-
Gil Forter; military March, Op. 81,
No. 1. Schubert-Taurig. Miss Enie
Page.
The next meeting Of the club will be
held February IL with Miss Mary
Some Of the members Of the faculty
Of the College OF the Sisters of Beth
any gave q concert Thursday night
for the benefit of the piano fund of
Quinton Heights school. at the school
building. The entertainment was in
charge Of Mrs. J. Ware Butterf1eld.
principal Of the school, and was an
interesting and successful affair. The
two large rooms on the second floor
of the new school building were
thrown together, and were filed by a
large audience.
The numbers on the program were
short and well suited to the informal
nature Of the concert. and included
piano, violin and vocal numbers. and
9 number of readings. Miss Wood
run, teacher OF expression at Beth
any, gave group OF short numbers,
"A Schoolmarm's Courtin'." "Rocka-
bye Lady from Hushabye Street." and
Riley's famous BILLY Miller" and for
an encore she read a number in praise
of the Anglo Saxon speech. At her
second appearance on the program
Woman" The numbers were all i'm
mensely pleasing to the audience and
were indicative OF a great deal of tai
emit. The vocal numbers were by Miss
Dorinda Abbott, who is at the head Of
the department of vocal music in
bethany, ana Dy MISS Lulu WOOD
house. q teacher in the music depart
ment. Miss Abbott has sung a good
deal in public since she has been in
Topeka, and is a favorite among local
musicians. Her songs were "Disap-
pointed Snowdrops'~ and Homer's
Banjo Song" and an encore. Miss
Woodhouse graduated from Bethany
q year or two ago. and her work in
the music department has attracted
a good deal of attention. She sang
ITO You." and Questions and An
swers"
The program opened with a piano
duet by Miss Peabody and Miss Wood.
Miss Wood was also on the program
for q piano solo. "A Cuban Dance"
She teaches piano and pipe organ in
the college, and has also written some
pieces of merit. Another piano num-
Der was by Miss Mildred Wiggin, who
played Spring Time" with a great
deal Of spirit and technical ability.
The violin numbers were by Miss
Gladys Cav, whose work Is familiar
to all Topeka people who take any
interest in musical affairs. She played
Grieg's Cradle Song" prefacing the
performance with a short explanation
Of her Interpretation of the music.
and responded to an encore with a
"Minuet." Closing the program. she
played Myinarski's "Mazurka."
The Travellers club will meet Satur-
day at the home of Miss Maude Bish-
op. 1900 College avenue. Miss Bishop