The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-31

The wedding of Miss Mary Thomp-
son and Judge L. s. Ferry. which will
be celebrated Wednesday evening of
next week, will be q quiet one, cele-
brated at the Frank Willard home in
Topeka avenue. at $3.50 O'Clock in the
evening. Miss Thompson will have as
her attendants her nieces, Miss Mary
Alexander. Miss Jane Alexander. Miss
Henrietta Alexander and Miss Eliza
beth Bonebrake, and also Miss Mary
MacLennan. Her ribbon girls Will
be: Mrs. Wheldon Morris, Miss Mar
torie Rodgers. Miss Katherine Dol
man and Miss Clara Worthan of Chi
cago. Ill.
The Morning Music Study club has
issued an attractive year book, which
has some interesting points as course
of study outline. The work is system
atically arranged. and all topics are
treated orally-no written papers. and
the style of the arrangement OF the
book is something after the fashion
Of the Roycrofters.
The programs are made up with
the omission of the names of the per-
formers SO that the attention may be
given more to the composer than the
Interpreter of the pieces. The mem
beers believe that a more serious and
earnest atmosphere is created than
when the performer is exalted above
the composition. Attached to the
book Is a small pencil. and between
the pages are small blank sheets. SO
that the members can take notes dur
Three enthusiastic meetings have
convinced the members that the
change from afternoon to morning
meetings ID a good one. The aim OF
the club il almost exclusively that OF
study. The subject this year is French
music. beginning with an early period
and continuing through sacred and
secular, organ and clavichOrd produc-
tions, to the more modern. The cor
related historical setting of the times,
together with an intimate, personal
record Of each composer Is given in
tho form of informal addresses. OLD
musical forms are also analysed and
studied.
After the study program last Thurs
day Mrs. Harold Hurd, a former
Garden walls.' by Scott, and Miss
Eleanor Bartel sang Rose Of My
worth and Miss Cav played two beau
tifui Beethoven violin duets
The home economics department of
the Topeka Federation of Women
gives promise Of being one of the
most popular Of the federation COM
mittees 1t is significant that at
w
selves in politics and other public af-
fairs. they are at the same time be-
coming more and more interested in
their homes.
This department will furnish and
serve q luncheon and conduct the af-
ternoon program Thursday. Novem-
Der 5. at the Governors House, assist
ing Mrs George H. Hodges and Mrs.
s. S. Estey, the president of the fedora
ton, as hostesses. The club women
are grateful for the invitation from
Mrs. Hodges, who is a gracious hostess
and who has never been lacking in
the most cordial and impartial hos
pitality. She has been an active club
woman for years, interested in what
ever makes for culture in the indi-
vidual and for civic betterment. and
she is accounted particularly gifted in
her addresses.
The luncheon at Thursdays meeting
will be served at 1890 o'clock, and
every member OF the federation is in
vited to attend the luncheon and the
afternoon session The list of the
members of the &C mmittee, to which
some new names have lately been
added. is as follows: Mrs. H. o. Gar
vey. chairman; Mrs. John T. CLANCY,
vice chairman; Mrs. w. A. McCarter,
Mrs. H. b. Wilson, Mrs. William Nc
ferran. Mrs. F. NJ: Bonebrake. Mrs. ].
G. Gafford. Mrs. Norman Wear, Mrs.
w. T. Crosby. Mrs. c. F. Spencer, Mrs.
Claude f. Mel, Mrs. A. a. Sharp, Mrs.
p. Walsh, Mrs. H. E. Ray, Mrs. A
Marburg, Mrs. DeWitte c. Nellis, Mrs.
George NJ. Stone, Mrs. Cornelia Curry,
Mrs. L. l.. Kiene, Miss Carolyn Thomas,
Miss Helen Curry, Mrs. c. F. McDer-
mott, Mrs. Richard L. Thomas, Mrs.
James f. Thomas, Mrs. A. B. Jetmore,
Mrs. F. ]. Ernest, Mrs. Roy L. Bone,
Mrs. Festus Foster and Mrs. w. G.
Miller.
The program for the afternoon. be-
ginning at . o'clock. has been prepared
by Mrs. George w Parkhurst, chair
man of the music committee, and the
numbers will be DIS follows:
Trio. violin, hard and flute, by Mrs
Don Farnsworth, Miss Ona May Miller
and Mr.. Charles Seacap: vocal group,
Mrs. George H. Allen; vocal duet, Mrs.
Parkhurst and Mrs. B. H. Pugh; ad-
DRESS THE Significance of the Home
Economics Movement" by Mrs. Helen
Louise johnson. Of WATERFOWL, N Y,
who is chairman CT the home econom-
les department Of the General Fedora
tion of Women's clubs.
In the morning meeting of the fed
Grafton Thursday. the executive board
will have session from 10 to IL
O'Clock: the department of education.
Mrs. w. A. McCarter. chairman, and
will meet at IL, and the department
Of forestry, Mrs. A. A. Robinson.
chairman, and Mrs NJ. A. Low, vice
chairman. will meet at 1880. The
department meetings are open for any
member of the federation to attend
who wishes to do Sc.
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The Junior Atlantean club will meet
Tuesday with Mrs. Lee Forbes, 1924
Tyler street.
The Thursday Study club will meet
next Thursday. November 5, with Mrs.
NJ. L. Mckay, 524 West Tenth avenue.
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The Woman's Commercial club will
have business meeting Monday
evening. The program arranged for
that evening has been postponed on
account Of the political meetings that