The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30

ATE JOURNAL .sArURD
friends among Topeka people who at
tended college at the same Time MI.
Gray IL in the automobile business In
Rockford. ILL.,. and he and his bride
have left for their new home In ROCK
ford.
Miss Marguerite Lovewea and Miss
Lois Townsley. two Kansas musicians
who have made good" in New York.
are coming to visit their old friends
for several weeks this summer. ana
Incidentally, to give a few concerts
They will arrive In Topeka June to
visit Miss Lovewelrs parents. Mr. and
Mrs ]. 7. LoveWen of 1901 college
avenue. Then they will go to Great
kinfoEk. 1t is rather an interesting
circumstance that Miss Lovewen Is
the eldest daughter of the first music
teacher Washburn college ever had,
while Miss Townsley is the. eldest
daughter Of the first art teacher at
that school. Channel p. Townsley IS
the father of Lois Townsley. and her
mother was Lois Kilmer. daughter of
Captain Kilmer, who is well known to
many Of the old residents of Topeka.
Miss Kflmer (Mrs. Townsley) was one
Of the early graduates of the WASH
burn school of music, SO Miss Lois
TOWnsley inherits her artistic ability
from both sides Of the family. Miss
Townsley is only 16 years old. She
had been studying music abroad since
she was IL years old. and recently
graduated from the Damrosch school
of musical art in New York City.
Miss Lovewell has been studying OF
late with the famous New York teach
er. Wflfreid Klamroth.
Miss LOveWell and Miss Townsley
will give several concerts in Kansas
this summer, the first one being in
Topeka on June 8. at the First Bap-
Miss Myrtle Radcliffe.
Mira Paul Hudson was hostess at
an informal tea Friday afternoon. for
Mr.. Hudson's mother, Mrs. ]. X.
Hudson. of Kansas City. The guests
were a few of Mrs. ]. K. Hudson's
most intimate friends in Topeka She
spent the week visiting Mrs. Paul
Hudson and Miss Lucy Kfngman, and
will return to Kansas City the middle
of next week.
The Portia club will meet Monday
afternoon of next week with Mrs.
w. s. Coolidge: 14os Topeka avenue.
Mrs. L. D. Whittemore will take a
party Of travellers to Europe this sum-
mer. Miss Isabel Mills and Miss Eliz-
abeth Mills of Topeka will be in the
party and they will leave next Thurs
day and will sail from Quebec on the
Empress of Britain.
The annual picnic of the w. T. K.
club will be held at the home of Mrs.
George M. Stone in Highland Park
Wednesday. June 3:
Mrs. Geo. Knostman of Manhattan
gave dinner party Friday night for
the Topeka Owls who are in Manhat-
tan this year at the State Agricultural
college. The affair was in honor OF
Miss Elizabeth Mills. who will leave
next week for a trip abroad. Those
who attended were Miss Mills, Miss
Lucille Mills, Miss Edith Updegraff,
Miss Margaret Fuller and Miss Virgin
Ia Meade.
the members of her bridge club this
afternoon. Guests of the club were:
Mrs. Frank Robinson and Miss Caro-
line Roser OF New York. Miss Marga-
ret Gilhllan.~ Miss Katie Belle Cuth-
bert and Miss Lulu Fordyce. The
Mccoy, Mrs. Will Rigby, Mrs. A. T.
Lucas. Mrs. Will Lyman. Mrs. Harry
Hobson, Miss Rose Davis, Miss Julia
Whitmer and Miss Lu Grace Whit
mer.
Miss Rose Davis will entertain
Monday afternoon in compliment to
Mrs. Frank Robinson and Miss Caro-
line Roser Of New York, who are Wis
iting their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F.
L. Roser..
Miss Margaret Gilhlian will have
guests Friday in honor Of Mrs. Rob-
inson and Miss cRoser.
The N. N. s. club will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. J. H. Close, 915
King street.
Miss Ruth Foster entertained the
Beta girls OF Washburn college at
thimbles this afternoon. The guests
were the members OF the active chap
ter, the pledges. and three out-of-
town alumnae girls. The pledges
are: Miss Grace Dana, Miss Lois
Murphy. Miss Dorothy Miller and
Miss Marjorie Cole. Miss Elisabeth
Kimmell and Miss Jean Singleton. both
OF whom are Betas and former Wash
burn girls. are visiting at the Beta
house and were guests this afternoon
at Miss Fosters party; also Mrs. Flor
ence Tucker Robinson. Of st. Louis, a
former Washburn student. and Beta
girl. who is visiting her mother.
Next Tuesday evening the WashuFn
Dramatic club will give q second per-
Torrance Of Much Ado About Moth
ing" This is one of the most import
ant events of commencement week and
gives the alumni q chance to compare
the present talent In the club with that
Of their own days in college. The play
was put on about ten days ago under
difficulties owing to q heavy rain oc-
curing the day of the performance
which necessitated 1t being given in
the chapel. Even under these con-
ditions 1t was pronounced to be an