The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06

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The Matinee Music club were host
esses at a recital given Thursday after
noon at Unity. church. The program
was furnished by two members of the
club. Mrs Warrick Updegraff, who
sang, and her sister, Mrs. Merrill Mills,
who played her accomplishments and a
q group of piano solo numbers
Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Updegraff, are
well known in musical circles. and are
extremely popular socially. They have
often appeared before Topeka audi
ences, and their friends and the public
generally were interested to hear them
in recital in which the program was
furnished by them entirely.
Mrs. Cpdegraff's voice is soprano. and
she received her musical education in
Washburn college, under Macane
eouther. Her program. yesterday. rep
resenting both old and modern com
posers, was an interesting one, inciud-
Ing an aria from the opera, Lucia de
Lammermoor, song. Romance, by De-
busy, of the modern French school OF
music, Schumann number. with its
appeal to the classic taste. late songs
In English by Cadman, Lehman and
Perry, the Song of India" number
that is much in favor with program
makers of the day.
Mrs. Mills played a group of American
Indian melodies, arranged by Arthur
Farwell. prefacing the playing by some
explanatory remarks concerning the IN
dian idea of music. She is a skillful and
intelligent pianist, and though she has
not given so much attention to music
In the past few years as she formerly
did. her art seems not to have suffered
appreciabIy from the lapse.
The stage from which the concert
was given was attractively decorated
with palms. roses and chrysanthemums.
The musicians wore handsome gowns,
Mrs. Updegraff's costume being white
satin with chiffon drapery, and Mrs.
Mills dress. a dark blue chiffon and
satin.
The Searchers- club will meet Sat-
urday with Mrs. E. F. Stanley. The
program for the day is as follows:
Roll call. Quotations from Jewish
writer's Paper, THE American Jew
in Business and Politics." Miss Jessie
DonnelL Book review, THE Prom
ised Land" Miss Mamie Schenck.
The Catholic Women's club met
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. ]. Dee,
1917 West Ninth avenue
Word has been received from Mrs.
G. H. Griggs, who sailed from San
Francisco on the Japanese boat, Ava
Maru, for the Orient some weeks ago.
She landed in Japan, and. on account
of the war, she was delayed there
longer than she intended to stay. She
is now in China with her daughter.
Mrs. John H. Dadisman. She writes
that Mr.. and Mrs. Dadisman are the
parents of son, born October 1,
whom they have named Robert
Hunter.
Mrs. Griggs expects to be in the far
east year or more, and will return
by the way of Egypt and Europe, if
she finds that she can travel COM
fortably in Europe by the time she
wishes to come home.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Helen Louise Johnson of Water
town, N. Y, who was in Topeka for a
meeting of the Federation of Women
Thursday. 'was-the house guest of.-Mrs-
Hiram P. Dillon
Mrs. Lillian Mitchner will leave Mon
day for Atlanta. Ga, to attend the ma
tional convention of the W. C. T. u
She has u prominent place on the pro-
gram for the convention, being sched-
uled for a speech at the principal Sun