The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

nouncement is made today in
boston OF the engagement of Miss An
ME Laurie Hillyer and Mr. E. Benja-
min Armstrong of Boston.
Miss Hillyer, who is a Topeka girl
4no was formerly a reporter on the
Iopeka State Journal, has been writ
ing interviews for the Boston Tray
eler the past year or more.
MI. armstrong is a graduate OF
IuIts, OF the class of 'O5, and is a
member of the Delta Tau Delta fra
ternity. He is now assistant to the
treasurer of the Hamilton Wooden
Arrangements have not been made
for the wedding, which will take place
some time next spring.
Social affairs for next week, except
for the parties for the teachers, are
not so numerous as in recent weeks,
but tea that is announced for We'd
Eesday will be of interest to a large
circle OF society people. Mrs. Adelaide
h Smith has issued invitations for an
afternoon, complimentary TO Mrs
Thomas Laing King, Wednesday, No
vember 10.
Mrs. King is not a stranger in To-
peka, as she visited here a year ago,
when she was Miss limo Bladestad of
Chicago, and since her marriage to
Mr. King, she has been entertained
at many of the parties that have been
given this season. but the affair next
Wednesday will be her formal intro
peka.
The tea will be given at Mrs.
Smotn's home, IT'S West Thirteenth
street, and the hours will be from 3
to O'Clock.
An out of town guest at the party
will be Mrs. Eugene w. Lewis of ST
Louis, Mo, who arrived today to be
Mrs. Smiths house guest. A number
of Topeka people who are former st.
Louis residents will be interested in
meeting Mrs. Lewis.
Topeka is to have something new in
it's musical life-something IN which
all the people can share.
The announcement comes from Mrs.
Carey ]. Wilson, chairman OF the de-
partment of music of the Topeka Fed
Grafton of Women, that the town is to
have what is known as n Community
Sing" The idea has been growing in
Mrs. Wilson's mind for good Whlle,
and has become her pet project. THESE
community song festivals are held in
the cities all over the country, and
their object is to get all the people
to singing.
You know" Mrs. Wilson said in
speaking of her plan today, I'VE have
grown away from the old style OF do
ing some of our own singing. Now
we let the great artists, the teachers
and students of the vocal art, in short
the professionals, do all of our sing
ing, while we sit back and enjoy or
criticize the performance. and allow
our own vocal organs to fall into dis
use.
This scheme of a great community
sing, as it is called, is to have meetings
open to the public, where everyone
may join the singing. We will sing
the old familiar songs that are so
seldom heard in these Gays OF the
popular song-the jigs and tunes of
vaudeville that follow the ever-shift-
ing taste of a people on the watch
for something new We expect TO
have the words of the old songs
printed on pamphlets for distribution
among our audiences, and then we
will have a leader to direct the sing
ing We are going to sing some such
Songs as tJuanita, Silver Threads
Among the Gold, and others that we
all like, say what we will.
The first of these community sing
ing festivals will be held in the audi
forum the week following the MID
winter exposition Mrs Wllson mas
and she has submitted her plan to
the Federation for their approval
They are enthusiastic over the idea or
fostering simple song singing among
benefits of the movement which Is
sweeping the country, have all been
thought of and discussed Others
who are giving the project encour-
acement and endorsement are cover
nor Arthur Capper, the justices Of the
supreme court and the city commls-
SionerS.
The plan which Mrs. Wilson has
outlined will provide for the opening
of the program at eight o'clock i'll the
evening. Three or four numbers or
good music will be given from to
$3.50. While the people are coming in
there will be band music. MarshalFs
band will be asked to furnish that
part of the program. The music de-
partment of the Federation will have
a place on the platform. Dean I1or-
ace Whithouse, of Washburn college,
will direct the singing. Miss Hazel
rigg will play the pipe organ. The
patriotic songs, America" and The
Star Spangled Banner" are always
among the songs that are sung in
these community gatherings
Governor Arthur Capper and his
staff, the supreme court judges, the
city officers, and other public men
have signified their intention of at
tending the musical evenings The
interest in the plan has been growing
in the other cities of the country. In
Portland the audience at the first fes-
tival was 1000, and at the third, it
numbered 10000.
Mrs Wilson and the department OF
music of the Federation will work out
further details at a meeting which