The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-22

I league, and the Society of Arts and
Crafts in Boston. He has made some
/ handsome memorial windows for Mer-
riIl chapel, st. Mary's church of Shell
{ ter Island, and has made windows for
the homes of the GOulds and Wander
bits in New York and for the J. H.
Aldrich home, Of sag Harbor.
The annual concert of the four
music clubs of Topeka, will be given
Wednesday afternoon at the l'irst
Baptist church. The clubs which
unite in offering the recital are the
Ladies Music club, the Music Study
club, the Matinee Music club and the
Minerva club. Mrs. c. J. Wilson, Mrs.
ARA Clark, Mrs. Beatrice Clifton and
Miss Hazel Wing, viii play piano ac
The program for the afternoon will
be as follows:
Mcdowell -......
Intermezzo from First Modern Suite
Miss Ethel Grant-Music Study Club.
Viotti (1762-1824) ..... .Andante
.Sostenuto from A Minor Concerto
Miss Gladys Gaw-Matinee Music
Club.
Franz $500 Born of Pain and Dying
Mrs. Robert Observation-Disclosures
Music Club.
/ Mrs. ssi l. W. Observation-Disclosures Club il
Kreisler ............ Liebesfreud
Mrs F. / Richards-Minerva hub.
G fIo 31d; % Hermit a q TcepS
Miss Euphemia Page-Matinee
Music Club.
Thome ....... .Andante Religioso
Rasch .. Moorish Night Song
Miss Gladys Cav, Violin.
Miss Phoebe Gaylord, Cello.
Mrs. +. A. Derby, Harp.
Music Study Club.
fr de- Mitra aUs Rends lie ~ Moi
Miss Emma Remper-Ladies
Music Club.
Raft .....G avotte and Musette
Mrs. Charles Kleinhans. Piano.
Mrs ARA Clark, Organ.
The Society of Mayflower Descend
ants held its first annual meeting Sat
urday in Memorial Hall, followed by
dinner at Mills Tea room at o'clock
Saturday evening.
The business Of the society was
transacted at the afternoon meeting.
when officers were chosen. Last
years officials were reelected, as fol-
lows: Mr.. Arthur L. Bennett, COVER
nor; Mrs. John R. Shelton, deputy
governor; Mrs. E. n. McGregor of
Wichita, secretary; Mrs. w. t. John
son of Lawrence, treasurer; Mr.. E. NJ.
Hopkins of Lawrence, historian; Mrs.
David Hill of Salina and Mrs. Alfred
assistants.
It was voted by the members to
place in Memorial Hall, a bronze tab
let bearing the names of the charter
members of the society. Mrs. David
Hill presented to the evening meeting
the matter of becoming a member of
the Kansas State Historical society.
The Mayflower society voted to join
the historical society.
The banquet table was attractive in
it's decorations which consisted of
large centerpiece in the form of lake
on xtrbi flea a little sail boat PiV-
en- to the society by Mrs. c. A. Nc
CURE, who had charge of the dinner
and the decorations Surrounding the
centerpiece was a trimming of white
lace and pink ribbon, and a fringe of
roses and chrysanthemums around the
pool The place cards were decorated
with May baskets and flowers.
Professor Hopkins of the Kansas
State university was POSTMASTER, and
the speeches were brief and informal.
Mr.. Bennett, the chief officer, was
asked to give a short history of the
organization. He said that it had TAX
en- year and a half to organize the
Kansas branch of the society, and that
the first step toward the organization
was thought of when he met Mrs. Nc
Gregor at the historical society look
ing up her family history, at the time
he was engaged in the same study.
They discussed the matter of propOs-
ing such an organization, and through
the newspapers brought the subject
before the people of the state. The
was perfected year ago,
and the members expect to increase
the present membership about fifty
per cent. Nine new members have
been added to the role, and applica-
tions from other Kansans are under
consideration.
Mrs. David Hill of Salina was asked
to speak in behalf of the new mem
bers. She explained how person
looking up his ancestors will find
many surprises. and that many people,
instead of finding one ancestor who
came to America in the Mayflower,
cIannish and intermarried with the
immigrants of their own class and
town. Thus one woman in looking up
her family record, was aStonished to