The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-06


ming for Senator and Mrs. Pau1en
of Fredonia, Kan, who are In To-
peeka during the session OF the legis-
lature.
The Art club will meet Monday
afternoon. February 8. with Mrs. A.
W. Dana. The program will be Civ
en- by Mrs. Harry Donaldson, Mrs.
Norman S. Wear, Mrs. Luther Burns
and Mrs. Dana.
Governor and Mrs. Arthur Capper
will entertain the members of the
w. c. r. U. and their friends at
reception Wednesday evening, Feb
cordial invitation is extended to
all out of town people interested in the
work OF the organization. The hours
will be from to 4. =
In the Los Angeles Times is page
devoted to society. music, the dance
and the theaters. An article IN re-
cent number of women's work in the
clubs, will be of interest to many 10
peka people, as it concerns a former
Topeka woman, Mrs. Harmon Ryus'
formerly Miss Celeste Nellis, and the
daughter Of Judge and Mrs. DeWltte
G.. Nellis. The article is. in part as
follows:
Leader among the musical artists
of the west is Mrs Harmon d. Ryus,
curator of Los Angeles Ebelfs music
section. Never has Mrs. Ryus brill
liant technique as planlste DeeH
shown with more realization ana Iee
ing than on Monday afternoon wnen
she appeared before Ebell. EbeIs
music section is now one of the most
notable coteries of musicians ana mu-
sic lovers in the west, and MRS. fsyuS'
as curator has been largely respon-
sible for this development OF Ebelps
musical power and its recognition ny
the public as we'll as by Womens
clubs elsewhere. The program opened
with an Orientale, the musical set
ting of which was arranged by AdOlpn
Handler. The verses were an arrange.
1nent from the Rubaiyat Browning
whimsical story of the Pied Piper OF
Hamelin, was a part OF the program.
Mrs. Ryus was at the piano, and her
clear presentation of the descriptive
passages of music was sympathetic
and convincing.
1.-The program closed with FRANK
Duprez's poem with musical setting.
No better description Of this work as
it was presented to Ebell by Mrs:
Bartlett-F rankel, Mr.. Simonsen and
Mrs. Ryus. can be given than Mrs
Ryus gave preceding the presentation
of the piece. She said Few poems
lend themselves so well to musical
setting as Lasca, because it portrays so
wildly and with such contrasting col
ors the bo.dness and freedom of life
and atmosphere of the western plains.
and tells Of the great unselfish love,
of Lasca who gave up her life for the
one she loves. 1t inspired the COM
poser to write some intensely dramatic
music. modern in style. 1t is con-
stantly changing in tone, color.
rhythm, key and dynamis marks and is
surprising even to the performer who
studies it. The SEQ looks as if the
composer had gathered up accidentals
and thrown them at it,"
The annual banquet of Western So
rosis will be held on the night Of Lin
coins birthday at the First Methodist
church. The club has celebrated
Lincoln Day every year for about 20
years. The dinner will begin at s 80
o'clock, and the president. Mrs. F. w.
Watson, will be toastmistress.
Mrs. H. w. Jacobs entertained the
Friday Bridge-Luncheon club Friday
afternoon at her home in Potwin
Place. Mrs. c. 1. Martin. Mrs. A. A:
Hurd and Mrs. Della Moreland. played
for absent me% r = T.
The U and I club will not have
charge of the Mothers club meeting
Tuesday afternoon at the Provident
association as !. previously arranged
The Tivoli club will give dancing
party Friday night of next week at
Kellam hail.
Miss Annetta Nicoll and Miss Wini-
fred Burch will entertain at cards to-
night at Miss Nicoll's home in To-
peka avenue. The guests will be: Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Bolton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Worley, Mr.. and Mrs. Elton
Corinne Ripley, Miss Lois Lindsay
Miss Jean Lindsay Miss Enid Strick-
Ter, Dr.. L. u. Rowles. Mr.. Glen Logan,
Mr.. Wiiloughby Boughton. Mr.. Larue
Royce. Mr.. Angeles Burch. Mr.. Fred
Cooper.
Mrs. L. w. Stevenson gave an in
formal tea this afternoon for her
daughter. Miss Helen Stevenson, of
Humboldt, who is spending the week
end in Topeka. The guests were some
of Miss StevensOn's Washburn college
friends.
Mrs j. NJ. Kirkpatrick gave a line
party to the Novelty threaten this af-
ternoon for her daughter Mary Louise,
who celebrates her twelfth birthday
anniversary today. The guests were:
Mary Louise Kirkpatrick. Phyllis
Hill, Iris Langhart, Dorothy Scotch,
Sunday evenings. February and
IA, Dean Kaye will show pictures by
Henri Hoffman at Grace cathedral
Many of these pictures are not COM
monty known and have been made by
special order. Instead of comment on
the pictures the passages of Holy
Scripture appropriate to the scenes
will be read and fitting music will be
rendered by choir and organ. For one
number THE Lullaby by Dudley
Buck from THE Coming Of the King
BREAKS A COLD,
OPENS CLOCCED