The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

ing, September 10, at the First United
Presbyterian church, at S:1e O'Clock
| has been studying piano with her
mother for a number of years. She
| was able to give a public recital OF
some interest when she was six years
old.
Her program will be as follows
Theme With Variations in C. Haydn
Etude in B Minor. .Reinhold
A Day in Venice NeYln
a@Dawn.
b-Gondolieri.
c-Venetian Love Song.
d-Good Night.
Selections Sell aai From Fifth English suite
Bach
a-Sarabande-
! b"PaSSepied l.
| c-Passcpied II.
The Fountain Ludwig Schytte
F From the Land of the slty-Blue
Me Matsf in c Flat Gadman
Norwegian Dance OPP. 35 No 2 Grieg
M H,Inei1ds NJ Musical OPP. 81 No. 3
Roses de Bohene op. IA !. !. Kowalski
An informal evening party was
given Tuesday night at the home OF
Miss Lucille Dooley by the members OF
the Guardians of the Silver Sword, or
| the Central Congregational church,
complimentary to Miss Guenn GODDARD,
who will leave Sunday to enter the
New York School of Philanthropy
Those present were: Miss GODDARD,
Miss Anna Mckee, Miss Ruth Scott.
Miss Neva Gillett, Miss Meta Gillett OF
| Miss Marian Macarthur, Miss Alice
Crabb, Miss Dorothy Foster MISS
Verna Wise, Miss A. Jansen, Miss
Anna Crane, Miss Maeanna Bridge
Miss Myrtle Timberlake, Miss Gene
! We've Mcmillan, Miss Esther McAr-
thur, Miss Hazel Thomas, Miss Clare
Knox. Miss Leah Mcintyre and Miss
Julia Smith.
Miss Ethel Everingham will give an
informal musical tonight in the studio
of Miss Jennie Blinn. Miss Blinn Will
assist her, and the guests will be a
few of Miss Everingham's close
friends She will go to Kansas City
the last of the week to visit her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Everingham,
and later she will leave for Chicago
to study music in Northwestern uni
verSity.
Mrs Margaret Hill McCarter is the
author of a new novel that is soon to
be on the market. Her latest story is
called 1.-The Cornerstone" and is
tale of Pawnee Rock and the wheat
belt and is story of the present time.
The book will be out the twenty-fifth
of this month.
Peculiar interest attaches to the
literary work of Mrs. McCarter, since
she is a Topeka woman and did her
first writing for the public here, and
also because her stories are all of
Kansas. She may be said to have dis
covered the value of the Kansas scenes
aud Kansas history as a setting for
works of fiction. Some of her books
have been among the seven best
sellers of the years in which they
were published.
Announcement that Miss Helen
Hogeboom, for the last seven years
instructor in the Washburn college
fine arts department, has withdrawn
her resignation which was rendered
recently, was made this morning by
officials of the college.
AT the time of her resignation, Miss
Hogeboom declared her intention of
taking up another line of work. Her
resignation was regarded by other
members of the faculty as a loss to
the college and pressure was brought
the fall semester opens, Miss Hoge
boom will continue as instructor in
voice.
Announcements have been received
in Topeka of the marriage of Miss |
Winifred Poorman, of Des Moines, !
Iowa, to Mr.. John H. Gushing, Of |
Weismer, oregon, which took place
September Il, in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Mrs. Cushing is a cousin of Mrs |
and she often visits in Topeka. Mrs |
Cushing will go to Des Moines to visit |
her people soon, and will stop in To- |
ueka for a short visit to Mrs Perkins |
ing her last stay in this city, when she |
was introduced to a good many of Mrs |
Perkins friends.
Arrangements have been made for
nearly all of the conventions of the
eight district declarations CT wom-
ems clubs. Mrs. J. NJ. Miller, presi- |
dent of the Kansas federation will at
tend all OF the district conventions
The general theme in each conven-
ton this year will be child welfare
work. As this is not a campaign
year in Kansas, not so much atten-
ton will be given to legislation as last
year, when nearly every meeting was
given over to the discussion of
mothers compensation bills, child by
giene bureau and the study of political
conditions.
DR.. Ludia A. De Vilbiss, of Topeka,
head of the state division of child
hygiene. will appear on The program
for a number of district meetings
The first convention this year
will be the district, 1T Goodland, Kan
sas, September % and %. The dates
are fixed except for the Second dis
trict meeting, which will be held at
lola the last week in September The
dates and places of meeting for the
eight district convention as follow:
First district, Valley Falls, Octo-
Second district, lola. not settled.
Third district, Girard, October
21-22.
Fourth district. Usage City. Novem-
Fifth district, Abilene, October
14-15
Sixth district, Goodland, September