The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-20

to Mr.. Edward Everett Gam will take
place June IL, will be the guest OF
honor at luncheon and an afternoon
at bridge to be given by the members
of the Elwell club. The luncheon Will
be served at the H. H. Swallow home,
Ninth and Harrison streets, and the
company will play bridge at the home
of Mrs. Herbert G. West, 1O15 Har-
rison street. The party will be given
Tuesday of next week, the regular
meeting day Of the club
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Harger of Abb
lene have issued invitations for the
marriage of their daughter. Lois
Blanche, and Mr.. Ross Isaac Parker
of Schenectady, n. Y, Wednesday
morning, June 2, at O'Clock.
The Harger family is well known
has frequently visited friends in To-
peka-
The Kansas Authors club will ll have
June 2. Miss Katherine Lasley OF
Hutchinson has been asked to read
from her poems, at the meeting. Mr.
Willard Wattles of Lawrence is also
on the program and will read some of
his own verse.
The concerts that the Ladies Mu-
sic club have given for their friends
and for the general public this sea-
son are over. The last of the series
was given Wednesday afternoon, when
the members of the club entertained
guests at a recital in the assembly
hall of the College of the Sisters of
Bethany
The club has offered a number of
interesting and excellent programs
during the season, some of them by
club members and others by must
clans from circles outside the club
membership. The program Wednes-
day was furnished by Miss Hazel Wing
and Miss Sara Kouns and Miss Nell
KounS.
Miss Wing is a teacher of piano in
Washburn college, and is, I think,
that capacity. She is not, therefore.
so well known among Topeka must
clans as some who have been in the
town longer By numbers of her
audience yesterday, she was heard in
recital for the first time. She played
four numbers, none of them very
long. The listeners were enthusiastic,
and the applause was insistent. but
Miss Wing did not respond with any
encores. Her second group was a
double number of contrasting charac-
ter. The Danse Negre, by Cyris Scott,
made an instant appeal to the audi
ence. 1t is a charming little dance
that has to recommend it harmonies
that pique the interest, colorful treat
ment of simple means, and a pleasing
drollerys of melody Autumn" the
first number of the group, is by Mosz-
kowski, and is a composition of ex-
quisite poetry of tone. The first group
was two numb erS by ArenSky. Inc
audience would gladly have heard
more of Miss Wings playing. There
is a superabundance of pianists, whose
knowledge of the piano is compre-
henSive, but art that is whole
some and natural and certain as that
of Miss Wing finds a ready response.
The Misses kouns sang three duet
groups, and each of them had a solo,
the numbers including opera selec
tions and songs They opened the pro-
gram with the Song of the Flowers
from Madame Butterfly. Miss Nell
Kouns sang two French songs and
the second duet group was a trio of
Flowers "A Flight of Clouds and
Nearest and Dearest Miss Sara
Kouns gave an aria from Louise, De
puts lie Jour, and closing the pro-
gram the Misses Kouns sang two
Dvorak numbers, THE Last Wish
and The Parting" They sang as an
encore. Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes, Miss Nell Kouns playing the
accompaniment. The young women
are thoroughgo going musicians who
have double advantage of native tai
ent and good schooling. Their solo
work always elicitS praise, but their
duets are exceptionally pleasing
are particularly suited in preparation
and temperament for that kind of
work. Their command of vocal means
is excellent in all that concerns range, |
volume and contrasts of power, and
their pianiSSirno singing is exquisite |
In spite of the rain yesterday, the |
hall was filled with a highly gratified |
audience.
Mrs. Frank P. Whitmore will en-
terrain the P. E. o. society at her