The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-12

of The Toreador in Carmen. Mr.. Hunt
has sung the role of Valentine DIARY
tone) in Faust many times. The next
meeting will be held Tuesday evening,
October IL, in the I. o. o. F. hall. 1T
West Sixth avenue. at eight o'clock
A company of West side people went
over into East Topeka Monday evening
to hear and assist in furnishing pro-
gram at the opening of the city's night
school for foreigners that is to be con-
Quoted this winter, continuing the
work of last year, by Mrs. Marie LeIL,
the experienced and gifted Russian
woman, whose life as a teacher of the
peasants in Russia, an escaped po-
litical prisoner and an exile IN SIBERIA,
and educational advantages and travel,
fit her for the work of teaching her
fellow countrymen newly arrived IN
the west.
The school was first established un-
der the auspices of the Y w. Z. A,
and is now a part of the city school
system. Mrs. Left made an address at
the opening entertainment last night
in which she set forth the desire that
the people of the East side and those
of the west might know more or eacn
other She expects OF give entertain
ments monthly or at least every six
weeks for her pupils, and friends from
the west part of town will be invited
to attend and to help. In preparing Tor
the musical affairs she. gives IN the
school, she is giving the class work
that tends toward uniting its members
in a common interest, and meanwhile
she carries on the work OF teaching
English, and other elementary
children who makeup the roll of at
tendance.
Last nights program opened with a
group of three numbers played by men
guitars, the dombra and the ballallaka,
two distinctly Russian Instruments
The musicians were Mr.. A. Regling,
Mr.. P. Regling. Miss s. Relying and
Mr.. Konstantin.
Two young men from the Washburn
College Glee club, Mr.. Davidson and
Mr.. Hathaway, sang some college
songs and Miss Helen Reinbach, a
Washburn girl, played piano solo
Miss Elizabeth Culver gave two violin
numbers and Miss Florence Fair two
whistling solos. Miss Gladly Cav, one
of the leading violin teachers of To-
peka, who has, by the way, some
pupils in the night school, gave two
violin numbers.
An especially interesting feature of
the entertainment was a quintette of
the pupils who played some native
Russian music Mr.. A. Helm played
the violin, Mr.. Mettz and Mr.. Relying,
guitars, another of the men played the
old time concertina, and Mr.. ]. Hyatt
performed on the Zimbal, an odd
musical continuance. made of strings
built over a wood ana metal founda-
ton, which rests upon a table, and is
played with two metal sticks, circular
at the striking end. The students. be-
longing to a race of musical people,
have the musical ear and taste and
fine sense of rhythm, and offer a
promising field for the efforts of
number of West side young people
who are offering their services as
music teachers among. the pupils.
Miss Flora Harrington, the daughter
of Mr.. Grant Harrington, assisted in
the entertainment, and made short
address, emphasizing the need of CO.
operation among al the people of the
town as necessity in bringing the city
to a realization of Its greatest posi-
bilities.
Mrs. Left was a guest at picnicSof
Washburn young people recently and
at that time she made a speech, en-
listing the help of the other guests in
behalf of the entertainments she is
planning for the pupils of her school.
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Mrs John Hand will entertain the
Catholic Ladies' society Thursday
afternoon at her home, 719 Monroe
street.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Governor and Mrs. Arthur Capper
and Mr. and Mrs David w. Mulvane
are in Wichita today to attend the af-