The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10

Night" and will be presented by the
Dramatic club The cast has not been
fully chosen, but those thus far Sc
1ected are:
Olivia Miss Alice Hughes
Viola Miss Katheryn Albaugh
Maria Miss Mildred Coughlin
OrslIlo- MI sam stewart
Antonio Mr.. Howard Cox
Valentine. Mr.. Roscoe Graves
Curio Mr. Martin Potter
Sir Toby Belch- Mr. Carl Linge
Sir Andrew Aguecheek.
Mr.. Frank Peers
Fabian Mr.. Carl Byers
The Vignette club met Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs H A
Spielman, in Tyler street Mrs CIar-
ence Skinner. the president of the
club, who has been in California the
past two months, was with the club
for the first time since her return
The club is studying the Drama this
year. and for the meeting yesterday
the roll call was answered with the
names of recent English and American
| plays
The paper of the afternoon was read
by Mrs Spieiman on THE Photo
Play" Mrs. Spielman told of the two
cities of California that are built up
! clusively. where the photographs are
/ taken. She told of the appearance of
| the cities and their several thousand
| inhabitants Mrs Skinner, just re-
turned from the west, in discussing the
paper, told of the presentation of a
| new play Civilization a peace play
! showing the horrors of war. and
| staged on a scale OF grandeur resem-
| bling that of THE Birth of a Nation
Mrs DeWitte C. Nellis, who was
| guests at the meeting, was asked to
read her paper on the Modern Ger
4 man Drama which she gave before
| the Literature Department of the Fed
Grafton 1t was particularly well re-
! ce1yed, as it contained a resume of the
/ years work in Drama study, and de-
i tailed information from Mrs. Nellis's
| own observation of the German
4 drama. She attended a performance
4 of William Tell in Switzerland, and
she has seen the opera 'Parsifal," at
the Wagner theater in Germany, as
well as many other plays in that coun-
| try.
/ Mrs. J. W. F. Hughes played a piano
solo. Miss Helen SpieIman. the daugh-
ter of the hostess, assisted in the serv-
ing
A pleasant surprise was given for
Mr.. David ]. August in celebration OF
his birthday anniversary Tuesday A
group, of his friends at B'nai Birth
Hall, and others arranged with Mr..
August to go to the hall. He was pre-
dance was given in his honor Fifteen
congratulatory kilograms were re-
ceived and read during the evening
About sixty-five people danced. Music
was furnished by Halls orchestra
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Miss Lillian Nygren and Miss Ruth
Nygren, of 431 Lane street, will enter
tain tonight for Miss Jeanette Redeem
whose marriage to Mr.. Frank Carlson
will take place May "a.
A reception will be given tonight a
Lowman Memorial church by Dr. anG
Mrs. w. NJ. Balch. the Aid Society ant
| the Epworth League, for the new
members of the congrsgation-
who is that woman at the fifth
, ia Bile in the good looking gown wa.
! asked of one of the guests at a recen
party.
Il don't know who she is was tht
answer. but 1 think she looks like
: comic valentine
J. Thus do the women take every ep
: opportunity to express their sweet ant
| tender affection for another woman
dressed up in her best clothes.
|, The College Alumnae club member
will have luncheon together Saturda.
t at one o'clock, at the Y. w. c. A.
: and after the luncheon they will com
2 plete plans for the May fete to be Civ
en- saturday, May ~ Also OFFICER
5 for the new year will be elected, ant
5 the philanthropic work of the clul
? will be discussed
l The dancing for the fete is il
charge of Miss Marguerite Koontz
7 who is training a group of her young
] er pupils for the exhibition.
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= The Topeka Avenue Bridge-Lun
1 cheon club will meet Friday with Mrs
l A. o. Rosser.
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Mr. and Mrs Thomas A Parker, o
4 Kansas City, have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Maude
: to DR.. Earl Harvey Darling. of Mil
l waukee, Wise The wedding will TAX
place June TO- Miss Parker at on
, time attended Washburn college