The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02

ments for social affairs at that time.
says:
Dimming every other entertainment
by the sheer luxury of its oriental
spIendor is the suffrage garden party
and ball which will be held Tuesday
evening in the gardens of the beauti-
full Harold F. Mccormick house at
1000 Lake Shore drive.
Mrs. Potter Palmer of 1850 Lake
Shore drive has returned to Chicago
for convention week, and she will un-
doubtedIy be in the receiving line. as
will Mrs. Marshall Field, who will
leave Washington just in time to reach
Chicago for the convention festivities.
The guests will include literally all of
the conventions most prominent dele
gates. Fifteen governors and their
wives. including Governor and Mrs
Edward F. Dunno of Springfield and
Governor and Mrs. Charles J. Whit
man of New York, will be present
fornia, George AIDE. Mr.. and Mrs W.
D Foulke of Richmond, Ind; Mr.. and
Mrs A. J.. Beveridge of Indianapolis
Mr.. and Mrs. William Allen White of
Enlporia, Kan; Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Murdoch of Wichita, Kan, Mr.. and
H, and Mr.. and Mrs. William Emlen
Roosevelt of New York The Roose-
welt ia mily will be there in full force,
including the colonel himself Mrs.
sentative of New York's most exclu-
sive circles The most who's who-y
of the Republicans and Progressives
alike will be present at the ball
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The Social Service club will meet
Monday, June 5, at the First Presby-
terrain church, for an all day session.
The mem bers are asked to arrive at 10
o'clock, and take their lunch with
them. The club will spend the day
sewing.
= r I.
A pretty street dress downtown yes
terday was of black satin, with short
skirt, made with the fashionable COM
modious pockets at each side. The
white facing of the pockets formed
trimming for the skirt. which match
ed the white collar on the bodice. The
collar was embroidered in green and
gold threads.
Another afternoon dress is of brown
pussywillow taffeta, with short over
skirt, cut in deep points 1t is a three
piece suit with modish jacket The
costume is worn with bronze shoes and
with a high crest of brown pleated
ribbon.
The club season has practically
closed now that the federation has
held its last meeting of the year. The
sessions were finished Thursday. with
a guest day meeting at Washburn col
Iege.
At the business meeting the club de-
liberated on change of name. and the
has been dropped. The organization
hereafter will be known as the ''Wo-
mans Club
During the hour before luncheon the
guests had an informal reception in
the art rooms of Boswell hail. where
collection. and especially the gifts of
Mr. Cornelius Hoult- After lunch
con the regular afternoon meeting
was held in MacVicar chapel. Mr. P.
P. Womer, president of Washourn
made a short address, thanking the
the college in choosing for its presi-
dent last year the wife of the dean of
the college, Mrs D. L McEachron.
The afternoon meeting was in
charge of the music department under
the direction of Mrs Carey ]. Wilson,
whose work as chairman of that de-
partment during the past year has
been energetic and beneficial Mrs
Wilson, all through the year. has laid
special emphasis on the value of local
music and musicians She made it
possible for all the people of the city
to join in a song festival. through the
community sings that she introduced
into Topeka: she has given a number
of programs devoted exclusively to the
work of Kansas composers, and the
program Yesterday was made up en-
tire1y of the music of Topeka writer's.
In introducing the music for the day.
Mrs Wilson said: We have a great
deal of talent in our own state and
city that we overlook while we call
in outside help in making up our pro-
grams America has produced some
really great composers that we do not
honor as much as we should A Hol-
land musician told me that in his
country our composer, Mcdowell, was
ranked next to their best native writ
ers of music Yet Mcdowell was act
uaIly killed by the lack of appreciation
in his own land In the musical coun-
tries of Europe, the people consider
their own composers first, and that is
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