The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-20

a recital, and next week three of the
Fortnightly club women will give a
recital in Topeka. They are Laurence
| o. Weekly. contralto; Miss Dorothy
| Nash, soprano. and Miss Mary Kinne-
man Saul, pianiste. Other members
of the club will probably accompany
them to be guests of the Ladies Mu-
sic club. The visitors will arrive in
| the morning, and will be taken by
their hostesses to Mills Tea Room for
a breakfast party. The breakfast is
| to be in charge of Mrs. ARA Clark and
Mrs. Bernard Crosby. Miss Ethelyn
Harrison of Los Angeles, Cal. will
share honOrs with the St. Joseph wo-
men at the breakfast. In the after
noon the recital will he given at three
! o'clock.
The Ladies' Music club was enter
tanned Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
John c. Harmon. The affair COM
Oined the regular meeting of the club
with a social afternoon, honoring Miss
Ethelyn Harrison. who has come
home from Los Angeles to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N Harrison.
The program for the afternoon con-
| sisted of piano numbers by Miss Hell
en- Estey. Miss Beatrice Clifton. Miss
| Mary Harrison and Mrs. Clay McKib-
ben of Dodge City Mrs Charles
Wolff, Jr., and Miss Elizabeth Alder
son sang a duet and a second duet
was furnished by Mrs. Clement K
Roose and Miss Btrdine Chandler
Mrs. Robert Shoemaker sang a dou-
BILE number. and Miss Helen Phipps
closed the program with two violin
! selections
Miss Ethelyn Harrison was asked to
play for the company. but substituted
q piano performance By some remarks
on the musical situation in the west.
She said it was believed by many mu-
sicians that Los Angeles was the COM
ing musical center of America; that
| the climate of the coast attracts many
artists to the west, and that the state
IS coming to the front in all artistic
pursuits, especially of creative ma
ture-authorship, musical compost
ton, painting and sculptoring. She
spoke of the music clubs of impor-
lance in Los Angeles. and briefly of
her own work in that city.
Miss Harrison wore a pretty matt
nee gown of Dresden silk taffeta in
pink, with upper bodice of lace and a
trimming of double ruffles, and a
scarf of silver net. Mrs. Harmon
wore a black and white striped taft
feta, with collar and corsage of whit
lace, and touch of blue in the bodice
Mrs. Harmon was assisted in serving
by Mrs. C. B. Merriam and Mrs. w
3. Swan.
Mrs. c. J. Wilson announced the
| community sing to be held at the
auditorium in February. She asked
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to give the project their support.
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Mrs. L. H. Bunnen entertained her
auction bridge club Wednesday after
noon at her home, 525 Horne street
The members are: Mrs r. T. Kriepe,
Mrs w. P. Snyder, Mrs. c. NJ Hensley
Mrs NJ. E. Uric, Mrs. Arthur r. Sprin-
ger, Mrs J. A Austin, Mrs. Grin KEEL
ley, Mrs H. c. Martin, Mrs. w. A
Benson, Mrs. r. w White Mrs Alice
Bartel, Mrs. E. H. Bunnen Mrs. c.
B. Rex was an invited guest
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs Jack Dillon has gone to Con-
necticutt, called by the serious illness
of her father.
Miss Louise Heath, who teaches in
Chanute, will arrive tonight to attend
the Interstate Educational confer
ence, and VIII spend the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. a. Heath.
Miss Antoinette Clark IS IL at her
home in Fillmore street
A Y. z. B. meeting will be ncId
tonight at the Y. w. c. A in the
Shawnee room.
Mrs. c. E. Burrows, of Wichita,
has come to Topeka to visit her
daughter, Mrs. w e. Benton.
Acknowledgement c. 1. Martin will
a meeting of governors and adjutant-
generals at Fort Oglethorpe.
Mrs. W. a. McCarter is i'll at her
home with grip.
Mrs. W. S. Glass has returned TO her
nome in Marysville, after a visit to
Mrs. Alice Love.
Mrs. Frank Smithies, of Chicago.
was in Topeka Wednesday, on her
way to California, where she will
spend the winter Mrs Srnithies is a
sister of Mr.. Kurtz kellam-
Mrs. Arthur H. Allen entertained