The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15
I'M NORTH TOPEKA
Community Sing at Quincy
Promises To Be Big Affair.
Body of Samuel Tracey Laid Il,
Rest in Rochester.

The movement, for !, cornmunityS
singing has grown very popular thru
out the middle west. The idea was
first originated by Doctor Dylxema or
the University of Wisconsin. ard ap-
pears to have answered definite need
in many communities. Last winter
Doctor Dykema was in Topeka -andzx
led the singing at the auditorium dur
ing the State Teachers convention.
Since then the musical department of
the Federation of Women's clubs has
conducted two community sings at the
auditorium.
At the suggestion of Miss Lulu Nc
Kee, director of the Quincy school
playground, the people of North To-
peka will stage community sing at
the school grounds Friday evening"
Miss Mckee considered the idea prac-N
teal from her experience with SUCH
affairs conducted by chautauquas over
the state. The management of the
sing, the organizing and musical d.
| rection Were put in the hands of W.
NJ. VanNess, who has had much exec
perience in conducting. musical afr
fairs. Mr.. VanNess has trained and
| conducted many church choirs and
other musical organizations
The sing at Quincy school Friday
evening will be held in the open air.,
Mr.. VanNess is collecting a chorus
which is to consist of the church
choirs of North Topeka, and other
| singers of experience This big chorus
will be banked on the east steps of
the school. 1t is designed to give a
nucleus of trained singers who can !.
/ lead the rest But every one is to-
join in. Mr. VanNess especially de-
sires that every one will if possible I
bring with him a book containing the
old songs with which most people are.r
familiar.
/ Tho ira 70 he aI1 kna
| airs, patriotic, religious, comic and a
| few old love songs Beside the sing- a
ing in which all will join, soloes, duets
and quartets have been arranged and
an orchestra will accompany the sing
ers. The program, which is to be as
varied as possible, will appear laterd
in the week. Mr.. VanNess intimatesa
that those present may have the privs7
ilege Of hearing quartet composed Of
four North Topeka ministers. = ..f. ~
As Good as New. "a 99!vf
citizen of the North side while,
crossing the brick yard bridge in COM
pany with his wife encountered an un-
| expected gust of wind which preciuf-
tated perftcely good hat in the unin-
| wiling depths beneath. AS the priced
sartorial adornment disappeared mo-
mentarily beneath the surface, the dis
tracted owner, urged on by pressing
connubial exhortations, rushed down.
the bank, did record sprint to CATCH
up with the unlucky hat which was
rapidly travelling seaward, and re,nov-
ing his shoes and stockings launched
the portion of himself thus exposed 3
into the clammy water. 81
AS his eager hand grasped for the.
elusive headpiece. the latter sank, aft
er the manner of all drowning Objects
but rising to the surface again IT. WAS.
, seized, forcibly dragged from a wateryfs
, grave and after a wringing, out. clean-s
ing and blocking it has been pro-
nounced by connossieurs as good as il
not better than new. s=~fi
Il His Last Journey. 4ff'-
The body of Samuel Tracey, who
, died at Indianapolis, Ind, arrived here
this morning. The funeral was held
cemetery. Mr.. Tracey was an old resi-
ident of North Topeka, having come
here in 1886. He was a piano -uner
here, and was widely known as mu<i
steal conductor in the days whenf
| North Topeka was a musical center.
Notes and Personals. ~
Miss Hazel M. Birdson and Mr.. YER
non F. Waters were married sunday
afternoon at the home. of the Rev. J,s
e. Scheer, pastor of the Kansas ,Ave5
nue. Methodist church. Z They will
make their home at BIO, Park street,
Mr.. Watson is employed at the Sey-
. mour Packing company's plant y
The marriage of Miss Grace Lon-
geran and Mr.. Lynn West took place
last evening at the home of the brides.
aunt, Mrs. w. H. Nicholas. in Roches-,
, | ter district Only relatives OF the.
bride and bridegroom were present.
The Rev. ]. E. Scheer performed the,
ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. West viii
make their home in Rochester.
A. NJ. Petro. Druggist.-Adv.
Herbert Bair of Chicago is visiting.
his brother, H. H. Bair. He expects
to return home Friday. ~
w. H. Rutter will return this even-.
ing from a weeks visit to Spring HILL
Kansas. ~
Mrs. D. H. Norman, 1925 Monroe
; street, went to Atchison Monday for a
two weeks visit to her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Small and
their children will motor to Manhat-i
J tan for few days campaign and fish,
ing trip.
Mrs H. H. Hall and her children
, have gone to Baldwin to spend the
= week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smart and their
r daughter of Atchison are visiting the
, c. c. Maze family. 70
/ Louis Longest is in the city, from
. Menoken, today. fi
! Female employees in California are
! allowed to work only eight hours a.
day.