The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-09

She is a graduate of Washburn col
lege and studied music in the New
England Conservatory, Boston, and N
Radcliffe college before she went to
Ann Arbor.
She was president last year of the
Music Study club. and is n member of
the Sigma Alpha Iota musical soror-
ity at Washburn.
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Miss Edith Cornell, who graduated
last year from high school. will enter
OgontZ college this fall The school
is near Philadelphia, and is one of the
well known and fashionable eastern
schools. Miss Council is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Connell, and
was one of the most popular of the
seniors in the high school last year.
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Mrs Katherine Hand, who teaches
interior decoration at Wash burn col
lege, has just returned from Beloit.
She was called to that town to speak
on the subject of making homes at
tractive, of laying out gardens and
lawns, and subjects relating to the
identifying of homes A new town, to
be called Hunter. is being laid out,
near Beloit, and with the purpose of
starting right on the city beautiful
plan, the promoters of the enterprise
called upon Mrs. Hand for advice
along the lines of her training and
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Friends of Mrs. C. j. Wilson will be
interested to learn that she has not
permanently renowned her profess
sional career. but expects to resume
her work as instructor after discon-
tinuing it for a number of years She
is remembered by former students as
Miss Gertrude Tracy, who had a mu-
sic studio in Topeka for number of
years. She has decided to open a
studio in the Smith building in con-
nection with Mr.. Carlton Woods mu-
sic rooms, and she will teach two days
each week. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Mrs. Wilson. as Miss Tracy, studied
with Peter Gabriel Livanowsky of
Cincinnati and with Sherwood of Chi
cago, and she was a student in pipe
organ of Huntington Woodman of New
York. She did concert work success
fully for some years, and has had
much experience in teaching. She re-
signed a position as teacher at Wash
burn college at the time of her mar
riage. Since then she has been iden-
titled with musical affairs in Topeka
in a professional way and is &C
knowledged as a leader of strong ca
pabilities. She is now and was last
year at the head of the music de-
partment of the Woman's club, and
she has served as president of the
Minerva club, a semi-musical organi-
zation. She has had a strong inf1u-
ence in interesting the local public in
the work of its own composers; she
introduced the community sing into
Topeka, and she is at the head of
committee for the choice of a Kan
sas song uhder the auspices of the
Woman's Kansas Day club. Her
knowledge OIL music and musicians is
broad and she is uncommonIy re-
sourceful in methods of educational
work.
Miss Frances Morrow is visiting
Miss Winifred Manning of Hutchinson
and shared honors with Miss Julia
Skinner of Gobbon, Oklahoma, at a
card party given by Miss Manning FRI
day night
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Miss Edith Updegraff is visiting
Miss Mary Churchward of Wichita A
party of young people are spending a
few days at Clear Lake, as guests of
Miss Churchward- The members of
the party are: Miss Updegraff, Miss
Adelaide Updegraff of Maple Hill,
Miss Churchward. Mr.. Everett Steph-
enson, Mr Mel Noel of Gladgow and
Mr.. Cruger Miller of Anthony.
Miss Hazel Gould of Kansas City
and Miss Hazel Carson of Ashland are
visiting friends in Wichita and are be-