The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-31


ing of October 10 will be given, and
the program for the meeting of No
vember 2
The Woman's Rotary club will have
their regular meeting and luncheon
Wednesday at IL o'clock at the tea
room in the Mills building. At a pre-
vioUs meeting of the club it was voted
to give $500 to the Washburn college
endowment fund. 1t is rumored that
the club considers doubling the
pledge.
Miss Molly Byerly Wilson, the con-
cert singer from Chicago who was
guest at the home of Judge and Mrs.
Rousseau Burch last week, and soloist
at the wedding of their daughter on
Wednesday evening, was to sing today
at Washburn college, but was obliged
to cancel the arrangement, being call
ed back to Chicago by wire Sunday
afternoon for her professional work
there.
| Miss Wilson enjoyed while here
visit with her mother and sister, Mrs.
Alletta E. Wilson and Mrs. Georgia w.
Ober, both from Los Angeles, whom
she had not seen for nearly a year,
having been out on an extended con-
cert tour of the United States and
| Canada.
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ternoon with Mrs. Charles G. Biakely,
| 1434 Polk street. The program was in
! charge of Mrs. E. d. Clithero, who
gave sketch of the composer, Gade.
The two composers represented on the
! musical program were Gade and
| Schytte. Illustrations were given by
Mrs. ]. K. Rankin, who rendered the
| Berceuse, by Schytte, and sang the
Spring Song by Gade. Her accompar-
iments were played by Miss Marjorie
Glasgow. Further illustrations were
played by Mrs F. 1. Richards, violin
list. whose numbers were Scherzo, and
HumoresQue by Gade.
Besides the regular program, n mis-
cellaneous program of music was eiv-
en- by some Of the guests. The num-
and "a Little Irish Girl CLohr), sung
by Mrs r. Parks Bennett, accompar-
led by Mrs. I. w. Waynick; Scher-
zando (Beecher,) played by Mrs. W.
B. Davis of Kansas City, pianist: The
Land of the Sky Blue Water (Cad-
MANI, Mrs. w c. Carswell; "Gavotte"
(Elman), Mrs. Richards; and The
! Rosary" (Nevin) by Miss Carolyn
/ Lovewel1.
Mrs. Charles Curtis contributed to
the literary program, paper "strind-
berg, the Mystic" She gave sketch
of the authors life, and read one of
| his short sketches, "A Sheet of Pa
per-" and also extracts from one of his
plays, THE Spook's Sonata"
4 One of the guests of the afternoon
was Mr.. George Shelton, who is engag-
| ed in dramatic work in New York.
j Other guests were: Mrs. n. F. Handy,
I Mrs. p. P. Womer, Mrs. R. Parks
Bennett, Mrs. j. r. Shelton, Mrs. ]. NJ.
Kinkel. Mrs. A. NJ. Harvey, Mrs. H. w.
/ Putnam, Mrs. w. c.. CarSwell, Mrs. {
c. Neiswender, Mrs. w. B. Davis, Mrs.
D. L Rogers of Michigan, Mrs T. w.
Allen, Mrs. Dan Daily. Mrs. C. NJ.
Brink, Mrs. c. A. Moore, Mrs. E. w.
4 Grant, Mrs. n. G. Edelblute, Mrs. J.
4 f. Thomas, Mrs. w. f. McVey, Mrs.
/ F. w. Thomas, Mrs. L. D. Whittemore,
Mrs. n. B. Shooter, Miss Ethel Grant,
Miss Margaret Lodge, Miss Carolyn
i Lovewell. Miss Mildred Benny of Yer
mont, Miss Bertha Hampstead, Miss
Mary Paxton, Miss Ruth Thompson
! ton, Miss Thompson and Miss Garside
I assisted. IN serving. s@-- ,--s.--
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II The last course of the women :
4 tournament of the Shawnee County
4 Golf club will be played next Thurs
day. 1t will be midiron tournament.
4 beginning promptly at 1880 o'clock
Il Next week the contest for the sea-
sons championship will be played by
the four winners of the tournament:
Mrs A. ]. Carruth. jr., wilmer of the
August tournament; Mrs. w. L. Bates,
winner of the September tournament
and Mrs. A. J. .Jungk, winner of the
October tournament, anG the winner
for Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Nelson of Polk
street will entertain this evening al
cards for Mr.. and Mrs. l. F. strick-
of Washington, D. c., who are visiting
their mother. Mrs. Strickrot, and Mr.
Dick Boutwell,.
Mrs George H. Allen will sing to-
night in recital to be givei. at the
nome of Mrs Albert Neese in Blu
chanan street. She has accepted a po-
sition as head of the voice department
in the Daniel Muller School of Music
: and the concert tonight viii be the
first in which she appears since hei
; connection with the school.
The numbers On the program will
be as follows:
1. Aria from Don Carlos. Verd
20 Don Fatale"
p (a) SweetheaIt: thy lips are touch.
with flame: (b) said to the wind
Of the south; te) o let night speak
pool from Told in the gatel -.
--.--..-..-...--.-...- Chadwicl
NY Heart is Lutte. WoodmaI
COON Lassie. be good to me MscEadyei
The fs' Winds dG IN the south SCOT
Love Game in at the Door Lieblins
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The \. \. S. club had a Halloween
party Monday night at the George
Stevenson home. Fifty-five people at
tended, dressed in masque costume
Mrs. J. w. Johnston received the prize
for the best costume. Mrs w. J
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