The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-01


vatory, was her coach. The school is
directly under the royal patronage Of
Emperor Francis Josef, and derives
students from Berlin, Munich, Paris
and other great musical centers of Eu-
rope.
A little raised platform was arrang-
ed for the singer last night, so that
everyone in the. audience could see
her. The Neese house is well arrang-
ed for parlor musicals and accommo-
! dates good sized crowd. The draw
ing room, reception hall, library and
dining room can be made into one big
audience room. Mrs. Allen is a good
looking young woman, and was be-
comingly gowned for her recital in
grey taffeta, with bodice of silver net.
and was without sleeves except for
fall of net over the shoulders. Her
slippers were silver, and she wore
corsage bouquet of pink roses.
The piano accomplishments were
played by Mrs. Robert Carver. She
wore coral colored Georgette crepe
and chiffon trimmed with gold lace.
Mrs. Neese, who welcomed the guests,
was gowned in grey satin, with upper
Dodlce and sleeves of salmon colored
satin covered with cream lace. The
trimming of the gown was of opal
escent and blue beading and brilfiants.
me ushers were Miss Helen Neese,
MISS Georgia Neese, Miss Marie VAN
GU, Miss Polly Mowers and Miss Mar
guerite Dolan
MISS Ida Felker and Miss Beatrice
Cole gave dancing party at the home
OF MT. and Mrs. L. E. Stone in West
FIRST street Tuesday evening. Those
who danced were Mr.. and Mrs Frank
| Miooleton, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Stone,
MISS Elsie Rinner, Miss Jessie Day.
MISS Beatrice Cole, Miss Ida Felker,
MT Bill Griffin, Mr.. John Higgins, Mr.
John Cannon, Mr.. Roy Ycwell and Mr..
A V. Dougherty.
Miss May Bailey and Miss Ella
Bailey will give card party Friday
Thomas c. Wood of Chicago. Mrs.
! Wood and her children, Margaret nd
| Billy, are visiting Mrs Woods father,
MI. w. ]. Bailey and her sisters, the
Misses Bailey.
| Mrs. Ralph Skinner will be hostess
at meeting of her bridge club Friday
afternoon.
! The Dramatic club of the high
school will meet Thursday afternoon at
2:3O O'Clock in Assembly hall, and at
that time some of the members will
give an operetta. THE Worsted Man."
under the direction of Miss Margaret
Boo. The cast is as follows: Mr.. Wool
| ey. the Worsted Man, Lamy Gilberg;
Miss Patience Willoughby, Blanche
/ Battershill; Miss Mariana Jones, Yer
no Wise; Miss Babette Hawkins, Renra
Rosenthal; Miss Janette harrington,
dorothy Shoemaker; Miss Susanna
barrow, Beatrice Shields; Miss Pris-
ella Middleton, Marian Macarthur:
! Miss Prudence Andrews, Florence Nc
Broom; Miss Ethelinda Dewitt, Edna
Anton; Sambo Front, Esq, Mawrice
Friedburg; clerks, mattresses, porters
and invalid and other characters, in
Guiding pianist People from outside
the school are invited to be present
|
The Research club will meet Friday,
November 8. with Mrs. G. W. Hunt,
215 East Eighth avenue. The pro-
gram will be the study of the play,
The Merchant of Venice" :.
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| The Phi Gamma Sigma honorary
| sorority will give a luncheon in To-
peka Saturday November 10, iE honor
of members who are teaching over
the state and who will be in this city
for the State Teachers convention.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. Gilbert Clayton, manager of the
United Press office in Topeka, and
Miss Avis Clayton, who is a Kappa
| Kappa Chi girl at Washburn, have re-
turned from visit in Lawrence Miss
| Clayton was the guest of Miss Mar
jorie Roby at the Alpha Chi Omega
house.
Mr. Randall Harvey has returned to
Lawrence, where he is a student in
K. u, after a short visit to his people
in Topeka.
Miss Carol Thrall has returned from
Lawrence, where she visited Miss
Ruth Foster, who is student in the
university. Miss Fosters mother. Mrs
Z. G. Foster, drove to Lawrence to
visit her.
Mrs. J. ". Going of Chicago is Wis.
iting her daughter. Mrs. Albert Pat
ten.
Mr.. and Mrs Jay Franklin Close OF
Greenleaf will name their infant
daughter Janet.
Mrs. G. o. Smith is visiting hel
daughter, Mrs. Irving Plat of juno
ton City.
Miss Jessie Dean, librarian at Wash
City to attend the Librarians conven-
ton. During her absence the library
will be in charge of Miss Esther Peers
and Miss Mabelle Cook
Miss Leona Curtis Miss Helen Yod.
er, Mr. Ed I<ellam and Mr.. Dick Hal
have returned from a short visit tc
friends in Kansas City
Mrs. Arthur Miller entertained al
dinner at her home, 1926 Van Burer
street Covers were laid for: Miss Ress
Sheetz. Miss Hazel Boast Miss Ethe
Coover, Mrs. c. Gabriel Mrs F. j
Ross, Mrs. George Eshe. Mrs. Der
Abels. Mrs. j. w. Mccartney, Mrs I
| NJ Forbes, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Mil
Ter.
Mr.. Lakin Carney of Washington, D
c., formerly of Topeka, is visiting rela-
tives and friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs C. H. Smith have given
the name Elizabeth Lou to their in
| FAINT daughter, born October 81. Miss
| Smith before her marriage was Miss
Gail Mueller.
| Mrs. James S. Coe of Fillmore street
has returned home after a months Wis
| It in Wichita and Kingman
The Taxa Art Embroidery club will
meet Thursday with Mrs. A. NJ. Good
man, 921 Garfield avenue.
| Mrs. ]. J. Henderson of 1917 Brooks
avenue, will entertain the Lowman w
C. T. u. Thursday at 2:30 o'clock. This
meeting is open to the public.
Circle No. of the First Presby-
terrain church will meet Friday after.