The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-25
Orchestra Gives Program.

The program at the Monday Music
club last evening was given by the
high school orchestra and the Girls
Glee club, and Mrs. Florence Wright
Schouten The orchestra and glee
club were under the direction of Prof.
P. c. Hayden, supervisor of music of
the Keokuk schools. AS usual, the
orchestra proved most popular or
SANITATION. All of their numbers
were marked by the artistic interpre-
tation which has made such nam g
for this organization Of young must
clans of Keokuk high. Besides the
numbers on the program, they were
asked to respond to encores and gav|1
two additional selections, 'The Way
side Chapel and National Emblem
March" Possibly the most difficult
number was the overture, Poet and
Peasant" which the orchestra Is play
ing this season.
The Girls G1ee club from the high
school sang four numbers and We're
greeted with much applause. The
club accompanist is Miss Leila
Hummer.
Mrs. Florence Wright Schouten who
Is always such favorite with Keo-
kuk audiences, did not disappoint her
hearers last night. Mrs. Schouten
sang Morning by Speakes. and for
her second number sang Damon"
These two were not enough and the
audience by their applause plainly
begged for another. This time it was
one of the old favorites, Vacation"
sung with the expression and feeling
that Mrs. Schouten puts into all of
her songs. Marshall N. Fulton pisyed
the Accomplishments.
The sponsors for the program last
night were P. c. Hayden and Miss
Eleanor Brown; the club hostesses,
Miss Lucia G. Pittman and Miss
Marie Kiedaisch, and the house COM
mittee, ]. !. Annable and Mrs. Hugh
j. Robertson.
The students auxiliary will give its
regular program next Monday and the
annual meeting of the Music club will
be held in two weeks.
Praise for Miss Mcfarland.
Miss Catherine Mcfarland Of Bur
lington. has been frequent visitor
to Keokuk. Her friends here will be
interested in the following from the
Burlington Gazette: Miss Catherine
Mcfarland is member Of Adolf
Weidig's class in Chicago. A recent
recital. at which compositions by
members of the class were given,
proved very interesting, and several
hundred people were unable to gain
admission to Kimball hall, where the
recital was given. The Music Lead
er said: Catherine Mcfarland S
ability is quite pronounced and the
little ballads OF her own composition
were sung excellently."
Met at House Party Here.
Concerning the KaiseT-Atlee en-
gagement, the Fort Madison Democrat
says: Miss Laurie NJ. Kaiser of ST.
Louis has announced her engagement
to John Cox Atlee of this city. Miss
Kaiser is a daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Fred P. Kaiser. making her
home with her brother, Willard P.
Kaiser. 1854 West Pine boulevard.
Mr.. Atlee is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Atlee, 903 Fourth street, and
a graduate of Princeton university OF
the class Of 1908. Miss Kaiser and
Mr.. AtIee met last fall at house
party at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. d.
A. Collier Of Keokuk. The wedding
will be some time this fall The
bride-elect Is one Of the best known
figures from golfing standpoint in
the country. She has won the Mis-
souri, state championship. the ST.
Louis and Chicago championship and
has been runner up for the Western
and TIans4Mississipp championships.
She has a delightful personality and
in addition to her prominence athlet-
ically aha occupies an enyiable posi-