The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

comedy song which he was obliged to
repeat to quiet his audience. Mr.. Rip
ley, it seems, is the comedian of the
quartette.
Substituting for the 'Tars Song"
announced on the program, the young
men sang Sousa's famous number,
The Stars and Stripes Forever"
Some of the quartet numbers were
given with hummed or other vocal
accompaniment, with one or two
members singing the words. The
Redman's Death Chant was one of
these. The baritone, Mr.. Searle, sang
the words of the song, and the tenors
and bass furnished the peculiar tom
tom accompaniment that character
ICES Indian music.
Nearly all of the quartet numbers
were given without the piano accom-
paniment. Mrs. Howard Searle play
ed the piano accompaniment for the
solos and for such of the quartet num-
berS as required the piano.
The concert was given under tn .,
auspices OF the Social Service club.
and the proceeds will go for the bene-
fit of the clubs special charity, Red
sos were sold last night, and as the
expenses for rent and some incidentals
will be moderate, a good sum will be
cleared for the chapel fund.
X X X
Mrs. o. F. Narcotic, of 43S Wood
lawn dNeHue, Was IlOSleSS DIT IL Int0l-
ing of her bridge club Monday aft
ernoon. Mrs. f. E. Carpenter and
Mrs. Ed Arnold played for absent
members.
Mrs. Narcotic viii entertain the
Music Study club Thursday, at its
last meeting of the season.
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During the afternoon yesterday at
Mrs Hurley's at home, the converse
ton turned upon the subject of wo-
mans help in a national way in war
time, as the conversation always does
turn in these days, sooner or later. A
good deal was said on the subject of
economy to be practiced by women
in renouncing parties and gowns and
simplifying refreshments and service.
AS with every other question, it has
its two sides. Mrs. Hurley spoke of
the agitation in Washington for great
er economy in gowning, for example,
encouraged by society leaders, includ-
ing cabinet members wives and 9TH
ers. She learned from her dress
maker that as soon as that gospel
began to be preached, she was OBLIGED
to dismiss five of her ten sewing Wo-
men on account of the falling off in
demand for their work. Those five
sewing women have to live, and if
they cannot get work on account of
the agitation over economy, they will
have to be taken care of some other
way. And the same thing is true in
every department of the social life
Caterers are in business just as they
always were; so are merchants gro
GER and decorators. And ANYHOW. if
parties put little heart and cheerful
ness into u situation of gloom and
dread, they are playing no unimport-
ant part. Wherefore, on with the par
ties! Why NOPE until we have to?
y X X
Mrs. N. H. Christian of Galveston,
Texas, who has been in Topeka this
winter with her son, Mr.. Francis
Christian, gave dinner Sunday night
at the Hes bungalow in Highland Park
me guests were Mr.. and Mrs. A W.
Parks, Dr. and Mrs. H. w. Roby, Mrs
Adrian Greene. Miss Winifred Greene
aId Mr.. Francis Christian Mrs
Christian and her son, who has been
in the engineering department of the
Santa Fe, will leave soon for Calves
ton.
The Kappa Kappa Chi sorority girls
Will have a lawn party Friday night
at the home of Mrs. Howard Searle
and her sister, Miss Allison Shaver.
MISS Marian Lerrigo is in charge of
| the arrangements.
|
The annual business meeting of the
Ladies' Music club will be held We'd
nesday with Mrs. Karl Rankin, 1899
| West street. The officers for the COM
| ing year will be elected, and a plan
for next years work formulated.
X X
! Mrs. W. F. Bowen is visiting her
sister, Mrs: Thomas Gray Kennedy of
Junction City. She was guest of hon
or at bridge party given by Mrs.
| Kennedy. The party was also a fare