The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08
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The many friends in Topeka of Miss
Florence NJ. Dice, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
formerly of Topeka, will be interested
In the news of her engagement to Mr..
Ford Canaan. of Berkeley Springs,
West Virginia. The marriage will take
place in the very near future.
Miss Dice is the daughter of Mrs. 5.
NJ. Dice, Ind sister of Miss Mar
guerite Dice, who was for some years
secretary of the Topeka Y. w. c. A
Mrs. Dice and her daughters made
their home in Topeka, and they have
a~wide acquaintance here. Miss Flor
ence Dice is a graduate of Goucher
college, Maryland. and also of DePauw
university in Indiana, where she was
a. member of the Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority. She has long been
active as a volunteer worker in the
Y. w. c. A, and gave valuable service
to the local association while she lived
in Topeka. She spent several seasons
travelling abroad after she flnlshed
school.
Mr. Canaan is a university man and |
is now engaged in civil engineering
work. He has volunteered for service
in the engineering corps of the Onltei
States navy and his marriage to Miss
Dice will take place before he is called
out.
Mrs. James Hurley and her daugh-
ter. Miss Hildegarde Hurley, received
their friends very informally Monday
afternoon and evening in the parlor
of the National hotel. The affairs
we're as simple as they could be made,
as Mrs. Hurley while wishing to see
her friends while she is in Topeka
visiting her son, Mr.. Harlow Hurley,
cid not wish to distract by any elabor-
ate social function, the work that the
Topeka women are doing in prepara-
ton for war relief. Masses of lark
spur bouquets of lilacs and cluster
of roses were sent to the hostess by
friends and decorated the room for
the lat home" Mrs. Hurley wore an
afternoon gown of black satin, with a
long, loosely belted jacket bodice of
satin and chiffon, embroidered in large
dots of gold beading. She wore a
bouquet of lilies OF the valley and
single white rose Miss Hurley, who
came late in the afternoon with par
~ of friends with whom she had had
luncheon. wore IN afternoon SUIT OF
dark cloth
Among the callers was Mrs. New
conner of Albuquerque, n. NJ, who is
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. p. Raster:
she wore a smart tailored suit OF
black and white check, with a small,
round hat of black lacquer straw.
Mrs Frank Burrow looked very well
in a natty suit of dark brown, with
Jacket made in long points at the side
front, and with a circular collar when
ended in long points at the 'front.' her
Irene Horner appeared in good look
ing suit of light grey, with an inVlsi-
BILE check, and made on severely tall
ored lines. Mrs. David Mulvane wore
a black satin suit in the jacket-cape
style. -,
Mrs. Hurley and Miss Hurley will
remain in Topeka a few days longer
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The Sunflower male quartette which
furnished the program at a concert
Of Oh 'sROt
a hand" such as few local talent en-
tertainers are able to do. There are
a number of reasons for their pop
ularity with their audiences. In the
first place, they are rot amateur sing
ers at all. In fact, all of them hold
singing positions that pay them good,
cold cash. They have voices that have
been trained, and they have been sing
ling for year, tho their present Or
ganization is a comparatively new one.
Two or three of them sang for a long
while in the Washburn Glee club, and
all of them have had a good deal of
experience both in solo and chorus
work well as quartette singing. Also,
these men sing so as to be understood,
and they put a big variety of music
into their programs. They shade their
selections from the accepted classics to
the lighter comedy tone, and they put
the thrill of life and enthusiasm into
their singing. They are good looking,
well groomed young men. and they get
from their audiences the response they
deserve. The program they prepared
for last night was extended to about
twice its original length by the en-
cores the singers received.
They began their program with d
Hunting Song by Mendelssohn. anu
closed it with a negro melody, Swing
Along" Mr.. Howard Searle gave an
excellent rendering of Gounods "Vul-
can Song" as solo. Mr. Hugh
Smith sang "Sing to Me, Sing" a
number written by Sidney Homer ana
dedicated to his wife, Louise Homer
For an encore he gave the song, 1.-The
Old BOatman." Mr.. Waldo Heywood's
solo number was "Mavourneen Roam
in, " and in response to an encore he
sang when the Roses Bloom" Mr.
Frank Ripley gave solo, 1.-The Ship of
State and for an encore, a negro