The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Music Club Opening.

Music Club Opening.
The Monday Music club opened
its years activities last night with
delightful program followed by an
Informal reception.
The Y. w. C. A. auditorium was
beautifully decorated in red and yell
low autumn leaves with red saliva
and asters in many .colors. On either
side of the stage was set a nag on
a standard and banked about 1t were
the leaves and flowers in which were
hidden electric lights shaded in red
which gave warm glow to the whole
decoration. Near the front OF the
stage were set brass jardennieres of
red SALIVA in which were set the
flags of the allies. The whole deco
ration was very effective.
! Miss Baldwin, the president OF the
club. prefaced the program with an
announcement Of the years program
speaking of the especially fine lis,
of artists who are to appear under
| the auspices Of the club. The pro
gram for the evening was given by
Eve Simmons, soprano; Mable wood
worth, violin; Cecile Burton, reader,
and Ann Dvorsky, piano. These young
! women form the faculty of the mus
| ical department of Carthage college
and gave varied and most satisfac-
tory program.
Miss Simmons opened the program
with the following numbers:
Ihe star CONFERENCE.-The hVUSei
March .................. Woou
(From Twelve Little Songs of the
+ Year,
Forever and a Day Mabel Woodwork
The Magpie's Nest ....... Old irish
Death Song ............... Caomah
(From South Sea Idylso
Wind Song ........... Rogers
At Morning Boyu
Her voice is clear and her interpre-
tation of the well selected group OF
songs pleased the audience, and in
response, to prolonged applause, gave
two encores.
Miss Woodwork for her violin num-
Der, gave Beethovens Sonata-F Ma
jor. The sonata is a beautiful COM
position and it's piano accompani-
ment which was played by Miss
Dvorsly, supplements the violin in
particularly effective way. Miss
Burton read the Highwayman. by
Moves, and responded to two encores.
The Highwayman is a dramatic Sc.
lection and she interpreted 1t eff
fectively. She has a pleasing voice
and a charming stage presence and
her work was well done.
Miss Dvorsky who gave group OF
piano numbers, has unusual talent
as demonstrated by her playing last
night. She played with understand
ing and merited the enthusiastic ap-
plause which she received. Her
numbers were:
Concert Waltz ............... Friml
"Eglogue" (Pastorale) ........ Ldszt
Prelude Gnere
Am Seegestadte ........... Smetana
(By the Sea Shore)
At the reception the guests from
Carthage received with the execu-
tive committee Of the club. There
was very large attendance with
many from out Of town.
Lieut.. Townsend Arrives. -
Lieutenant Commander J. c. Town
send, U. S. N. and family will ar
rive this evening for visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. il w. Town
send, 326 High street.
Ruthean Glass Meets.
The Ruthean Bible class will en-.
joy its annual indoor picnic supper
Thursday at half past six o'clock
All members of the class and their
families are. invited to, bring their
picnic baskets and join in the supper.
Married This Morning.
This morning at o'clock at thu
parsonage Of ST. Francis De Sales
church. occurred the marriage of Miss
Ann Elizabeth Costello to Mr.. George
Edward Brooks, the Rev. Father
Dunnion officiating. The bride and
groom were accompanied by Miss
Frances Margaret Kennedy and Mr..
Frank Westerhoff The bride wore
tailored suit of taupe colored broad.
cloth with trimming of white fur and
a white fur hat She wore a corsags
bouquet of brides roses. Teh brides
maids dress was of blue chiffon
|broadc1oth with q blue hat and sho