The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09

Nashville and Chicago and the Thousand
Mr.. McIIhenney is superintendent of the
| Washington Gas company.
duties of the present time. Since she
began talking of handing in her resig-
| nation, the club members have, most
OF them, so insisted on her remaining
in the office, that she has put off
| Withdrawing for some weeks. She will
| entertain the club at their annual pic
pic Thursday at her home, when some
Red Cross work will be done, and a
tcooking demonstration held to show
the merits of corn flour.
! AT a meeting some weeks ago, soon
after the declaration of war was made,
! Mrs. Lindsay was reprOached by some
of the members for the announcement
of a program to be given at tie club,
which appeared in the light of a crit
icism of the national otdministra ion.
| There were some words at that +lme
between the president and some of
the members, with the result that Mrs
Lindsay at once stated that she would
withdraw from the office. Other men,
bers of tic club smoOthed the trouble
over by the soothing syrup that IS
called tact" and affairs in the club
| moved placidly On until the next meet
ing, when Mrs. Effie Main presented
a paper before the club attacking
what was then the proposed consCrip-
ton bill. Another squat followed, but
was Gained and passed off in a vcge-
! table earning symposium. But the
point of variance between the opinions
of the majority of the club members
and those of the president in the mat
ter of national war policies, continued
to obstrude themselves, ana it is zen =
orally supposed that the presidents
resignation is due to it. as~well as to
the pressure of other duties.
A prominent member of the club
when asked this morning, what preS1-
=
so far there had been no partic liar
discussion of a successor to Mrs. Lind
say, and that a meeting would prob
ably be called to elect q president af-
ter Mrs. I1indsay's resignation was re-
ceived.
The eight honor students in the
graduating class at the College of the
Sisters of Bethany, this year, were
Misses
Clara Watson Mildred Lusk
Helen Silver Arta Heinzman
Helen Lucas Constance Adamson
Lucille Kcrsey Elizabeth Comstccll
The roll includes girls who have
made a grade of 90 per cent or more
during the year. In the fall honorable
mention was promised to the class
with the highest average for the year.
That honor went to the senior class.
The second class in Red Cross work,
conducted by Mrs Nat Black, will
meet at o'clock Monday morning in
have registered for entrance in the
class are asked to be there at o'clock
! Monday. There are two vacancies in
: the roll, and those wishing to take
those places in the class, at a cost
: of SIS for the course, should be there
at the time the class convenes.
Y X
The Shawnee County Political
Science club will have their anniver-
sary meeting at the home of Mrs. A.
MarbUrg, Friday afternoon, June Is.
Each member is privileged to invite
a guest. The members are requested
to be at the meeting at o'clock, as
there will be important business to
transact; the guests are asked to come
5 at o'clock.
The program will be in charge OF
3 the program committee. The social
committee is composed of the follow
ing members: Mrs Lucy Milliken
. chairman; Mrs. Lucia o. Case, Mrs
Mrs. Ella Davis.
All members are urged to be pres
n emit
new arrival in Topeka who will
o be an addition to musical circles is
" MT Howard Payne of New York, who
+ has been engaged as violinist for the
s Muller school of music. Mr.. Payne
e came to Topeka about the middle o.
= this week, and Immediately began hi.
e work of instruction. He is a youne
e musician who has been concertizing il
- the east for the past two years. He i,
e graduate of the Conservatory O.
g Music at Troy, New York, and he stud
e led for some time in New York Cit,
e with Victor Kuzdo. a violinist of not
e in the east. For three years he CAV,
: concerts under the direction of thu
Eastern Lyceum bureau of Boston.
\ Mr.. Payne is a reasonable sort o
VI young man, agreeable of manner, anC
| those who have heard him play sa,
that his work is that of a finished mu
| sician- He had a deal of versatility
| inasmuch as he plays the VIOLIN cell,
and viola with equal ability. He i
making plans for forming a stringet
| quartette in Topeka, composed of frs
| and second violin, viola and cello
II An informal, invitation recital for
ii few friends will be arranged to b.
given at the studio, Twelfth and ella,
streets, Friday evening, June 1 5, whel
| Mr. Payne will play for the guests
He will also probably appear on TIL
program at large recital to be give
later in the month. possibly the 2Stl
or 29th, at the city auditorium.
ii x x
The Kansas State university art de
! partment has succeeded in procurini
! the Thayer collection of art treasures
| under the condition that the coIIectio1
| be kept intact and housed under on
roof The gift was made by Mrs. vii
! liam B. Thayer in memory of he
husband, the late William b Thayel
who was for years a member of tn