The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15

Gereke, Mr.. John Jones, Mr.. Armine
Weiskirch, Mr.. Erskine Wyman. Mr..
Glen Hussey Mr.. Churchill Sargent,
Mr.. Hobart Hogue. Mr.. Zwinglie Nc
Clement, Mr. Wellington Culver, Mr..
Ray Callihan, Mr.. Louis Larrick, of
Lenora; Mr.. Joe Schwartz. Mr.. Toe
bert Loomis, all of K. U, Mr. James
Perry. Lieut.. Arthur Champney and
Lieut.. Earl Moore.
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Paul Althouse, the Metropolitan
tenor, who sang in Topeka Saturday
of Topeka, one of the very greatest
singing teachers in the world is living.
The man is William Shakespeare of
London, who spent a few weeks teach
ing in Topeka last year, and who is
new settled in Kansas City, where he
expects to remain until the close of
the war. Mr.. Althouse speaks of him
as a teacher who has brought out d
great many famous concert singers,
and a man eminent in his profession
all over Europe.
He was in Topeka for a short time
and gave a series of lectures a good
many years ago. and some of his
writings on correct methods or singing
are to be found in our public libraries
dings, of Cedar Point, Kan, and Mr..
Austin Wallock, of Topeka, took place
at the brides home in Cedar Point
Sunday. Mr.. Wallock was former
Washburn college student, and is now
in charge of a lyceum bureau. Mr. and
Mrs. Wallock are temporarily at home
at 1913 Topeka avenue
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AS part of the program for the
entertainment of the secretaries of
! L IL, L. Z,
reception will be held at the home
| of Governor and Mrs. Arthur Capper,
October %, and musical will be CIV
en- on that occasion by Donna Easley,
a singer of New York City, who is
the daughter of Ralph NJ. Easley, for
merIy assistant principal of the Hutch
inson public schools, and afterward
editor of the Hutchinson News. Miss
Easley studied in Chicago and New
York and has appeared in recitals of
| Importance in a good many of the
! eastern cities She has sung at the
White House, in the homes of Car
negie. August Belmont, John Hays
Hammond, Hartman, and others. Her
master in New York was Fileto Greco,
an Italian composer and teacher.
She will give a series of song re
citals in Kansas, and has been engage
ed for the party at the Governors
home October %.
Miss Ida Tarben. chairman of the
National Womans Committee Public
! ity department, is engaging in pub
licity work for the sale of liberty
bonds. 1 have a letter from her this
morning, from Washington, D. c., in
which she says that the government is
asking the help of the women of the
country to assist in the liberty bond
drive, which is now on for the sale of
the second issue. She says that the
! leaders have learned that they cannot
carry on big financial scheme with
out getting the backing of the women,
and that the women are anxious to.
prove that the government was even
wiser than it thought in calling on the
women. Secretary Baker, at the Lib
erty Loan convention, said:
There is a certain significance, per-
haps a certain indication of the ex-
tent to which our civilization has
gone, when a secretary of war can
say to a conference of women, that the
success of the United States in the
making of this war is just as much in
your hands and in the hands of the
women of America as it is in the
hands Of the soldiers of our army
Already in many ways the activities of
women have been summoned to as
sist the nation. 1 find a special
stimulation in the fact that you are
coupled up with the financial opera
tions of this war"
Members of the Woman's Com
mittee of the state are especially ask
ed to invest in the bonds and also to
try to interest their friends in the
purchase.
While the war rs good and hot
Drop your nickels in the slot.
For the Christmas greeting gay
To the soldiers far away"
DR.. II. w. ROby.
Give them plenty. don't begrudge.
Lots Of butterscotch and fudge"
Mrs. Roby.
Today and Tomorrow are the last
days of self denial week, set apart by
members of the Good Government club
for the saving of money with which to
buy sweets for the soldiers abroad at
Christmas time. The women are very
anxious for large sum to accumulate
in the boxes they have stationed in
many of the business houses about
town in which the townspeople are
asked to drop a few coins A great
many people have said that they
would like to give for the help of the
soldiers. but that they could not af-
/ ford large amounts. The club now Of
I fers an opportunity to give small sums
I for fund that will add greatly to the
| happiness of the soldiers in the Christ
4 The boxes will be opened Tuesday
night. and the women who are pro-
noting the plan earnestly hope for a
good. large sum made up Of many
mali contributions.