The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13

peka. The two Topeka composers are
honorary members of the sorority.
Miss Snyder gave as her piano num-
bers: Chopin's ''Nocturne in e Major,
Chaminade's Variations in A., ana
Godard's Cavalier Fantastique.' Miss
Adams played as an organ number,
the Sixth Symphony of Widor in two
movements, Allegro and Adagio. She
played as a piano selection, the first
two movements of Saint-Sae ems Con
certo in C Minor" Miss Snyder sang
ION Wings of Music" by Mendelssohn
and Miss Mitchell played two piano
numbers: "Arioso." by Bach, and
"Etude" by Chopin.
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The new venture for entertaining
soldiers over Sunday in Topeka, I'M
dertaken by the Rota club, an organl-
zation, of business women, was sue.
cessful beyond the hopes of the club
women The Chamber of Commerce
gave the club the use of the ciup
rooms, and the members were ASSIST
ed in preparing the supper served 10
the boys by Mrs, Fannie Seymour, the
new cateress at the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The party began at about o'clock,
and continued until after supper,
which was served about $50. The in
vitations to the soldiers were given
thru the camp paper, Trench ana
Camp, a number of the officers an
nounced it to their men and after the
arrival of soldiers in Topeka a troop
of boys scouts handed to every man
in uniform whom they met the no
tice: Come to our community party
at the Chamber of Commerce, Seventh
and Quincy streets, Sunday, May II,
1918, to 1870 p. m. Supper served
by the Womans Rota club at $3.50
No charge. Every soldier cordially in
vited.'' --.-
More than hundred soldiers re-
sponded to the invitation. The men
were announced by r. r. Baer of the
Chamber of Commerce, who is chair
man of its entertainment committee.
This committee volunteered to do all
it could to assist the. women of the
Rota club in their project to make
pleasant the weekend visits of the SOL
diers i'm this city. The men were in
troduced to the girls who were invit-
ed to meet them.
During the afternoon program of
an informal nature was given for the
Entertainment of the boys. Miss
Helen Phipps played the violin, Miss
Esther Freeman gave a reading; Miss
Ida Hardy gave whistling solo,
playing her banjo accompaniment.
Miss Margaret Gohlke sang, and dur
ing the dinner Miss Phipps played,
accompanied on the piano by Mrs.
Stewart. 1t was discovered that one
of the men, Mechanic Carmen Sesti,
of headquarters company, 314 en-
gineers, could play the guitar. He was
prevailed upon to give some music,
and the men sang the new war songs.
After that Mrs. Stewart played the
piano and all the company sang the
songs again.
The club was thanked for the en-
tertainment by Francis M. Leaman,
educational director of the Y. M. c..
A. at Camp Funston, in behalf of the
men, ami Mrs. A. L. Greene, acting
president of the club, made a re-
Spouse.
The purpose of the party was to
give the men cheerful and happy
afternoon, with all gloomy expecta-
tons left entirely out of the CONVEX
sation. To this end, the club mem
bers invited a group of young women.
each member being privileged TO in
wife two girls. They chose the girls
whom they thought would be attrac-
tive and entertaining, and with suffi-
cient social experience to make the
young men feel at ease and at home,
even tho they were among strangers.
The informality and genuine enjoy
r,ent of the occasion proved that the
young women were well chosen.
A dance will be given for the men
next Saturday evening. The same
rules for the admission of the in
vited girls by the cards which are