The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-28

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have very many, but the first one is
to serve refreshments at every meet
ing"
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The operetta. princess Chrysanthe-
num-" given by the Sumner junior
high school last night at the Topeka
high school. was bright and snappy.
The choruses were well trained, the
solos were good. the decorations and
the costumes were all beautiful.
The part Emperor What For Whi,"
taken by Percy Harvey, was perhaps
/ the most finished work. His most
pleasing number was his song.
| Whether You Like 1t or Not" The
| tha owen, had a pleasing voice, and
her solos were charming. Saucer
Eyes" the wizard cat, Mr.. Allen Bent
| ley. pleased his audience immensely.
| The attendant sprites caused much
merriment by their realistic dancing.
! The parts of Prince So Tru and Prince
So Sli. taken by Robert Johnston and
| Carl Martinson, rival suitors for the
hand of Princess Chrysanthemum,
were especially well given. Princess
and her fairy attendants made one of
| the prettiest scenes of the play. The
part, TOP Not" the Court Chamber
| lain, was taken by William Ware, who
made the part all that could be de-
sired.
The play was directed by Miss
Frances Taylor. assisted by Robert
Johnston. Morley Thompson and Char
lotte Affron of the ninth grade. as
business, stage and advertising man.
ayers.
| Between the first and second acts
Miss Mabel Hults danced ITO a Wild
Rose" and between the second and
third. assisted by Frances Bone and
Nadine Buck. ALA Tarentella.''
! The music was. furnished by the
| Sumner school orchestra. Miss Evan
geline Oslund, the pianist, deserves
much credit for her capable handling
of the score.
| The operetta will be repeated
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at the
Sumner school.
Miss Orril Nicholson, daughter of
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Nicholson. 1872
West Sixteenth street, and Mr.. Dewey
McDaniels were quietly married in
| Kansas City Tuesday afternoon. The
young couple had hoped to keep the
marriage secret but hopes are some
times disappointed for news of we'd
| dings travels on a wireless all its own.
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THE WHY OF NO BABIES.
L. P. Kistler of the vital statistics
department of the Kansas state board
of health is checking over the rec
ords pertaining to his office.
kansas is short of babies said
Mr. Kistler. I'm fact, the first three
months of this year, according to re-
ports turned. in to us. show a falling
off of 1900 over the same period last
year" MIR. Kistler blames the war
and the influenza.
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Mrs. o. H. White and her daughters,
who are her guests, Mrs. Harrison A.
Maynard, of Erivan, Russia; Mrs.
John F. Hughes. of Chanute, Kan;
Mrs. Stacey r. Guild. of Ann Arbor,
Mich, and Mrs Ray H. Garvey, of
Colby. Kan, will be at home in
formally on Thursday afternoon from
8 to at their home, 1927 Lane street.
No invitations have been issued but
all friends of the hostesses are asked
to call.
CLOVER.
Wherever Fate may lead me the
wide world DER. My thoughts will
homeward turn as the long days come.
Midsummer now, and the fields are
thick with clover. where rabbits feed
in the dusk, and brown bees hum
In dreams 1 shall lean DER the gate,
in rare June weather, and watch the
winds thru the clover ripple and run
million purple heads that shake to-
gether, spilling their scent in the
warmth of a Kansas sun. l shall see
the great white butterflies dance and
hover. and the humble bees with theif
honey bags plunder by, or East or
west, in June shall dream of Clover
from the ends of the earth my
thoughts will homeward fly.
n. S. A
Miss Marguerite Koontz will give a
recital Saturday morning at the Or
pheum theater showing the work
which has been done during the past
| season by her dancing pupils. There
are thirty-five in the class. The pro-
| gram will open at ten o'clock and
| friends of the pupils and those in
terested in DANCING will be the guests
The graduating class of the Sumner
| Junior High school will give a party
| Friday evening at the home of one Of
| the members of the class, Rober
Johnston, of 236 Greenwood avenue
The teachers who will be guests are
Miss Alberta Brown. Mrs Eliza betf
Dadisman. Miss Violet SchlageI, Mis-.
| ! Marie Crawford and Z. s. Stanley
| There are thirty-five in the class.
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| Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Archie Johnson and Mis-
Eleanor Dillon have returned to theil
home in Kansas City after spending
a short time recently with Mrs
| Charles Dillon and family of Al.
| Woodlawn avenue.
Miss Mary McCrum will leave tn,
last of the week for Minneapolis
| Kan. to spend a few days visitin;
| friends.
W. A. Biby has returned from
two weeks business trip in Colorado
II Mrs. John W. Bush has returned