The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-08


other city parks" Mrs. A. A. Robinson,
chairman, and Mrs. F. w. Watson,
vice chairman of the forestry depart
ment of the Women's club. Mrs.
Robinson said, 1T is high time To-
peka should show some manifestation
of civic pride"
Others in favor of the peony show
are: the Rev. Jas. P. deb. Kaye, who
is widely known as a flower grower
and who talks, writes of and grows
flowers; Mrs. Alonzo S. Thomas, presi-
dent of the Women's Rota club; Mrs.
w. D. Ross, president of the Tuesday
Study club; Mrs. A. T. Daniels; Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Bates; Mrs. Harry
T. Forbes. president of the West Side
Forestry club; DIR. Eva Harding,
whose flower garden has over 900
peonies and is one gorgeous mass of
beauty when in bloom; Mr.. Horace
Macferran, who has about 400 plants,
and said. Il think it is the most beau
tiful flower that grows" DIR. c. F.
Menninger, who has a collection of
all the varieties.
The oId-fashioned "Piney' of our
grandmother's garden, while still pop
ular because of its early Towering,
has been eclipsed by the wonderfully
improved sorts introduced in recent
years. These are the Queen of
Spring Flowers and are well adapted
for massing in beds and particularly
valuable for planting in groups thru
out the perennial or shrubbery bor-
der, where their brilliant hues add
attraction to all around. Their re-
quirements are simple; a good, rich,
deep soil and an open, sunny posi-
ton. which, however, is not absolutely
necessary, as they thrive almost equal
ly as well in their growing season, be-
ing sufficient to give an abundance
and wealth of flowers, which rival
the finest roses in color and fragrance,
and produce during their Towering
season a gorgeous effect not eQualed
by any other flower They are per-
fectly hardy, requiring no protection
whatever even in the most severe eli
mate, and once planted increase in
beauty each year.
An important point to observe in
the planting OF herbaceous peonies is
not to plant too deep. The roots
should be placed SO that the crowns
are covered with two inches of soil.
Old roots should be divided about
every five or six years. 1t is also
equally important that the plants do
not suffer for lack of water when the
flower buds are forming. When the
buds blast when they are about the
size of a pea, it is usually caused by
lack of moisture 1T this stage of de-
Velopme emf. They may be planted in
the spring or fall with equally good
results.
The Tuesday Study club will have
roots for sale at Crosby Bros. all next
week for spring planting. The COM
mittee in charge of the sale are: Mrs.
Arthur Springer, Mrs. C. L. Hcer,
Mrs. Glen Beaver, Mrs. w. S. Amos
and Mrs. A. L. Rog .rs.
X
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. ALT king
enberg, formerly of Topeka and for
he Of
music department of Washburn coll
lege, will be interested to hear that
he is to be at the head of a large
school of music which is to be created
by Mr.. George Eastman, of Rochester,
N. Y. This institution is to be con-
nected with Rochester university. Mr..
Klingenberg and Mr.. Eastman have
recently returned from an inspection
trip of all the large music schools and
Mr.. Eastman hopes to make his SUI
perior to them all.
The Rochester Democrat says con-
corning the schoo1swhich is to be run
under the direction Of Mr.. Klingen-
berg:
The spacious auditorium will have
seating capacity, on the ground floor
and in a balcony, of $500 people. The
stage will be, of course, at the Swan
street end of the hall. This auditor
ium will be a little larger than that of
the Boston Symphony, having a little
more width. 1t is being designed, and
will be built, by experts to insure per-
feet acoustics and visual effects, and
nothing will be left undone to make it
thing of artistic beauty. The bal
cony will be reached by a gradient
floor or staircase.
The structure will be three stories
in height, and its framework will be so
built as to permit addition to the
height when desirable. The concert
L.,
building, and the school in the north.
There will be imposing entrances from
Gibbs street, and along most of the
length of the side in Barrett alley,
which will be widened about five feet
to make it readily available for auto
mobiles, will run a platform covered
by a canopy.
The school part of the structure will
be divided into three sections, with air
and light courts between. In the front
section will be a small hall designed
for student recitals and concerts and
chamber music. This will seat about
500 people. In the middle section will
be the main staircase to the upper
floors. and on the ground floor will
be the administration offices and a
musical library. The upper floors of
this section and all the rear section
will be occupied by studios.
Mr.. Eastman is establishing this
school to take the place of the Insti-
tute of Musical Art, in Prince street,
the plant of which he purchased
about a year ago and turned over to
a board Of governors to be conducted
in association with the University of
Rocheste~. The new institution will
be conducted in the same way, with
Mr.. Klingenberg in full charge of it's
administration. The school will ac-
commodate from 1900 to 1900 stu
dents, who will be admitted at mod
crate tuition. AS the present school
in Prince street has a capacity for
only about 400 registered students,
the new one will give a big oppor-
tunity for expansion.
Mr.. Klingenberg expressed his en-
thusiasn. over the project last night.
He said that those in charge of it
were not prepared to announce all
details of policy and character yet, hut