The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-26

heard: New World Symphony"
Dyorak, Mrs. Harry Tasker and Mrs.
J. F. Kaho; Micaela's Air, from Car
men," Bizet. Mrs. Raymond Murray;
Greeting" Mendelssohn, and I'm the
Garden" Charles Schuetze, Mrs. F. A.
Derby; Doris Nevin, trio with vio-
lin and cello obbligato, Mrs. Popenoe,
Miss Beth Rogler. Mrs. Howard Searle,
Miss Ruth Butler. and Mrs. Fred
Hill; "Andante," Beethoven, Miss
Elsie Chapman; Life and Death"
Coleridge-Taylor, THE Roses of
Philbin; Sonata, Allegretto-ven-M Mod
erato," Caesar-Franck, violin and
piano, Mrs Hubert Popenoe and Miss
Ethel Grant; when Two That Love
Are Parted" Secchi. and Spring Song
of the Robin Woman" from SHAN
weis," Cadman, Mrs. Harlowe F.
Dean: Hunting Song" Mendelssohn,
and THE Scissors Grinder" Flemish
folk song, Sunflower quartet, Mr.. H.
F. Searle, Mr.. Hugh Smith, Mr.. Don
Campbell and Mr.. Frank A. Ripley.
The club has had a very successful
year, studying old French composers.
The new officers are: Mrs. c. A.
Wolf president; Mrs. Howard Searle,
vice president and chairman of the
program committee. Mrs. L. c.
Thorpe, treasurer, and Miss Elsie
Chapman. secretary
The Betty AIMS TittIe-Tattle" col
umn from the Kansas City Indepen6-
ent contained an article this week con-
corning a former Topeka girl, Miss
Evaline Hartley, whom it seems that
Kansas City now claims
The article is as follows: Miss
Evaline Hartley, the Kansas City con-
tralto, who spent most of last winter
in New York. sailed several weeks ago
with Mr.. and Mrs. Brycison Treharne
from New York for several months
coaching in England and France.
''Mr. Treharne is the well known
English composer, coach accompanist,
whose compositions are rapidly gain
ing recognition in America. Mrs. Ire
harne, who was a Thackeray of the
English novelist Thackeray family, is
well known in Europe and Australia
as a singer and teacher. Mr.. Treharne
was caught a German prisoner at the
outbreak of the war. after two years,
was released supposedly to die, but
after months of care in a British hos
pital came to Canada and then New
York, where for two years he has
coaching and accompanying. Mr.. Ire
harne and Mr.. Louis Groveure have
written joint compositions for vocal
technique and have toured in recital
in this country"
Miss Hartley made her home in
music in the State Normal there. She
is a cousin of Mr.. Jack Crow and Mrs.
Morris Milan of Topeka, and is the
daughter of Mr.. H. S. Hartley now of
Kansas City but who formerly made
his home in Topeka
The graduation musicale to have
been given this evening at the Central
Congregational church by John De
Mum of the Muller School of Music
has been POSTPONED indefinitely
There will be a meeting of the Wo-
mans club chorus at the Y W. C. A.
Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock to
practice the song to be given at the
Woman's club meeting in June.
After the rehearsal, about $3.50
o'clock, the members of the music
department of the club will meet to
elect a chairman for the music de-
partment for next year. All the mem
bers of this department of the club
have been urgss ta be present
Mrs. A. D. Gray will entertain at her
home in Greenwood avenue Thursday
afternoon for Mrs. Ethel Moore. for
merly secretary of the Y. w. C. A. but
who is now leaving. and Miss Ger
trude Laudenbach, physical director,
who will soon leave for the east.
Beside the honor guests those pres
ent will include: Miss Ann Sweet,
Miss Louise Curtis. Miss Helen Holler,
Miss Winifred Turner and the mem
bers of the board of the association.
, Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. NJ. E. Loether and daughter.
Miss Arlene Loether of Fredonia,
Kan. who have been guests of Mrs.
Loethers daughter. Mrs. w. Lee Tul1y,
and Mr.. Tuily at the Nakomis. have
returned home. Mrs. Loether and
daughter have spent the past few
months at Long Beach, Calf.
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