The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
A MUSIC CONTEST
More Than Fifty Persons in
Free Fair Event.
Ethel Love, of lola, Wins
Piano Music Prize.

The amateur musicians contest at
the Kansas Free Fair Tuesday night
was great success. There were
more contestants than ever before and
a large audience that in the main
stayed right on the spot to hear the
last number played.
It was a contest to suit nearly ev-
eryone. There was glee club music,
and there were solos in piano, vocal
and violin. One could choose whether
he liked the performances of children
Under IL or those of from IL to IS,
the best, as the contest was divided
into those parts.
The contestants in each division
played or sang the same numbers.
with the exception Of the glee clubs
and the BASES and tenors, who were
allowed to choose their own selections.
This gave the judges better chance
to compare the work.
For children under ~, the piano
solo was Granfield's June Waltz In
violin it was the "Slumber Song by
Tolhurst and in voice Daisies" by
Kincella was required.
For children over IL and under 1S,
the "Etude Arabesque" by Louis Vic
tor Saar was played as a piano num-
Der. Heurter's pirates Dream" was
sung by sopranos and contraltos. In
violin. lie Tambourin'' by Lemont
was given.
Many Won Prizes Last Year.
Many of the prize winners this year
were prize winners last year also.
Helen Early, who took first last year
in piano for girls over IL and under
IS, won the second prize this time.
.Thelma browns, who is third place
winner in the same class this year.
took second last year.
Ethel Love Won First Prize.
Ethel Love, who won second last
year in piano for children under IL,
came up to first Tuesday night, ana
Meryin Kennedy was a first prize con-
testant in voice, both last year and
this Topeka high school won first
last year and this in both glee CLUB
numbers.
Helen Butcher, 11-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. o. D. Butcher,
1907 Clay street, took second prize in
the piano contest for girls under IL
years old.
The Judges were Dean Henry v.
Stearns, Mrs. ARA Clark, and Miss
Annie NJ. Bundy.
Miss Ethel Love, lola, Kan; won
the first prize in piano in the class for
children under twelve. Miss Helen
Burcher, Topeka, was second, and
Miss Mildred Fare, Wakefield. Kan,
won third prize.
Miss WenzelI First In Voice
In the contest in voice for children
under twelve, Miss Dora Wenzen, FL
mont, took first, Miss Frances Eber-
ley, Elmont, second and Louis john
son., of the Boys Industrial school.
third.
Lyman Henderson, a pupils in State
street school won first prize in violin.
Miss Lois Wilcox, Abilene took sec
ond, and third place went to Gordan
Sloan, Horton.
Miss MurieI Kittell took first in pi-
ano for girls between twelve and eigh-
teen years of age. Miss Helen Early
was second, and Hiss Thelma browns
was third. All the girls are from To-
peka.
In voice, Mervin Kennedy, Topeka,
won first place for over twelve years
of age. Miss Zelda Kern, Topeka,
took second, and Miss Margaret Kelly
lola, won third place.
Miss Dorothy Ronig, of Topeka,
took first in violin, in the class for
children over twelve. Miss Catherine
Jordan, Topeka. was second. and third
honors went to Miss Marjorie Boyce,
Holton.
..rThe Topeka high school boys glee
club and girls glee club took first
place in the glee club contest with
Seaman high girls glee club and the
Boys Industrial school glee clubs
taking second places.
Prizes Cor all the contests were $15
for first prize, $40 for second prize,
and S for third prize.
I'VE had over fifty persons con-
testing this year" said Miss Grace V.
Wilson, who was the superintendent
of the affair. Last year we had only
twenty-five or twenty-three. Next
year we probably will divide it so that
the contest for children under IL will
come in the afternoon and for those
up to Is at night, because L expect
there will be even a larger number of
contestants"