The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-16


The fifth secret Greek. letter society
is being organized at Washburn COL
lege. The new one is a sorority and
will be called Kappa Kappa Chi. The
following girls are charter members:
Miss Grace Brewer. Miss Alma Calvert
Miss Edna Hornady, Miss Ruth King
man, Miss Ida Kendall, Miss Ruth
Naylor. Miss Ina Kendall. Miss Grace
Naylor, Miss Florence Robertson all
of whom are out of town girls who live
at Holbrook hall, and the following To-
peka girls: Miss Helen Shaver, Miss
Florence White, Miss Jean Watts, and
Miss Margaret Welcome. The colors
of the new sorority are dark red and
silver. Washburn has two other sorori-
ties which were organized about seven
years ago: The Sigma Delta Psi with
their house on Mulvane street, and the
Betas with their house on College a e.
nue.. Both of these sororities are local
organizations and are working for their
national charters. The two fraternities,
the Phi Delta Theta and the Kappa
Sigma, are national organizations.
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The first Helianthus dance of the
season will be given Thursday night at
the Elks' club.
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The freshman pledges of the Beta
sorority of Washburn college, assisted
by Una Lytle, Annette Nicol, and
Mazda Gardner, will give a minstrel
show for the active and alumnae mem
bers of the sorority, December IL
OF course this show Will be re-
stricted to sorority girls, and the frat
men of the college will have to spend
the evening with their pipes
The Sigma Delta Psi girls announce
as their newest pledge, Billy Cuddles
Townesly, a little Spitz puppy
The frat men with their bull dogs
and the sorority sisters with their
poodles will give the campus a real
"collegy' appearance.
Mrs. A. W. Knowles gave an informal
luncheon this afternoon at her home
on Topeka avenue.
An English woman who came to To-
peka to live wrote to the Old Folks at
Home that one of her neighbors was
having her house moved to a new To-
cation. Within their walls of immov-
able stone and brick, the parents
couldn't grasp the thought of nomadic
householders, and wrote back to their
daughter that it must be terrible to
stay in a wild country where people
lived in portable huts and wigwams.
Mrs. Tom Frost and Mrs. Frank
Scott Davis will give a bridge party
Friday afternoon for Mrs. William Ba-
ker Stevens, of the City of Mexico.
Miss Hazel C. Boutwell, and Mr.. E.
Leroy Locke were married quietly at
the home of Rev. Chas. A. Finch, 318
Topeka avenue, Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock. They left almost immediate
iy for st. Louis where they will spend
short honeymoon, before returning to
Topeka to make their home.
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The following alumni members of the
Phi Delta Theta of Washburn college
had BANQUET Tuesday night at the
National hotel: Mr.. Arthur Carruth,
Mr.. Wister Williams Mr.. James Nc
Clure, Mr.. Joseph Denney, Mr.. Glenn
Millice, Mr.. George White, Mr.. Harold
Tice, Mr.. Leo Mooney. Mr.. William
Snyder, Mr.. Lee Haughey, and Mr..
Karl Bowman. ~
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Clark A. Smith S. of Cawker
City, has come to Topeka to join
Judge Smith, and they will make their
home this winter at the ]. F. Daniels
house on West Tenth street.
The E. T. C. 500 club met Tuesday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas, Oliv-
err 719 Buchanan street. Mr.. S. Wilson
won the prize.
The Century club will meet tonight
in the Knights & Ladies' of Security
hall. DR.. S. G. Stewart will address
the club on Prevention of Disease -
The usual physical culture work will
follow the lecture.
to be the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Quinton.
Mr.. S. c. Petit has returned from
a months trip through the south.
Mr.. H. A. Auerbach is spending this
week in Kansas City on business.
Mr.. Roy Bone left today for Den
Yer to spend a week visiting relatives.
Mrs. ]. M. Shellabarger has return
ed from a visit to friends in Omaha.
Mrs. B. c. Voorhees, of st. Joseph,
Mo-, will return home Thursday. after
a visit to her mother. Mrs. E. S.
Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Price left
Tuesday night for Placerville and
Idaho Falls, Idaho. to look after their
business interests. They will return
December 1, and will be at home al
the Throop hotel
Thursday to be the guest of Mrs. z. c.
Marshall
A miscellaneous shower was given
Monday evening at the home of Mrs
c. H. Kutz, in honor of Miss Ethel
Gill, who will be married November
%. The following guests were present;
Miss Media Slime, Miss Berta Carr
Miss Mae Vandivort, Miss Mary Cor
rell. Miss Grace Gilby. Miss Emma
Williams, Miss Zellah Sheppard, Miss
Edna Shreve, Miss Laura Widener
Miss Rebecca WiIkerson, Miss &eulah
Shirley, Miss Minnie Eller, Miss Cert
trude Rogan, Miss Hattie Swope, Mrs
E. J. Kettering. Mrs. o. T. Deever
Mrs. Clara Grant. Mr.. Harry Kurtz
Mr.. Charlie Kettering. Mr.. and Mrs
Roy Deever, Mr.. and Mrs Roy Cain
Mr.. Morgan Knapp. Mr.. Charles P
| Rude. Mr.. Russell HickoX, Mr.. Arthur
Joyce, Mr.. Harry Williams, Mr.. Roy
White and Mr. Elmer Referring.
Mr.. c. w. Kouns has gone to St
Louis on business.
| Miss Eleanor WOODBURY. will return
] Friday from Horton, where she has
been the guest of her brother.
The Taxi Art Embroidery club will
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. w
! T. Dawson. 1916 Fillmore street.
! Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Harris enter
tanned the following guests at thei
home Tuesday evening: Mr.. and Mrs