The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-03
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Miss Ra Hotchlziss will give a party
saturday afternoon at her home in
honor of the out-of-town girls of the
sigma Delta house.
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A number of out of-town people ar
rived Thursday to attend the COM
mencement reunion, and anniversary
celebration of the College of the Sis
tiers OF Bethany. Fifty years ago the
school was organized and made a
small beginning in the old building
on Ninth and Topeka avenue, now the
headquarters of the Kansas Theologi-
cal school. For a year or two after
wards the seminary was closed for
lack of funds, but was later re-opened
steadily growing until new build
ms was required, and Wolfe Hall was
built on the present campus. Later
! Holmes hall and Burr hall were added.
Mrs. Jose McGrew Smalley, of
Springfield, Mo-, who received the first
diploma from the school. is here to
attend the reunion. Miss Emma Root,
of Tecumseh, a graduate of the school
and for twenty-five years it's teacher
of science, will come for the COM
mencement. Other former students
who will attend are: Mrs. Charles
Holman, of st. Louis. Mrs. Maude
Spencer Cheatum of Hutchinson, Miss
Alma Phillips of Los Angeles, Miss
| Jessie Vail Bartlett of TecumSeh, Miss
Helen Green of Guthrie. Ok, Mrs.
Brooke of Oklahoma City, Miss Roxey
Johnson of Coffeyville, Miss Louise
Patterson, Miss Leta Ingals. Miss Elsie
| Westmecott and Miss Anna Johnson.
The May pole dance, which was
planned for this afternoon at $50,
will not be given on account of the
| weather.
A luncheon will be served Saturday
at 1890 on the college campus for
the students at the school, visiting
| girls and all former students, whether
graduates or not, who are living in
Topeka. The luncheon will be follow
ed by business meeting.
| Miss Lenora Stubs gave a lunch
con this afternoon at the Country club
| for the girls who live at the Beta
house at Washburn.
| Miss Hedwig af Petersen. of Stock
holm, Sweden, has been a distinguish
ed visitor in Topeka for few days
past. She is said to belong to noble
| family of Sweden, but has been keep
| ing her title secret during her tour
| of the west She is also associate edi-
tor of Stockholm Dagblad DAILY
| Blade) and is officially connected with
| the University of Loud, Sweden. Miss
| Petersen has three residences; one,
summer home at Flyings, is castle
| ruined in the 18th century, now re-
| built and made somewhat modern.
The object of the lady's visit to this
country is the study of our educationa!
| system with the idea of modifying and
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addressed the teachers and pupils OF
Sumner school Thursday, and left last
| night for the Kansas university, where
she will speak before the students as
we'll as clubs and various other asso-
Citations. Elaborate preparations are
| being made for her reception in Prov
idence. Rhode Island. On appearance,
| Miss Petersen is graceful and stately,
and her manners are simple and re
fined. She expressed pleasure in the
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manual training department. Mr.. c.
H. Peterson. principal of Sumner.
who will take trip this summer
| through southern and middle Europe
/ has been asked as a guest to the cas-
tie home of Miss Petersen, who prom
| ises to show him through the leading
schools and universities OF southern
Sweden. Mr.. Peterson will leave June
| 14th with a party of tourists conduct
| ed by Miss Ethel Aldrich.
| The Beta girls of Washburn college
will have a picnic on the college
campus Tuesday night which Will be
attended by the members of the active
| chapter. the alumnae girls and the
| parents of the members of the
| sorority.
There will be an initiation at the
| Reta house tonight for the new
| hedges, Miss Mignon Logan and Miss
| Dorothy Brown. Following the 1nltla-
ton there will be spread and an all
night party.
The Minerva club will have social
and business meeting Monday with
Mrs. George Moore at her new bunga-
| low, 1892 Lincoln street.
Miss Martha Sellards. of Burhngame'
who is student at Washburn, Is a
new pledge of the Sigma Delta Isl
| Sorority, and will be initiated Tuesday
| night at the Sigma house. Following
| the initiation, the girls Will nave
| spread and an all-night party.
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| A former Topeka girl. Miss Laura
| Stotsenburg, daughter of Mrs. Mary
| Stotsenburg, was recently married TO
Lieutenant May, at St Margaret
| onburg family have lived in Washing.
| ton since they left Topeka number of
| years ago, and the bride is considered
| one of the beautiful women of that
| city.
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| The teachers of the Topeka high
| school had a picnic supper Thursday
| night on the lawn at the J. M Meade
home. at Crane and Western avenue
| The Nurses Alumnae association Of
| Christs hospital held their annual
| meeting Thursday in the hospital par
| lors, and elected the following officers
| for the coming year: Miss Edith Wheel
| ct, president, hdIIiS OOLhIlH' VIC
| president; Miss Rose Ross, treasurer,
| and Miss Askrin, secretary. Those who
| graduated with the class of this spring
! were admitted to membership. They
| are: Miss Maude Marlin, Miss Bertha
Parr, Miss Lily Newman. Miss Pauline
| Burton, Miss Julia Brewer, Miss Alta
| Johnson. Miss Maude Cummings, Miss
Grace Mitigate, Miss Anna Main, Miss
| Myrtle Ibe, and Miss Anna Connor. The
| association will have their annual ban
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