The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-07

the guest of honor at a luncheon
which Mrs. Robert Stone will give
Friday afternoon at her home, 1910
West Eighth avenue.
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Women are much inclined to criti-
CHE the parties that men give, unless
they are permitted to mix in with
few pints of advice. (Witness the
troubles of an entertainer eXper-
fenced by two of the bachelors who
gave a dance last winter.) In those
| matters men take their ideas from
women and in a general way, copy
their methods. Personally, can't see
that the teas the men give are any
pinker or any less pink than those
where the women preside. The re-
ception Monday afternoon given by
the young men of the Kappa Sigma
Fraternity was planned entirely by
the boys themselves, was creditable
bit of entertaining, and couldn't have
been improved by taking counsel of
all the women in town.
The Kappa Sigmas have been affil-
lated with the national chapter two
years, and previous to that they were
the local fraternity of Kappa Theta.
Until early this fall they occupied q
house on College avenue, but since
September they have been living In
their new house, 1901 Boswell avenue.
They have given two large parties in
their new home, one Halloween, and
the other yesterday afternoon. The
house is we'll arranged for entertain
ing. The first floor is used entirely for
receiving and entertaining. The walls
of all the rooms are finished in cool
green shade, with stenciled borders,
ard the rugs and curtains harmonic
with the general tone. The furniture
Is in mission style and arranged for
comfort and convenience. The kitch-
en- and large dining room occupy the
hoe, AnO ~ I,0J scr
ond story is divided into a number of
smaller rooms, all finished in pretty
shade of tan, and used for study
rooms. The third floor is the sleep
ing apartment of the house.
The guests at the party yesterday
included the fraternity and sorority
people of the college. active and
alumni members, the faculty, and
friends in town. Four hundred invi-
tations were issued. The active mem
bers of the fraternity, who were the
hosts yesterday, are: Mr.. Huston Por
ter, Mr.. Irwin Keller, Mr.. John Coe,
Mr.. Charles Robinson, Mr.. Oscar
Bolton, Mr.. Leroy Tucker, Mr.. Per-
icles Miller, Mr.. William Bass, Mr..
Rees Hughes, Mr.. Elton Mcintosh,
Mr.. Basil Rankin, Mr.. Charles Smiley,
Mr.. Clarence Ream and Mr.. George
McNash. The pledges who received
with them are: Mr.. Weldon Norris
Mr.. Stuart Drum, Mr.. William Cavert
and Mr.. Leland Johnson. Those who
stood in the receiving line were: DIR.
Kendall, Miss Mary Gleed. Miss Mar
guerite Mills, Mr.. Irwin KEEL
Ter. Mr. Huston Porter and Mr..
John Coe, Miss Marian Dewey and Mr..
Oscar Bolton. Those who assisted
through the rooms were: Miss Ruby
Byers, Miss Martha SelIards, Miss
Grace Vinegar, Miss Lenora Stubs,
Miss Isabel Mills, Miss Lois Johnson,
Miss Mary Ferguson, Miss Rebecca
Welty, Miss Marie Vanderpool, Miss
Dorothy Brown.
The room in which refreshments
were served had a beautiful table de-
coration of red roses and red candles.
The girls who served were: Miss
Louise Heath, Miss Marie Wickwire,
Miss Ruth Bauer, Miss Dorothy Gleed
and Miss Grace Gaines.
! After the reception the men of the
fraternity gave dinner in the dining
room of the chapter house for the
m members and the assisting friends.
! The decorations for the banquet werc
| in deep red, the fraternity color.
Each of the men wore a red carnation
and the girls were given favors of cor
sage bouquets of red carnations and
| Mexican ivy. The place cards were
red, tied with red cord, and the table
| Centerpiece was red carnations and
| ivy. The drop-lights over the table
were SnaQGQ IN req. MT. ErW1n Keller
was POSTMASTER, and responses were
made as follows: THE Kappa Sigma
Girl" Mr.. Rees Hughes; Spiked To-
matoes," Mr.. Elton Mcintosh;
Pledged" Mr. Stuart Drum, and
''Washburn" Mr.. Clarence Ream.
The party celebrated the second an
niversary of the fraternity as a ma
tional society.
One of the popular sorority girls
at Washburn this year, is Miss Marie
Wickwire. She was one of the assist
| ing girls at the Kappa Sigma party
yesterday, and noticeably attractive in
| a gown of dark red satin draped in
red marquisette. The dress was made
with short sleeves and low neck. and
the rich color - off to advantage her
dark eyes and hair.
Mrs. f. ]. Whitaker entertained a
few friends very informally this after
noon at her home. 1922 Taylor street.
The Cosmos club will meet Thursday
afternoon, March, 8, with Mrs. H. x.
Devendorf, 1125 Tyler street
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Professor Arthur Locke. of Washburn
college, announces that he will lecture
in Boswell hall. Wednesday evenings,
March 15 March 20, and April 10. His
subjects will be Edward Grieg, the
Norwegian composer. Johannes
Brahms, the German composer, and
/ Cesar F'ranck the French composer.
Miss Helen Phipps will assist Profess
sor Locke in illustrating the work of
the different composers by playing
three sonatas for piano and violin; the
Grieg F major sonata, at the first, the
Brahms G major at the second and
the Franck sonata in A major at the
third lecture. The lectures are not in
tended primarily for music students
but for all who enjoy listening to mus
- Il til e.
consideration of the life and work OF
the master and his characteristics
which will be illustrated by reference
to the particular work to be perform
ed The selections have been made as
representative of the best work OF
each composer in the larger musical
forms. The form and content of each
work viii be carefully explained before