The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29

her. Many interesting features will
be connected with the various per-
formances, the most unusual perhaps
being the appearance of Miss Lulu
Long of Kansas City, the Wen KNOWN
euuestrienne, who will ride and EXHIBIT
her thoroughbred horses. Miss Long
will bring with her eighteen horses
and two carloads of equipage. Sne
Is a most interesting parsonage, be-
ing the daughter of Mr.. X. A. Long OF
Kansas City. the multimiilionaire lum.
herman The ushers at the show will
be many of Topeka's society girls.
The boxes have all been engaged.
Miss Vellie Patterson and Miss Mae
Pickett have secured box and in it
will entertain the following: MISS
Clara Ekstrom, Miss Katherine Allen.
Miss Carrie Nye and Miss Hazel
Bradford. Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Mcleod
of Valley Falls have arranged for
line party of thirty guests for one
night of the show.
Persons desiring fifty cent seats for
the horse show are urged to communi-
cate at once with Miss Herren, tele-
phone 999 r., or Miss Witwer, 1887.
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Among the people who have engaged
tables for dinner at the Country club
tonight are: Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. God
dard, Mrs. Charles Thomas. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Capper and Mr.. Bill Col
iinson.
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A wedding that came as a surprise
to the friends Of the couple concerned
was that of Miss Esther Wright and
Mr.. C. F. Lodter. The ceremony took
place on August 4 at the parsonage OF
the Rev. Benjamin Young of the First
Methodist church. The news of the
wedding did not become known until
yesterday. Mrs. Lodter is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Wright of 1874
Lane street. and was formerly en-
ployed in the office of Mr.. ]. F.
Mitchell, ticket auditor of the Santa
Fe. Mr.. LOdter has a position in the
stationery department of the Santa Fe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lodter expect to leave
September IL for Galveston. Tex.
after which they will be at home at
the Lodter home on Garfield avenue.
The next meeting of the West Side
Forestry club will be held September
Is with Mrs. o. E. Walker. The pro-
gram will be as follows: Forest
Brown: roll cali. Winter plants for city
homes.
DR.. and Mrs. w. B. Storrs and Mr..
and Mrs. r. H. Cav will occupy box
at the horse show.
Mrs. Warwick Updegran will enter
tain her luncheon club on Tuesday of
next week. The members are: Mrs.
Paul Walker. Mrs. James Hayes. Mrs.
Jack Campbell. Miss Clyde Bonebrake.
Miss Marian Wear. Miss Grace koontz
and Mrs. Updegraff.
A Topeka girl. who has achieved
unusual honor is Miss Ruth Bauer,
who has been awarded scholarship
to Bryn Mawr and who expects to
leave Topeka to enter that college
early in September. Miss Bauer is the
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
G Bauer and is a most attractive girl
with a winning personality. She was a
graduate of Washburn college in June.
1913, and was made a member of the
Tau Delta Pi honorary fraternity in
her senior year. Miss Bauer held the
lish literature at her alma mater last
year. She is a member of the Kappa
Alpha Theta sorority and has always
played an important part in both col
iese and town circles .
A linen shower was given for Miss
Josephine McGregor Friday evening
by Mrs. Georg. A. Mems. This is the
first of a series Of parties to be given
for Miss McGregor. who is to be mar
ried next month to Mr.. Hugh McGrath.
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A big sister''-that is what each new
girl is to have upon entering Kansas
university this fall. The Young Wom-
ems Christian Association has taken up
the big sister, movement, and every
Freshman girl is to be in the care of
an upper class young woman. The big
sister will meet the new girl at the
train. and will find a suitable room for
her II she has not obtained one. She
Will help the newcomer to enroll, will
see that she finds her classes, will take
her to church. and will do all in her
power to keep her little Freshman sis
ter from being lonely.
The Y. W. C. A. also plans for the
social life of freshman girls. The
Freshman Frolic. one of the first
parties of the school year. always
stands out as a real red letter. event
in the life of every freshman. Then
there is the reception given Jointly by
the Y. w. and Y. NJ. c. A., the informal
Sunday afternoon teas for the girls. the
membership banquet, and smaller par
ties throughout the school year. So.
each freshman girl has her share of
fun which Ses hard work easier and
college life what it should be-,
But the force that brings out the
noblest and best in our university
young women is the weekly Y. w. C.
A. meeting. This is held every Tues
day afternoon at 4:3O For fifteen min
utes there Is a time of informal talk
Then at 4:45 the regular meeting takes
place.
So. each freshman girl who wishes to
have the love and friendship of big
sister at the university this year will
he cared for from the time she reaches
Lawrence, if she will write to Miss
Evelyn Strong of Lawrence, or to Miss
Naomi Simpson. 1929 Western avenue,