The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04

DIT. and MIS-.
ford, Ill. announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Lucille. to Mr. Allen
Beck, of Sterling, Colo.
The Lynch family formerly lived IN
Topeka, when DIR. Lynch was pastor
of the First Methodist church, ana
while they have been away from TINS
city some five or six years. they are
still claimed by their friends as To-
peka people. They come to Kansas
frequently to visit. as they have made
their home both in Topeka and wen
tia. Miss Lucille Lynch spends good
deal of time here with Mrs &. NJ,
Davies. who Is a particularly close
friend of the family. The elder daush-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. Lynch, Josephine
was married a year or two ago
Miss Lynch was educated at Baker
university Baldwin, Kan-.s and it was
there that she met Mr.. Beck, where
they were classmates. The marriage
was to have taken place IN NoVenlneI,
but was postponed because the brlde
suffered an illness for which she was
treated at Battle Creek sanitariun'
later undergoing an operation she
is now fully recovered, and the mar
riage is expected to take place the
first of the year.
The Junior Atlantean club will have
a luncheon Tuesday of next week al
the home of the president. Mrs E. X
Taylor, 1915 Western avenue me
members of the club who VIII attend
the party are: Mrs. Lee Forbes; ME-
wood. Mrs. NJ L. P. Hillyer, Mrs; w
H johnson. Mrs. Samuel Lyman MIS-
Matt Macferran. Mrs. Ralph Moore i
Mrs. w. d. Storrs. Mrs. =; X. { 1s lot
Miss Edna Haywood. Miss NeiIle 4
Lescher. Miss May short Miss Garol I,n |
Thomas, Miss Santa waters MISS r Z
Waters. Miss Grace w hltlng, anu MISS
Florence Willard.
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The members of Kansas Beta chap
ter of Phi Delta Theta OF WashhHrn |
college. are wearing colors today for
their new pledge, Mr.. Archibald Jar
rell.
The Chancel chapter will have 80
ciaI afternoon Tuesday, December Z,
at Grace church guild parlors. The
committee in charge of the meeting
has for its members Mrs. W n west
William GoIvin, Mrs. Ivan Dibble, Miss
crosby and Miss Mamie zahner.
An event of interest for next week
will be a tea to be given at the home
of Miss Anne Sweet, 251 Topeka ave
nue., Saturday afternoon. The College
Alumnae club will he hostesSes, ana
the guest of honor viii be Miss tuns
Hin Lui, a Chinese woman, who is on
her way from the east to the west
coast. where she will sail for China.
She is to make an address Sunday at
the First BaptlSl cnuTCH' w hiie SiAS
is in Topeka she will he the house
guest of Mrs. John r. Mulvane.
The visitor was a student some years
ago in the famous Canton CHRISTIAN
college, of canton. China. After finish
ing at that school. she came to Amer
lea. and took a college course at Wei
lesley. After graduating from Wclles-
lev she took her NJ. a. dc gree at the
Teachers College of Columbia uni
where she graduated last
spring. She is returning to her ma
tive country to have leading part IN
the development of Canton college and
IN education for women in China in
She is supported by the Y.
w. c. A of Vassar college. She Is the
first woman from China to have re-
ceived such an education az she has,
fitting her for leadership. Many other
Chinese girls have been educated in
mission schools and even in American
pared herself for her educational
work at a teachers college that is per-
haps the best in the country.
The party to be given for her will
he from four to six Saturday after
noon. and a general invitati is given
to all who care to meet her to call at
Miss sweets home. Men who are in
terested. as well as women, will be
welcomed. Since Miss Lui has just
finished college and is young wom-
an, it was thought by those who were .
bringing her to Topeka. that her so
ciaI greeting would most fittingly
rome from the College Alumnae club. :
The party is arranged by the social ,
Miss Annetta Nichol is
president of the club, and will stand :
in line to receive the guests and pre- |
sent them to the honor guest at the 3
party.
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The Pi Alumnae chapter and the c
lctive chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta {
had a white elephant sale {
Today at the home of Miss Bernice I
Emahizer. The sorority has lately 1
bought lots at seventeenth and Jewell
avenues, and they plan some time to l
build a sorority house on the ground. l
The sale of articles today is to add a
bit to the building fund, and the /
llumnae members are assisting in I
raising the money. The articles that {