The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-12
WaShburn Is Ready for Public
Reception Tonight.
All Topeka Urged to "See" In
stitutiOn of Learning.
THE PROGRAM WILL Be VARIED
Entire College Plant Open for
Inspection by Visitors.
Plans for the Campaign Are
Now Nearly Complete.

Washburn college will be Eat home"
tonight. There will be something
doing every minute of the time for
the several thousand / ersons who are
expected to attend.
The general public is invited to at
tend: no special invitations will be is
sued and it will not be 2 formal af-
fair. There will be indoor receptions
in Carnegie building and at the home
of Dean and Mrs. d. l.. McEachron.
Electric globes have been strung on
the campus and there will be a huge
out-of-door general reception, too.
Program for Tonight.
A program will be given in WASH
burn chapel beginning at o'clock
There will be music by Dean Horace
Whitehouse, and by the Washburn
Glee club. Short talks will be given
by Margaret Hill McCarter, Mrs. G. ].
Evans, DR.. D. NJ. Fisk. A. A. GODDARD.
Dr S. s. Estey. DR.. Benjamin Young
and w. d. Ross, state superintendent
of public instruction.
The receiving line at the library will
be composed of Governor and Mrs.
Arthur Capper, Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Nc
ClintOck, Mr. and Mrs. John r. Null
vane, DR.. and Mrs. w. A. McCarter
and Mrs. Jonathan Thomas. Mr.. w
w. Mills will introduce the guests.
The assisting friends through the
rooms will be Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Robinson, DIR. and Mrs. S. S. Estey,
Mr. and Mrs. GGorge Parkhurst, JUS
tice and Mrs Silas Porter, Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Crosby DR.. and Mrs. r. S.
Magee, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Elliott,
DR.. and Mrs. Roy Is. Guild, DR.. and
Mrs. Daniel Fisk, Judge and Mrs. De
White Nellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pat
ten, Scott Hopkins and Dean Horace
Whitehouse.
The receiving line at the Nc
Eachron home will include Dean and
Mrs. McEa chron, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
GODDARD, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Schnacke
and the guests will be introduced by
Mrs. H. o. Carney. In the receiving
rooms the assistants will be Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Larimer, Mr.. and Mrs
David Page, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Stout,
superintendent and Mrs. H. B. Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albrecht Marburg, Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Gleed, Chief Justice
and Mrs. w. A. Johnston, DR.. and
Mrs. $. J. Crumbine, H. o. Carney and
A B. Whiting.
The visitors will be given an oppor-
tunity to look at the stars through the
big telescope in the observatory.
Refreshments in Gym
Refreshments will be served in the
Thomas gymnasium. DR.. Edith NJ.
Twist. of the faculty, is chairman of
the committee on refreshments
A telegram will be sent to the Pathe
Film company, asking that a repre-
sentative be sent to Topeka to take a
picture of the mammoth parade Sat
urday afternoon.
Arrangements of Parade
Division No. 1 will be the officials
division. Clarkes Sessions will be
leader. The division will include state
and city officials, and several at
tractive floats.
No. will be the educational sec
ton, under the leadership of L. NJ.
Fenwell. 1t will include Washburn
faculty, Washburn students, high
school students, ana pupils of the
grade schools. The biggest class in
the history of the high school-that of
June '15-will be in line with banners
flying.
Division No. 8 will be the citizens
section under ]. E. Wilson. In this
division will be represented the ladies'
societies; it will include a large num-
Der of autos. Clubs in the parade will
include the d. A. r., Good Govern
ment. Political Science. College
Alumni, U. and l., and the Topeka
Federation of Women.
Vote of Thanks.
A vote of thanks was given J. c.
Beckham of the Proctor and Gamble
company, w. L. Porter and Dean
Horace Whitehouse by the executive
committee for facilitating the Audi
torium arrangements. The committee
on lists under ]. Will Kelley was also
thanked This committee has classi-
fled 5000 names OF prospective sub
scribers- Other members are: Scott
Hopkins, w. w. Webb, N. B. Burge,
Harry Guthrie, r. B. Austin, s. E.
Cobb, w H. Davis and o. H. White
The organization for the campaign
is practically completed. Further de-
tails will be worked out Tuesday noon
and wednesday noon by the members
OF the executive committee and by the
OFFICERS and their respective groups.