The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29

party. and enforced her ruling that
the dances must close at twelve
o'clock few of the Topeka stu
dents were present, though most OF
them were at home for the weekend.
Miss Lillian Martin, who made a short
visit home, went back to Lawrence for
the dance. And by the way. those
Lawrence young people have discoV-
cred some new dancing curves that
have not vet percolated as far into the
Wild west as Topeka.
One of the university papers has
plan for giving votes for subscriptions
and advertisements, to be cast in
contest for the prettiest girls on the
campus. About ten girls are chosen,
and the advertiser Or subscriber can
cast his votes for any of the ten. Miss
Alice Coors of Las Vegas, n. NJ, who
has a circle of friends in Topeka. is
one of the girls selected for the honor.
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Mrs L. NJ Gain will be hostess at
a meeting of the Research club at her
home, 1898 Fillmore street, Friday
afternoon. March 3. The subject for
study is Suffrage" Mrs. ]. r. Wells
will read a paper on Manhood Suf-
frage," and DR.. Anna Foy on woman
Suffrage" The general discussion will
be conducted by Mrs. Lola Replogle.
At the previous meeting of the club.
the following officers were elected for
the coming year: Mrs. p. A. Broder
son. president; Mrs. Frank Mitchell,
first vice president: Mrs. ]. w. jamie
son. second vice president; Mrs. F. ].
Clark. secretary; DR.. Madge Gabriel,
librarian (re-elected) Mrs. J. n. Beas-
ley, critic.
Miss Eva Smith will entertain her
auction-bridge club Thursday after
noon.
The Pi Beta Phi sorority of Manhat-
tan gave a dancing party last week.
Miss Jane kingan and Miss Elizabeth
Mills were guests from Topeka
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The Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae
chapter of Topeka will meet Saturday
with Mrs F, I; >. Richards 6! 3
Mrs George Thompson and Miss
Helen McClintock substituted for alb
sent members at a bridge club meet
ing Monday at which Miss Hazel Ris-
teen was hostess.
Mrs r. A. Burch will entertain
gusts at luncheon Thursday of this
week.
The Ceramic Art club will not meet
Friday afternoon, as previously plan
ned.
Committees in charge of the various
departments of the Country club have
B
grounds A. Fassler, C. B. Merriam
and Horace L. Hall: golf, Harrison
Morgan. George A. Guild and Harlow
Hurley; tennis, w. B. Collinson. r 7
Shoemaker and Earl Trobert: house.
r. A. Thrill, George NJ. Crawford and
Miss GEMS Jones' prominent society
girl, and president of the Dallas So
ciety Girls Leap Year club, of Dallas.
10 mi . l.,
OF the organization says: THE Leap
Year club is simply a result of the
growing sentiment that girls should
have the right to choose the faces they
must look at over the coffee cups
every morning for the balance of
their natural lives. This is Lean Year.
and the only chance VIC will have to
exercise that privilege for the next
TOUR years. We don't believe in he
bacbarous custom of having to go to
dance, or to the theater. or to the
marriage license bureau with a man
simply because he happens to ask Us
when we rather should go with
someone else" The other officers Of
the club are; Miss Lucy Fov. vice
president Miss Marie Fleming. secre-
tary-treasurer, and Miss Ruth Smell
burne, serGeant-at-arms. It is said
that since the rganization of the
extremely wary of secluded corners
ana tete-a-tetes. Organiza ton the
keynote of success in any enterprise,
has been utilized by these Dallas So
cicty girls in their effort to exploit
properly and with the greatest adj
vantage to themselves the possibilities
of Leap Year. The Leap Year club
Is composed of about twenty more Or
less pretty girls. The cluI, made its
debut by giving a leap year dance
The girls sent out the invitations
made the dates, sent flowers tn he
young men, called for them in auto-
mobiles. escorted them to one of the