The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-03

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woman of magnetic power as a
speaker, as well as beautiful young
person.
The Pi Kappa Delta fraternity, an
honorary forensic fraternity, held its
national convention in Topeka, and |
1.-THE members were entertained at din
ner Saturday night at the home OF
Professor and Mrs. E. d. Schonberg-
err. The table was decorated with yell
and the basket handles were tied with
yellow and white tul1e bows. Mr.. Roy
Painter was POSTMASTER.
Responses were made as follows:
Honorable Judges, Mr.. Cecil Coad,
Ottawa, Worthy Opponents" Mr.. Roy
| the Question Mr.. E. r. Nichols, Red
lands, Calf; Burden of Proof Mr..
J: H. Heckert. Salina; Team Work.
Miss Flora Harrington, Topeka;
"Dodging the Issue" Mr.: j. P. Loom
| is, Manhattan; Authorities Mr.. VIM.
| Christianson, Des Moines, Ia; Sum
mary" Mr.. ]. H. Krenmyre, Iowa City;
The Suspense" Mr.. Howard White,
| Winfield; THE Decision Mr.. E. S.
Vaughan, Auburn Ala; 'sCongratula-
tions, Miss Jessie Nye, Newton.
| Covers were laid for: Professor and
Mrs E. D. Schonberger, Mrs. Morton
IAlbaugh, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Painter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Templeton, Miss
Erma Erickson, Miss Antoinette Dean.
| Miss Avis Clayton, Miss Jessie Nye, of
Newton; Miss Kathryn Albaugh, Miss
| Mabel Jones, Miss Audrie Myers, Miss
Dorothy DaleS, Miss Flora Harring-
ton Mr.. ]. Lex Kelley. Mr.. Harry Carl
son and Mr.. Howard White of Win
field; Mr.. J. H. Krenmyre oil Iowa City;
| Mr.. Roy Gwin, of Morrowville; Mr.. E.
is. Vaughn, of Auburn, Ala; Mr.. Egg
| bert Ray Nichols, Mr.. A. d. Jacobson,
and Mr.. Fred Flagg of Redlands, Cal;
Mr.. J. P. Loomis of Manhattan; Mr..
j. H. Heckert and Mr.. Floyd E. Lull of
Salina: Mr.. William Christianson of
of Des Moines, Ia; Mr.. Cecil Coad of
/ Ottawa; Mr.. Glen Conkling, Mr.. Glenn
Hamilton, Mr.. John Williams, Mr..
| Carl Linge, Mr.. Albert Reed. Mr.. Rich
ard RICHTER, Mr.. Ira Burkholder, Mr..
Clifford Hope, Mr.. James w. Clarke
and Mr.. Arthur Beattie.
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/ Mrs r. K. Hinkson gave a party
for her daughter, Josephine, who cele-
brated her fourth birthday anniver-
tsary Saturday. The favors were Eas-
ter rabbits filled with candy, Jose
phine attends Bethany kindergarten,
and the guests were some of the chill
| dren of the school, and the head of
the department, Miss Mabel Bartholo
NEW. The children present were: Jo-
tsephine Hinkson, Harry St. John, Hell
en- Wyant, John Davis, Harold Ian
ming, Rob Roy Mize, Katheryn Lyons,
Susan Snyder, Edward Perry, Kath-
/ eryn Mulvane, Charles Sparkling, Anna
i my Frost, Betty Rhoades, Edward
Mulholland, Phillip Lantz, Jane Keis-
er, Charles HARLAN, Willis Hilman, Bill
ly Bagley, Ralph Hinlkson. Jr.
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During the past year the clubs of
Kansas have made great advances
over previous years. The membership
has grown by 722 individuals and 4
| clubs, bringing the total membership
i to 6,696@people, and 276 clubs. Mrs.
4 j. NJ. Miller of Council Grove, the fed
/ Grafton president, has issued the year
+ book, giving the information in regard
| to membership growth, and the work
accomplished by the federation during
| the year of her. term of office. Dur
ing the past two years the organiza-
| ton has increased a third in member
ship; thatais, it has grown from 5,042
to $3.50. 4 The two years growth has
never previously been equalled in the
i history of the Kansas federation.
I These facts are of particular interest
| to Topeka just now, as this city is
about to entertain the Federation con-
lvention, which ought to be the largest
convention of the organization in it's
history.
Mrs c. F. Henson, of Paola, chair
| man of the scholarship loan fund of
the state federation. reports that ~
| girls have been helped through col
lege. The increase in the amount Of
1.-THE loan fund in the last year was ST.,
SIS; the sum subscribed being more
than three times as much given in
tany previous year.
The largest single club in the state
federation is the Topeka Federation
| of Women, with 220 members.
h. In the year book is a letter from
Miss Effie Graham, chairman of the
department OF education, urging the
study of educational studies, and out
lining a course of six subjects She
suggests for study the problem of the
residences for country school teachers.
! Mrs. Percy Pennypacker, president
of the National Federation, asks that
an effort be made to interest the
young women in club work.
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Dress up week is here. Any of the
| women who go down town in their
shabby old clothes, unless they look as
though they intended buying some
new ones, will surely put the mer-
chants TO shame. But really the
streets are pretty well filled already
with women who have their spring
buds on parade.
1 saw such a pretty coat Saturday
night, which was bought in plenty of
time for dress-up week. 1t was a
sort of rookie shade, and made with
the modiSh sleeves cut in with the
body of the garment, and made to
look like a cape across the shoulders.
The piece de resistance was the collar.
which was of leather darker than the
cloak and ornamented with a design
in self tone and green, and lined with
silk a shade lighter than the cloak
And speaking of capes, they are
back again with the persistence Of
last months months that are arriving
at the front door. These capes are not
for warmth, you know, else the wom-
en- would not tolerate them for the
gay old summer time; for that reason
they can be made of any material, and
may be ever so light and fluttery.
They are tackled onto spring jackets,
and they offer an opportunity for
color tricks. because the lining are