The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

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The men of the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity will give their fifth annual
minstrel show and party for their girl
friends Friday night of this week at
the chapter house The music for the
evening will be furnished by the Phi
Delt orchestra
The Saturday Night club will give
their annual banquet at Masonic hall
Saturday evening of this week.
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An annual event of interest at this
season is the formal opening of the
Country club, which will take place
this year Tuesday evening, May %
The club house will be decorated for
the party, which is to be a dinner
dance. Nearly all of the members ex-
pect to be present. and numbers of
them have reserved tables for pri-
waite parties. Among the hosts and
hostesses for the evening will be: Mr..
and Mrs. T. d. Hammatt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Woodward, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. A. Campbell, DR.. and Mrs, c. B.
and Mrs. E. a. Thrill, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Il. Van Petten, Mrs. A. A Rodgers,
Mrs. w. w. Miller. Mrs. P. o. Hagan.
Mrs. c. A. Gault, Mr.. j. B. Nicholson
MI anu JAIN
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Miss Dorothy Crane and Mss Eliza
beth Edison, went to Lawrence Satur-
day to spend the weekend with Miss
Muriei Strong and Miss Bernice Ran
kin. Miss Marian Hoover. of Baldwin,
was also a guest of Miss Strong and
Miss Rankin. The visitors were guests
of honor at luncheon given at Miss
Strong's home. Miss Phyllis Dunnett
gave a spread at her home Saturday
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The Theta Chapter of Sigma Alpha
Iota gave their annual spring must
Gale Saturday afternoon at Unity
church. The program was given by
some of the most advanced musicians
of the chapter. The first number
was a piano solo. Largo from Sonata
TO-" by Beethoven, played by Miss
Ethel Grant. Miss Grant is pianist
of much ability and high training.
She is an officer in the Music Study
club. and she is often heard in pub
lie. Miss Grace Rickenbacher and
Miss Margaret Gilmore sang duet
and a piano solo was given by Miss
Virginia Italia ferro. Miss Ricken-
bacher gave her graduating recital
at Washburn college last spring, and
has taught public school music dur
ing the last year. A violin, :larp and
organ trio, giving the Gounod Ave
Maria, was played by Miss Gladys
a
Emery.
Miss Emily Hardy played a piano
solo. Two local composers were rep
resented on the program. Dean Hor-
ace Whitehouse of Washburn, who
writes a good deal OF music, COM
Dunkeln Traume." which was given
by Miss Hazel Means. A group of
short songs written by Mrs. Arthur
Capper. one of the patronesses of the
sorority, were sung by Miss Uarda
Baird of Washburn. The songs were
pleasing in themselves, and carried.
of course, n special degree of interest
for the audience. The program closed
by THE March of the Dwarfs;''
Greig number. furnished by Miss Fac
Buckle. The accompanies for the
afternoon were Miss Mildred Ramsey
Miss Marjorie Hasseltine and Mrs
Capper.
The ushers were Miss Edra Smith
Miss Miriam Foster, Miss Elsie Hob
son, Miss Corinne McSpadden, Miss
Frances Cav and Miss Imogene
Snyder.
The patronesses of the sorority are:
Mrs. e. G. Foster, Mrs. F. A. Derby
Mrs. Capper and Miss Helen Hoge-
boom.
Mr.. Hogarth Pettyjohn is spending
this weekend in Northampton, Mass,
where he is attending the annual
promenade DIT OIQ1In college,.
The party lasts three days and consists
of a lawn fete, a progressive matinee
dance at the campus houses, an all day
picnic, a dramatic performance and a
a grand formal hop. Mr.. Pettyjohn is
the guest of Miss Inga Bel RavndaI of
Constantinople, Turkey.
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A tea of the late spring. season will
be given Tuesday, honoring Mrs. j. Z.
Morris, of Philadelphia. The hostesses
will be the sisters of the guest of
honor. Mrs. James Sproat and Mrs. A
H. Purdy, and the affair will be given
at Mrs. -Purdy's home in Lincoln street,
the hours of the party being from to
6. Mrs. Morris formerly lived in To-
peka, and the party for her will be
particularly interesting, as it will give
an opportunity for many of her old
time friends to meet her.
Those who have been asked to assist
are: Mrs. Albert Patten, Mrs. Oscar
Perkins. Mrs. f. E. Parr, Mrs A T
Lucas, Mrs. W. o. Rigby, Mrs. ]. c.
Hoover. Mrs. Harry Seery, Mrs Lewis
Greenwood, Mrs. w. r. Faulkner, Mrs
c. NJ. Hill, Mrs. d. E. Barton, Mrs. G..
Diclie. The girls who will assist are
Miss Dorothy Sproat, Miss Ruth
Thompson, Miss Dorothy Crane, Miss
Antoinette Clark,and the little girls to