The Topeka state journal., 1916-09-27

The crowds at the show has block
ed the sidewalk, the vestibule of the
theater. and the parking space for
cars at nearly every performance.
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The members of the Fillmore Street
WHIST club will be entertained at
cards and luncheon Thursday at the
Country club by Mrs. Frank D. Mer-
ram and Mrs. William T. Crosby The
guests viii go to club at 1890
o'clock and will play until luncheon
time.
The first faculty recital of the Col
Iege of the Sisters of Bethany for this
season will be given in the high school
auditorium the evening of October 49,
Inc program will be furnished by Miss
| Gertrude Mutton, head of the piano
department; Mrs. Margaret Fowler
FORBES, of the violin department, and
Mr- Paul Lawless. head of the voice
department.
A grub will be given Saturday
evening at the Country club by a
| group of young girls for their boy
| Irlends The party will include: Miss
Margaret Stubbs Miss Marguerite
| Stewart, Miss Eva Miller, Miss Doro-
| thy Hetherington, Miss Mary Rodgers.
Miss Frances Hammatt, Miss Betty
Bonebrake, Miss Isabel Crawford. Mr..
| Edwin Miller, Mr.. Chester Bunger Mr.
JACK Merriam, Mr.. Maurice Dean, Mr.
FRED Hussey, Mr.. Raymond Coolidge
Mf- Ferry Brewer, Mr.. Hamilton
Chase, Mr.. Charles Barnes and Mr..
Abram Hammatt
Professor Edison Petit director of
the Washburn observatory, will lee
ture before the Academy of Science
Outlines of Cosmic Evolution" pre-
! sentlng in a popular way an astrono-
mer's theory of the universe There
is no charge; all students and lovers
OF science are invited to be the Acad-
emy's guests.
| Professor Pettit's lecture is the sec
ond of the series to be given by the
Academy this season. Professor Ben
net M. Allen, Phi. D., head of the 20
illogical department, K U. will de-
liver the third lecture October 10.
upon THE Evolution of Life" Doc
tor Allen will discuss in this lecture
the beginning of life upon the earth
Three weeks later Professor Charles
Shull, Phi. D.. of Chicago university,
will discuss THE Origin and EvoIu-
tion of Plant Life Upon the Earth.
Professor H. Douthitt. Phi. D., of Har-
ward, will deliver the fifth lecture IN
November upon Extinct Animals of
the Past
The course was organized by Mr.
w. W. Swingle, the new secretary of
! the Academy, and constitutes a grad
ed series beginning with the origin of
4 the earth and its evolution from a
fire mist to a fit place of abode for
! human life, then the beginnings of
plant and animal life upon it, and
| finally the descent and development
1 of man.
| The later lectures will deal with the
great scientific problems of human
life today such as heredity, eugenics,
social hygiene, the evolution of mind
social psychology, the psychology of
Ice nd car-of tive Cxrob nIn
the lectures will be illustrated and will
Icontain the very latest researches OF
lscientific man in each respective field
A recital will be given tonight at the
First Baptist church by two of the new
4 members of the fine arts faculty OF
| Washburn college. They are Signor
Scipion Guidi. violinist. and Mr.. Hugh
c. Dickerson, baritone. The recital is
the first of a series of faculty recitals
by Washburn people this winter Ad-
mission is by tickets. which can be
procured without charge either at the
college or at any of the music stores
/ in town.
The golden wedding anniversary OF
s Mr.. and Mrs J. s. Todd is being sele-
brated today and this evening. A mar
4 riage ceremony was pronounced this
morning by the Rev. Ralph Ward. and
i Miss Beulah Hall played the wedding
march on the violin. accom- panied or
the piano by Miss Esther Macarthur
Mrs. Todd wore a gown of sheer white
trimmed with val lace and carried g
/ bouquet of sunburst roses and lilies
of the valley. The ceremony was said
at the home of Mrs William Nc
a rthur, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Todd.
A decorative scheme of green, yel-
low and white was carried out IL
autumn flowers. Madeira vines twineC
the windows and doorways of the liv-
ing room. and the flowers We're cos