The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

dress was OF white eInDTOlQeTSQ Or
candle, trimmed with ruffles-
Mrs. NJ. c. Hammatt sat at the table
and poured coffee. She was gowned
in while embroidered wolfe.
Mrs. R. J. Parker. one of the callers,
wore a black and white costume in
checked pattern. There was a Shout
der cape of black satin. and the plain
satin was cleverly combined in a
striking effect in the making of the
gown. The hat was trimmed with
black wings. Mrs. Robert Carver
wore an embroidered gown. with
girdle in Dresden shades. Mrs. Robert
Stewart wore a pale grey taffeta gown,
combined with grey net and lace Her
hat was a wide sailor shape, faced with
grey of the color of the gown Mrs.
r. A. Burch wore a white embroidered
wolfe. Mrs. Clarence Jordan wore a
suit of white silk jersey cloth COM
bined with white velvet corduroy The
corduroy formed the lower part of the
jacket and the lower part of the skirt.
Her hat was a basket straw. inter-
woven with old rose ribbin- Mrs.
George Parkhurst's gown was of black
net embroideed with jet. Mrs. S. ].
Crawford wore gown of black
French crepe, trimmed with black
lace. Mrs. w. A Dana wore a gown
of light blue taffeta md lace. Mrs. ].
P. Raster was gowned in black satin
and chiffon.
Minstrels, vaudeville, music, roof
garden and ca baret-these features
and few others constituted the an
nual spring house party of the Kan
sas Beta, Phi Delta Theta. at Wash
burn Friday evening. 1t was one of
the prettiest and most cleverly ham
died affairs in college circles this
season. No time-worn ideas of inter
fraternity and sorority entertainment
were allowed. The party was original
in every detail and the fortunate CO.
eds who were on the invitation list
were never given a dragging mo-
ment.
The evening opened with a recep-
ton on the wide sweeping Veranda of
the chapter home at Euclid and Bos-
well avenues. Summer frocks and
P. BIS appeared for the first time
since the recess of a rainy and cold
spring.
Following the reception the guests
were taken to the big living room,
where a stage had been erected and
seats were arranged in dress circle
fashion. Footlights. curtain, the Phi
Delt orchestra and makeup effects
completed the setting for the minstrel
and vaudeville. Blackface comedy
centering around perfectly shocking
barroom drew down the house." Gin
ger ale and fizz water figured in the
the bald-headed row-but that didn't
make any difference with the crowd.
Frank Peers in a chalk talk was a
vaudeville feature. The frat men
taking part in the show were: Donald
Welty, Don Heath, Frank Ripley, Ed
win Seeley, Arch FARRELL, Harwood
Benton, Tracey Leedom and Nathan
Isneberger.
During the program a newspaper,
ad Ja
distributed by the editors-Arch Jar
rell and Don Heath. 1t was a four
page scream. carrying bold face heads
and depicting in lurid details the
cases of frat-sorority nature and ex-
posing several heretofore unknown
secrets of a "studecat" scandal. The
two national chaters at Washburn
were referred to as The Pie Delts''
and the Kappa Cigarettes
The paper was approved by the
chaperons before its distribution,
Nothing was deleted.
After the curtain was pulled" on
the last act of the Side-splitting farce,
the guests were taken out on the lawn
surrounding the chapters home
been strung over the collection of
tables. Here lunch was served de-
spite the thunder and lightning and
threatening skies overhead
On the upper veranda of the fra
ternity house, screened with palms,
the Phi Delt orchestra played during
the lunch. Several members of the
orchestra were included in the min
strel show, thereby spending the en-
tire evening on behalf of the enter
tainment while the brothers below
were enjoying the company of their
which has enjoyed most popular
season at the college and which will
figure quite extensively in the com
mencement affairs on the campus, in
cludes Churchill Sargent, Edwin See
ley, Don Heath, Don Welty and
leader of the musicians
Those who attended the party were:
Mr.. and Mrs. A ]. Carruth, jr, Mr.
and Mrs Cyrus Monroe, Mr. and Mrs
w. P. Williams, DIR. and Mrs Walter
Wedding, Miss Miriam Ring Miss
Erna Zutavern, Miss Ruth Foster,
Miss Eula Fleming, Miss Juliette
Brown, Miss Ruth Rooster, Miss Lau-
rene Crary, Miss Frances Bowman,
Miss Irma Larrick, Miss Marjorie
Rodgers, Miss Dorothy Harrington,
Miss Helen Hunter. Miss Gretchen
Mcbride. Miss Margaret Suydam. Miss
Katherine Knowles Miss Mabel Nc
Cormick, Miss Marjorie Herrig, Miss
Ruth Graham, Miss Stella Grafton,
Miss Catherine Conkling Mr. Dave
Neiswanger, Mr.. Willard Troxell, Mr..
Frank Ripley, Mr.. Frank Peers, Mr..
Don Welty. Mr.. Joe Haynes Mr. Har-
wood Benton, Mr.. Robert Hasty, Mr.
Hank Sullivan, Mr.. Walter Slagle, Mr.
Harry Champeny, Mr.. Fred Beerbolm,
/ Mr. Ed Seeley, Mr.. Glenn Conkling
Mr. Tracey Leedom, Mr.. Glenn Elble,
Mr.. Major Glueck, Mr.. Robert Isne-
berger, Mr. Nathan Isneberger, Mr.
Glenn Hussey, Mr.. John Parkinson,
Mr.. Harry Welty, Mr.. Clyde Parrish,
Mr.. James Lowe, Mr.. Robert Steele
i. + +
Miss Alice Hughes. the talented
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs J. W. F.
Hughes, who plays an important part
in Satan Came Also" the comedy that
| is to be put on at the Grand opera
! house, June 3. has been active in dra-
matte work for several years. She
is member of the Washburn Drama
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