The Topeka state journal., 1916-09-16

Miss Helen Estey entertained a few
guests informally Friday afternoon in
compliment to Miss Maureen Steven
son of Sahna, and Miss Day Monroe
of New York. Miss Stevenson has
come to Topeka to spend the winter
as a student in Washburn college. She
was a former Washburn girl. Miss
Monroe will leave soon for New York,
to be a teacher in Columbia univer-
sity. She spent a part of the summer
visiting her parents, Judge and Mrs
Lee Monroe.
The guests yesterday were school
friends of the guests of honor.
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The Alpha Phi sorority girls are
having tea this afternoon at the
chapter house for the out of town
guests who are in Topeka for inStalla-
ton services. About three hundred
guests were asked. including the fac
ulty members, the members of the
other sororities and of the fraternities,
and the visiting people. The guests
are received by the officers and pre-
sented to the visiting women. The
decorations are in the sorority colors.
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Mrs. ]. W. F. Hughes and her sister,
Mrs. Wolff, of Indianapo Ind. were
at home very informally this after
noon to their friends from 2:30 to 1880
o'clock. Mrs. Wolff formerly lived in
Topeka. and all of her friends were
asked to call.
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Senator and Mrs James Troutman
will have guests at dinner tonight in
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs. Tarbel
Gordon of Lindsay. Cal. who are their
bouse guests. Those invited are some
relatives and former neighbors of the
Gordons, who lived near Menoken at
one time. Covers will be laid for Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Remington. Mrs Ellen Hubben, Mrs
W. l. Gordon. Mrs. Matte Nichols, Mr.
II. NJ Shaw, Mr.. Peter Fisher and VEN
.ator and Mrs. Troutman.
Mr. and Mrs. A. \. Robinson left
this week for Boston, Mass, to join
their daughter, Mrs. Glenwood Jones,
and Mr. Jones. They will be in the
east bout three months. and have
taken furnished apartment Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson were accompanied by
Mrs NJ. G. Hammatt. The party will
motor east from Chicago. Mrs HAM
matt, after a visit of few weeks to
friends. Will return to Topeka.
Mrs Robinson. who is chairman of
the department of forestry of the
Woman's club, has asked Mrs. Bennett
Il. Wheeler to take charge of her work
in that capacity during her absence.
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Mrs Warrick Cpdegraff was hostess
at a meeting of her luncheon club
today.
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r Miss Loula Long and her party who
have been at the fair this week. left
today in their special car for Hutchin-
son. They will exhibit Miss Longs
horses at the Hutchinson, fair. Mr..
Long was in Topeka during a part of
the fair and was one of the members
of his daughters box party at the
horse show
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The autumn school days. with their
rushing affairs and the installation of
a b, new national sorority occupy a
good share of space in the society
calendar.
Washburn College has three nation
al sororities, and local sorority. The
first of the national sororities to be
installed at Washburn was the Kappa
Alpha Theta. Miss Violet Crumbine
is president of the Washburn chapter
this year. She is the daughter of DR.
and Mrs, s. j. Crumbine. and is one
of the best liked of the college girls.
She is a gifted pianist and girl of
good looks and general attractiveness.
She was pianist for a concert company
over the Santa F'e Reading rooms last
spring, and she often appears on pro-
grams for local audiences.