The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19

wonderful motoring costume. Her
husband. because of motoring and do
ing it not wisely but too speedily, is
languishing in a California jail, where
speed fiends learn to dispose of extra
pep" on municipal rock piles and
wood piles, even if they are million
aires sometimes. Cidi Writ Spreckels,
in the "langwidge" of the slang die
tionary, is SOME dresser.
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Miss Lucille Mills and Miss Edith
Updegraff, who are in Manhattan at
the State Agricultural college, assisted
at a tea given by Miss Marian Quin
Ian of Manhattan. Miss Adelaide Up
degraff. of Maple Hill. poured tea
at the party.
Even the lines of demarkation be-
tween the forms of address and sig
nature used by men and women are
disappearing. A week ago l sawa poem
written by Margaret Sangster, the
daughter of the late Mrs. Margaret
Sangster. who began writing for maya
zines as far back as most of US can re-
member. and farther. The poem is
published over the signature Margaret
Sangster. Jr It sounds like the name
Of a business house for the sale of
plows. more than the appellation of
poet who writes heart-to-heart fluff
and fearful verses.
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The Washburn Review contains the
following notice of a national frater-
nifty conclave to be held in Topeka:
Another national convention is
coming to Washburn. This time it is
the national forensic fraternity of Pi
Kappa Delta that has picked Topeka
as its meeting place. Washburn and
Topeka have had the lions share of
student oratorical meetings recently
the great national prohibition contest
of last winter, the state and inter
state peace contests and now comes
this convention that embraces picked
public speakers from many western
states
Pi Kappa Delta is one of the young
est of the national forensic fraterni-
ties, but already has chapters in TWEEN
ty-three colleges. The Washburn
chapter has been organized since 1912.
The national convention is scheduled
for the last week in March and plans
are being made by the local members
for the entertainment of the visitors
Washburn will arrange a banquet
for the strangers, and there meet
socially old and present enemies of the
rostrum. Our college will be closely
inspected by the visitors, and it is
hoped by those interested that the
best possible showing will be made.
Roy Painter has been appointed tenn
porary national treasurer. there being
a necessity for a national officer in
hdHSdS Willie TIE lldllOildl
is forming. He has received word
that several delegates will attend from
California, and that Southwestern will
be we'll represented. The other col
leges are expected to respond in a.
short time, and definite plans will
then be arranged for tine visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hale Ellis. OF
915 Buena avenue, Chicago, announce
the birth of a son January II. Mrs.
Gay Shepherd. of Kansas City. Kansas.
and she has many friends in Topeka.
where she used to be a frequent
visitor. She is remembered as a mem
Der of the wedding party of Miss
Maude Grimes and Mr.: Monte Kistler.
The department of education of the
Topeka Federation of Women will
meet Thursday from to 4 o'clock in
the afternoon at the home of the
subject of the afternoon will be 1.-The
Education of the Immigrant" The
program will be furnished by Mrs
Emma Sells Marshall and Mrs. Lola
Replogle.
Miss Ethel Foshay gave a dinner
party for the members of the Kappa
Kappa Chi sorority, at her home. Gov
ers were placed for Miss Mary Helen
Shirer, Miss Lucille Chandler, Miss
Myrtle Kessler, Miss Margaret Webb.
Miss Margaret Owen, Miss Emma
Crabb, Miss Ruby Scott Miss Her
mione Van Laer, Miss Lucille Sorenson,
Mrs. Howard Searle. Miss Ruth King
man, Miss Allison Shaver. Miss Nettie
Dean, Miss Gertrude Wood, Miss Flora
Harrington. Miss Mildred Coughlin,
Miss Inez Cornell. Miss Martha White
more and Miss Helen Watts.
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Of NJ n
berger at a party Tuesday night for
the Pi Kappa Delta fraternity mem
bers were: Mrs. George P. More
house, Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Albaugh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Templeton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Painter. Miss Helen Dick, Miss
Elsie Saville, Miss Audrie Hyers. Miss
Avis Clayton. Miss Ada Walker, Miss
Dorothy Dales. Miss Antoinette Dean,
Miss Marian Lerrigo. Miss Flora Her
rington. Miss Lola Curry. Miss Eloise
Sargent. Miss Kathryn Albaugh, Miss
Martha Whittemore. Miss Myrtle Kess-
Ter. Mr. Harold Benton, Mr.. Glen
Conkling. Mr.. Arthur Beattie, Mr..
Martin Killer, Mr.. Ira Burkholder Mr.
Glen Hamilton. Mr.. Albert Reed. Mr..
Kenneth Kerans, Mr.. James Clark, Mr..
Clifford Hope, Mr.. William Guild.
Mr.. Richard RICHTER, Mr. ]. Glen Lo-
gan, Mr.. Carl Linge. Mr.. Roscoe
Graves and Mr.. John Williams.
Notes ana Personal Mention.
Miss Maurcen Stevenson, of Salina,
who is visiting Miss Bernice Emahizer,
will go to the S s. Estey home Thurs
] day to be the house guest of Miss
4 Helen Estey a few days
Mrs. ]. N. McCown, of Emporia,
will come to Topeka to attend the
meeting of the Womans Kansas Day
club and its attendant festivities, and
she will be the house guest of her
daughter, Mrs. j. w. Howe and Mr..
] Howe.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A Graham and
their daughter have returned from a
VISIT to relatives in Indianapolis, Ind,
I and Richmond, Va.
Mrs. George w. Winans, of Hutch
inson, will be the guest OF Mrs. E. L.
/ Marshall on Kansas Day.
! Mrs. Charles NJ. Sawyer, Of Kansas
City. will arrive the latter part of the
week for a visit to relatives and
friends in Topeka.