The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-07

Inc Kappa Alpna Inela girls "a
Washburn had party Friday night
at the chapter house for some of the
new girls at the college. The enter
tainment took the form of cabaret
stunts given by the girls of the chap
ter, assisted by some of the alumnae
The guests were the rushees, the
alumnae members, and some out OF
town friends, including Mrs. George
White, of San Diego, and Miss Helen
Robinson and Miss Dorothy Miller, of
the Kansas university chapter of
Kappa Alpha Theta, and Miss Maud
Hawley, of Harrington.
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The Music Study club will hold its
first meeting of the year with Mrs.
F. A. Derby in Western avenue, Thurs
day, October IL, at 2:30. The club is
entering upon a two years study OF
Scandinavian music. TAe first two
programs, however, will be from the
Debussy.
Mrs. Silas Porter has returned from
Clay Center, where she attended the
wedding of Miss Ethel Frances Robin
son and Mr.. George Lewis Kreech, of
Lawrence The bride has visited in
Topeka on numerous occasions, and
has met a good many of the society
people. An account of the wedding
from a Clay Center paper is as fol-
lows:
The wedding of Miss Ethel Frances
Robinson and Mr.. George Lewis
Kreech, of Lawrence, took place in
Clay Center Wednesday evening at the
First Presbyterian church. The Rev.
H. G. Mathis pronounced the service
Mrs. Wilbur Neill sang Forever With
Thee composed by the bridegroom,
and Mr.. Josiah D. Williams sang Be
cause" The wedding music was play
ed by Miss Margaret Morgan. The
maid of honor was Miss Carlotte
Kreech and the bridesmaids were Miss
Edwinna Dewitt, of Lyons, and Miss
Elizabeth Stacy, of Minneapolis, Mimi
Mr.. Edgar Schmidt, of Galena, was the
best man and Mr.. John Lawrence and
Mr. Hal R. Akers were groomsmen.
The ushers were DR.. E. c. Morgan, Mr.
Carl Dammast. of Onaga, Mr.. Fred W.
Schrader and Mr.. Earl McChesney, of
Salina. Little Lewis Allison, of
Olathe, carried the ring in a lily.
Mrs. Kreech is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Robinson. She was
educated in the Clay Center high
school, Underwood college at St
Charles, Mo, and Wellesley college.
where she won the Durant scholar
ship. Mr.. Kreech is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Kreech, of Lawrence
He is cashier of the Farmers State
Bank & Trust company at Lawrence.
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Mrs. John stevenson Erskine, who
has been visiting for the past two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Lead
er, left Friday Afternoon for her home
in Milwaukee, Wis.
Mr. and Mrs. Leader gave two din
ner parties in her honor. The guests
entertained on Tuesday evening were
Mrs. ]. S. Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. NJ
S. Erskine of Edgerton, Kan, Rev.
and Mrs w. NJ. Jackson, Miss Lena
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On Thursday evening covers were
laid for Mrs. ]. s. Erskine, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. S. Johnston of Hutchinson,
Miss Eva Smith and Mr.. and Mrs j.
E. Leader
DR.. Eva Harding is growing in the
garden at her house an uncommon va
riety of flower, the double morning
glory. 1t is white, with a dainty dash
of pale blue IN the larger petals. The
flower looks like a tiny japanese
chrysanthemum- The doctor invites
anyone who wishes to see the flowers
to visit her garden Sunday morning.
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The Y. w. C. A. held its annual rally
Friday night at the association build
ing. Dinner was served at O'Clock
followed by some informal speeches.
About fifty guests, besides association
members were present. The girls and
women of the association were seated
in groups according to classes The
gymnasium class had a table with the
director, Miss Kate Williams. The
high school girls club occupied a
table with Miss Clara Armstrong and
Miss Anne Sweet, and the house girls
had their own table. Turnout the
dinner hour the girls at the different
sight They hurrahed for all the sec
retaries,, the board, the cooks and
housekeepers, the rally and the eat
ableS.
feature of the evening was an
address by Mr.. c. w. Horn, who made
a speech presenting to the associa-
ton two drinking fountains that were
has been no drinking water on those
two floors of the building, and the
girls have had to carry water from
the first floor. Mr.. Horn made the
gifts memorial to Mrs. Horn, who
died about ten months ago.
The speakers were introduced by
Mrs. John Cleveland. She made the
formal introduction of Miss Hart the
new general secretary, to the COM
pany. Miss Hart, in turn, called upon
all the secretaries for brief reports
of the work in their departments.
Miss Armstrong, the secretary for
girls work and head of the employ
ment bureau, said Last Saturday
night we had party for the high
school girls There were $50 in the
company, and we expect the majority
of them to join the high school Y. w.
Z. A. At our party for grade school
girls there were 1875, and most of
those will join our club. There are
half dozen little girls from 10 to ~
years of age working to earn their
membership in the Rainbow classes.
During the past year we have received
a thousand requests from people of
Topeka and near the city for girls to
work in stores, offices and homes We
have received about an equal number
of applications from girls hunting en-
ployment.''
Miss Williams reported that the
Athletic club, organized in February
with twenty members, now has forty