The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-18

the first meeting will be Mrs. Charles
Kleinhans. Mrs. Jack Dillon and Mrs.
C. B. Merriam.
An afternoon reception of import
ance in college circles was the party
given Saturday by the newly installed
Alpha Phi sorority at the chapter
house in College avenue The invita-
ton list included the members of all
the Greek letter societies of Wash
burn. the members of the faculty. the
parents of the young college people
and some outside guests. The rooms
at the house were filled thruout the
receiving hours.
The guests were welcomed by the
officers of Alpha Phi. the out of town
members of the sorority, and in the
receiving line also was Mrs. p. 2.
Womer. wife of the president of
Washburn. and one of the Alpha Phi
patronesses. Miss Mary Weightman,
president of the Epsilon chapter, was
at the head of the line, and next to her
was Mrs. Clyde Hastings, of Atchison,
I who led the installation services. Mrs
I Womer stood next to her. and follow
ing We're the other out of town Alpha
Phis, and the local officers, who are
Miss Grace Dana, Miss Edith Troxell
and Miss Helen Neese.
Miss Juliette Brown, chairman OF
the social committee, presided in the
dining room. and she was assisted in
the serving by the younger sisters of
some of the members. They were
Miss Juliet Hughes. Miss Georgia
{ NeeSe and Miss Anne Weightnlan.
Two of the alumnae Betas, Miss Anne
Sweet and Miss Daisy Neil. sat at the
table and did the pouring.
The decorations were ella borate. All
! the rooms We're draped with ivy vines,
and there were roses for floral decora-
; On he ini1 HI hos
/ ket of white flowers. In the reception
! room was a tail basket of American
Beauty roses, given by the alumnae
Alpha Phis of Kansas City. The Phi
/ Delta Theta men of Washburn gave
basket of American Beauties and all
/ the fraternities and sororities gave
flowers for the party. About three
i hundred people called during the aft
ernoon. Governor Arthur Capper was
/ one of the callers.
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Visitors to Topeka who are expect
/ ed to arrive soon are Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Paul Hudson. They have been spend
ing the summer in Vermont, and are
! leaving about this time for a motor
/ trip west. They will come to Topeka
! Marie Price Wear The Hudsons,-
j whose home was for years in the City
/ of Mexico, have temporarily left that
city on account of the revolution. and
/ have been in the United States since
/ last winter. y
| Mrs Nathan Price, the mother of
I Mrs. Wear and Mrs. Hudson is in To-
peka for a visit to her daughters. She
is making her home in California, and
/ arrived from the west TO be with Mrs.
! Wear. and will remain while Mrs.
| Hudson is here.
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( The Pi Phi sorority at the State
University has new chapter house,
I just finished for occupancy this fall.
! 1t is a big handsome, four-story build
( ing. with hard wood floors turnout,
! and all its finishing and furnishings
| quite up to the minute. The house is
I situated near the old Pi Phi house on
1 Dread street. at the corner of the uni
versity grounds.
! Miss Jean Lindsay. who attended
Wells College. Aurora, n. Y, last
! year, will be student in X. U. this
| year, and will live at the Pi Phi house
| Miss Lois Lindsay, who is -Pi Phi,
J spent a part of last week in Lawrence,
sting with the rushing affairs.
ISIS Lois Lindsay, who conducts a
tessori kindergarten, expects to
pen her school about the middle of
october, in one of the class rooms of
the Second United Presbyterian
( church.
They say that Ogontz college, where
] one of the Topeka young society girls
will be a student this year, Is one OF
the most fashionable schools of the
, country. The rule is that the girls
| who enter in the fall are allowed to
keep their personal serving maids for
three weeks until they learn to look
/ after their wardrobes and other per-
I sonaI needs without the help of a serv-
ant They do finally get Injured to
+ such hardships. but it takes few
| weeks to do It. Nearly every girl
there has her own car and other
luXuries in proportion.
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Members of a picinc party who had
motor trip and wiene roast near
+ Berryton were: DR.. and Mrs. F. O.
Rooster, DIR. and Mrs. j. H. O'Connen,
! MI and Mrs. w. E Atchison, Mr.. and
Mrs. O. c. Neiswender Mrs. Philbin,
of silver Lake: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Marshall, Miss Elizabeth Gregory, MIR.
/ NJ. c. Gregory and Mr.. J. j. Schenck
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! Mr. and Mrs. Y. T. Fitzgerald of
Valencia, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Frances Randen. to
Mr.. Frank H. Kresie. The service
/ was read by DIR. Benjamin F. Young.
tat his residence. Only members of
/ the family were present. Mr. and Mrs.
Kresie will spend a few weeks in
/ Colorado. and will be at home to their
friends after October 1 at Valencia,
! Kansas.
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man and his wife motored to
Kansas City a few days ago. Every
few miles on the trim something ham