The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07


Mrs Alonzo Thomas told of the ar
rangemenr she had made for the sale
of small flags by the club. She brought
a gross of the flags to the meeting
TO distribute to members for them TO
sell
What a glorious night for stroll
ing" was the sentimental bubbling
comment of d caI1ow Waslburn youth,
with a pretty girl cIinging TO his star
board arm. as the two arrived near
10 o'clock to join the Washburu Walk
Yes" drawied a middle aged. COM
Portable looking man OF expanding
equator, and a first rate night for
sleeping" as he brisked off toward
home, with his fat. gray-haired wife,
trudging after him
And so il was a nice, large night.
whatever you wanted IL for It meant
a good many fareweIls which were
mostly taken along the unlighted
the young boys and girls. and town
people kept pretty close to the main
ChOrofare and the brass band, but the
cases were to be found strolling off
past the library and the observatory,
where the Japanese lanterns were
scarce. and the evergreens served as
a waiIiug wall
In front of Rice hall. electric lights
were blazing, and the archway leading
TO it. was twined with green, and set
with a cluster of Japanese lights The
lights were strung along the walks
leading from the entrance back to
Science hall The K & L s. band
played thruour the evening A good
parking their automobiles outside the
grounds, and leaving the driveways
clear for the promenaders-
Just previous to the walk, a recital
was given in the chapel for the
alumni, campus visitors and students
The program was furnished by the
faculty Of the fine art department OF
which Dean Horace Whitehouse is
head
The recital followed the alumni
banquet held at the PeIletier tea
room About a hundred and sixty
guests attended. The tables were dec
grated with peonies, in big baskets.
and the Washburn orchestra played
thru0ut the party. There were no
speeches. and the only entertainment
besides the orchestra music, was sing
ing by five young women, with uku4ele
accompaniments., The girls of the
troup were Miss Isabel Savage. Miss
Helen Griffin, Miss Dorothy WahIe,
Esther Lauterbach- The girls wore
white dresses with bright coIored sport
jackets.
The afternoon program included
reception at the White House, given
by President and Mrs P P Womer
They were assisted by some of the col
iege students and the receiving was
done on the veranda by Doctor and
Mrs. Womer, the deans of the schools
and their wives and the professors and
their wives The decorations were
garden flowers Several hundred
guests called during the afternoon
The closing event of commencement
at Washburu college was the juAllee
which ended the promenade Wednes-
day night in the burning or the mort
gage for $4,000 that has been hanging
over the college for seven years. Doc
tor Womer has spent much of his time
IN the past year raising funds to pay
off that debt that has been a serious
handicap to the school The mortgage
was placed on the campus to meet IN
expected expenses on account of in
creased enrolment and necessary ex-
penses for additional instructors.
Mr. David Neiswanger. president II
the Alumni association, presided at the
ceremony of destroying the mortgage
He explained the difficulties OF the or
ficers and trustees and the protests or
the ueOpIe when a suggestion was
made that a part of the college
rounds be sold to meet the debt
THERE'S A WOMAN N OUR TOWN
Who is still touchy about baby
week" She was among those who
took an active part in furthering the
plans of the affair, and so she was ex-
pected TO take her little granddaugh-
ter to the examinations. The baby
was awakened from a nice, comfy
nap. hastily disro bed. handed over TO
strangers and placed before the bar
of III Igrnent. The proceeding was
exceedingly dispIeasing to her, and
she screamed her protests into the
ears of every doctor and helper guilty
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what do you think" the grandmother
/ asked. that poor, sweet little darling
was marked down on her score for
bad temper. Bad temper, indeed If
that had happened to those doctors
and nurses. they would have led a riot
and made a virtue of murder
! The Elnhurst Needlecraft club was
entertained Wednesday afternoon al
/ the home of Mrs. NJ. D. Metzger OF
| Boswell avenue. Special guests were
] Mrs. DeWitre Lee of York, Neb-. and
/ Mrs Mary Moore of Kansas City, Mo.
who is visiting her daughter, Mrs
/ Frank Tamblyn-
A reporter who was seeing cross
eyed the other day told about an auto
mobile in the big parade that carried
a little crib, minus q baby The auto
mobile belonged to Robert R. Am
l brose who was one of those who reg
| istered. and in celebration of the act
/ his infant son. Robert Ambrose. jr-
was riding in ne procession. as its
Youngest paradar He is four months
4 old. and tucked away under the
blanket and being so quiet and good
/ he allowed the public to believe he was
! not there at all
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I Rev. and Mrs. J. NJ Fricker an
| uounce the engagement of theil
! daughter, Irrna Jean. to Mr.. W A
Free of Topeka The marriage vii
take place in the near future.
Il ought to be the first law of so
/ cietv that when a girl narries an gu
of town man. she shall be obliged q
have a big church wedding, with {
procession down the aisle. and witt
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