The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18

versity, is spending the week in Law
renee assisting at the rushing parties
given by the Kappa Kappa Gamma
girls Miss Foster was one of the
popular girls of that sorority while she
was in Il u, and made her home at
the chapter house.
Miss Mona Clair Huffman. of CO.
lumbus, Kan. is one of the graduates
at the Sigma Kappa house for rushing
Mr.. Phil Grey and Mr. Wendell Ly-
man are guests at the Phil Delt
house for a few days during rush
week Mr.. Willis BranIwell and Mr..
Houghton Albaugh are at the Sigma
Chi house to assist in rushing the new
students. MI. Verne Minor is guest
at the Delta Tau chapter house.
The bride Of an army officer, who
is with ner soldier husband at the
military post. writes home that the
figures Of officers wives are greatly
improved since the beginning OF the
war. because the cost OF rations has
gone baliooniug and has now reached
that altitude where the erstwhile we'll
fed, stout DANES have to exercise
lot to reach it on officers pay, espe-
cially that of second lieutenant, for
instance. Rolling on attic floors is no
longer necessary for these women. A
necessarily simple diet is going to do
the work for them. and spare their
aching bones and flesh the sacrifice
that they have. for years, been Offer
ing upon the altar of beauty.
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The following is from the Lawrence
Journal of Monday:
Tomorrow afternoon the Lawrence
Federation of Women's Clubs will
open the new year with a reception
at Windmill HILL the home of Mr.. and
Mrs w. r. Stubs.
The W. men will gather early in the
afternoon and guests will be greeted
by the old and new officers and will
assemble in the auditorium, where a
short program will be given at $3.50
o'clock.
Hrs. T.. q. Garvey of Topeka, presi-
guest Of the Lawrence federation,
and viii open the program with a
brief talk. Miss Carter will tell of
conditions in Germany as she saw
Them a short time ago, and will also
take part in the musical program.
Mrs. II. l.. Butler will give a reading.
After the program a social time
will take place. Punch will be served
in the dining room.
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Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Troutman
will be at home informally Wednes-
day evening to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Neiswanger, whose marriage
took place Saturday in Pasadena, CAL
ifornia All friends of the guests of
honor are invited to call. No formal
invitations are issued.
The bride was formerly Miss Mary
Overholt of Pasadena. She is the
daughter of Mrs. Anna Overholt and
the family formerly lived in Topeka.
Mr.. Neiswanger is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Neiswanger. He and his
bride are stopping in Topeka to visit
his parents, and the brides uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Troutman and
her cousins, Mrs. Merrill Mills and
Mrs Warrick Updegraff. They are
on their way to New York where they
will make their home.
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Mr.. William Macferran, jr., who
will leave in a few days for Philadel-
phia, Penn, to resume his work as a
student in the Pennsylvania univer-
sity, had a few guests at dinner Mon
day night at the Chocolate Shop. Cow
ers were placed for: Mr.. and Mrs D.
r. Paine, Miss Madeline Whitney, Miss
Marjorie Whitney. Mr.. Glen Pratt and
, Mr.. Macferran.
The girls of the high school Y. w.
c. A. cabinet had a dinner party at
the association building, attended by
the following young women: Miss
Isabel Whitcomb, Miss Renna Rosen-
thai, Miss Lois Ferguson, Miss Helen
Thomas, Miss Ruth Lerrigo, Miss Mar
ian Ross, Miss Jeanette Dooley, Miss
Annie Laurie Close, Miss Aletta Fish
er, Miss Louise Jury, Miss Dorothy
Kinney, Miss Hazel Flanagan. Miss
+ Clara Armstrong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Sibert, whose
marriage took place last Saturday
night, are now in Colorado Springs.
/ Colo, on a honeymoon trip. They
/ will return soon, and Mr.. Sibert will
1 await orders from Fort Riley where
/ he is stationed. He. will he called TO
/ the fort as soon as the Y. NJ c. A.