The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-11

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Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Lewis will g4se
a dinner party tonight at their home
for their son and his bride, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Lewis. Covers will be
placed for: Lieut.. and Mrs Lewis,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Neiswanger, Mrs.
Wheldon Morris, Miss Edna Hopkins,
Miss Josephine Perry, Miss Mary
Alexander, Miss Rodgers, Mr.. Robert
Drum and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis.
The bride was formerly Miss Mar
jorie Rodgers and her marriage to
Lieutenant Lewis took place the first
of last week.
The marriage of Miss Mildred
Tinker and the Rev. John Hershey
took place, this afternoon at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Tinker. ~ The service was read
by the Rev. c. w. Maggart of the
First English Lutheran church. Mr.
Hershey and his bride were both for
mer students in Midland college,
Atchison, Kan. Mr.. Hershey is a
graduate of the college and of the
Western Theological seminary. He is
now pastor of the Lutheran church at
Stella, Neb.
Mr. Clarence Sheldon of California,
formerly of Topeka, has gone to
France with an engineering COM
pany. He Joined an engineering corps
in San Francisco and was sent to
Tacoma, Wash. From there his conn
pany crossed the continent to New
York and sailed from there five weeks
ago for France. His people are anX-
iously looking for word of his safe
arrival in that country.
Mr.. Sheldon was a nigh school boy
in Topeka, and five years ago he went
west 10 make his home in California.
He is brother of Mrs. H. 3. Hoge-
boom of Topeka and a son of Mrs.
S. H. Roberts of California, who ar
rived today from the east to visit
Mrs. Hogeboom.
The Washburn College alumni are
planning a reception and picnic for
I the men of Ambulance corps A
Thursday evening at the college. About
| rs per cent of the number of men in
! the corps are former Washburn stu
dents All of the alumni are invited
to be present to assist in entertaining
the soldiers, and they are also asked
to bring basket suppers that there
may be plenty of food for the picnic
at which the soldiers are asked as
guests of honor A program of music
! VIII be given in the college chapel as
part of the entertainment.
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DR.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Powell and Miss
Grace Powell and Wendell Powell
have returned from an extended auto
mobile trip thru the middle west. They
/ have been away a month. They spent
week in Ludington, Mich, few
! days at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chicago,
/ Marion, Ohio, and St. Louis. In st.
/ Louis they were guests of Dr. and Mrs.
/ Benjamin F. Young and Bishop and
/ Mrs Quail Miss Grace Powell took
! niaJ rnt-ly ho NnXIy nrl
! School of Fine and Applied Arts, and
! then joined the family in st. Louis,
motoring home with them. Miss
( 7 c eta Powell was member of the
E,arty as far as Ludington, but return
: : the last of August to take up her
work as teacher of English in the
! Clay Center high school. Miss Eliza
beth Powell accompanied the family
Las far as ST Louis, and remained there
as the guest of Miss Faith Young, for
she will go to Delaware, Ohio, to enter
/ the Wesleyan university
The race for desirable men in the
college fraternities Is ne closer this
year than ever before, since so many
eligibles are off to the war.
/ A scheme seems to have been de-
veloped already this season by one of
| the frats at Washburn. They do say
that at party given by one of the
! frats for some of the new fellows at
| school, the window blinds were left up
| in the careless fashion, that men have.
and behold the secret of the guest list
was disclosed to a rival frat thru the
| simple device of window peeping. 1t
I is declared by those who are supposed
to know that the rival frat had its
/ men posted outside the ''house of
/ mirth' looking thru the windows and
copying down list of the new men
at table. with the fell design of grab
| bling them the next day and doing a
little rushing on their own account.
|
! Miss Dorothy Harrington of Beaver
J Pa, will arrive next week to visit her
! cousin. Mrs. Alice Love. She will stop
/ in Topeka on her way home from
! Tulsa. Okla, where she will attend
/ the wedding Of friend this week.
! Topeka two years ago with Mrs. Love.
and attended Washburn college, She
has many friends among the young
set.
A short program is given every
/ afternoon at gao O'Clock at the w
/ c. T. u. tent on the fair grounds
This tent is situated just south of the
/ Sunday school tent. and next to the
! Y. M. C. A. tent. The union will give
a patriotic demonstration Thursday
afternoon.
The dance to be given under the
auspices of the military sisterhood fol
the Third Kansas infantry. is expect
ed to be a smart affair of the week
The party is to be given Thursday
night at Ripley park, opening the new
pavilion. The dancing place will be
screened and decorated with palms
and flowers, and a fire place is to be
arranged for warmth if the night is
chilly. The affair will combine the
features of a dancing party and a con
cert Mr.. Hanstine, of Holton, who
has a good baritone voice, is to sing