The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

will spend a part of the time she is
in Topeka with Miss Mary Weightman
and part of the time at the chapter
house.
An event of commencement at
Bethany College, was the fete and
pantomime Friday night in Guild
hall. The audience room of the hall
was crowded by spectators to wit
ness the charming pageant which is
annually a part of the college life of
Bethany students.
The music for the affair was fur
nished by Ray Hall, violinist, and Miss
Leila Mercer at the piano.
The Nav pole dance filled the first
part of the evenings program The
young women, in white tullc dancing
frocks wound the pole, and afterward
two smaller poles were wound by the
Kindergarten children, the little girls
in tarlatan frocks and the boys in blue
and white suits.
The dance was performed before
the May queen and her court Miss
Vii ginia Leach was chosen queen, and
her attendants were Miss Clara Wat
son, Miss Helen Silver, Miss Helen
O Brien, Miss Mary Elizabeth Camp
bell Miss Helen Lucas, Miss Georgia
Neese, Miss Arta Heinzman, Miss
Gretchen Voiland, Miss Lucille Ker-
Sey, MISS Nora Hardisty and Miss
Mildred Lusk. She was crowned by
the seniors, received her sccptre from
the juniors, the orb from the sopho-
mores, ard the footstool from the
freshman class. The queen wore a
white gown with a long train of our
pie which was carried by two little
pages. The crown was presented by
Miss Lucas, the sceptre, by Miss ,5es-
sic Eavs; the orb by 4Nliss Constance
Adamson. and the footstool by Miss
Elizabeth ComStock.
A cunning little English dance was
children a ind
garten.
This was followed by the festival of
dance and pantomime, arranged by
Miss Florence Lund, in which the story
without words.
The part of Wendy, the little girl
who believes in fairies, was taken by
Margaret Kaye, who wore a pink
dancing frock, and silver slippers, and
wore her hair in long curls, tied with
pink bow. She dances with a free
dom and grace and was o nthe scene
turnout the festival dance. The Poppy
, Lady was Miss Louise McKown, who
appeared in red chiffon dancing dress
with black ballet slippers. The good
fairy was Miss Helen Lucas, one of
the seniors. She wore Grecian Gus
tune of pink and white. Both young
women are accomplished dancers. Miss
Hilma Nichols. as Peter Pan, wore
brown costume with a loose fitting
the flower fairies appear. These girls
were in groups of three, and were
daintily dressed in pink, blue and yell
low tulle. The flower fairies were:
Georgia Neese, Helen Silver, Nora
Hardisty, Gretchen Voiland, Mildred
Lusk, Clara Watson, Arta Hienzman,
Lucille Kersey, Helen O'Brien.
The elves wore brown suits and
gave q lively dance for the benefit of
Wendy and Peter, who Joined in the
frolic. The girls who took that part
of the pageant were:
Dacotah Dreschel, Rena Dibble
Margery Hayes. Marguerite Lochnane
Lucille Campbell, Cecily Butlin, Eliza
beth Purdy, Jessie Elliot. Terista
Brooks, Madge Brewster, Muriel
March.
| The muses. came next and danced
! before the pair. They were Mary
Elizabeth Campbell, Ruth Lower, Lu-
/ cile Butler. Florence Brodhead and
Susan Cooley. The nymphs, all in
| green dresses, were:
Constance Adamson, Lorraine Pat
terson. Elizabeth Comstock Louise
| WEIGH, Harriet Lane, Lena Moore,
| Ardys Wheeler, Mae Waters, Margery
Barnett, Madeline Mcknight, Dorothy
Hile.
At the last the moonbeams danced
| out to take Wendy home. The moon
beams were the litt1est people in the
/ school, and they wore white tulIe
| dresses and were plainly the favorites
with the audience. The children were:
| Margot Dillon Esther Dibble, Vir-
g1nia Welty, Dorothy Butlin. Helen
! wilson. Elizabeth Patten, Susan
SCHNEIDER, Katherine Catlin, jeanette
Andrews, Florence McKeever.
y \
dancing party was given at the
Chocolate Shop Friday night. Those
| present were:
Miss June SCARCE Mr.. Fred Acker-
| Miss Louise Suit man
| Miss Alice Rice Miss Edna Anton
MISS Anne Offlcer Miss Sara Dwyer
Miss Ann Weightman Miss Grace Dana
MISS Dorothy Miss Helen Lewis
| Ihoromdn Miss ForeStine
Miss Sicily Allison Blank
Miss Gertrude Ford Miss Rhea Robert
| Miss Lura Ferris son
Miss Annabel Jones Miss Lois Stricken
Mrs Fred Acker- Miss Gladys Pratt
man Miss Rhoine Rain
| MT Raymond Fer Miss Katherine Har
| guSon nit
Mr.. Byron Collins Mr.. Harry Spears
MIR. Allen Neeley Mr.. Lewis TAYLOR