The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-04

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Mrs. John w. Perkins of Kansas
City announces the engagement of her
daughter, Louise, to Mr.. Victor Picard
of New York. The marriage will take
place in Kansas City on wednesday,
September IL.
Miss Perkins is a sister of Mr.. Ro-
land Perkins. formerly of Topeka, and
las often visited Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins
here. Mrs. Perkins passed thru To-
peka today on her way to Kansas City
to be the guest of Mrs. John W. Per.
| kins until after the wedding next
week. Mr.. Perkins will go down later.
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Miss Jean Lindsay will be hostess of
| the French Orphan club this evening
at her home in Western avenue.
Plans will be discussed at the meeting
| this evening for matinee dance
which the club is planning to give
| during the rushing season at WASH
burn. This entertainment is being ar
ranged to raise money for the sup
| port of the three French orphans 1or
which the club is standing sponsor
during the war.
The members of the club are Miss
Lindsay, Miss Mary Weightman, Miss
Maude McVey, Miss AHtoinette west.
Miss Violet Crumbine, Miss Ruth Fos-
| ter, Miss Ruth Rooster, Miss Helen
NeeSe, MISS Euid fI6HiiH6, Xnioo l. toA
enee Bowman, Miss Helen Welty ana
Miss Mona Clare Huffman.
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The sorority houses on College Hill
are being put into readiness for the
girls who will be arriving at the END
of the week to make their homes here
during the next nine months. The
Kappa Kappa CHS and the Thetas
will occupy the same houses they had
last year, the former at 1904 College
avenue and the latter the J. w. Gleed
home on the corner OF Seventeenth
and College. The Sigma Alpha leta
girls have taken the E. B. Merriam
home, 1871 College avenue, furnished.
Mrs. Katherine Hand has been living
there this summer and everything is
ready for the busy season. The AL
pha Phis are having regular NOV
ing day today. They are moving their
furniture, which has been stored this
summer, into the L. D. Whittemore
home at 1915 College avenue, which
they have leased.
The prospects for large number of
attractive young women at the college
are excellent and the rushing season
| promises to be an exciting one. There
will be dinners, teas, motor parties
and dances.
Mrs Clara H. Hazeirigg, pastor of
the West Side Christian church. gave
a party from to o'clock, Tuesday
afternoon, at her home in West Sixth
street, in honor of her little guest,
Miss Mildred Channer of Harrington,
| Kan. Games were played. patriotic
songs were sung and refreshments
served. Those present were Misses
Lucille Musgrave. Ina Gist. Verona
Clark, Ruth Currier, Marian Carlson.
Leota Handley. Marguerite Inscho.
Corinne Clark, Verlo Porter. Marie
kempe, Helen Handley, Fern BONN
sock, Freeda Shook, Nevelyn Andrews.
Julia Hogbin, virginia Whyte. Ger
Uanita Candy, Frances Gist, Blynn
Cerwine, Viola Wagner, Dorothy
! Brooks, Elizabeth Hampstead, Mildred
Channer and Miss Mildred Hazelrigg
and Mrs. Hazelrigg. Miss Channer is
the daughter of Rev. B. A. Channer.
tirgton, and we'll known thruout KAN
| sas as a minister and lecturer.
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This Is the season of the year."
remarked a Topeka man this morn
ing, when one realizes why the
moths haven't bothered the blankets
this summer"
Dean and Mrs. E. A. Bredin. and
their daughter, Frances, have arrived
and are living at the L. w. Wilson
home, 1888 Boswell avenue. Dean
Bredin is head of the Fine Arts de-
partrnent of Washburn college. Last
year he was connected with Eureka
college in Illinois.
Said the S. r. to the small son and
daughter of a well known young ma
tron Of Fillmore street, when did
you get back from Colorade?" I'VE
got back for quite while" answered
the small girl, and we thought she
was going to add stoo long ago to put
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interrupted with, I'VE got back on
wash day" Was there ever a small
boy who went on q trip who didn't re-
turn on wash day. even II the wash
day was all in his honor. we wonder,
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A Topeka colony at Alexandria,
Mimi, this summer included DR.. and
Mrs. H. B. Hogeboom and two chill
dren, Mary and Sheldon. Mrs. H. L.
Peppmeyer and her daughter, Miss
Edna PepPmeyer, Charles Barnes and
Jack Barnes. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Sessions. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hughes.
of Denver, accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Sessions. They made the trip in their
cars.
Doctor and Mrs. Hogeboom returned
the children spent the summer at
Alexandria and Doctor Hogeboom
Joined them a few weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sessions. Mr. and Mrs
Hughes, of Denver, Mrs. Peppmeyer,
Miss Edna Peppmyer and Charles and
Jack Barnes will be home tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Hughes will be guests
for a faw days of Mr.. and Mrs. Ses-
sions before returning to their home.
THERE'S 4 Man IN OUR TOWN
Whose name is a secret, but the
time was Sunday afternoon in the
pouring rain. the place was a secluded
nook just big enough for two at the
entrance to the Fine Arts building on
the Washburn college campus and the
girl was-well we dare not tell. But
these two seemed to feel as secure as
tho the shades were drawn and the
lights were turned away down low.
Anyway who would think that any
one would be motoring thru the cam
pus in the pouring rain. And with
the noise of the rain drowning tn
buzz of the car one is apt to reach a
very embarrassing nearness without