The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30

Sorority circles are interested Just
now in the visit of Miss Marie Davis
of St Louis, WHO is the district preSi-
dent of the Kappa Alpha Theta Ma
tional sorority. Miss Davis was honor
guests at a tea given this afternoon by
the girls of the local active chapter,
AT the home of Miss Ruth Larimer, in
Potwin Place. The girls planned to
give the reception at the Chapter
house but a mum Der of young women
in the house were ill with grip. The
affair is informal, as nearly all social
functions are this season. The callers
were received by Miss Larimer, Miss
Davis. Miss Sue Louise Bell and Miss
Ruth Thompson.
Miss Davis was also honor guest at
a luncheon at Peiletier's tea room to-
dav given by the alumnae chapter of
the Theta sorority
Another out of town guest at the
luncheon was Mrs. Frank F'inney of
La Junta Colo, who is a member of
the sorority, having been affiliated
with the chapter at Lawrence, when
she was a student in the State uni
versity She was the guest of Mrs.
Frank Thompson at the party Mrs.
Finney is in Topeka to be with her
husband. who is ill in the Santa Fe
hospital
X
The election of the May queen at
closed resulted in the choice of Miss
Mildred Cornick, a senior whose home
is in Anthony, Kan. Miss Cornick is
one of the pretty girls in the school,
and a popular member OF the Althean
Literary society. She lives at Hol-
brook hall during the school year.
At the April meeting of the Wo-
mans club, Thursday of next week,
the informal nominating ballot will
I,a f1aT1
n ting committee are Mrs w. A
Johnston Mrs. c. ]. Wilson and Mrs.
II. + Ray.
tt meeting will begin at 10 a. m,
with the session of the board of man
aS.ment. AT IL O'Clock the business
hou- will be held, and at II O'Clock
there will re the open meeting OF the
forestry department, Mrs. L. H. Num-
chairman. Music for that meeting
will be furnished by Mrs. George II.
Allen and Mr. Glenwood Jones. Mrs.
: ] ThurstOn will speak on the sub
iec1, What to Do This Month in the
Garden" Mrs. A. A. Robinson will
read q paper on THE Arnold Arbora-
turn" and Mrs. r. G. HerricK will
have paper on Birds.
A cafeteria luncheon will be served
at l O'Clock, and the hostesses for the
social hour following the luncheon
are Mrs. Henry F Mason, Mrs John
w Movers and Mrs. c. F. Spencer
A piaylet will be given by the litera-
ture department at 2:3O o'clock in the
afternoon at the high school audi
forum
1.-THE Kaw," the Washburn College
annual is to be issued soon, and is to
be an entirely military number, edit
ed by the members of the Junior class
Miss Christina Ward is editor-in-chlef,
Ma.ia1 Lerrigo and MIR. Glen kasse-
baum other mem bers of the edi-
toriaI staff are: Miss Laura Nels-
wanger. Miss Florence Fair, Miss Sabra
Eppler; Miss Emma Lyman MISS
and Mr.. Fred Worley- Miss WHITE
more. Miss Mayme Parsons and Miss
Dorothy CREIGHTON were chosen to rep
resent the art department, and the
business managers selected were Mr.:
DeVaughn Dean and Mr.. Lowell
Berry.
The paper is to contain a special
military section with photographs OF
the students who are at the front, and
scenes from the military camps in
which Washburn boys are located. The
book is to be dedicated to the Boys
at the Front
The Young women of the College
of the Sisters of Bethany will form the
choir to render the music of the serv-
ice at Grace Cathedral Easter morn
ing at 1880 O'Clock. The music for
that service will be as follows:
Processional-"Come We Faithful"..-..-
Offertory. .
solo, Come We Blessed. j. Prindle Scott
Sanetus ;-..-..-------'--.-.-'}I- staiReT
Gloria in Exeelss. Old Chant
E Hecession mlts christ is Risen Today
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The blonde typists are no favorites
of the government, according to the
decision given to the world, when the
experts declared that, tho a joy to the
eye, the blonde typist is nervous,
temperamental. and other than
steady" Wherefore, the brunettes
are being given the preference in the
choice of helpers in the enormous
quantities of tipping work in connec-
tton with the war. Washington has
been the objective point of a perfect
ermy of office women. When the gov
eminent undertook to pay it's new and
growing army, it was found necessary
to hire a few acres of typists. Every
available loft, opera house, dance hall
and store in Washington was fitted
out as a place in which typists might
type, and SO great was the amount
of work that the utmost care was TAX
en- in selecting the helpers. Among
the type of typists, and persons quail
flied to judge a star key RATHER at a
glance were called in.
They say that more than 5000 girls
were at work before a blonde was ac-
cepted. When there were no longer
any brunette typists out of work, force
of circumstances compelled the en-
ployment of the goIden-Iocked girls
Then came the BEAUTIFUL blonde spring
drive. Fitting before the scientific