The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-06
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The girls of Holbrook and Hartford
balls, Washburn college, gave a re-
0eption at Holbrook this afternoon for
che college students, the faculty and
alumni and friends who are here for
the Washburn day celebration.
The receiving line stood in the par
lor. Miss Margaret Seaton introduced
the guests, and others in the line were
Mrs z. p. Womer, wife of President
Wonler of the college; Miss Belle
Snyder the matron of Holbrook; Miss
Rose Baker, the matron of Hartford;
Miss Helen Dolman and Miss Lulu
Wiser of the senior class; Miss Char
lotte Walch and Miss Jeanne Du Long,
of the junior class; Miss Ann Bow
ron and Miss Grace Quinn. of the
sophomore class; Miss Belphine Ell
liot. Miss Helen McCarty, Miss Ma
rie Hupser, Miss Mabel Claire Steel, of
the freshman class. Miss NWalch and
Miss Du Long are the two girls from
France who are being educated in
Washburn.
Ices will be served in the hall by
Miss Laura Rohrer, Miss Edith Web
ster, Miss Georgianna Holland and
Miss Hester Lictenhahn.
An entertaining musical was given
during the hours of the reception by
some of the Hartford and Holbrook
girls.
The rooms were decorated in palms
and jonquils.
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The Military Sisterhood gave a de-
lightful reception last evening in COM
pliment to the returned soldier boys
and their friends and relatives. The
guests were received by Mrs. T. E.
Dewey, Mrs. C. E. Fable, Mrs. ]. M
Brier and Mrs. c. 1. Martin. Other
in making the guests feel at home
There were a large number of boys IN
Khaki present and the party was
success in every way.
IA program was given consisting OF
music and talks. The chief address
was by Governor Henry ]. Allen, who
told the mothers, wives and sisters
present of many interesting and anus
ing incidents which he had observed
in his close touch with the boys over
there. This was perhaps the most per-
sonal message many of the mothers
have had from their sons since they
went across for the talk given by Gov
ernor Allen was so absolutely charac-
teristic of the American boy that it
was an easy matter to feel that the
very boy spoken of might be the one
in whom you were most interested
i..' Governor Allen said that the boys
of the 35th division had been moved
up to LIE Mans and he thought per-
haps they were soon to start home.
He suggested that the Military Sister
hood send a committee to New York
to welcome them upon their arrlVel
there.
Brief talks were made by Capt.
Luther Tillotson, Col. Frank L. Travis,
Gen. c. 1. Martin and Private Mac
Dermott, of Burlington, Colo, who
was a member of the princess Pat
regiment of the Canadian army.
A musical program was given be-
tween the talks. Mrs. George w.
.Parkhurst sang, when the Boys
Come Home and Mrs. R. H. More
house sang Lad in Khaki Little
Miss Adele Foster gave several very
pretty little dances in costume.
Mrs. A. NJ. Petro presided and made
an Introductory talk in which she
said that the Military Sisterhood, in
icluding the wives, mothers and sisters
of the soldier boys, hoped to be to
these returning soldiers what the
Ladies of the G. A. R. and the Wom-
ans Relief corps are to those of the
Civil war.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the party was COM
posed of Mrs. T. E. Dewey, chairman;
Mrs. c. I. Martin, Mrs. A. NJ. Petro.
Mrs. E. c. Fable. Mrs. Katherine
Crawford. Mrs. A. Biene, Mrs. Arthur
Mills and Mrs c. ]. Evans.
Mrs Paul walker. of Topeka, will
be one of a company of fifteen to be
sent to Japan by the national board
of the Y. w. c. A, according to word
Walker has been spending the winter
in California, where she has been suf-
fferinG from a nervous breakdown, it
( is said, but she expects to be able to
sail in short time and will not re-
turn before June /.
.- Mrs. Walker was state chairman of
the womanS department of the United
war work campaign in Kansas last
fall and also had charge of the local
war work campaign two years ago.
She is a member of the Y. w. c. A.
board of the Topeka association.
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~ Bishop and Mrs. James Wise, of
the Episcopal church, will be guests
of honor at a large reception to be
given Saturday night between the
hours of eight and eleven. The hos
tesses for the affair will be the mem
bers of the Chancel chapter, the
Ladies Guild, the members of the
-vestry, the Womans auxiliary and the
Girls Friendly society. All members
of the parish are invited.
The reception will be given at the
new home of the bishop on Bethany
campus and is the first large social
affair to be given since the compile
ton of their residence. 1t will be one
of the large social events in the church
this winter and will be one of the larg-
est affairs which have been given for
Bishop Wise in the two years that he
has been bishop of Kansas
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Lieut.. Joe Cornell, who has recently
returned from overseas. arrived in To-
Deka Yesterday TO visit his DareDtS