The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-01

white wash blouse and hat of blue
Batavia cloth with a brim of colored
raffia
The bride has lived in Topeka all
OF her life until the last few years
when she has been in school or work.
ing IN Chicago She is the daughter
of the late Judge and Mrs. A. W.
Dana She attended Washburn col
lege Tor three years and then went to
the University of Michigan for a
semester. She expects to return to
Ann Arbor in the fall to complete her
college work. She is a member of the
Alpha Phi sorority, and is one of the
most striking looking young women
OF Topeka. She is a thoro1y delight
full, pepful. efficient person whom
everyone likes.
Mr.. Morris is the son of Mr. w. A.
Morris of New York City He is a
graduate of Columbia university with
the class of 1910 and belongs to the
Delta. Epsilon fraternity. During the
war Mr.. Morris was a lieutenant of
infantry and was stationed at Camp
Taylor as an instructor. Mr.. Morris
and Miss Dana met each other in
Chicago year or more ago. At pres
ent Mr.. Morris has a position in the
oil fields near Tulsa.
AS one of the Vermonters at the
banquet at Central church last night
said, The dinner is really the signifi-
cant thing about the evening" so it
was the maple syrup and hot biscuits
rather than the talks that took them
back to the scenes of their childhood
or the stories of their fathers child
hood. Hot maple syrup was served
and at table was cooled to nice soft
consistency on cakes of ice This is
csugaring off and belongs to Yer
mont as sunflowers do 10 Kansas.
The first address of the evening
q 10 Of
being introduced by DIR. c. NJ. Shell
don. The Rev. Mr.. f. NJ. Umbach sang
several selections and Judge G. H.
Whitcomb spoke on Politics in Yer
mont. a poem in dialect was read
by Prof. L. D. Whittemore. Election
OF officers was held with the result
that Mr.. g. c. Wheeler is now presi-
dent of the club. Mr.. Whittemore is
vice president and Mrs. Tom Brown
secretary.
Vermont, and reaching here in bloom.
full of woodsy fragrance. was the gift
of Mrs. Ivor MacFarlane to several
native sons and daughters.
The following people from down
east" attended the banquet: Doctor
and Mrs. Sheldon, Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
riam. Judge Whitcomb. Mrs. H. L.
Shirer, Miss May A. kellam. Mr.. A.
B. Whiting, Mrs. W. F. Leavitt. Miss
Charlotte M. Leavitt, Mrs. D. L. Nc
Eachron, Mr.. D. E. Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. c. Wheeler, the Rev. and
Mrs. Umbach Mr.. c. H. Morrison, Mr..
J. H. Brinsmaid, Mrs Theodore Sax
on, Mrs. Nellie Shepard Waynick,
Mrs. d. S. Shepard. Mrs. NJ. P. Hill
yer. Justin Hillyer. Mrs. Maude C.
Lutz, Mr.. r. l.. Cofran. Mrs. Paul
Sherman. Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Chat
fee, Prof. and Mrs L. D. Whittemore,
Mrs. Ivor MacFarlane. Miss Bertha
Clay, Mrs. Henry F. Clay. Miss lone
Woodman. Judge and Mrs. Oscar
Rains, Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Thomp-
son. Mr. and Nr: = Ts :: Brown
The Alpha Phi formal party last
night began with a o'clock dinner
at Pelletier's. The three large tables
were decorated with baskets of red
roses and at each little table was a
bud vase holding a rose. Place cards
were engraved with the letters of the
fraternity. One table had in the CEN
ter a kewpie dressed as a bride with
white ribbon streamers reaching to
each of the places. At this Miss Grace
Dana, Mr.. Alexander Morris and
members of the bridal party sat.
Following the dinner there was
dancing in Kellam Hall. The room
was decorated in pink and green and
other spring colors. The lights were
tees bearing trailing pink morning
glorieS were used against the walls.
Soft colored parrots hung on the
screens. At either end of the hall
were small conventionalized trees and
palms. Palms were also used to sur
round the orchestra, which played in
the middle of the dance floor. The
balconies above were made into at
tractive resting places by rugs, wicker
furniture and floor lamps. A large
gold Alpha Phi hung above the mir
ror.
The party was made more delight
full by a number of favor dances in
which balloons, sparklers and whirli-
gigs were given to the guests.
The party was chaperoned by Dr.
and Mrs. P. P. Womer. Prof. and Mrs.
E. d. Schoenberger. Prof. and Mrs.
Horace Gunthorpe and Miss Elizabeth
Bittman. The patronesses of the
sorority were asked to come during
the evening. They are Mrs. Horace
Hail. Mrs. Newell Abrahams. Mrs. W.
A. McCarter, Mrs. Robert Stewart.
Those who danced were: Miss Reva
Boniour, Miss Edna Becker, Miss
Marjora Blank, Miss Forestine Blank
Miss Orpha Baughman. Miss Mabel
Howard, Miss Maybelle Howerton
Miss Marie Moore. Miss Florence
Rowles, Miss Annetta Nicoll, Miss Mar
ian williams, Miss Esther Thomas
Miss Ruth Hawkes.. Miss Josephine
johnson, Miss Georgia Neese. Miss
Charlotte Myers, Miss Pauline Sanders
Miss Blanche Busbee. Miss Ethel Ach-
ten, Miss Margaret Tillotson, Miss Lois
Robinette, Miss Miriam Van Horn
Miss Ethel Chase. Miss Grace Dana
Miss Kennetha Berry of Ann Arbor
Mich, Miss Kathryn Albaugh, Miss
Maude McVey, Miss Pauline McVey
Miss Lucille Heym, Miss Mural Ly-
man. Miss Margaret Clark. Mrs. H. w
Kingsley of Chicago. Miss Gwen
Shakeshaft, Miss Nina Nicholas, Miss
Ruth Tomlinson.. Miss Charlotte West
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Logan. Miss Ruth
Lemen, Mr.. Linn Smith, Mr.. Lowell
Berry, Mr.. Junior Higgins, Mr.. Hugh
Russell, Mr.. Ray Beers. Mr.. Tom
Springer. Mr.. Gus Lauterback of Law
renee, Mr.. Dick Mckee, Mr.. Merriam
Sheldon, Mr.. Frank Meyer, Mr.. John
Kaster, Mr.. John Long, Mr.. Paul Nc
Farland, Mr.. Isaac Kendall, Mr.. Dean
ATard of Lawrence, Mr.. Louis Rodgers