The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30

| 'Americanism." Refreshments suita-
BILE for April were served. Receiving
last evening were: Prof and Mrs.
Horace Gunthorpe, DR.. and Mrs E.
Leigh Nudge, Prof. and Mrs. HarloWe
Fem Dean, Miss Ethel Everingham
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Mr.. Richmond Douglas, son of Mr..
ana Mrs. Clarence Douglas. formerly
of Topeka, now of Shanghai, China.
has received the honor of being chosen
one of the six men in the senior class
of Cornell university to be a member
of the honorary senior society. The
six best all round men are annually
chosen for membership in this society
Not only does scholarship count but
athletics and general activities. Mr.
Douglas also led his class in scholar
ship. His mother was formerly Miss
Josie Silver and a member of one of
the old Topeka families.
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Mr., and Mrs. VIM. Macarthur cele-
brated their twenty fifth wedding an
niversary on Saturday. March Of, at
their home. 1341 Garfield avenue. In
the afternoon they received friends
and relatives from out of town. Miss
Grace Lindemuth sang several num-
bers. Light refreshments were served
in the dining room.
In the evening a large number of
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ard Searle and Miss Rayma Brownlee
sang several numbers. Dean Stearns
assisted at the piano. Many beautiful
and useful gifts were received by the
! happy couple. Mrs. Macarthur wore
a blue satin gown the color of her
wedding dress. Her corsage was of
pink sweet peas and white rosebuds,
1 The young ladies assisting were the
Misses Verna Wise. Mary Todd, Ruth
Loomis and Marian Macarthur.
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Two girls together talking far into
the night. then a third taken into
| their confidence, a fourth, a fifth and
constitution and service drawn up,
more consulted. and much getting to-
gether in unobserved, unhearing
| places, and 10. one day there blooms
forth full Pledged sorority pin, pol
spring up SO suddenly as it might ap-
pear. 1t is plant with deep roots
that go into late night councils and
early heated discussions. Five times
at Washburn college have a group of
enthusiastic, progressive girls gotten
together and there was born new
sorority. Beta first, then only a little
le ter Sigma Delta Psi. not SO many
years ago Kappa Kappa Chi and
Sigma Alpha Iota, and now-Pi Beta
Tau.
Sigma Delta Psi has almost forgot
| ten its original name so concerned is it
now with Theta and the Betas are now
matter of history. having been AL
pha Phis for five years. Sigma Alpha
Iota didn't wait long for their charter.
Kappa Chi is still petitioning some ma
, tional and the new little fledgling
sorority already has its eye on ma
tional charter.
Pi Beta Tau held its first meeting
last evening on the regular fraternity
meeting night and the wheels of Sc
cret organization actually began to
revolve. The pins have been ordered
and the girls will petition the student
council for social dates before they
are a day older. The pin is in the
shape of the Greek letter P with a
sphinx face between the perpendicu-
| lar bars of the letter. The letters Beta
Tau are engraved on the top of the
pin. The pledge pins are small sphinx
faces. Their colors are gold and
white.
The following girls are identified
with the new sorority: Miss Esther
! Colvin, president: Miss Verna Wise,
Miss Louise Herrick, treasurer; Miss
Lillian Boon, vice president; Miss
Madeline Merrilat, Miss Marguerite
Mcdonald, secretary; Miss Wilma
Trull. Miss Grace O'Leary. Miss Nettie