The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10

Mrs L. V. Mum, Mr.. Walter L. Payne,
Mrs. l. d. Wolfe. Mrs. Laura Root.
Mrs. Tinkham veale, Mr. Carl Bolmar,
Mrs. L. c. Hodge.
The principal address at the lunch
con will be given by Congressman
Charles F. Scott, of lola.
Mrs. B. p. Bartlett has entire charge
Of the sale Of tickets, which will begin
soon.
The big Sisters, of Washburn col
lege. who are the junior and senior
girls. were hostesses this afternoon at
colonial party at the Thomas gym
nasium for their little sisters,' the
ceived by the Big Sister committee,
Miss Hazel Kesler, chairman, Miss
Rheva Bonjour. Miss Phoebe Bussey,
Miss Dorothy Jones, Miss Mary Pax
ton, Miss Laura Rohrer. Miss Marga-
ret Seaton and Miss Gertrude Wheeler.
Guests and hostesses wore colonial
costume, and decorations and games
were reminiscent of colonial days.
THE Courtship of Miles Standish''
was presented by several of the Big
Sisters and part of the afternoon was
spent in dancing the Virginia reel. A
touch of realism was added by an ex-
citing Indian raid, a surprise attack
staged by the sophomore girls in In
dian costume. The affair was the sec
ond Big Sister party OF the year, and
NeAo VIC VI NAAC PiSdSdnlCSl Dig OlS-
ter parties ever given.
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The annual banquet of the Fifth dis
trict of Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity
will be held in Kansas City January
81. The girls of the active chapter of
Kappa Alpha Theta at Washburn who
plan to go are Miss Beatrice Shake
shaft, Miss Vivien Ware, Miss Mabel
Claire Steel, Miss Winifred Wiggam,
Miss Jessie Burnett. Miss Helen Lu-
cas-. and Miss Dorothy Crane.
One of Mrs. Whittemores classes,
THE Home Course" which is COM
posed of thirty or thirty-five of the
women of the city. has been making a
very interesting study of Oriental rugs
for the past two weeks, and will go
to Lawrence one week from the COM
ing Wednesday. January 81, to see the
collection of rugs there and to hear a
lecture on the collection. There are
about seventy-five rugs in the collec-
ton at Lawrence, most of which have
been given to the state by Mrs. Thayer
of the Emery, Bird, Thayer firm in
Kansas City. Mrs Thayer gives lee
lures on Oriental rugs, and she will
possibly give the lecture to the women
of Mrs. Whittemore's class.
Mrs. Whittemore has found a num-
Der of interesting rugs in the homes of
Topeka women. Many of them have
$4,000 O-S-o1
may study them.
One rug is woven in the regular pat
tern excepting that in one corner the
pattern is crowded together. and what
appear to be two little rosettes show
in the design. In reality, the rosetteS
are human eyes, woven into the rug
for the sake of averting evil. Another
rug has a bead woven into it. as a
talisman against evil influences.
There are some very beautiful ORR
The prayer rugs are especially beau
tiful, because they are made from the
finest wool. Only the wool from the
neck and shoulders of lambs is used
in weaving prayer rugs, and as a result
the texture of these rugs is unsur-
passed.
Hearth rugs have a peculiar sig
nificance in the Orient. If the host
spreads the hearth rug so that the
guest may stand upon it, the guest
knows that he is promised protection
while he is in that home. But he may
we'll be uneasy if the hearth rug does
not appear upon the hearth.
The class has been taught how to
care for the rugs, to brush them so
that they will not be harmed. Mrs.
loom, and several of the women are
learning something Of the art of rug
making. Each rug is made up of
thousands of knots. Several of the
class have already learned to tie the
knots.
The girls of the Alpha Phi sorority
at Washburn college will be hostesses
at an informal dance tonight at the
Elks club. The party will be chap
eroned by Mr.. and Mrs. Tinkham
Veale and Miss Elizabeth Bittman.
Those who dance will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Ripley. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Shakeshaft, Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jordan
Mr., and Mrs. Frank H. Mcfarland
Miss Edna, Anton, Miss Marion VIII
liams, Miss Marjora Blank, Miss For
estine Blank, Miss Marion Moore, Miss
Orpha Baughman, Miss Rheva Bon
Jour. Miss Blanche Busby. Miss Marie
Hupfer, Miss Charlotte Myers. Miss
Florence Rowles. Miss Marie Moore
Miss Josephine johnson, Miss Ruth
Marsh, Miss Mabel Howard, MISS
Frances Olander, Miss Georgia Neese
Miss Charlotte West, Miss Grace Dana
Miss Ruth Graham, Miss Ann Weight
man, Miss Sally futile. Miss Helen
Neese, Miss Miriam Van Horn, Miss
Mabel Howerton. Miss Margaret Til
lotson, Miss Muriel McDaniels. Miss
Ruth Lemon, Miss Ethel Achten, Miss
Alice Morehouse, Miss Lucille Heym
Miss Barbara Gault, Mrs. Orvile
Wynn. Mrs. Robert Hasty. Miss Lois
Robinette Miss Esther Thomas, Mr.
Virgil Scholles, Mr.. Ralph Oman. Mr.
Merrill Rutter. Mr.. John Parkinson
Mr. Floyd Flahnigan. Mr.. Terrence
Curry Mr.. Harold Lowe, Mr.. George
lGreenwood. Mr.. William Drum, Mr.
Paul F. Mcfarland. Mr.. Raymond
Frager, Mr.. Donald Taliaferro, Mr.
Bryan Hoffman, Mr.. Arthur Gibson
Mr.. John Long. Mr.. John Bauerlein
Mr.. William Higgins, jr.. Mr.. Ray
HBeers. Mr.. Armine Weiskirch, Mr.. Ell
liner Krenkel. Mr.. Romano Akers, Mr.
iFIoyd Dooley. Mr.. F. H. Dunlap, Mr.
ACharles Henderson, Mr.. Merriam
Sheldon, Mr.. Lynn Smith, Mr.. Tom
Springer, Mr.. Henry Anton, Mr.. CLYDE
Schenck, Mr.. Vincent Kearns. Mr.. Lu-
Glen Thrill. Mr.. John Raster, Mr.
Ward Keller.
| The January meeting of the Col
Ieeiate alumnae will be held Satur-
day, January II, at Pelletier's Tea
room Luncheon will be at II o'clock
| followed by an important business
The SnaalAr- will ha Or 6