The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-14
By FRANCES JONES,


Allen, daughter of Governor and Mrs.
Henry J.. Allen. as Peerless Princess
of the Southwest will be one of the
most beautiful and spectacular events
of Wichita's wheat show, which will
begin Saturday evening. September
"a. with a coronation ball.
The affair will be held at the Forum
with seventy-five of the prettiest girls
in Kansas acting as duchesses and
ladies-in-waiting of the princess.
Some wonderful gowns are being
made for the affair" comments the
Wichita Beacon, mot only for those
who will take part in the coronation.
but for the hundreds of women from
Wichita and other Kansas towns who
will be in attendance"
The Western Sorosis club has just
issued their year book IN which are
listed eight interesting programs to
be given this fall, winter and next
spring.
The opening meeting this fall will
as hostess and with Mrs. ]. D. Nc
Farland having the first paper,
Cleaned Thru the Warm Months
Other papers to be read during the
year include: "A Study in Yellow"
by Mrs. j. r. Madison; ''The Woman
In the Beginning" Mrs. w. A. Nc
Carter; Early Days in Kansas by a
Late Pioneer" Mrs. w. w. Kitchen;
Making History" Mrs John CLANCY;
"Cogfto. Ergo Sum" Mrs Lutte EN-
bleton; THE Agents of Immunity"
DR.. Sara G. Stephenson.
The club now has forty listed mem
bers, with the following officers:
President, Mrs. j. F. farrell: vice
president. DR.. Sara G. Stephenson;
second vice-president, Miss Loura
Perry; secretary, Mrs o. L. Moore.
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Senator and Mrs. Arthur Capper,
who are here for the week, will be
guests at dinner. Thursday evening,
of Mr.. and Mrs. George McDermott Of
Potwir. Other guests will include:
Mr.. and Mrs F. w Freeman. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Kaths and Mrs. George NJ
Crawford.
Mrs. Charles Wolff entertained her
Bridge club at luncheon this noon,
at her home in Topeka boulevard.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. A GODDARD received
a cable Tuesday saying that their
daughter, Miss Guenn GODDARD, had ar
rived safely in Paris Tuesday morning.
Miss GODDARD is with a Red Cross
work unit and will be assigned a sta
ton where she will be in charge of
child welfare work for that section.
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The dates for the district conven-
tons of the Kansas Federation of
Women's clubs have been set as fol-
lows: First district, Hiawatha, Oct
24-25; second, Lawrence, Sept. 1916;
third. Chanute, Oct. 27-2S; fourth.
Emporia, Sept. 1914: fifth, Marys-
vile, Oct. 20-21; sixth, Mankato, Oct.
1918; seventh. Garden City. Nov. As;
eighth, Mcpherson. Nov. 22-2S.
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students at Washburn are planning to
attend the faculty reception to be held
Thursday evening at o'clock at the
White House, with President and Mrs.
P. P. Womer as host and hostess.
The White House has been remod-
eled and enlarged during the summer
vacation SO that it will be of greater
use to the college. and President and
Mrs. Womer have issued a cordial in
vitation to anyone interested in Wash
burn to attend and meet the deans
and their wives and all members OF
the faculty of the college.
The following new members of the
faculty will be in the receiving line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Post, teachers
of voice; Mr.. Victor White. history
and economies: Mr.. Albert ]. Behner.
Bible; Mr.. Albert Haberstro. voice.
and Col. C. ]. Masseck. advertising.
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Kansas Beta chapter of Phi Delta
Theta fraternity announces the fol-
lowing pledges: Mr.. Willis linton. Mr..
Douglas McEachron, Mr.. Lauren Bar
nett. Mr.. Garrett Porter, Mr.. James
McCloskey, Mr.. William Sargent. Mr..
Ralph Glenn and Mr.. Russell Howard.
all of Topeka; Mr.. Murray Martin of
Linwood and Mr.. Thomas Hogue of
Olathe.
The members of the Topeka Art
Guild arr in charge of the art exhibit
at the Fair Grounds acting as host
esses during the afternoons. Tuesday
afternoon, Mrs. NJ. F. Hand was host
Gavitt, Mrs. Q. T. Chopper. Mrs. L. D.
Whittemore and Mrs. Ben Akers as
sisted. Mr.. Allen Sells has been as
sisting IN arranging the exhibits.
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Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss L. Elizabeth
Dixon, of independence, Mo. and Mr..
Carl Johnson, of Topeka, the marriage
taking place Saturday, September 10.
at Tulsa, Okla, with the Rev. S. S.
Kaufman performing the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. ].
Sullivan, of Independence, and Mr..
Johnson is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
The friendship of Mr.. Johnson and h s
bride began last year when he was i'll
in an Independence hospital and she
was the nurse assigned to his case.
Mrs. johnson received her training
at the Christian Church hospital in
Kansas City, Mo, and later became
superintendent of nurses at the indie
pendence hospital. Mr.. johnson was
graduated from Washburn college in
1914. and received a fellowship in
chemistry at Kansas university. He
received his masters degree in 1915
and his, chemical engineering degree
in 1917 During the war he was
chemist in a munitions plant in the
east. At present he is doing chemical
work for the Standard Oil company.
Mr.. johnson and his bride will make
their home in Independence, No,
after this week.
The Song Shop orchestra returned
from Manhattan, Kan, today. where
they have been playing for sorority
and fraternity dances. They will go
back to Manhattan tomorrow and play
for the Phi Delta Theta fraternity