THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAI WEDNESDAY EVENING MAP CTf 17, 1915
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A company of Topeka people are in
Lawrence to attend a district meeting
of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. The
affair Is one of importance in Greek
letter circles of Kansas, inasmuch as
it is the first district convention the
fraternity has ever held in this state.
The Phi Kappa Psi is one of the
large and influential college fraterni
ties in the country, and is represented
in.. fifty-four chapters. Delegates
from over the country will be present
at? the convention.
A number of elaborate social affairs
are planned to be given during the
sessions. There will be-a big dinner
dance Friday night, and receptions,
luncheons, etc., will be given for the
delegates. The Phi Kappa Psi has .the
distinction of being the fraternity to
which President Woodrow Wilson be
Jongs. The convention begins today, and
among the Topeka people who win be
in Lawrence for all or part of the ses
sions are: Mr. and Mrs. Don Mulvane,
Judge Robert Garver, Mr. Charles
Gleed, Mr. Joe Wilson, Mr. Charles
Younggreen and a number of the so
ciety girls are invited to be guests.
The Alpha Delt fraternity men of
Washburn will have their annual
spring party Friday evening, March
26, at Kellam hall. The affair will be
a dancing party, and arrangements
will be in charge of Mr. Herbert Blinn
Among the out of town guests who
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will come to Topeka for the party
are: ansa Bertha Steele, of Oberlin,
who is a student in K. U.; Mrs. John
Shaw, of Kidder, Mo.; Mr. William
Janney, of Salina; Mr. Edwin Clark,
who is attending Kansas university,
and Mr. Merle Palmer, of Hope.
lieutenant tierer or and Mrs. W. Y.
Morgan and Professor and Mrs. E. L.
De Beuckalaer wUl be the patrons and
patronesses.
Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Pettyjohn en
tertained at a dinner party Monday
night at their home in West Sixth
avenue. The dining table was decor
ated with yellow tulips, and there
were tulips in the parlors. The place
cards were done in a buttercup de
sign. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs.
L. J. Pettyjohn, of Dodge City; Dr.
and Mrs. Benjamin F. Young, Mr. and
Mrs. P. J. Clevenger, Mr. and Mrs. L.
A. Gillette, Mrs. S. C. Lozier, of Chi
cago, Mr. Elmore Pettyjohn, and Dr.
and Mrs. Pettyjohn. Mrs. Lozier is
Mrs. Pettyjohn's mother, and is spend
ing a few months with her.
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Mrs. W. C. McDonough has invited
the members of her sewing club to an
informal afternoon Thursday to meet
Mrs. Thomas Benton McDonough, of
Cheyenne, Wyoming, who is a truest
at the McDonough home. Mr. Thomas
Benton McDonough is a brother of
Dr. McDonough, of Topeka.
Local Pi Phis will be interested to
know that the chapter at K. U., Law
rence, Kan., is to have a new home.
The present chapter house, at 1245
Oread, has been bought by Dean Ar
vin S. Olin. of the school of education.
The building was put up seven or
eight years ago, and has always been
occupied Dy the sorority.
xne new Pi Phi home will cost
about $12,000. It will occupy two
lots, and will be located on Mississippi
street, just west of the present home
of the sorority. Work will be begun
soon.
The dramatic committee of the Col
lege Alumnae club will give a matinee
tea Friday at the Y. W. C. A. Tea
will be served from 3:30 to 4:30 by
the girls of the social committee, who
are: Miss Katherine Dolman, chair
man: Miss Marjorie Rodgers, Miss
Louise McNeal, Miss Louise K aster
and Miss Helen Brigham.
After tea a burlesque on "The
Moonshiner's Daughter" will be given
by some of the Beta sorority girls of
Washburn college, the cast including
Miss Grace Dana, Miss Katherine Al-
baugh, Miss Winifred Burch, Miss
Annetta Nicoll, Miss Emilie Seery and
Miss Erma Larrick, with Miss Helen
Griffin as director.
A constitution framed by Mrs. Fes-
tus Foster, Miss Rosella Kerr and Miss
Marguerite Dice will be presented at
the meeting. Also a nominating com-
ittee will be appointed to select can
didates for the annual -election of
officers.
Crepe is being used most prodigally
on the newest mourning gowns. . One
f the handsomest of recent models
displayed is this walking suit of black
trimmed with crepe bands. This coat
semi-fitted with blouse effect at the
front gathered into a plain lower or
hip portion. Bands of crepe, broad
and narrow, trimmed the collar, cuffs
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The new tailored coats grow looser
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dolmans and mantles before long.
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these also trim the cuffs. The skirt
has a fitted yoke and gored lower
portion which has a broad band of
the crepe as trimming. Black faille
hat with self-trimming and dull jet
beads. .
A young student, who is a Topeka
doctor 9 daughter, is attending an out
of town college. Before she left for
school her mother drew her lovingly
away from the midst of the family cir
cle and spoke to her earnestly and
tearfully of the pitfalls that she must
avoid. She spoke with special feej
ing on the tendency of school children
to fall in love, and would daughter be
sure to shy off whenever Cupid s
shadow showed signs of falling across
her pathway. Daughter scoffed at the
idea of a school romance and reajdily
gave her promise that there should be
no flirtations.
Vacation time came, and little
daughter arrived home with misgiv
ings in her soul. The news had to be
broken. It was broken, but no tragic
results followed. The simple truth is
the girl was and is engaged, just as
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checked worsted. Long gloves wrin
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The biennial convention of music
clubs belonging to the' National Fed
eration will be held in Los Angeles
June 24 to July 2. The feature program-will
be one in which the par
ticipants will be young professions
who are "American made" musicians,
to be chosen from state contests. A
pianist, a violinist and a vocalist may
be chosen from Kansas' to compete
with musicians from other states for
national honors. The contestants
must have received all of their musi
cal training in America; they must
not be over 30 years of age, and they
must perform entirely without notes
before their state jury, and later be
fore their district jury, at least three
compositions.-' : ,
The closing date of -entry is April 1
and the contest will be held not later
than April 5,- probably at Lawrence.
The contest is open to anyone who
wishes to enter it, who has had Amer
ican training, and is within the age
limit. The compositions that contest
ants will be required to give before
the state and district juries are:
Vocalists One air by Handel, Moz
art, Gluck or by an early Italian com
poser; a short group of German,
French and American songs; one mod
ern oratorio in opera aria (English
language preferred).
Pianists One important work by
Bach, or Beethoven, one by Chopin
or Schumann, one by MacDowell and
if requested, one -by Liszt or some
other important modern composition.
Violinist A Bach unaccompanied
sonata or early classic Italian work
or a Handel sonata. One movement
from a Bruch, Sainta-ens, Mendels
sohn or other standeijirconcerto. Two
or three short ..characteristic pieces,
showing style and finish, one brilliant
"show piece" by Baganini, Sarasate
or Wieniawski.
Those who wish to -enter the .con
test are asked to apply to the state
vice-president of the Federation, Mrs.
Olin Bell, 1347 New Hampshire street.
Lawrence. Kan.
The Ladies' Music club, of Topeka,
is affiliated with the National Federa
tion of Music clubs. However, mem
bership in a music club is not neces
sary for entry in the contest.
A resolution was passed by the sen
ate and house of the 1915 legislature
commending the use that Kansas wo
men have made of the ballot since
their enfranchisement in 1911. Sen
ator Jouett Shouse introduced the res
olution into the senate and Mr. Rob
ert Stone, speaker, introduced a simi
lar resolution into the house. xne
senate resolution, passed first, was
substituted for the house resolution.
The resolution is as follows:
"Whereas, The women of oir state
exercised the right of universal suf
frage at the last election for the first
time in the history or Kansas; ana
"Whereas, The right to vote was
exercised by them generally and with
manifest interest on the questions at
issue; and
"Whereas, The right was exercised
on a basis of informed intelligence
and was the expression of individual
views, neither one-sidea nor preju
diced, but having been given Tor sucn
nolitical measures as appealed to tneir
judgment to be right; therefore, be it
Resolved Dy me senate oi me nmie
of Kansas, the house concurring
therein, That it is the Judgment of this
loiHslntiire that the granting or me
right of suffrage to the women of the
state bo long- withheld from them
was not only an act of justice to a
disfranchised class, but it also: has
proved - to be- of great good to the
state and to the women themselves."
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Rachel Kin
cade, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G-. Percy Kincade, of Kan
sas City, Mo., and Paul Creighton
Gallagher, of Omaha.- The Kincade
family have friends in: Topeka, some
of whom expect to go to Kansas City
to attend the wedding.- Mr. .and Mrs.
J. M. Connell, Miss Edith Connell and
Miss Helen Spielman . are among the
friends-of -the family in Topeka. iMr.
Gallagher is a member of a large mer
cantile firm of Omaha.
The Social Service club will meet
Monday afternoon with Miss Grace
Koontz.
The Crochet club met Tuesday with
Mrs. A. A. Scott, 1222 West Tenth
avenue.
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Mrs. J. Edward Barker and Mrs.
John McSpadden will be hostesses at a
house party in Kansas. City this week
end. Among the Topeka people who
will be guests, dividing their time be
tween the two homes, are: Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Sessions, Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Weatherton, Mrs. Virginia Davis,
Mrs. Bertha Mankin, Miss Thomagine
Jackson, Miss Hildebrand, Mr. Harry
Leland, Mr. John Waters, Mr. Tom
King and Mr. Wesley Wells.
Henry Allen, in the Beacon, thus
welcomes Victor Murdock back to the
old home town:
"We believe in Victor Murdock
and in - his- erTectivennii -If -he had
been elected senator, he might have
taken special privileget'out of big business.-
He might have 'reformed .the
government and established a safe
currency system, an ample navy and
an adequate army. - - - , .
'"We believe all things.. possible to.
him except one. fie has announced
in taking charge of his paper again
that he will expunge from the society
page all"of the polite adjectives.
"We d'O- not believe he can do this.
"He may be able to rehabilitate
the Bull Moose party, so that in the
next election, in 1916, it will make
both the Democratic and Republican
parties look like shadows of the past
"But he cannot rob the social ed
itor of her language and get away
with it. ' Emporia Gazette.
The regular meeting of the Spald
ing Reading Circle Monday evening
was dedicated to St. Patrick and the
evening wa? spent in stories and songs
to commemorate his honorf.
Mrs. M. Hoar was patroness of the
meeting and an excellent Irish pro
gram, given by members of the cir
cle and friends, was arranged. Rev.
Father Mclnirney was the- principal
speaker of the evening. His subject
An Irish Story dealt in detail of
the life of St. Patrick and gave many
personal sidelights on the lives of the
Irish people and their relation to the
present great war.
Miss Ijinna iiresette, state factory
inspector, was also on the program
for a short address." Excellent Irish
stories were told by Miss Hannigan
and was followed by a musical pro
gram inl which Miss Mabel Griley,
Miss Mary Mooney, Mrs. John Griley,
Mrs. Mary Carden, Mr. Ed Mooney.
Mr. Leo Mooney and Mr. Campbell
took part, all rendering Irish songs.
A feature cf the evening was the
appropriate decoration ot the hall
with huge palms, the Irish and Amer
ican nags, woven around Ireland s em
blem the harp.
The largest gathering of the Spald
ing Reading circle at a similar oc
casion was in attendance.
Mr. C. M. White announces the en
gagement of his daughter Nellie Marie.,
to Mr. Myron E. Grice of Winslow,
Ariz.; the wedding to take place
March 27 at ihe home of Mr. Grice's
uncle, the Rev. Mr. A. W. Toothacher
of Albuquerque, N. M.
A miscellaneous shower will be
given tonight by a number of Miss
White's friends.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell are the
parents of a daughter, born Tuesday
night at St. Francis hospital. A name
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Mrs. Campbell, before her marriage,
was Miss Bertha Hull, one of the most
popular of the society belles. The baby
is a grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Hull, and she is the third granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Campbell,
sr.; the other two being Isabel Davis,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Davis, of Leavenworth, and Diana
Campbell, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Campbell, of Topeka.
Mrs. C. Smith, of Emporia, arrived
today for a short visit to Miss Helen
Estey. Mrs. Smith is the wife of Pro
fessor Smith, of Emporia college, and
before her 'marriage, which was a re
cent event, she was Miss Grace Wood
ward. Miss Mary Chase, of Emporia, will
come to Topeka to attend the Phi Delt
party the last of this month, and
! while she is in Topeka she will be the
guest of Miss violet Crumbine.
Mr. and Mrs. AV. Clyde Brooks, of
Denver, Colo., announce the birth of a
daughter March 14. They will name
the baby Martha Ellen. Mrs. Brooks,
before her marriage, was Miss Goldie
Shinn, of Olathe, and attended Wash
burn college, where she was a student
in the fine arts department.
Cut flowers at Hubbard's. Adv.
The Taka Art Embroidery club will
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W.
W. Samson, 1412 West Sixth avenue.
Mrs. Mary McGriff. of Wichita, is
visiting Mrs. W. A. Johnston a few
days. .
Miss Helen Eacher. of Lawrence, is
spending a few days in Topeka. Miss
Eacher was secretary of the Kansas
Equal Suffrage League during the
campaign of 1911, and was in Topeka
during most of the campaign year at
the League headquarters.
Mrs. J. C. Mohler is spending the
day in Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Wolf have
gone to California to remain the rest
of the winter. The trip is made for
the improvement of Mr. Wolfs health.
He is convalescing from a severe at
tack of typhoid fever. - They are now .
in Burbank. - -
Mrs. R. F. Thompson and Miss Beth.
Thompson will" leave this spring for
California to vlrit Mrs. George Merrill. ;
formerly Miss Edna Thompson.
Mrs. Willis Coston has returned;
from Hastings, Neb., where she visited
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Theis. who
has been ill. She stopped in Kansas'
City on her return to visit her other,
daughter, Mrs. -Walter G..Shlpe.
Mrs. J. G. Rodemeyer, of 1500 Ty
ler street, will entertain her thfmble
club, F. A. U. 784, Thursday, March
18.- -
Mrs. H. S. Hallock. of 1041 Garfield
avenue, will entertain the W. R. C.
Sewing club at an all day meeting
Thursday.
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