MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Alpha Omicron Pi Provides War Orphans With Food, Shelter, Medical Care, School
A 13-year-old Polish girl has been "adopted" by Phi chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi social sorority.
She is Elzbieta Wiacek, who is now in a foster parents plan colony in England. The sorority sends $15 a month for her care and plans to send her boxes of food, clothing and school supplies during the year. Members are writing her through the New York office of the parents plan. Barbara White, fine arts freshman, is in charge of the project.
Elzbieta's father was taken prisoner on the war. He was sent to a concentration camp in Russia where he died. With her mother and two older brothers she was sent around Poland, then to Persia, and finally to Africa. Foster parents plan workers
Up and Coming
Baptists To Give Party
Baptists To Give Party Members of Theta Epsilon, Baptist sorority and their dates, will have a Christmas dinner and party Dec. 12 at the Baptist church.
Wedding In Danforth
The marriage of Miss Beth Hinkson Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hinkson of Lawrence, and Mr. Albert Frank Lindenstruth, son of Mrs. Albert Lindenstruth of Red Bank, N.J., was solemnized Dec. 2 at Danforth Chapel. The ceremony was read by the Rev. John H. Patton, professor of religion.
A D Pi Serenade Tuesday Alpha Delta Pi sorority will give their fall serenade Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Natalie Nelson Delord of Lawrence was matron-of-honor. Dr. Calvin VanderWerf, professor of chemistry, served the bridegroom as best man.
The bride chose a street-length gown of deep green imported velveteen, fashioned with three-quarter length, cuffed sleeves, and a square neckline with pannier drapery at the hips. Her hat was an open-crowned bonnet of the same material, trimmed with a shoulder-length veil and ornamented with tiny green glass sequins. She wore a corsage of yellow roses.
Her mother, who is ill and unable to work, lives in a home for refugees. Her two brothers, Marian, 20, and Antoni, 18, are working, but are so handicapped by not knowing English that they cannot earn enough to support her.
found them and brought them to England.
Ushers were the Messers. Bryce Hinkson, brother of the bride and College senior, and Jack H. Fellman, graduate student.
Following the ceremony a reception was held in the English room of the Union. The couple are spending a three week honeymoon in the East, returning to Lawrence for the Christmas holidays. After the first day they will be in Waynesboro, Va., where Mr. Lindendstruth will be employed as a research chemist for E.I. du Font de Nemours, Inc.
Weighing only 73 pounds Elzbieta is 5 feet 4 inches tall. She is described in a letter from plan officials as quiet, friendly, well-mannered, and very eager to make up the school work she has missed.
Mrs. Lindenstruth, '48, was graduated cum laude and for the last year has taught in Eudora High school. Mr. Lindenstruth is a graduate of Muhlenberg college, Allentown, Pa. He recently completed work for his doctor of philosophy degree at the University. The bridegroom is a member of Sigma Xi, national scientific fraternity.
In the plan colony where Elzbieta is living, students are taught both Polish and English. Later, students decide whether they want to return to Poland or live in England or in another country.
Country Club Has Own Musicians
If members of the Neosho county club of Statewide Activities want to hold a dance, they can assemble the band from their own ranks.
Eight members of the club are musicians and played together in dance bands while in high school at Chanute.
The mythical "Neosho County Club Dance band" would have Joseph Lewis, journalism junior; piano; Earl Budd, College senior; alto saxophone; James Ecord, business senior; trombone; George Miller, College junior, and Wilbur Geeding, third year law, cornets; George Warren, College sophomore, trumpet; Charles Childers, fine arts sophomore, drums, and Ronald Washington, fine arts freshman, tenor saxophone.
Hutchinson Wedding
Miss Betty Burns Armstrong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Armstrong, Hutchinson, became the wife of Mr. Edward Irvine Blincoe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Edward Blincoe, Ft. Scott, Nov. 25 in the First Presbyterian church in Hutchinson.
The bride wore a gown of ice pink nylon tulle with overcoat of ice pink satin extending into a long train. Her long veil of pink illusion was held by a bonnet of matching satin. She carried a garland of pale pink camellias and wore a pearl necklace, gift of the bridegroom. Miss Marianne Gear, College junior, was maid of honor. Mr. Robert Blinceo, business senior, served his brother as best man.
Bridesmaids were the Misses Pat Foncannon, and Joyce Newcomer, both College juniors; Bonnie Marshall, College freshman; and Jean Rugan of Hutchinson.
Men in the wedding party were the Messers. Ed Hutton, Topeka; Ernie Rice and Joe Modrell, '48, Wichita; Dean Hawley, engineering senior; Pat Dunne, pharmacy senior; Buck Neel, Kansas City, Mo.; Robert Crain, Ft. Scott; and George Gear, engineering junior.
A reception in the church parable The couple are at home in Lowry.
Centerville, Mich.—(U.P.)-Centerville held a special election to decide whether to build a new fire station. Then the village council discovered there were no funds available to build the station.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Blincoe are graduates of the University. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and he is a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Mr. Blincoe is a petroleum engineer for Sohio Oil company.
Socially Speaking
Election Decides Nothing
Alpha Kappa Lambda held its annual winter formal dance Dec. 2 in the Grill room of the Eldridge hotel.
AKL Formal Dance Guests
Guests were: Pat Patten, Joan Donelan, Gwen Peterson, Veda Ruffa, Sally Cross, Betsy Stanford, Beverly Jennings, Pat Ryan, Dorothy Watson, Pat Gay, Bonnie Bowman, Katherine Bowman, Marian Kvsar, Caroline Crosier.
Donna Hull, Nancy Haffner, June Porter, Maxine Jahne, Dana Richmond, Marilyn Cathey, Mary Dixon, Esther Thrasher, Jo Anne Kinaida, Joeanne Mannon, Joy Wood, Virginia Graham, Ruth Irwin, Lela McKee, Irene Marshall.
Peggy Davis, Mary Lou Martin,
Harriet Easter, Sibyl Kilamm, Mona
Coffman, Rita Speckin, Shirley
Shriver, Mary Margo Sage, Mrs.
Dick Fletcher, Prof. and Mrs.
Clayton Crosier, Dean and Mrs. F. J.
Moreau, Mr. and Mrs. James Seay,
and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Keeling.
Chaperones were: Mrs. Lela C.
Wilson, Mrs. T. A. Clark, Mrs.
Glenn Porter, and Mrs. C. L. Veatch.
Pi Kappa Alpha Elects
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity announces the election of the following officers:
Richard Harper, president; Frank McSpadden, vice-president; Robert Brownlee, treasurer; Pete North, secretary; Robert Boese, historian; James Stinson, pledgemaster; Leland Bell, house manager; Leland Dalgleish, sergeant-at-arms; William Howard, alumni secretary; Richard Tatum, corresponding secretary; George Youngstrom, scholarship chairman; Jere Kimmel, rush captain; Roy Wilbur, social chairman; John Hofmann, publicity director; Roy Hadley, activities chairman; and Pat Gleason, intramural chairman.
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Women's Club Formal
The University Women's club held its Christmas formal party Dec. 3. Entertainment included a short program and dancing. General chairman of the party was Mrs. J.A. Burzle. The chairman of decorations committee was Mrs. J. E. Hankins.
Those in the receiving line were Mrs. C. F. Nelson, Mrs. E. B. Stouffer, and Mrs. M. D. Clubb.
Liberty Seniors Give Play
Liberty Seniors Give Play Three seniors from Liberty Memorial High school entertained the Law Wives club Thursday night. The seniors presented a one-act play, "The Boor."
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Pharmacy Sorority Holds Installation And Initiation
Kappa Epsilon, national pharmacy sorority, held initiation and installation services recently in the West ball room of the Union.
Geraldine Frost, pharmacy senior, was installed as vice-president. Initiation services were held for Mary Sue Knauer, pharmacy sophomore; and Mrs. Gordon Svoboda, wife of Gordon Svoboda, assistant professor of pharmacy, as an associate member.
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