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Parties and Pinnings Are 'Firsts' In Social Events Over Weekend
Parties and pinning and engagement announcements took first place in society this weekend on the campus. Dandelion day Wednesday will be this week's big event, weather permitting.
The Independent Student's association presented an old clothes party Friday night in the lounge of the Memorial Union building, in cooperation with the old clothes drive in the campus last week.
Nearly 1000 students danced to the music of Les Brown's orchestra Saturday night at the K-Club varsity in the ball room of the Union building.
Campus Society
Carruth Hall had an exchange dinner with Watkins hall last night. Guests were Helen Bozarth, Annette Stout, Mary Lou Davis, Helen Stormount, Marjorie Kail, Phyllis Ann Oliver, and Alberta Niedens.
Delta Tau Delta—Frank Chapman Fort Scott, was a dinner guest last night.
Delta Upsilon — Jim Grimmison,
traveling representative, and Duke
Hunter were guests at a meeting
Wednesday night at the Hearth.
Phi Kappa Psi — Gene Kittle was a dinner guest Sunday.
Tau Kappa Epsilon — Bob Trueheart, Sterling, former chapter member now in the navy, was a guest over the weekend. Harriet Kollis, Topeka, and Grace McClure, Kansas City, were dinner guests Sunday.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon — Mary Savory, Barbara Cray, and Dorothy Feldkamp were Sunday dinner guests. DuMont Reed, former chapter member, now in the navy, was a visitor Sunday.
Campus House — Ruth Norquist Wiehia, was a weekend guest.
Hillcrest—Gregory Neidig, Belpire was a visitor Saturday. Dean Baker Kansas City, was a visitor Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. M. C. Blair McPherson, was a weekend guest. (Ricker Hall — An informal party)
tricker Hall - An informal party held Saturday night.
**Watkins hall** - Joyce Whiting
Manhattan, and Margaret Cewley
Wachita, were weekend guests.
Pvt. Bob Stewart, Fort Meade Md.; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Kaff, Overbrook; Mrs. Lee Kaff, and C. N Royer, Carbondale, were dinner guests Sunday.
Sgt. Roy Lang Bogue Field, N. C.
and Ens. and Mrs. Ray Coleman,
Kansas City, Mo., were guests Sunday afternoon.
Hopkins hall—Viola Moffet, Kansas City, Mo., and Dorothy Eaton Ottawa, were weekend guests.
Harmon co-op — Dorothy Burke Kansas City, Mo., was a weekend guest.
Guests for dinner Saturday were Kati Gorrill Kansas City; Henrietta Adams, Lawrence; and Dora Ann Brown; Rosalie Erwin, Corbin; Jeanne Shemaker, Kansas City, Mo.; and Virginia Lee Clary, Torkea.
Kappa Kappa Gamma — Sunday dinner guests were Mrs. M. C. Nelson and Mrs. Shofstol, both of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Neeley, and son John, of Wichita.
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Sigman, Beck To Be Married Saturday
Mrs. Maude Sigman, Kansas City, Mo., has announced the engagement of her daughter, Patricia Ann, to Morris Ellsworth Beck, U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight William Beck, Sutherlin, Ore. The marriage will take place Saturday.
Miss Sigman was a sophomore in the College here last semester, and a member of Chi Omega. She also attended St. Teresa's academy in Kansas City.
Beck attended the Universities of Washington and Kansas. He was a member of the Navy V-12 program here, and is now a midshipman at the Naval academy, Annapolis, Md.
Sigma Kappa — Mrs. H. A. Somerville, Harper, Thresa Somerville, Wichita, and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Scherrer, Kansas City, Mo., were Sunday dinner guests.
Jollife Hall — Warren Seever and Bob Botts were Sunday dinner guests.
Kappa Alpha Theta — Sunday dinner guests were Miss Laura Neiswanger, Lawrence; Miss Isabel Neiswanger, Topeka; Miss Betty Chubb, Topeka; Mrs. Elwood Rowsey, Omaha; Miss Jane McCloud, Omaha; Mrs. C. E. Race, Kansas City; Mary Flenniken, Kansas City; Mrs. M. L. Strope, Kansas City, and Thomas Pryor, Wichita.
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Miller Hall—Marie Horseman and Barbara Roberts were dinner guests Friday night.
Clara Ethel Childers and Maxine Holsinger, both of Kansas City, and Mrs. Lester Carr, Wichita, were weekend guests.
Joan Perry and Anna May Cromlet, Kansas City, Kan., were dinner guests Saturday.
Alpha Chi Omega had an exchange dinner with Chi Omega last Thursday night. Guests were Janet Taylor, Jeanne Faubion, Meldere Gear
Miss Margaret Mary Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer William Reed, Salina, and Capt. Fred Austin Johnson, Jr., Olathe, were married Saturday night at the First Methodist church in Salina.
Theta, Sig Alph Take Wedding Vows In Salina Ceremony
The bride wore a gown of candlelight satin, fashioned with a heart-shaped neckline, basque bodice, long sleeves, and a hoop skirt that lengthened into a aisle-wide train. Her full-length tulle veil fell from a band of satin rosebuds, and she carried a Theta prayer book topped with orchids and a shower of stephanotis. Mrs. LaShellee, Wichita, was matron of honor. Mrs. John R. Horner and Miss Shirley Shaver lighted the tapers.
Lt. John W. Meyer, Indianapolis, acted as best man, and Maj. Warren Fuller, Pasadena, Calif., Capt. Howard Kraft, Oakes, N.D., Lt. Math Horrigan, Milwaukee, and Lt. C. Finn Odum, Jacksonville, Fla., ushered. A reception at the Salina Country club followed the ceremony.
The bride and bridegroom are both graduates of the University. The bride belonged to Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, and the bridegroom to Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. The couple will leave for Miami, Fla., where Captain Johnson will await reassignment. He has recently completed his missions in the Italian theater.
Alice Shankland, and Dotty Thomas.
S 2/c Louis Hughes, Pittsburg,
was a guest Thursday.
Weekend guests were Ruth Ann Hawman, St. Joseph, Mo.; Rosemary Stealsmith, Kansas City, Mo.; Jean Muller Beloit; Barbara Hall, Kansas City; Evamay Ecord, Burlington; and Katherine Stomp, Wichita.
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Jim Asher, Sterling, was a dinner guest Saturday.
Norma Lee Jones, McPherson, was a guest Sunday afternoon.
Corbin hall — Evelyn Cooper,
Marion Steele, Emporia; Norma
Jean Hisle, Slater, Mo.; and Martha
Moody, Washburn university,
Topeka, were guests last weekend.
Harmon Announces Brown Engagement To William Ruggles
The engagement of Catharine Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben E. Brown, Kansas City, to William L. Rugles, A.S.T., U.S.N.R. PT 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Rugles, Jr., Lawrence, was announced at Harmon co-op Saturday night. Chocolates were passed at the ceremony which took place at dinner.
Miss Brown is a junior in the College and is a member of the Jay Janes. Mr. Ruggles is a senior in the School of Engineering and is a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.
Miss Brown wore an orchid corsage. Dora Ann Brown, Miller hall, and Henrietta Adams, Lawrence, who assisted, received rose corsages. Mrs. A. R. McAdoo, housemother, wore gardenias.
Student Union activities will sponsor an All-University party Friday night, May 4. Jane Atwood, Union social chairman, announced this morning. Details of the party arrangements will be announced later.
Union Will SponsorVarsity Dance May 4
Miss Atwood also announced that there will be no Midweek dance this Wednesday night because of Dandelion Day. Don Cousins and his V-12 dance band, who play for the regular Union mideweeks, will play for the street dance Wednesday, which will be sponsored by the Jay Janes, in connection with Dandelion Day.
Mu Phi Epsilon Elects Six Women to Membership
Six students in the School of Fine Arts were serenaded at their homes Thursday night by members of Mu Phi Epsilon, announcing the election of these women into the honorary music society.
Mary Jean Ader, Shirley Hargiss,
and Marjean Carr, sophomores;
Georgia Weinrich, junior; Katherine
Kufahl and Doris Turney, seniors,
are the new members. Ellen Utley,
president of the sorority announced.
Miss Ruth Orcutt, sponsor of the group, accompanied it on its serenade.
Dorothy Feldkamp Pins to Sig Alph
Announcement has been made by Gamma Phi Beta of the pinning of Dorothy Feldkamp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Feldkamp, Kansas City, Kan., to Jim Baska, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Baska, Kansas City, Kan. The announcement was made Saturday night by Mrs. Ralph Baldwin, housemother.
Miss Feldkamp wore a corsage of two orchids and Goralee Kreider, who assisted, received two gardenias. Mrs. Baldwin wore a gardenia and four roses.
Traditional chocolates were passed preceding the singing of a Gamma Phi and Sig Alph sweetheart song.
Miss Feldkamp is a freshman in the School of Fine Arts. Mr. Baska is a freshman in the School of Engineering and Architecture. He is affiliated with Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Patronesses Entertain Kappa Phi Seniors
Kappa Phi seniors were entertained at an informal supper Friday night by Mrs. O. E. Allison, Mrs. L. G. Able, and Mrs. R. K. Collins, Kappa Phi patronesses, at the home of Mrs. Collins, 1604 University drive.
Guests were Bonnie Barnes, Alice Bossi, Idabelle Bradley, Geneva Brown, Lorna Ecclefield, Emadee Gregory, Alice Harrison, Margaret Henson, Maxine Jones, Lonnie Kelley, Virginia Kirlin, Pat McMahon, Mary Margaret Moore, Margaret Patterson, Wilma Pool, Mira Jean Sluss, Helen Stormont, Ellen Wagenfield, Maurine Waterstradt, Jeanne Overstreet, Charlotte Price and Mrs. E.F. Price.
The Newcomer's club will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Waldemar Geltch, Mrs. George March, publicity chairman of the club, announced this morning. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m.
Newcomers Will Meet Thursday
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