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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
5
Society Journal World asks readers to cooperate with the Society Editor for daily social news. Submit items by 2:00 PM via Bell Phone 134 or Home phone 136 to ensure complete coverage.
Miss Stubbs hosts a Thimble-Party at 1340 Haskell Road celebrating her cat Miss Lenora Stubbs with pink Killarney roses. Other events include the Delta Psi informal corn party, Old and New Club dinner, and Chi Omega banquet with a Christmas tree and toasts. Alumni attend from Junction City, Manhattan, and Kansas City.
The column details a Unitarian gathering on Monday with talks and readings, a Delta Psi sorority dinner and Christmas party plans, and numerous Kansas City and Topeka visits. It lists students and members visiting between Lawrence homes and campus houses, upcoming programs, and a long parade of social engagements and travel for local residents and sorority members.
The Minervian Club met with Mrs. Harris on December 14 with sixteen members present. Roll call featured The Happiest Days of My Childhood, and talks covered Motherhood by Child Study, Books for Children, and Children’s picture viewing. Other clubs listed include Review Club, Pleasant Hour, Current Event Club, Progressive Reading Club, Tennula Club, and No Name Club, with various hosts, programs, elections, and plans for January meetings.
Local literary clubs held meetings with roll calls and readings from Shakespeare and Knight’s history. The Quivira Club discussed Bolingbroke and the Duke of York while planning an anniversary event. Ingleside, Lawrence, Kanwaka, and Ladies Literary League members shared papers on mummies, Dickens, and Napoleon, with plans for upcoming gatherings and social hours.
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