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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1922
Page
5
The Lawrence Country Club hosts a September 21 picnic with contests and stunts, praising the new night-lit putting clock and scenic grounds. Notables visiting include Professor E C Franklin and Mrs Franklin from Palo Alto. Auxiliary plans booth at the fair and members receive notices of upcoming features.
The annual all University party will be held in Robinson Gymnasium Saturday night with an open invitation to students and faculty. Dean Anne Dudley Blitz chairs the planning committee with support from the Women's University club and school of fine arts. A musical program is planned and many campus groups will introduce members to foster acquaintance.
Salt Lake City student Ila Van Buskirk enters the university as a freshman in Lawrence. Arthur Wight of Seattle plans Staunton Military Academy in Staunton, Va after visiting his aunt Miss Annie Wight. Local social notes mention Mrs. and Mrs. M. A. Gorrill in Kansas City, Lulu O'Brien returning to Indianapolis, Kate Caldwell visiting Eu dora, and Isaac Hemphill ill at 1026 New Jersey street. Local businesses advertise Marcellane coal and Pipes and smokers supplies at City Drug Store.
The Ag Club of the high school held a Friday afternoon hike and picnic in the country with W. R. Essick as adviser and E. T. Malais assisting. Miss Harriett Rector, visiting at the Chi Omega house, returned to El Reno Oklahoma, with sister Miss Margaret accompanying her to Kansas City. The piece mentions City Drug Store in dialogue and notes road cost figures for Douglas County.
A fragmented old advertisement mentions Miss Cecil, Swank gowns and blouses, a Lawrence area drug store, and various phone numbers. The snippet references local shops and fashion items amid scattered names and phrases with no clear event or date.
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