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wing to thb evening. The guests were
S Mr. and Mrs. Hans Peter Lau, Mrand
Mrs. Edmiaton, Mr. and Mrs. Woods,
Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Streetor, Mrs. Quack
enbusb; Misses Harley, Streeter, Shaw,
Honeywell, Johnson, Macomber, Maude
Macomber, Cole, Jackson, Harwood,
Cochran, Slarrett, Tope, Webster,
Welch, Haggard, "Rice, "Deweeee, Ham
ilton, Lun Hamilton, Edna Harley,
Mullikin, Wikon, Tukey, Louise Tukey,
. Margaret Honeywell, Hunt, Weesner,
Robeeon, Bowen, Mcore, Watkins;
Messrs. Edmioston, Cuscaden. John
son, Crandall, Raymond. Lam Crandall,
Montgomery, Clapp, Isaac Raymond,
Lansing, Von Mansfeldt, Towle, Buck
ley, Powell, Lau, Holmes, Farnswortb,
Sumner, Kainey, Wehn, Butler, Gregory,
Fitzgerald, McCreery, Clarke, Shedd,
Seacrest, 'Tukey, Kind, Cook, Kors
4neyer, Alex Lau, Hayes, Honeywell,
Swartz, Holt, Walsh, Wittman, Dr. Orr,
Dr. White.
Dr. and Mrs. Waldo Tucker and Mr.
and Mrs. Hitchcock celebrated their
marriage anniversaries with a large re
ception on Tuesday evening at the home
of Dr. Tucker. The guests were pre
sented to the receiving line by Miss
Bickford and Mr. F. W. Farmer, and
the hostesses were further assisted by
Professor and Mrs. Kirk, Judge and
Mrs. Coffin and Mr. Ewing. Red ices
and delicious small cakes were served in
the dining room by Misses Gaylord,
Stella Douglas and Ethelyn Bignell.
Punch was Berved in the oriental room
by Misses Florence Bell, Ruth Roberts
' and Eva Hosford. The oriental colors,
red and yellow, were carried out in the
decorations of this room. Carnations
and daisies were the flowers.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. E. E.
Brown gave a progressive euchre party
in honor of Miss Prusser of Chicago to a
large number of people. The arrange
ment of the game was new and fascinat
ing, The score cards were the source of
interest and amusement. Mrs John B.
Wright received a bandsomo cut glass
smelling bottle as a refreshing reward
for the highest score. Mrs. Putnam
received a cut glass jar, with silver top,
filled with cold cream, and Mrs. Ewing
a blue and gold frame, also for success
ful scores. After the game a luncheon
of good things was served.
The members of the young ladies'
McKinley and Roosevelt club enjoyed
a social evening at the home of Mrs.
Mary Krumme, president of the club,
last Saturday evening. The event of
the evening was a linen shower given to
Miss Florence Tylee, the second lieu
tenant of the club, who is soon to be
married. The evening's entertainment
was very pleasant, the young ladies en
joying themselves with games, songs and
instrumental selections. Light refresh
ments were served. Miss Ella Robtrt
v'son, captain of the club, and Mrs.
Tobey presided at the punch bowl.
A progessive euchre party in compli
ment to Miss Jones of Elmwood, Illi
nois, by the Q A. T. society was given
at the home of Miss Leese on Thursday.
Mr. Ward Woodruff.won the royal prize,
a picture of an Indian chief. The
guests were Misses Jones Gregory, Mac
farland, Shaffer, Jo Don, Biltgen, Er
ford, Barrick, Anthony, Leese, Clinton.
McKay, Joers, Wetherald, Stearns and
Mrs. R. II. Stewart; Messrs. Evans,
Fisher, Gordon, Swain, Pizey, Hawley,
Morse, Woodruff, Potts, Wells, Howlnnd,
Anderson, Wilson and Painter,
Miss Bessie Murray of Winterset,
Iowa, is enrolled as a student of the
state university. She is visiting her
U cousin, Mrs. .1. a. .jonnson. in ioyj
Miss Murray was a reporter for the
Cbicago Tribune.
Mrs. Edward Slater entertained
pleasantly Wednesday evening in honor
of Mr. Slater's tirthday. Crokinole oc
cupied the attention of the guests, and
an jcviting luncheon was served at the
evening's end.
Phi Delta Theta passed a pleasant
evening Tuesday at the chapter house.
There was music, a general good time
and many members present.
Miss Jessica Morgan gave a dancing
party Friday evening, October 12, at the
Kappa Alpha Theta chapter house in
honor of Miss McIIenry of Denison,
Iowa.
The Central Circle of the Methodist
church met with Mrs. Ayera on Tues
day. About twenty ladies were pres
ent. Enthusiastic plans for the winter's
work were made.
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Miss Cochran is homo after pleasur
able months in the east.
Mrs. Charles E. Yates and her guests,
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Van Huessen, left
Monday for Denver.
Mrs. Robert McCreery of Black Rock,
Arkansas, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. McCreery.
Miss Hammond will entertain the As
sociation of Collegiate Alumnae on
Wednesday afternoon at half after three
October 24th.
Mrs. A. G. Billmoyer will entertain
the L. A. kensington next Tuesday.
Misses Russell of Glenwood, Iowa,
and Viola Stewart of Axtell, Nebraska,
have receutly been, pledged to the Kappa
Alpha Theta fraternity.
We are agents for the Victor Instan
taneous Water Heater. Call and see
them. Korsraeyer Plumbing and Heat
ing Company.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Scudder of New
York are at the Lincoln hotel.
Mrs. Searles is in Chicago.
Miss Oakley has gone to Chicago for
the winter.
Mrs. Griffith and daughter are home
after restful months spent in Pennsyl
vania. Mrs. David Campbell is the guest of
Mrs. Lambertson.
The sophomore hop will be held in
Walsh hall October 2Gth.
Mrs. J. K. Stephens entertained at
cards Friday and Saturday afternoons
of last week in honor of her guest, Mrs.
Watson of Omaha.
On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Dorgan
entertained Mr. and Mr&. Scudder of
New York and Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Ray
mond. Mrs. Butler, 2931 Q street, gave a
luncheon this week to Mesdambs
Love, Winnett, Phillips, Dorr and Miss
Young.
GOLF NOTES.
A number of visitors have played on
the links in the past month. Among
those who enjoyed the game were:
Messrs. W. R. Grachin. E. V. Church,
Doctor Jones and Professor Fling.
Misses Tukey, McHenry. Morgan and
JackBon. Mrs. Ross Curtice is playing
and excellent game. She has lowered
her score to (50, which is the record for'
the women players of the club. Mrs.
F. W. Brown has the official record for
the men, making a score of 47. Mr. Ed
Morrison, Mr. Hall and Mr. Hammond
have all scored near that mark. It is
gratifying to know that an American,
Mr. Ilarry Vardon, holds the world's
championship. He gained that honor
at the western links last week.
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(lIV K. K. KRIKOUIAX.J
This rhapsody on the character and
conduct of Armeniaa women during the
massacres is written by a young Arme
nian, K K. Krikorian, at present study
ing at the state university. He has
been in America only two years. Ilia
distinctly biblical style io this discription
is due to his study of the Bible and per
haps somewhat to the orientalism which
has made the Psalms a series of pictures.
Mr. Krikorian wa9 graduated from a
missionary college in Tarsus, in Asia
Minor, where he was born and lived
until two years ago.
I cannot enumerate all tht wives of
the heroes, both of those who were in
fetters and those who had fallen in mas
sacre, for there are more whom I do cot
know than whom I do know. I know
by name and by signt about five hun
dred; not only those who were the
highest in rank, but many of low de
gree. AH of them together being kin
dled by a holy emulation, put on the
same virtue of fidelity. They forgot
even the name of the luxuries belonging
to their hereditary state, and became
like those who have suffered from the
beginning after the manner of peasants,
and who have pas3ed their lives amidst
hardships.
The older ones took upon themselves
the greater endurance. They were
comforted by the invisible force of the
eternal hope, and accepted bodily pain.
For although each of them had heredi
tary servants, there was now nothing to
distinguish between mistress and maid.
All wore the same dress and all alike
slept on the ground. Neither one made
the other's bed. There was no distinc
tion even in thnir food. .All the mat
tresses were of the same dark color, and
all the pillows were alike black. They
had no special makers of spiced dishes,
nor bread-makers set apart for service
at tablf, but everything was in common.
None poured water on the other's hands,
neither did the younger one3 offer
towels to the older. The delicato wo-
men had no eoap, nor was oil offeredrT
them. No costly platter was jet beYure
them, neither were cup-holders found
at their festivals- For none of tiem
did an usher stand at the door, neither
were the nobles called by them.
The bridal chambers of the young
brides became dusty and dim, and spider
webs were spun in their sleeping rooms.
The high seats of their palace3 were in
disorder. Their palaces fell, and the
fortresses of their refuge crashed down
in ruin; their flower gardens dried up
and withered, and the wine-bearing
vines of their vineyards were torn up.
With their eyes they saw the spoiling of
their goods, and with their ears they
heard of the sufferings of their dear
ones. Their treasures were confiscated
and nothing at all was left of the orna
ments of their faces.
The delicately reared women of the
land of Armenia, who had been brought
up in luxury and in costly clothing and
on soft couches, went untiringly to the
houses of prayer, on foot and barefooted,
asking with vowa that they nrebt be
enabled to endure their great atll ution.
'J hose who, from childhood, bad been
reared on oxen's brains and the choicest
pieces of deer, now were glad to eat veg
etable food, like savages. The skin of
their bodies, blackening, became dark,
because by day tbey were sun burned,
and all night they slept on the ground.
The everlasting psalms were the mur
murs of their lips, and their com
plete comfort was in the reading of the
prophets.
Tney forgot their womanly weakness
and became brave males in the spiritual
warfare. Doing battle, they fought
against the cardinal sins; they pulled up
and threw away their deadly roots.
With simplicity they conquered guile,
and with sacred love' tbey washed awav
the dark coloring of envy. Tfcey cut off
the roots of avarice, and the death bear
ing frnits of the branches dried uj with
humility.
With their lingers they vorked and
were fed, and pensions granted them by
the court they sent, year by year, to their
husbands, for their comfort. They be
came like the bloodless cricket, which
lives, without food, by the sweetness of
its song. The snow of many winters
melted, the spring arrived, the new
birdd came; life-loving men eaw and re
joiceo; but they could never see those
for whom they longed. Their hounds
died, and their hunting excursions were
ended. No yearlv festivals brought
them from afar. The women looked on
their dining places and wept; and they
remembered them in all their assemblies.
