The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-06
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.

Personal Items or Interest AbOut TO-
peka People and Visitors in Town.
The reporter of news in social circles
is still recording Fourth of July picnics.
| There were 80 many that it is impossible
to get them together in one article.
A party which spent the Fourth pic
nicking at Granville, was composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Bowman, Dir. and
Mrs. o. o. Osborn. Misses Fannie Blakes-
ley, Edith Davis, Jennie Hagar, Ned
! Griffith, Isorah Davis, Carrie Frost, May
Davis, aud Lizzie Davis; Messrs l. n.
| Wheatley, John Green, Frank Merrick,
Charles Osborn, Frank Peacock, Mr..
Robinson, Fred Frost, Richard Thomas,
and Tom and Carl Bowman.
At t. b. Sweets Farm.
One of Thursdays numerous picnic
| parties went out to the farm OF Nr. and
! Mrs. T. B. Sweet and spent a pleasant
| day, returning for the evening to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B Merriam.
| They were Misses Jessie Small, Hortense
Kelly, Marguerite Bradley, Maud Ran
ney, Nellie McClintock, Eleanor Thorn
| ton, Lottis Ranney and Miss Rhodes;
Messrs. Walter Noble, Paul TOrrington,
! George Crawford, Fred Wolf, Harry
| Weaver, Dana McVicar, and c. B. and
| u Ms merriam. Inc cn4D0EOnS were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank D. Merriam.
Wakarusa.
A picnic party which had much fun on
Thursday was the jolly crowd of young
folks who went out to Wakaruss.
Dr. and Mrs, w. n. West chaperoned
| the party the other members of which
were Misses Henrietta Thompson, Mary
| Thompson, Nina Thomas, May Thomas,
! Mary Hiatt of Leavenworth, Franc Lit
tlefieId, Mabel Quigley, Lillian Tefft,
Rosamond Horton, Villa Rodgers, Agnes
| Lee of Kansas City, Bessie Gibson, Helen
| Moon, Name Haynes, Kate Gunther,
Moon; Messrs. David Lakin, Ed Dennis,
Ed Mcbride, Will Alexander, Ralph
Moore, Fred Gillette, Howard Wood,
Charles Kleinhans, John Waters, Fred
Bonebrake, Julius Wedding. Mart Wiki
| dal, Will Seller, Ralph Peterson, Charles
Haines, Fred Kingsley and Ben Akers.
Hammocks, fishing and other picnic
diversions formed the amusement of the
day. but the browning feature was
game of base ball by two picked mines,
under the captaincy of Messrs. Will
| Alexander and Julius Wedding.
Four of the young men, Fred Kingsley,
Ed Dennis, Dave Lakin and Ben Akers,
| proved too INDECENT to help GU in the
ball game. four young ladies were pre-
vailed on to officiate in the right and left
fields, Miss Mary Moon and Miss Thomp-
son for the Alexanders and Miss Thomas
and Miss Fanny Moon for the Weddings.
| The batteries were, Weddings, Seller
and Mcbride; Alexanders, Waters and
nebrake, pitchers, Waters playing out
in the first inning, and Moore, catcher.
On account of the heat only five in
nings were played, at the end of which
| the score stood 6 to 4 in favor of the
Alexanders. The feature of the game
was the stopping of a hot grounder at
third by Miss Flossie Moon, putting out
| Fred Bonebrake at first.
Mrs. Rogers Entertains.
Mrs. J. P. Rogers entertained on Tues
day evening for Miss Airline Nichols OF
! ST. Louis. Each guest was presented
with a dainty souvenir bag and set to
| hunting peanuts which were concealed
! about the rooms. Miss Matte McGreg-
| gor having found the greatest number of
| peanuts. was presented with fancy bon
! bon box Music, cards and dancing
| formed other amIsements. Those pres
! ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. 6. L. McCaslin,
Misses Airline Nichols, Ella Ramsey, Eva
Mayberry, Matte McGregQOr, Ida May
| berry, Sallie Beck, Gertrude Whaley,
ley and Nellie Kirk; Messrs. John Ram
sey, Alvin Hayes, c. Rigdon. Frank
Beck. Charles Worrall, Frank Gibson, ].
! Culsin and A. Smith.
Pleasantly Entertained.
Mr.. Otis Dalton entertained informally
| on Wednesday evening for his cousin
Miss Lily Weishaar of Nortonville and
Miss Ollie Antrim of Colorado Springs,
who is the guest of Miss WingarL
Mr. Dalton was assisted by Miss LYDIA
| Wingart in cream dotted swiss and Miss
Lily Weishaar in pale yellow swiss Or
| Candle trimmed in sweet peas.
Rugs and easy chairs were placed on
the large veranda and the moonlight
made it delightful place for the tete- a.
| tetes. In the double parlors the decora-
| tions were very artistic In the front
| parlor tbs fireplace was banked with
asparagus fern and begonias, and on the
m4ntel, piano and tables rested jardini-
eres of sweet peas and nasturtiuma
| During the evening some delightful
vocal and instrumental selections we're
rendered, and at a late hour light re-
freshmsats of fruits were served
Those invited to enjoy the hospitality
of the host were Mr.. and Mrs. D. S.
Shook. Misses Lulu and Pearl Elliott of
J Denver, Lily Weishaar of Nortonville,
| Ollie Antrim of Colorado Springs, LYDIA
Wingart, Myrtle Callahan, Edith Brewer,
Ella and Minnie Wingart and Miss Kane.
Messrs Oscar Charlson, David Norton,
Morton White, A. ii. Harvey, Ernest
| Fisk and Lieu Wyman.
| General Social Notes.
The social event of next week will be
the party Tuesday evening at the home
of Miss Mabel Martin on Topeka avenue
by Miss Martin and her friends, Miss
Edith Isbel and Miss Anna Jones.
Mr.. VIII Kerr is i'll with typhoid fe-
yer st his home. go West Tenth street
Miss Luella DINNERS of Arkansas City
is visiting Topeka friends.
Mrs. J. g. samuelson and children are
in Colorado Springs
Mr. Frank FARRELL has been i'll for sew
eral days. t4..
Mr.. Charles Eagle is attending the St.