The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-09

local midsummer social situation this
week by the ping pong tournament at
the Elks club between the Elks and the
Topeka club. The contest began Tues
day night and ends with tonights
series of gam es, and society's interest
in the event has been unflagging. Every
night a large and fashionable company
of fair women and brave men, has
watched the trial of skill of the repre-
sentatives Of the two clubs who have
entered the lists. Aside from this event
there has been nothing of moment in
social way except the garden party
given by Miss Curtis at her home or
the North side Friday night. the guests
at which numbered a good many South
side people. Next week the only events
of Importance on the social calendar are
the dancing party to be given by Miss
Nellie Baker at Steinberg's hall Monday
night for her guest, Miss Gill of juno
tion City, and the pavilion dance at the
D. L. Lakfn residence Friday night.
which is for the benefit OF the GUILD
of Grace cathedral
Miss Josephine Shellabarger is re-
ceiving the congratulat tons of her
friends on her recent appointment tic
a scholarship in the School of Domestic
Science at Worcester, Mass. The
scholarship is a particularly gratifying
compliment, as admission to the school,
which is pet hobby of a wealthy Mas
and but one scholarship is awarded to
a state annually Last year Miss May
sexton of Minnea pOliS was offered the
scholarship, but she gave it UP to
army and went with him to the Philip
pines, where her death occurred last
winter The course of study requires
two years of ten months each, and in
cludeS every detail of instruction use
full in a home. The school occupies
very handsome building in Oriental
style OF architecture on a hill overlook
ing Worcester, and the students, neces-
sarily limited in number. are young wo-
men from the best families in nerica
VINO have had the advantage of college
of this institution. Miss Shellabarger
mas been engaged in newspaper work in
topeka for over year, and was before
that student at the University of Kan
saS at Lawrence and at an art school
In New York, where she displayed no
little talent in watereolors. She will
leave Topeka in about two weeks for
New York to visit ner brother Mr.
Joseph Shellabarger, before going on to
Worcester for the opening of the school
September 8
Miss Amy Overnyer will entertain in
formally at her home, corner of Elev-
enth and Quincy street, tonight Her
guests Will be the members of a party
with which she can ped at Maple Hill
recently.
4 picnic party at Garfield park Fri
day night included Miss Grace Frost,
Ill, Miss Bertha Beal, Miss Louise ALI
son, Miss Eleanor Thompson, Miss
Pauline Peake, Miss Louise McNeai.
Miss Ruby McNeal of Guthrie. Okla.
1ne same girls, with Miss Anna Kemper
OF WaInego-on -the-Kaw, who comes to-
day to visit Miss Bertha Beal. viii have
a mock wedding at the home of Miss
Grace Frost. corner of Tenth and West
ern avenues, tonight
Miss Virginia Millspaueh of Daven-
port Iowa. was the guest of honor at
q picnic at Garfield park Friday night
The others in the party We're Mrs Ben
CrisweH. Miss Edna Morrow, Miss
Mary Strauss, Miss nellie Jones' Miss
Jean Parkhurst, Miss Belle Stage, Mr..
Louis Strauss, Mr.. Paul Adams Mr.
Horace Macferran. Mr. Otis Backen-
stoce of Hfawatha, Mr.. Gossett and Mr..
Herbert Robinson.
The teachers and pupils of the Stan
dard school of shorthand and typewrit-
ing VIII give picnic supper at Garfield
park Wednesday. August Ii, for for
mer pupils of the school.