The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-19
c)OCH7Y

The largest of the many entertain
ments this week in honor of Miss Alice
Brown and Miss Helen Hackney of
Atchison and Miss Helen Parker of
Kansas City was a tea given by their
hostesses, Miss Henrietta Alexander,
Miss Edna Hopkins and Miss Mary
MacLennan today at the home of Miss
Alexander's grandmother, Mrs. Jane
B. Thompson, 1014 Topeka avenue.
About $50 invitations were extended
and twenty girl friends were asked to
assist
Miss Alexander, Miss Hopkins and
Miss MacLennan will give a picnic
supper tonight on Mrs. Thompson's
lawn for about fifteen couples in COM
pliment to their visitors.
The social game: After a number of
seasons with the outlaws a Topeka
chap who only recently returned to
the organized leagues is batting over
300 and attracting the attention of all
the fans They are talking about
an umpire's job for one old sport who
ever since he lost out in the big
leagues, has been slipping steadily
back and was recently released by the
Gum Chewers. a semi-pro bunch with
which he had caught on and had
hoped to finish the season. 1t Is
said of a certain chap who talks a lot
about his performances, but has never
been known to deliver the goods, that
he leads the batting in the Radiator
League THAT chap" said girl
today, indicating a man who has rush
ed a number of girls up to the minute
of their marriage to his rivals. would
never have stuck in fast company ex-
cept for his sacrifice hits"
The first Wednesday dinner-dance
will be given tonight at the Country
club Table d'hote dinners with music
followed by dancing will be given
regularly on Wednesdays as well as
Saturdays for the rest of the season.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Blakely have
asked a few guests informally for din
ner at the Country club tomorrow
evening in compliment to Miss Meta
K. Legler.
"
No matter how well we like them
we are always glad to see the last of
company"
On account of last nights rain the
West Side Forestry clubs social at
Willow park has been postponed until
Friday night
The Sophomore who is 81 and
seorned by girls of 10 because he is
too young" wants to know where the
idea originated that girls are older
than men of the same number of
years. "I protest." said the Sophomore
against the idea that those silly girls
of my own age and less experience and
education are more mature than L.
MY dear" said his Mother Confessor.
''the idea against which you protest
means only this: That girl is old
enough to marry. and her family is
anxious to be rid of her, before man
of the same age can earn money
enough to support her. You have no
doubt noticed that il a chap has mon
ey he is not too young for girls of his
own age or from two or five years his
seniors"
Eastern milliners returning from
Europe announce that the wide
brimmed hat has disappeared in
Paris and that the popular hat of next
season will be small. Said Boston
authority. THE new hat will be to the
Merry Widow type as a pinhead to
an umbrella"
A motor boat picnic on the Kaw last
night was enjoyed by Miss Hazel Jones'
Miss Gertrude Clevenger. Miss LaVere
Langdon. Miss Julia Wellhouse. Mr.
Earl Voorhis, Mr.. Fred McKirahan.
Mr.. Ardie Graham and Mr.. Preston
Coleman.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Judge and Mrs. T. F. Carver will
return from Ludington August 81.
Mrs. f. c. King of Anadarko. Ok,
and her baby are expected tomorrow
to visit Mrs. K. NJ. King. Mrs. F. c..
Bowen and Mrs. Anna Campbell. Mr..
King will join her Saturday and they
will go to Kansas City next week ac-
companied by Miss Shirley King.
Mr.. Robert Loomis returned Tues
day from a trip to Wyoming and a
visit in Sahna. MIR. and Mrs. N. H.
LoOmis and their family will leave this
week for their new home. Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hurd have re-
turned from trip to Yellowstone
Park, Minneapolis and Chicago. They
gave up their plans for a visit to Mr..
and Mrs. b. NJ. Davies at Ludington
on account of a cold which Mr.. Hurd
caught on the trip
Mr.. Ned Osborn. Mr.. Arch Williams
and Mr.. David Lakin. who went to
Fort Riley for the maneuvers in Mr..
Osborn's machine, returned yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Gafford and Miss
Edna Gafford have returned from Min
neapolis. Kan, where they spent the
past two months.
Mr.. Payson Ripley, of New Mexico,
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. George Crawford and her chill
dren have returned from Pryor Lake,
MINI.
Miss Meta Legler. guest of her sis