The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23

is visiting her sister, Mrs. Walter Can
non. Miss Teresita Brooks gave
breakfast for the visitor, the other
guests being: Miss Vivian Manley'
Miss Frances Hammatt, Miss Lucille
Smith, Miss Rachel Scott, Miss Isa-
| belle Crawford and Miss Lucille Heym
The decorations were pink sweet peas
| The Shawnee Golf club is inaugu-
rating a Ladies Day." and hereafter
Ladies Day" Mr.. Chas. L. Mitchell.
Mr.. c. II. Bunger and DR.. T. s. Nor
rison have been appointed a commit
tee to take charge of the opening
| Ladies Day." which will be held
next Thursday. the 29th.
There will be four contests put on,
and in case they cannot all be settled
next Thursday the rest of the pro-
gram will be completed the following
Thursday afternoon
The contest is given for the benefit
of the wives, sisters, daughters, moth
erS and Sweethearts OF the members
of tho club, although everyone is in
vited to come out to the course and
witness the sport. The first contest,
which will start at four o'clock sharp,
will be a long driving contest Off OF
Tee No. 81 and the woman making
the longest drive will receive a 'driv-
err" club a prize.
The second contest will be the play
ing of two holes, playing No. and
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holes in the least number of strokes
will receive a "brassie" club as
prize.
The third contest will be a put
ting contest" and the woman putting
the ball in the hole in the smallest
number of strokes from a distance of
thirty yards from the hole will receive
| a "putter' club as prize
The fourth contest will be for the
benefit of the women who have never
played golf before, the prize being
''midiron" club for the one playing
hole No. in the smallest number of
strokes
There are two unfinished ladies'
contests left over from the opening
| day." which will be played off at an
early date, too.
the women in this new golf club, and
it is expected that there will be at
least fifty entries for the different
events
Miss Jessie Brewer. of Gunter, India,
gave a lecture on the life and Gus
toms of India Thursday night at the
First Lutheran church, dwelling espe,
cially upon the religious beliefs ana
the caste system, as these affect the
women and girls of the old Empire
of the East.
For a number of years Miss Brewer
has been in charge of the girls board
ing school of the Lutheran mission
ras Presidency, and she has had mt
mate acquaintance with all phases OF
India life The boarding school for
girls has developed recently into a col
lege for young women, the first OF It's
kind in southern India. The college
has Just acquired a large new build
ing, gift of the Rev. DR.. Sylvanus
Stall, a Lutheran writer and publish
er of Philadelphia, Pa.
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A program will be given tonight be-
fore the Newman Club at the U. &. L.
club rooms, by Miss Mary Sands and
Mr. Ray Lattner, soloists, Miss Agnes
Hannigan, dramatic reader, assisted py
Mr. Elmer OLSON $ a :. the :. piano
Miss Mary Rodgers gave a slumber
party and a breakfast at her home,
ills. Tyler street. Her guests, who
were some of her classmates in school,
included: Miss Isabelle Crawford,
Miss Frances Hammatt, Miss Agnes
Robertson, Miss Elizabeth Bone and
Miss Eva Miller.
Mrs. A J. Carruth entertained her
card club Thursday afternoon. Sub
stitutes were Mrs. Grey Adams, Mrs.
Alfred Guy CT Wichita, Mrs. Wistar
P. Williams and Miss Gertrude Helm
The Shawnee Golf club is fast be-
coming the most popular amusement
resort of Topeka.
From 4 o'clock until each after
noon, hundreds of members and their
families are enjoying the sport. A
great many Of the members go out
each night, and after enjoying the
game of golf, have a picnic supper at
izing the ''lunch counter" which has