Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity.

Ine year DOCK Tor the LaQleS' Liter
ary club for the coming year is printed
and was distributed among the mem
bers during the past week. 1t pre-
sents very pleasing appearance. The
cover is of grey color, decorated
with the conventional carnation
which is the club flower. This cover
was designed Ave years ago by Miss
Helen Hudson and has found such
favor with the club that it is still
used. The programs read very inter-
estingly: The Art and Literature de-
partment will devote the year. work
to the study of ''Arts and Crafts"
Porcelain, Pottery, Tapestry, Lace
making and carving. The Home and
Education department will study
women at home, abroad, in politics
and in business. Woman's influence
on social conditions and in civic art
and women's economy in the home.
The Department of Study and Phil
anthropy advertise miscellaneous
program along philanthropic and re-
form lines. The first regular meet
| ing of the new year will be held on
the third Monday in September and
the program will be arranged by the
club officers. The present officers of
the club are:
President Mrs. A. A. Book.
= Vice-President- Mrs. G. B. Bird.
Cor. Sec'y- Mrs, Chas. Feathers.
Rec. Secretary--Mrs. p. v. o. Van
EVechten
Treasurer Mrs. C. A. Barwig.
Mrs. III. G. Stewart enter tained in a
most delightful manner at her home
on Grant street, Thursday afternoon.
The guests, thirty in number, were
received 10y Mrs. Stewart in the living
room which was unusually attractive,
trimmed with flowers and foliage in
complete harmony with the pennant
decorations of the room. Bridge was
played, honors being awarded to Mrs.
NJ. A. Hurley, Mrs. W. L. Edmonds
receiving the consolation. The guests
were then ushered into the dining
room where they were seated at the
dining table and at smaller tables
about the room. Here the decorations
were pleasantly attractive. In The
centre of the large table was a huge
gold basket of pink and white bios
SONS while each of the smaller tables
held pink candles. The place card
for each guest was a small basket
done in water color in exact reproduc-
tion of the large one. A carefully
planned menu was served and en-
joyed and the company dispersed at
six o'clock.
Mrs. j. ID. Ross entertained friends
at auction bridge on last Tuesday
afternoon at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. M. p. Mccullough, at Scho-
field. Six tables were played and at
the close of the game a prize was
given at each table to the lady hav-
hing the highest score. The prize
winners were Mesdames S. M. B..
Smith, G. V. Barden, r. e. Parcher,
G. c. Yawkey, r. II. Johnson and
Miss Nell Dunbar. Mrs. Bardeen was
the guest of the afternoon and re-
ceiyed beautiful souvenir Later
in the afternoon refreshments were
served
Mrs. B. Heinemann entertained a
number of lady friends on Friday
afternoon in compliment to Mrs. G. V.
| Bardeen of Madison. Sixteen guests
were present and four tables were of
auction bridge were played. The
highest score was made by Mrs. w.
B. Heinemann and the second prize
was won by Mrs. w. FL. Mylrea. Mrs.
Bardeen was the recipient of a beauti-
ful tray, as souvenir of the after
noon. A dainty supper was served at
six O'Clock.
The annual picnic of the Universal
ist church Sunday school and congre-
CATION was held at the fair grounds
on Saturday. C6nveyances were at
the church at 10 o'clock a. m. to take
those who desired to go to the grounds,
Dinner was served at II M and about
100 partook of the good things. Games
followed until the rain storm which
came up about 2 O'Clock. The rain
continued during the afternoon and
the picnicers were compelled to seek
their homes.
Judge w. @. Silyerthorn is enter
tanning the choir boys of ST. ohn's
church this afternoon at a picnic sup
per given on the grounds of the Sill
Iverthorn home. This entertainment
is an annual event and was to have
been given on Friday, to celebrate tht
Judges birthday anniversary, but
owing to the rainy weather it wa:
postponed until today. About fort,
men and boys Of the choir and parish
are enjoying tile day.
| Mrs. Mary Parcher entertained
| friends at luncheon given at th'
club house on Wednesday in compli
ment to a number of out-of-towl
lguests. The table decorations wer'
very appropriate and covers were lait
for thirty guests A delicious four
Icourse menu was served. Whist wa
was played after the luncheon, To
prizes being won by Mrs. N. Heine
mann and Mrs Hurley.