Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-16
SOCIETY ITEMS.
Social Gatherings of the Past
Week in Wausau.
RECEPTION AND DANCING PARTY.

was conducive to make the evening
enjoyable, the weather being pleasant
and the roads dry so that the ride
could be made by automobile or
the street car. Guests arrived Fat
$50 and were ushered to the cloak
rooms. The host and hostess received
their guests at the East side of the
pavilion ball room. This required
| fully an hours time and marked the
commencement of delightful even
ing which will long be remembered
by those who participated. They
were assisted in receiving by Mr.. and
Mrs. OLAF Bache- Wig and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sven Brun Bugge. The gentle
men hold positions as superintendent
and engineer, respectively, of the
Vaasau Sulphate Fibre Co., of Mosi-
nee.
Cones orchestra occupied the bal
cony at the south end of the ball
room and program of concert num-
bers was rendered during the reception
hour The decorations in the ball
room were in green and white. Trail
ing vines, green boughs, palms and
ferns and bouquets of snapdragons
were artistically arranged, Dancing
commenced at $50 O'Clock and con-
tinued until one O'Clock, most of the
four hundred guests present entering
into the activities of the evening.
A special feature of the event was
the presence of many young friends
of Miss Elizabeth Mathie and the
mingling of the older and younger
elements added greatly to the pleasure
of all.
Refreshments were served in the
dining room by the pavilion caterers,
after ten o'clock. Tables, seating
four were arranged throughout the
room and baskets of spring flowers
sweet peas, jonquils, tulips, hyacinths,
etc. occupied the center of each,
making the scene very pretty one
to behold.
The day was the anniversary of Mr..
Mathie's birth, which fact was not
generally known, however, the knowl-
edge spread and before the evening
was over he was the recipient of
many hearty and sincere congratula-
tions.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Literary club was held at the club
house on Monday afternoon at
o'clock. Mrs. A. A. Book presided.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved, after which
the president called for the annual
reports of the officers and also of the
different committees which had been
appointed for the years work. Inter-
esting reports were given by the re-
cording secretary, Mrs. p. V. O. Van
Vechten, and by the treasurer, Mrs.
G.. A. Barwig; both reports showing
that the club had enjoyed a success
full year, both in literary and finan-
ported as chairman of the entertain
ment committee. Mrs. K. E. Rams
dali, on the house committee and
Mrs. III. j. Evans on the press and
printing committee. OF the special
committees: Mrs. G. B. Bird gave
report on school room decoration
and Mrs. w. A. Green reported for
the health committee. The next Or
der of business was the annual cleo
ton of officers and the following ladies
were elected for the ensuing year:
Pres.-Mrs. A. A. Book.
Vice Pres.-Mrs. G. B. Bird.
Recording Sec.-Mrs. p. V. o. Van
Vechten.
Cor. Sec.-Mrs. Chas. Feathers.
TreaSurer-Mrs. G. A. Barwig.
The president then appointed the
following ladies as chairmen for the
different departments: Mrs. =. l..
Hudson for Art and Literature; Mrs.
A. w. Trevitt for Study and Philan-
thropy and Mrs. M. B. Rosenberg for
Home and Education.
After this order of business the
club was adjourned and social after
noon was enjoyed by those present.
The entertainment was bridge, six
tables being played. The highest
scores were won by Mesdames G. D.
Jones and VIM. Osborne. About thirty
members we're in attendance. The
next meeting which will be held on
May 9Th will be the last meeting of
the club year.
The Art and Literature department
of the Ladies' Literary club will hold
its April meeting at the home of Mrs.
J. P. Briggs on Grant street on Mon
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The
following program will be given;
Revolution in 1901 in Mexico. -.
............... Mrs. n. Heineman
Prominent Men in Mexico. .....
Mrs. Newman Bells
Current Events in Mexico discussion
led by Mrs. j. A. Jones
This program will finish the years
study, as the last meeting which is
held in May will be a social one.
The Monday Evening Study club
met last evening at the home of the
Misses b9efiinger. Ten members were
present and the following program
was given:
Roll Call-Famous sayings of Great
! Americans
| Paper-Ten Years of Industrial Amer
| lea. Miss Nell Dunbar
Table Talk-The q. S. Army and
! Navy and the Panama Canal
Declaration of Independ-
ence. Miss Antoinette Huntington
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