Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-07
SOCIETY ITEMS,
Social Gatherings of the Past
Week in Wausau.

After the minutes of the last meet
ing were read, the president announced
the committees she had appointed
for the ensuing year. They were as
follows; Entertainment committee
Mesdames A. A. Babcock, p. L. Goer-
ling, w. E. Hudtloff, C. @. Yawkey,
R. w. Jones and Miss Nina Kick
busch.
House Mesdames E. f..
Ramsdall, P. W. Sawyer and Fred
Becker.
Press and Printing committee
Mesdames j. M. Kuebler, j. P. Briggs
and FL. J. Evans.
Special committees-Music: Mes
DANES J. A. Rowley, S. H. Meadows,
G. I'll. Ingraham, A. L. Kreutzer, G..
f. Woodward and d. T. Jones.
School Mesdames G. B. Bird, W..
III. Nablo and G. w. Wilson.
Health-Mesdames w. A. Green,
Walter Alexander, G. d. Jones, F. p.
Stone and Frank Kelly.
Parlimentary-C ritic-Mrs. J. A.
Jones.
After the business meeting the
president introduced A. G. Schmidt,
who spoke briefly in regard to
the Chautauqua course which is
to be held here in July. Mr..
Schmidt read the program and told
of the attractions offered for the
ten days course. Mr.. Schmidt is
secretary of the Chautauqua associa-
ton. The program consisted of a
talk by Rev. 7. M. Duer. His sub
ject was Associated Charities" and
his address was both instructive and
interesting. Later the club adjourned
for the summer. The next meeting
will be held on the third Monday in
September, when the new club year
will begin.
The president announced the resig-
nation of Mrs. A. w. Mumm from
the club. Mrs. G. B. Bird gave the
annual report of the school decora-
tion committee. A review of the
years work in the different depart
ments was given by the secretaries of
these departments. Mrs. p. w. Saw
yer gave the review for Art and Liter.
allure, Miss Grace Stevens for Home
and Education and Mrs. r. S. Dick
ems for Philanthropy and Study.
Mrs. G. d. Jones as auditor of the
clubs books gave satisfactory report.
II
The Monday Evening Study club
closed its years program with de-
lightful banquet held at the home of
Mrs. M. P. Mccullough at Schofeld
last evening. Sixteen members par
took of a four course dinner which
was served at four small tables in the
dining room and sun parlor. The
house and table decorations were in
pink, trailing arbutusin baskets form
ing center pieces at the small tables.
At the conclusion of each course two
OF the members at each table pro-
crossed, the result being most in
formal as well as social repast. At
the close of the dinner the president.
Miss Macdonald, read an interest
ing letter from Mrs. John Lull, re-
greeting her inability TO be present,
owing to the fact that she is convalesc-
ing from typhoid fever. The hos
tess then produced card tables and
bridge was played, Miss Minnie Smith
achieving the highest score. Later
the young ladies departed for home,
declaring it to be the most successful
banquet ever given by the club. "But
Them" as one of the members re-
marked, ''we always say that every
year."
The annual meeting of the congre-
CATION of the First Universalist
church was held in the church last
evening, Karl Mathie, moderator, pre-
siding. There were reports from the
secretary and treasurer of the church
also from the secretaries of the Sun
day school and Ladies' Aid and Mis-
sionary societies. The following board
of trustees was elected: Karl Mathie,
e. A. Gooding, A. L. Kreutzer, W.
B. Scholfield, j. n. Manson, G. G.
Yawkey, A. I'll. Reid and F. B. Thay-
er. Officers elected for the coming
year were as follows:
Moderator-Karl Mathie.
Treasurer-E. B. Thayer
Secretary-E. A. Gooding.
Collector-Otto KaroSs.
Chairman Sunday School-Mrs. c.
III. Ingraham.
Last Friday about eighty members
of the Wausau club attended ban
quet at the Club house. All sat down
at $50 o'clock. An after dinner pro-
gram was carried out as follows:
c. E. Turner, POSTMASTER
Brief Report of Club and Future
Prospects. -. Pres. w. G. Landon
Selection. Wausau Club Qua rtette
A. V. Gearhart, A. NJ. Petersen
j. A. Rowley, G. FL. Hooker
Illustrated Lecture British East
Africa and Its People. .
Dean @. L. Collie of Beloit College
The lecture was very interesting
and much enjoyed. The evening al
together proved very delightful
one.
AT meeting of the Tuesday Musi-
cal club held Tuesday afternoon the
following officers were elected:
President--Mrs. L. A. Pradt.
Nice-Pres.-Mrs. F. III. Barden.
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