Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-04-22
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In W.ausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

on account of the absence of the
hostess, Miss Underwood, from the
city. The program work of the club
is therefore closed. The next meet
ing will be held with the Misses Sill
yerthorn and will be business meet
ing, when the election of officers win
take place. On May 5th, the club
will hold its annual banquet. The
following committees have been APP
pointed by the president, Miss Julia
Hoeflinger:
Nominating committee Miss Mar
ion Macdonald, Mrs. W. E. Curtis
and Miss Minnie Smith.
Banquet c0mmittee-Mis Bel Muir
ray, Miss Marie Johnson and Mrs.
John Lull.
Committee on subject matter for
next year-Miss Virginia Manson,
Miss Nell Dunbar and Miss Grace
| Stevens.
Year book committee-Miss Helen
Stewart, Miss Hermione Silyerthorn
| and Mrs. John Lull.
Program committee-Mrs w. E..
Curtis, Miss Grace Stevens and Miss
Anne Hoef1inger, who succeeds Mrs.
NJ. P: Mccullough.
The members of the Embroidery
club and the Married club having
challenged the members of the
Neighborhood Bridge club to game
of auction, the two clubs met on
last Thursday when the members
of the former club entertained
those of the latter at one o'clock
luncheon The affair was given at
the home of Mrs. M. P. Mccullough
of Schofield. The luncheon was served
in the sun parlor at one long table,
twenty-four covers being laid. Later
a spirited game of auction was played,
two members of one club playing two
| members of the other, the guests
progressing. At the close of the
game the sum total of the scores gave
the Embroidery club first honors.
Miss Marion Macdonald and Mrs.
Frank Kelly received the guests
prizes for highest scores. The after
noon was most enjoyable, owing to
the friendly strife prevailing. The
vanquished ladies expressed them
selves to the effect that they would
rather sustain defeat than not TO
have been able to experience such O.
| pleasant event.
The Ladies Literary club held its
final meeting of the year yesterday
afternoon at the Wausau club house.
Reports of the standing committees
were read. Mrs. G. B. Bird of the
school room decoration committee,
reported the number of pictures pur-
chased for the school buildings and
later exhibited series of six pictures
recently purchased for the high school.
Reports of the years work in each
department were given by the chair
men of the departments. The secre-
tary gave her report. Election of
officers followed and the following
| officers took their respective offices:
I President-Dr. Harriet Whitehead.
Vice-Pres.-Mrs George Mcintosh.
Rec. Sec.-Miss Katherine Manson.
Cor. Sec.-NIiss Grace Stevens.
Treas.-Mrs. J. j. Okoneski.
DIR. Whitehead accepted the office
with a graceful little talk. The re-
firing president, Mrs. A. A. Book, was
presented with beautiful bouquet
of flowers by the club, in recognition
of her untiring service during the
past two years.
The Wausau branch of the Catholic
Knights of Wisconsin held its regular
monthly meeting at Castle hall Thurs
| day evening. At the close of the
| meeting the doors were thrown open
| and the wives and friends who had
been previously invited walked in
and the following program was carried
| out: First, instrumental music, fol-
lowed with an address by John NJ.
Callahan of Milwaukee, secretary Of
this society, who talked on the sub
ject of Good Citizenship" which
was splendid and effective argument
and patriotic expression upon this
subject, eliciUing hearty applause at
the close. The rest of the occasion
was taken up with dancing, card
playing and general sociability until
| the hour of one a. m.
The Art and Literature Depart
of the Ladies Literary club will hold
its April meeting on next Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. H.
Reid. The following is the program
| as printed in the year book:
Canoes Carying-Mrs. G. w, Will
| son.
Ivory Carying-Miss Susan Under
wood.
Wood Carving Harry Yost.
This is the last program of the club
year, as the May meeting will be a
social afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wiechmann
were pleasantly surprised at their
home on First street last Wednesday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Wiechmann
were married ten years ago that day,
and a number of their friends dropped
in to help them celebrate. The even
ing was spent at cards with music
following and later refreshments,
which had been brought by the party,
were served. Mr.. and Mrs. Wiechmann
were the recipients of a very hand