Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

Rothschild park, Friday evening, was
a grand success. The pavilion pre-
Sented most attractive appearance.
At the north end of the bali room was
the figure 1891 of electric lights to
represent the twentysixth annual.
The room was artisticallly decorated
with flags, and crepe paper was used
as decoration for the numerous
electric lights. A large light on the
north side of the room was used to
represent the moon. During the
time this light was in use all others
were turned off, and this together
with the many dancers on the floor
made a beautiful moonlight scene.
| The Columbia orchestra furnished
excellent music. The dance program
started at nine O'Clock with grand
march, lead by Ed. Murray and Miss
Helen Zuhse. After the march, dane
ing began, and there was a continual
program of twenty-four dances and
! three extras. Refreshments were
served at small tables in the dining
room. About three hundred people
were in attendance, and all report
having had very enjoyable time.
Mrs. George Pfeiffer, Mrs. Edward
Seim and Mrs. George Schilling gave
the second of a series of parties on
Thursday afternoon, at the home of
Mrs. Pfeiffer on Grand avenue. The
home was attractively decorated with
ferns, SmiaX and cut flowers. The
entertainment was bridge and twenty
eight guests enjoyed the game The
highest scores were won by Mrs.
John Curtis and Mrs. Theodore
Rudberg. An appetizing lunch
was served at the close of the
game. On Saturday the same
ladies entertained number of
their friends at a one O'Clock luncheon.
Bridge followed, the highest scores
being won by Mrs. f. A. Gooding
and Mrs. G. f. Dunbar. Twenty
guests enjoyed the afternoon. The
same ladies are entertaining at
thimble party this afternoon and will
also entertain again on Thursday.
knaMrs. Nathan Heinemann and daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude, gave two very de-
lightful bridge parties on Friday and
Saturday afternoons of last week, at
their home or Franklin street. Fif+v
guests enjoyed the occasion on Frida
Twelve tables were played and the
prizes for the highest scores were
won by Mrs. Frank Kelly and Mrs.
f. H. Pardoe. On Saturday after
noon eleven tables were played, the
prizes being won by Mrs. j. d. Mylrea
and Miss Sue Morey. The house was
prettily decorated with potted plants
and baskets of cut flowers and on
each occasion delicious supper was
served at five O'Clock
The Tuesday Musical club held its
February meeting in the parlorS of
the club house this afternoon at
o'clock. There was agood attendance
and the program which was arranged
by Mrs. S. H. Meadows and Miss
Florence Crane was an excellent one.
Mrs. Woodward read paper on the
composers Mozart, Weber and Cad
man. Those who took part were
Mrs. Edward Boehm, Mrs. +. III. Bar
den, Mrs. A. L. Kreutzer, Mrs.
Meadows, Mrs. p. l.. Sisson, Mrs.
Woodward, Mrs. H. c. Anderson,
Misses Pagenkopf, Hopp, Crane, Sill
verthorn, Montgomery, Flanagan and
Lawrence Bernhart.
lfsDr. and Mrs. Russell Lyon enter
| tafned the ladies and their husbands
| of the Neighborhood Whist club on
| Friday evening at $50 o'clC k din
ner. There were covers laid 3or twen-
| ty-four Auction bridge followed,
the ladies playing against the gentle
| men. Two weeks previous, at SIM
| lar function, the ladies were defeated
| by the gentlemen and preparations
| had been made for a desperate contest
on this occasion. The result was a de-
| feat for the gentlemen by score of
over 1900. 1t is thought some of the
lesser halves were Indifferent, hoping
| for prize contest to take place later
| on.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Florence Curran, daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
| Curran of Stevens Point to Rollin L.
Estes of Madison, on Jan. %, at the
home of the groom's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j NJ. Estes, who reside at
| Stoughton, Wis.
Both parties are we'll known in
| Wausau, Miss Curran having taught
in our city schools several years ago.
Mr.. Estes is cousin of III. E. Nc
Eachron of this city.
: The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the NJ E. church will hold
meeting at the church Wednesday
afternoon. Hostesses, Mesdames
Lampert, Maxson, Flock, VIM. Berger
and Eyers. The program will include
a paper on Chinese women by Mrs.
Barden; music by ladies' trio, Mes
| danes Barden, Rowley and Meadows;
a symposium on Education in China,
| Mrs. Book, leader, followed by Mes
danes Crawford, Croker, Hooper,
Meadows and Rowley.
The Study and Philanthropy De
partment of the Ladies' Literary club
| will hold its next meeting on next
Monday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock at
the home oil Mrs. Walter Alexander.
The hostess will be assisted by Mrs.
Elmer Miller. The following program
will be given:
Leader-Mrs Fred Becker.
/ Roll Call.
"work of Visiting Nurses
/ III. @. Stewart.
DAY Misseries" -Mrs. S. Livings-
| ton.
|
The special fish dinner given at the
Wausau club on Thursday evening
was very pleasant affair and well
attended. About fifty couples en-
joyed the dancing which followed the
] dinner, while in the parlor eight
tables of auction were played. Mrs.
c. B. Bird, Mrs. Guy Gooding and
| Mrs. M. p. Mccullough were a COM
mittee appointed TO take charge of
the card playing.
At a meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society OF the UniyersSlist church,
held last Wednesday afternoon at the
! home of Mrs. V. A. Anderson. the