Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-01-07
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

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| TIC .nsrriage of Mr.. Edgar Car
peater Wilson to Miss Henrietta
Slade took place at the latter's home
in Hinsdale, ILL.,, on January 4th, 1913
1t was a very pretty home wedding
only relatives and intimate friends
being present. The ceremony took
| place at s O'Clock and Rev. Merriam,
Episcopal clergyman of that city off,
ciated.
The bride was. accompanied by
her sister, Miss Joyce Slade, as maid
of honor, and Miss Marion Wilson,
sister of the groom and Mifs Marion
Porter, cousin of the bride. The
groom's best man was his brother.
Mr.. Perry Wilson of this city. The
ushers were Mr.. Donald Gooding OF
of Wausau; Mr.. Veerhusen of Madison,
Mr.. Webb Blair of Winona, fratern-
ity brothers of the groom, and John
Slade of Hinsdale, Ill. The flower
girl was little Betty Slade, sister OF
the bride, aged three years. After
the ceremony, congratulations and
wedding repast, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
departed on brief wedding trip.
They will visit in Wausau the latter
part of this week and then 60 to
Wardner, B. c., where they will re-
side and where Mr. Wilson is inter-
! ested in the lumber business.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Wilson of this city and
his hosts of friends here join in hearty
congratulations and best wishes.
Those who were present from Wau-
sau were Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Wilson
and family and Donald Gooding.
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Open house was kept last Wednes-
day, New Years day, at the Wausau
club. During the morning of that
day very little was doing save that
many seemingly inactive members
with their families visited the club,
renewing old acquaintance and look.
ing the building over. This contin..
ued until late in the afternoon when
dinner was served. Cones orchestra.
| furnished excellent music during the
repast and everything was carried out
to perfection. One hundred and sixty
people were served. Dancing followed
with cards, billiards and bowling on
the side. This was kept up until
near midnight. Nearly the entire
membership of the club with their
families visited the building at some
time or other during the day. Much
time and money was spent upon the
beautiful decorations of smilax which
adorned the dancing hall and several
of the rooms on the first floor.
1t is said that every member of the
club is very much pleased over the
results of New Years day.
The principal event of the holiday
season was the annual event of the
Wausau Club, given at the club
house Tuesday evening, New Years
eve. The guests laid aside their
wraps in the billiard room in the
basement and were then ushered to
the club parlor where they were re-
ceived by the officers of the club:
President and Mrs. Charles E. Turner,
Mr.. and Mrs AL. Kreutzer, Mr..
and Mrs. Colwert Pier and MIR. and
Mrs. w. c. Landon. Cones orchestra
furnished music during the reception
hour and after 9 O'Clock rendered
dance music in the dance hall to
which place all adjourned and dane
ng was kept up until a late hour.
Supper was served in the dining room
after IL o'clock,
The decorations in the dance hall
exceiled anything ever before at
tempted at a similar occasion. 1t
was profusion of southern smilax
festooned from the corners and sides
to the chandeliers, and the side walls
were covered with the same, while
many baskets of red carnations tied
with huge bows of red ribbon added
greatly to the beauty of the whole
The orchestral stand was a mass of
palms and ferns and coy corners
were arranged very attractiyely in
various parts of the hall. AS was
also the booth from which punch was
served. 1t was delightful party
and perfect in all its appointments.
The Ladies Literary club held its
first meeting of the nea year at the
club house ON yesterday afternoon at
800 O'Clock. Thirty-fve members
were in attendance. The president,
Mrs. A. A. Book, presided. A brief
order of business was transacted 1t
was announced that the council had
decided that the club should give a
reception to the State Library associ-
alton, which convenes in Wausau on
the 2lst, 22nd and 23rd of February.
The reception to be held at the club
house OH the afternoon of the 22nd,
from 2 to o'clock. The president
announced the resignation Of Mrs. J..
A Rowley and Mrs. B. Ell. Conlin
from the club; also that Mrs. Edward
Seim had became a member of the
club. The program was "a Report of
National Conference of Charities and
Corrections" given by Rev. j. NJ.
Duer. Mr.. Duer gave brief history
of associated charities; told what they
had done and what could be done;
reading; some very interesting facts
and statistics. His talk was filed
with information and listened to at
tentively by all present. At its close