Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-01-27
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

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the Royal Ladies, The meeting was
held in Castle hall and 9. charter
membership Of twenty-five was regis
tered. The name chosen for the
court was Princess Pine Court, No.
40, Order of the Royal Ladies. OH
GERS were elected and installed. The
Royal Ladies is an auxiliary order of
the Royal Arcanum and is a social
and charitable organization. at the
close OF the installation ceremonies
the ladies' We're guests at supper
served by the gentlemen of the Pine
Council of the Royal Arcanum. The
following ladies were elected as off,
GERS OF the newly instituted court.
Past Royal Princess-Mrs. Ernest
A. Dunn.
Royal Princess Ina Martin.
Royal Peeress-Miss Olive Wells.
Royal Chaplain-Mrs. Oscar A.
Weinberg.
Lady of Ceremonies Mrs. Charles
G.. Boerke.
First Lady Councillor-Mrs Frank
E. Mccullough.
Second Lady Councillor Mrs. H..
L. Schooley.
Lady Recorder-Mrs. Albert J..
KraatZ.
Lady of the Exchequer-Mrs. T. L..
Martin.
Royal Guardian-Mrs. S. Schaeffer.
Royal Sentinel-Mrs. Richard Flat
ter.
The Neighborhood Whist Club en-
tertained the ladies of the Embroid-
cry club and Married Peoples club,
on Thursday afternoon at a luncheon
and auction whist at the home of
Mrs. Russell Lyon on Tenth street.
A year ago the latter clubs enter
tanned by the former at the home of
Mrs. M. P. Mccullough and won in
the game of auction of the afternoon,
and there was considerable specula-
ton and interest as to the outcome
on Thursday as the clubs seem to be
very evenly matched. The guests ar
rived at o'clock, and soon thereafter
sat down to rainbow lunch
con. In the various rooms a
color scheme was carried out in
pink, blue lavender and yellow.
The tables were very attractive with
shaded candles, pretty place cards,
sInilax, etc. Each guest was pre-
sented with a corSage bouquet of
flowers. Following luncheon, auction
whist was played, the Neighborhood
Whist club winning by very small
1t was an afternoon full Of
pleasure.
The Women's INSTRUMENTATION
society will give a series
Of lectures in Wausau during the
first week in February. Miss Frances
Patterson of Chicago will be the
speaker. The first lecture will be
given next Sunday evening at the
Presbyterian church. 1t will be an
lecture on India. Two
lectures will be given on each after
noon during the week, the first at
two-thirty O'Clock will be followed by
a missionary tea and the second will
begin at four o clock. Miss Patter-
son, who has visited Wausau before,
Is a pleasant speaker and her lectures
will undoubtedly be full of informa-
ton and interest. The lectures are
free to all.
Mrs. P. L. Goerling was hostess at
tVo enjoyable auction parties given
on Friday and Saturday afternoons,
at the Goerling home on Grant street.
On Friday afternoon tWenty-Seven
guests responded. Seven tables were
played and the prizes were won by
Mrs. j. N. Manson and Mrs. +. W.
Burt. On Saturday. eight tables were
in play, the prizes being given to
Mrs. II. III. Manson and Mrs. W. H.
Nablo. On each occasion four
course lunch was served at small
tables, each table being prettily CEN
tered with a basket of flowers. The
home was also appropriately decor
ated with narciSSuS, ferns and SmilaX.
A sleighride and dancing party will
be given by the clerks of the Bells
house, on Friday evening. The party
will consist OF about seventy young
ladies and gentlemen; rigs will leave
the Bells house at 9:15 and go
to Herman Hoffman's hall in the
town of Maine, on the Merrill road
near Garske's brick yard. The even
ing will be spent in dancing and re-
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orchestra will furnish music.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Universalist church was entertained
in annual session by Mrs. E. b.
Thayer. Reports showed the year to
have been a very successful one. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year;
Presjdent-Mrs. o. G.. Schilling.
Vice-Pres. -Mrs. w. H. Gould
Sec. and Treas.--Miss Kate e. Bent
ley.
The first organization of Blue-birds
met at the Infirmarv on Saturday
There was good attend
ance of little girls, who are under
the direction of Miss Winifred Lott.
The time was spent in sewing and
visiting, and later Light refreshments
were served. The Blue-birds meet
every Saturday afternoon at the In
Urinary.
The officers of the Rod and Gun
club we're entertained atseven o'clocz
dinner on Tuesday evening by Mrs.
Ed. G.. Langenhahn, at their home,
528 Seymour street. The occasion
was the thirtieth anniversary of Mr..
Langenhahn's birth. Fourteen gen.
tlemen were present and the repast
and after dinner smoker were greatly
enjoyed.
Mrs. E. A. Dunn was hostess at a
card party on Tuesday evening a.
the Dunn home, 303 Weston avenue,
in honor of Miss Esther RingSdorf OF
Mankato, who was visiting friends IN
the city. The prizes were won by
Miss Sazette Wade and Cecil Hickox.
Mrs. S. NJ. Quaw pleasantly enter.
tanned a few friends at auction on
Thursday afternoon. Two tables
were played and after the game five
O'Clock lunch was served Mrs. r. Fl
Johnson received the prize for the
highest score.
The Wausau club gave an informal
dancing party on Friday evening