Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-04-14
PLEASANT ANNUAL EVENT
Founders Day Of the Ladies' Literary
Club On Monday Evening,
April 9Th.


The annual celebration of Founder's S
Day in the Ladies' Literary club took
place on last Monday evening at the
First Methodist church. The club
members upon arriving at six O'Clock
were greeted in the church parlors by
the receiving committee which was
composed of the officers of the club.
At half past six the dining room
doors were thrown open and the
ladies were seated at four long and
artistically arranged tables, the club
colors, cardinal and gold and the
club flower being used profusely in
decoration. Huge punches of red car
nations, mingled with delicate sprays
of smilax, runners and bows of cardi-
nal ribbon and pretty red shaded
candles, made a most striking and
happy effect. Covers were placed for
siXty-five. At the first table the
honored guests and officers of the
club were seated. These included the
President Dir. Harriet Whitehead, at
her left was Mrs. G. w. Harger, who
was the only founder present, and at
her right Mrs. j. A. Strathearn Of
Kaukauna. president of the State
Federation. Others at this table
were Mrs. Walter Alexander, a near
founder. Mrs. p. w. Sawyer, Mrs.
Fred Becker, Mrs. j. ]. Okoneski,
Mrs. II. o. Crocker, Mrs. G. d. Jones,
Mrs. G. G. Mcintosh and Mrs. Agnes
B. Murray, the last named being the
president-elect of the club. A delic-
ious four course banquet was served
by the ladies of the Methodist
church, under the direction of Mrs.
A. H. Grout, who is president of this
auxiliary. The Mandolin club, screened
from behind bank of palms, gave an
enjoyable program throughout the
dinner. At the close of the dinner,
DR.. Whitehead gave short address
of welcome in which she spoke of the
support she had received during her
administration and Of the achieve
ments Of the club during the years
that have passed. This was followed
by vocal number given by Mesdames
Hiram Anderson, G. Fl. Ingraham, S.
III. Meadows and G. f. Woodward,
after which Mrs. Strathearn, the
speaker of the evening gave an ad-
dress. Her. subject was "What the
Club Women of Wisconsin are Doing"
Mrs. Strathearn has delightful per-
sonality which from the first won the
hearts of her hearers, and she was
listened to with interest and pleasure.
Her talk was filled with facts about
club work, what the women of Wis
consin had achieved through their
clubs, and much that was yet to be
accomplished. 1t was an interesting,
helpful and pleasing talk. Mrs.
Hiram Anderson then sang a vocal
number after which Mrs. G. G. Nc
Intosh read. an original poem, entitled
IA Club Eotpoufri' 1t was clevsrly
written, touching upon the fads and
fancies of the different members in
regard to club work, and altogether
SO bright and witty that it drought
down the house." and Mrs. Mcintosh
was then and there, christened the
"poet laureate" of the club. Another
musical number was given by the
quartette, after which the program
closed by the singing of Aud Lang
Syne by the entire assemblage.
The pleasures of the celebration of
Founders Day are always mingled
with a feeling of sadness and it is
especially so with the older members
of the club who knew and remem-
bered the ones who are gone-the ones
who gave to the club its birth and
being and who for so many years sus-
tanned and watched the culminations
of their dearest plans. OF the thir-
teen founders only three are still liv-