Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-17
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In WauSau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.


For Pilot Readers.
Miss Mary Agnes Doyle of Mari
nette and Miss Ann Holohan of Madi
sen, gave a delightful entertainment
or Wednesday evening. The affair
was under the auspices Of the Knights
of Columbus, and the hall was vel
filed with an appreciative ard en-
thusiastic audience. Miss Doyle, who
is reader and impersonator, gave q
program both varied and pleasing
Her manner is most natural and hel
winning personality delighted hel
hearers. Her character sketches were
especially good and her mingling OF
humor and pathos produced both
laughter and tears. Miss Holohan
gave a number of musical solos.
which were heartily encored. She
has sweet contralto voice of unusual
richness and her numbers were well
Sc ected and especially enjoyed. 1t
was most entertaining evening.
One OF the many pleasant parties
held in honor of st. Valentine was
given on Friday evening at st. James
hall by the Young Ladies' Sodality of
st, James church. The rooms were
made attractive in decorations of
cupids, hearts and other symbols of
the day, the prevailing color being
red. Cinch and five hundred were
played down stairs while dane
ing was enjoyed in the hall above.
About $50 people attended. 1t was a
party financially as well as
a pleasant one socially. The prizes in
Five Hundred were won by Frank
OlSoneski, Mrs Conklin, Mrs. d. Cur
tbs and Dell Curtis. Prizes in cinch
were woiI by Mr.. McGrath; Miss Edith
Sloan, Miss McGrath and Mr.. Ripczin-
ski. About twenty tables were in
play.
The Misses Leila, Margaret and
Blanche Armstrong entertained a
of friends on Saturday after
noon in compliment to Miss RATHER
ire Manson, who is soon to become a
bride. 1t was d valentine party and
the house was prettily and appropri-
arely decorated with cupids and
hearts in colors of red and white.
Four tables of auction were in play,
the prize for the highest score being
won by Miss Frances Albers. Miss
Manson received a pretty souvenir of
the afternoon as a guest prize. A
dainty lunch was served at $50
O'Clock.
The congregation of the Universal
ist society were treated to an old
fashioned sociable by Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Kreutzer on Wednesday evening
last. At eight O'Clock the house was
filled with a jolly crowd, all bent on
having an evening of pleasure. There
was singing Of old time songs, card
playing, and last song-guessing con-
test. 1t was conducted by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ingraham. Prizes were won by
DR.. f. L. Joslin and Miss Frances
Albers.
,The Art and Literature Depart
ment of the Ladies' Literary club
will hold its February meeting on
next Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Nathan Heinemann. The
following program is scheduled:
Roll Call-Current Events.
Henry D. Thoreau-Mrs. H. j. Evans.
John Burroughs-Mrs. W. H. Os-
born.
Raphael-Miss Nina Kickbusch.
Readings from Thoreau and Bur-
oughs-Miss Kate Bentley.
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Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Bird and,Mr. and
Mrs. Karl Mathie entertained the
Neighborhood Whist club on Satur-
day evening at o'clock diu-
ner at the home of the former 1t
was on st. Valentines evening and
the table decorations were in keeping
with the day. Auction whist was
played after nine O'Clock and at the
close each guest was given valentine
which created great deal of merri-
ment
One of the most delightful affairs
of the season will be the twenty
seventh annual bail of the Wausau
Business college which takes place at
Rothschild pavilion on Friday even
ing. The arrangements, and decora-
lions for that occasion are progressing
nicely. The regular fifteen minute
car service will be had until one
O'Clock. The last car will leave the
pavilion at two O'Clock.
Miss Grace Means delightfully."- en-
tertained a party of twenty OF her
young friends at her home, ia Nc
Clellan street, Saturday evening at a
six o'clock dinner. Valentine en-
blems formed the decorative feature
of the dining room. The young peo-
pie spent a merry evening-games,
mnsic and dancing furnishing diver
sion.
st. Monica society will give box
social Wednesday at ST. James hall.
Cards and oancing will be enjoyed.
The oId-fashioned dances will prevail
Mrs. w. A. Kelly of Rothschild, is