Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-02-19
The Historical supper.

The supper given by the Historical
Committee of the Wauwatosa Woman's
Club, in the Congregational Church,
last Friday evening, brought together
over two hundred meh and women,
who sat down to bountifu!, old fash
toned supper, and Wauwatosa has sell
dom seen such representative gather
ing of her citizens; the old settlers and
latest corners, with liberal sprink-
ling of those arriving in the middle
period of her history.
Allhad gathered to celebrate Lincoln's
birthday, and TO learn of the plan of
the Womau's Club to erect "a building
in Wauwatosa
The walls of the dining room were
lined with American flags. while Japa-
nese lanterns hung festooned from the
pillars; old fashioned candlestieks,
castors, aud silver adorned the tables,
the whole presenting a decorative
scheme most appropriate to the occa-
sion.
Messrs. Kolb. Moon. Findley and
Hosmer sang most 'acceptably, follow
ed by Rev. Davies, who spoke on Lin
coin the Lawless," lawless, in the
sense that lie did. in great crises, what
he felt he must do. following the die
tates of his large heart in spite of the
legal barriers to such action.
Mr. Charles Wilson presented some
interesting data concerning Lincoln,
reading an,order for pardon granted
by Lincoln to C9nfederate soldier,
and showing further proofs of Lin
coins possession of ''lawless" eharac-
teristies that Rev. Davies had ascribed
TO him.
Mrs. VIM. Underwood, the Woman's
Club poet. followed, setting forth in
clever rhyme the object of the gather
ing while Mrs. Watner stated the plan
for an Historical Museum. and the
progress made in accommodating arti-
cles for It.
The adage. "woman's place is in the
home" was given its modern. up-to-date
Interpretation by Mr.. kearney. who
spoke of Wauwatosa's need for varions
municipal improvements, such as ash
and garbage removal, street pavements
and adequate police supervision, and
of the Woman's Club, the home makers
as having taken the initiative IN the
agitation for these improvements; lie
bespoke for them all the encourage
ment and assistance the men could
render. in their proposed building plan
citing the example of Mr.. e. d. Hoyt,
the donor of the lot. and urging the
men to stand back of the movement
A very helpful part of the good talk
given BY this speaker, was his an
nouncement of "a gift OF $1,000 toward
the building fund, from an nhknown
friend.
The Woman's Club has started work
ing on plan for recording the bio
graphies of old residents and dis
tinguished Wauwatosa citizens This
plan was explained by its author, Mr..
Lyman g. Wheeler, who set forth the
desirability of the Historical Building
as suitable housing place for these
records, and Mr.. a. " Smith followed
the project.
The party was conducted through
the new building by gifted guide,
DR.. II. G. Morton, who made the trip
well worth while, and Shove even
more clearly, the desirability of such
an addition to Wauwatosa sattractioRs
The President of the Twentieth Cen
tury Topic Club. Mrs. L. q, Wheeler.
felicitated the Woman's Club on their
successful launching of this project,
and spoke of the feeling of cordial
good will existing between the womau's
clubs of Wauwatosa,
Mrs. Sara Underwood CARTS gave a
number of humorous "Reminiscences of
the early days, in the transition from
the oxcart TO the horse drawn vehicle.
aud promised to furnish the Woman's