Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.
The faculty of the WauSau Business
College gave delightful informal re-
ception last Friday evening for the
students of that institution. The
college rooms were beautiful in ferns,
pretty autumn leaves and flowers
There was large gathering of stu
dents attending school this year,
former students and others EnjOy-
able entertainment was provided
Games of all kinds were played and
the first prize went TO Miss Mae Pei
ligrin of Merrill, and The cOnsola-
ton prize to Herbert LodhoIz of Tn s
city. An orchestra furnished go d
music during the evening Mrs. g. f.
Ogden added much to the evenings
entertainment by the rendition of
songs A victroa from the H. S
Wright music store disc0urSed music
also during the evening Dainty re-
freshments were served. e ID. Wild
mer acted as POSTMASTER and re-
sponses were given by @, A. Cowee,
Harry Quandt, G. f. Ogden, E. A.
Dunn, Jr., Herbert LOdholZ, Roland
Bartlett, Walter Schroeder, Leo
Burke, Ray Wirth and Others. Dane
ing was also part Of the evenings
enjoyment. All declared the event
most enjoyable one.
The nineteenth annual convention
of the Wisconsin Federation of WO-
mems clubs will be held in Lacrosse
on October 6, and by invitation of
the Twentieth Century club and the
Woman's club Of that city. The
morning and afternoon sessions will
be held in the First Congregational
church and the evening meetings are
to be held in the high school building
and the Lacrosse theatre. A very
good program has been prepared.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybaker, president
of the General Federation of WOmens
clubs, will be the guest of honor at
the meetings and is on the program.
Miss Lutte E. Stearns will give re-
port of the Portland Council meet
ing. Charles Zeublin, publicist and
social reformer, and many others will
also appear on the program. Reports
will be given on the annual meeting
of the National Conference of Chart
ties and corrections and social and in
dustrial problems and legislation con-
corning them will also be discussed
4 reception will be given to the
officers and delegates by the Lacrosse
club women.
One of the delightful affairs of the
past week was the party on Thursday
afternoon at the Wausau Country club
given by Mrs. John Manson and
daughter, Mrs. Fay Marshall, of Rhine
lander, for Miss Elizabeth Mont
gomery. Beautiful fall flowers were
used in the decorations, the whole
color scheme being yellow and white.
Six tables of auction bridge was played
and the prizes went to Miss Katherine
Bissell and Mrs. G. H. Hooker. Miss
Montgomery received a beautiful
guest prize. A delicious supper was
served to the guests. Mrs. Charles
Gallup of Chicago was an out of
town guest.
A week of rallies is being conducted
by the Wausau Young Peoples Union
of the Presbyterian church. Sunday
evening an enlistment meeting was
held. Yesterday was committee day
and the committee members in the
different churches met at the Presby-
terrain church in the evening. Today
is the social day of the rally week.
Thursday will be church day at all
the churches. Friday is union day.
There will be a union reception at
the First Methodist church on Friday
evening. Sunday is decision day.
Mrs. e. P. Brown gave delightful
luncheon yesterday afternoon at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Sexmith, at which Mrs. S. Livingston
was the complimented guest. The
dining table was centered with a
huge bunch of sweet peas, while
dainty cards and pretty corsage bou-
quets marked the places for eight
guests. In the game of auction that
followed, Mrs. f. w. Burt made the
highest score and won the prize. Mrs.
Livingston received pretty guest
prize.
Mrs. Orlaf Anderson was the hon
ored guest at surprise dinner party
on Friday evening at six o'clock,
given by the members of her Sunday
school class. The dinner was given at
the B. A. Benson home. Mrs. Ander-
son was presented with beautiful
jelly spoon from her class.
Mrs. Albert Evans of Oak Park, ILL.,,
will be hostess at a house party at
her home in that city during the
week end at which time the following
Wausau ladies will be her guests:
Mrs. w. E. Curtis, Mrs. j. f. Ross,
Mrs. H. E. Smith, Mrs. WV. Gamble
and Mrs. NJ. p. Mccullough.
Mrs. A. W. Prehn entertained
friends at an auction party last Satur-
day afternoon. The home was prettily