Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-18
SOCIETY ITEMS

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A pretty wedding was solemniZed
on Wednesday evening, April II, 1916,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Veh-
| low, 1909 Third street, when their
daughter, Miss Helen Elizabeth, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Frank A.
Boettcher. The impressive double
ring ceremony was performed by the
Rev. E. c. Grauer of st. Paul's Evan
gelical church. The vows of holy we'd
lock were taken under a white we'd
ding bell and before an altar of palms,
smilax, pink and white roses and snap
dragons. The appointed hour was an
nounced by strains of Lohengrin's
wedding march, played by Mrs. Gustav
Behnke, sister of the bride.
The brides gown was fashioned Of
white pussy willow taffeta with trim
mings of chantilly lace and sequins.
Her veil was caught up with lilies
Of the valley. She carried a lovely
shower bouquet of white roses and
lilies of the valley. Her bridesmaid
Miss Meta KrOll, was gowned in white
organdie and carried pink sweet peas.
Max Vehlow, brother of the bride, was
best man.
After showers of congratulations a
delicious wedding dinner was served,
covers being arranged for thirty. The
bridal table was beautifully decorated
with festooons of smilax and pink
roses. On the chandeliers white bells
were utilized.
The bride received her education in
the Wausau public schools. She is a
talented musician and an active mem
Der of the Tuesday Musical club. She
was a member of st. Pauls Evangeli-
cal and Universalist church chOirs for
some time. The groom, who is the
son of Mrs. Elizabeth Boettcher of this
city, graduated from the Wausau high
school in 1901 and later attended
| business college. He is a young man
of sterling qualities and is manager
of the City hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boettcher left on a
wedding trip to Minneapolis and Calu-
met, Mich They will be at home to
their friends after June first, at 525
Washington street.
Miss Edna Boettcher of Merrill,
cousin OF the groom, was an Out-of-
town guest at the wedding.
The Presbyterian Missionary sOci-
ETY. met at the home of Mrs. DeVoe
Wednesday afternoon. "The Freed
man was the subject for discussion.
Mrs. F. P. Stone presided and Mrs. A.
Wilterding led the devotions. An in
teresting talk was given by Mrs. l. c..
Painter on the advancement made by
the negro during his fifty years Of
freedom. Mrs. A. H. Clark and Mrs.
| E. w. Shatto gave readings on the
negro. Mrs. G. F. Rick gave something
on the man who succeeded Booker
Washington as president of Tuskegee
institute. Little Black Sheep" was
the title of reading given by Miss
| Irma Gill One of the members of
the society represented Miss Melinda
| Washington and entertained with sew
eral slave and plantation songs. Mrs.
| DeVoe was assisted by Mesdames
Wahl, Hamlin, Tolle, Munger and Lam
| don. Following the afternoon pro-
| gram lunch was served. Plans for
| attending the Women's Missionary So
ciety meeting of the Winnebago pres
| bytery at Marshfield Wednesday and
| Thursday were taken up. Several
| ladies from the local missionary So
| ciety will attend the meetings.
| The Marathon lodge, No. 1876, Loyal
| Order of Moose, installed new officers
| Thursday evening as follows:
| Dictator-George Leicht.
| Vice Dictator-Edwin F. Poole.
Prelate-C. S. Afford.
| Treasurer-W. Z. Hudtloff.
Secretary-C. W. Anderes.
| Inner Guard-Carl Erdmann.
| Outer Guard-T. F. Hart.
| Sergeant at Arms-Peter Gulder.
| Trustees-George w. BorowitZ. Ed.
Jess, G. Meches.
| Past dictator, W. /. Lacerte, was in
charge of the installation ceremony.
Short talks and musical numbers were
given during the evening. A lunch
was served.
The Dahlia club met at the Office OF
A II. Lemke Wednesday evening. The
subjects for discussion at this meet
ing were Handling of Seedlings" and
l"Designing of Effective Landscape
| Work The date OF the next meeting
will be May 10th, and the subject
Planting, How, When and Where,
Will be taken up.
The Young Peoples society of st
PauIs Evangelical church had meet
in the church Thursday evening. Rev
lE. c. Grauer gave a talk TO the so
ciety on Passion Week" The mem
bers decided to give a banquet for the
class that was confirmed in that
church Sunday, on Thursday evening
April 27th.
On Friday morning the Ladies aux
iliary to St Mary's hospital held its
monthly meeting at the club house
Only routine business was gone over
Reports were given, and il was shown
that the free bed has been a great
help 10 many patients unable TO pay
for such treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ". Krebs ot
Johnstown, Pa, have announced ths
engagement OF their daughter, Mar.
garet E. Krebs, TO Rudolph z. Puchnel
lof this city.