Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-12
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the NJ E. church held an in
teresting meeting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Evans last WedneS-
day afternoon. Following a business
meeting, missionary program was
given with Mrs. C. S. Gilbert as leader
Mrs. H. d. Anderson gave solo, Hold
Thou My Hand" Mrs. H l. Crawford,
Mrs. S. H. Meadows, Mrs. j. A. Rowley,
Mrs. H C. Berger, Mrs. j. w. Laut
and Rev. Evans gave reports on the
Executive meeting of the Society at
Minneapolis in Miniature. A letter
was read by Mrs. A. P Bailey, from
Miss Clara Norton, superintendent of
primary school in Singapore, and
granddaughter of Mrs. Bailey of this
city. Miss Winifred Carter presented
the lesson from the study book,
World Missions and World Peace"
giving talk from the first two sub
jects. How militarism. gained an en-
trance and foothold in the church."
and How Europe came to have two
forms of Christians, Greek and Latin"
Mrs. l. B. Thackray and Rev. Evans
rendered a duet, 81 Am Happy in
Him. which closed the afternoon pro-
gram. Mrs. c. P. James, Mrs. A. H.
Grout and Mrs. F. o. Crocker assist
ed Mrs. Evans in entertaining.
Mrs. w. B. Heinemann was a pleas
ing hostess at two enjoyable parties
which were given at her home on
Thursday and Friday of the past week.
On Thursday a four course luncheon
was served at one o'clock. Small ia
bles were used, each of which was cen
tered with a pretty basket of flowers,
while dainty cards marked the. places
for twenty-eight guests. Seven tables
of auction were played in the after
noon and the favors for scores were
won by Miss Maud Hammond and Mrs.
L. E. Spencer. Mrs. NJ B. Rosenberg
of Madison, was an out of town guest.
Mrs. Heinemann entertained thirty
two guests on Friday and in the game
of auction which followed the lunch
con, which was also served. at one
o'clock, the favors for highest scores
were awarded to Mrs. P. L. Goerling
and Mrs. w. A. Green.
At recent business meeting of the
Tuesday Musical club the members de-
cided to engage an artist from out of
town to appear on the guest program
February 6, 1917. They realized that
the club house would not be large
enough to accommodate the members
and their guests for that meeting, and
the program committee will find a
suitable place to hold the meeting and
report at the business meeting of the
club on the last Tuesday in December
At this program, to be arranged by the
program committee on February 9th,
Guest Day, each member may bring
a guest
Miss Catherine McIndoe will be mar
ried Saturday evening, December 9Th,
at eight o'clock at st. Phillips Epis-
copal church, Joplin, Missouri, to Will
liam Grier Sandford.' At home after
December 18th, at East Orange, New
Jersey.-zR hinelander News.
Miss McIndoe is daughter of Hugh |
McIndoe, who is a native of Wausau,
and grew to manhood here. His ear
Iy married life was also spent here,
where Miss McIndoe was born.
The Christmas sale of the Univer-
salist church will be held in Cyrus
Yawkey hall Friday afternoon and
evening. The sale begins at two
O'Clock. Supper will be served at
5 80 o'clock. In the Recreation room
will be fish pond, cake and candy
sale beginning at two o'clock. A
vaudeville will be given from seven
to nine o'clock.
The Northern Star Hive, No. 2,
Ladies of the Maccabees, had meet
ing this afternoon at Elks' hall. Fol-
lowing the business session Christ
mas program was given by children,
after which gifts from a Christmas
tree were distributed. After the hol-
idays the hive will continue their card
parties.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church is holding its annual
Christmas sale and supper in the
church parlors this afternoon and
evening. Many fancy articles are on
sale suitable for Christmas gifts.
supper will be served in connection
with the sale.
The Young Peoples Soda!ity of st.
Mary's Catholic church held their
meeting Sunday and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year:
President-Ben. Fried.
Vice President-Viola Strupp.
Sec. and Treas.-Joe Pleier.
- Tomorrow evening the Epworth
League of the Methodist church will
have a business and social evening at,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Komers.
Misses Paula Komers, Jean Gilbert
and Helen Cook are on the entertain
ment committee.
The meeting day for the auxiliary
to st. Marys hospital has been post