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

| OF the Women's Missionary society OF
the Winnebago presbytery will be held
in the Presbyterian church at Marsh
field tomorrow and Thursday. Greet
ings will be given by Mrs. w. D. Con-
nor of Marshfield. On Wednesday
morning Mrs. B. A. Benson will ap-
pear on the program, and her subject
will be, Our Offerings" In the af-
ternoon Mrs. D. J. Williams will have
| charge of the Prayer service. On
| Thursday morning Mrs. F. P Stone
will talk on Missionary Education
in Women's Missionary Societies. -
Mrs. Stone is second vice president
and Mrs. B. A. Benson is treasurer of
the Women's Missionary society of the
| Winnebago presbytery. Mrs. w. o.
Carrier of Waukesha, formerly of
| Wausau, is also on the program.
Mesdames d. ]. Williams, F. P Stone,
| B. A. Benson, James Montgomery,
Randall Johnson, E. Allen, Charles
Dodge, Mrs. Hamlin and others will
attend the meetings from Wausau.
The Art and Literature department
OF. the Ladies' Literary club will hold
its April meeting on Monday after
noon at the home of Mrs. P. w. Saw
yer on East hill. The hostesses in
| clude Mesdames Sawyer, w. L. Covey,
John Griffith, Arson Young and A.
Parsons. The following program is
scheduled:
| Argentine-A Day in Buenos Ayres
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mrs. c. H. Hooker
The Famous Journey Across the An
deS -----------MrS. j. +. Smith
Reading from Tales of the Pampas"
(Bulfin) ------- Mrs. B. A. Benson
Three Minute Talks:
The Seasons----Mrs w. E. Hudtloff
The Varied People ---------
------ Miss Nina Kickbusch
Education Mrs. James Haskin
The meeting will begin promptly at
2:3O o'clock. Mrs. c. F. Woodward
will be leader.
At the annual business meeting of
the Presbyterian Sunday school held
recently, good responses were given
from the various departments and
officers. The following were elected
| officers: Supt., B. A. Benson; Asst.
Supt., Lloyd Warner; Dept Supts.,
Adult, H. S. Wright; Senior, ]. E.
Giessel; intermediate, Mrs. B. A. Ben
son Junior, Mrs. M. T. Reeves; Prim-
airy, Mrs. w. w. Gamble; Beginners,
Miss Katherine Bissell; Home, Miss
Marie Colby; Cradle Roll, Mrs. C. H.
Peth, with Assistants, Mrs. D. F. Ploss
and Mrs. E. Allen; Sec'y, C. A. Cowee;
Treas, Miss Dorothy Woodward.
Wausau lodge, No. PAS, B. P. 0. E.,
held meeting Friday evening and the
delegates and alternates to the state
convention of Eagles to be held in
Grand Rapids in June were chosen.
The marching club of about four hun
dred members, plan to attend. They
are now ordering Palm Beach suits
for the affair. V. G. Splaine was
named as a delegate to the national
convention of Eagles to be held at
Savannah, Ga, in August. The local
lodge is now arranging for an out
door bazaar to be held in June. On
Thursday evening of next week they
will give a dance at Elks' hall.
Miss Iona Slack entertained at
pleasant evening party on Thursday.
The affair was given for Mrs. Bossard
of Nation. Two tables of cards
were played. During the evening mus
ical selections were given by Miss
Slack and Mrs. Lou Martin. Mrs. J.
P. Briggs rendered several old time
pieces. DR.. Harriet Whitehead pleased
the company with poem and gave
another as an encore. Dainty re-
freshments were served.
A pretty home wedding will be SOL
emnized next Saturday afternoon at
$50 o'clock at home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Hudson, 523 Franklin street,
when their daughter, Miss Rachel, will
be united in marriage to Mr.. Philip
Downing Simonton of Yarmouth, Me.
The marriage ceremony will be read
by Rev. d. Jenkins Williams, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church. Only
relatives and few friends will attend
the wedding.
Honoring Miss Rachel Hudson,
bride-to-be, Miss Genevieve Edmonds
and Miss Phoebe Jones entertained
sixteen guests at pretty luncheon
Saturday afternoon. The affair was
given at the Edmonds home. The table
decorations were pink and yellow
roses and nosegays, the color scheme
being pink and yellow. After the
luncheon the ladies sewed for the hon
Ored guest.
The NJ. NJ (Mothers' Meeting) will
hold a parcel post sale on April 2Sth.
The time and place will be announced
later. In the NJ. NJ. Corner article pub
lished elsewhere in this issue the meet
ing place for this week was omitted.
The Ladies will meet Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. W. A. Ed
wards. 629 Steuben street.
Last Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Ida
Jones and Joseph K. Sawyer, both of
this city, were united in marriage at
the home of the brides cousin in
Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. P. ". Sawyer
attended the wedding. The bride and
groom will return to Wausau after
- hov1v-y,,r0r trim oud will he ar homo