Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-22

A pleasant social event took place
last evening when the twenty-nintf
annual ball of the Wausau Business
college was given at Eiks' hall. The
ball room was attractively decorated
in American flags, bunting ano
streamerS, the national colors, very
appropriate for this time of the year
! George Washington's birthday. A
splendid dance program had been pre-
pared and with the delightful dancing
music by the Columbia orchestra, the
couples thronged the floor while the
strains carried them through the in.
! tricacieS of the hesitation, one-Srep,
etc. Punch was served, refreshing
/ the dancers during the evening
About two hundred were present and
/ the ball, which is an annual college
/ event, was more noticeable this year
than ever before, on account of the
/ large number of students and former
students of the college attending,
| approaching the idea of the college
| affair more so than ever before. A
| large number of former students from
| out of town were present.
| The health committee OF the
Ladies Literary club held meeting
on Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. +. P. Stone. In reports given
| it was found that the proceeds from
| the sale of the Red Cross seal cam
paign which took place in December
was 1927 St. Half of this. according to
rule, was sent to the State Anti
tuberculosis association, to help de-
| fray the cost of seals, literature, etc.
| The other half will be used locally to
| help in tubercular cases. 1t was
stated that in the last six months $40
quarts of milk have been furnished
by this committee to families unable
to purchase the amount desired for
tubercular patients. The members
of the health committee are Jealous
workers, and through their efforts
many homes have been made to see
the necessity of taking every precau-
tion in fighting the germs of this
dread disease.
The Art and Literature depart
ment of the Ladies Literary club will
hold its February meeting on Mon
day afternoon, Feb. 2Sth, at the home
of Mrs. A. FL. Reid. The hostess will
be assisted by Mrs. j. f. Smith, Mrs.
]. J. Okoneski and Miss Nell Silver
thorn The meeting will convene at
2:30 o'clock with the following pro-
gram:
Topic-Peru
Roll Cali; What interests me most in the study
I'm the Wonderland of Peru" Mrs H. j. Evans
Lima-the Paris of the South" .;...:..A...
Mrs. Louis Dessert
Orequipa Peru-"Where the Stars Sit For
Their Portraits ...... Mrs. ). W. ChubOuck
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Jones enter
tanned the ladies of the NeighborhOod
Bridge club and their husbands Sat
urday evening at their home on East
hill. The rooms were especially at
tractive in their decorations of cut
flowers, flags and souvenirs of the
birth of the Father of our Country
George Washington. There was card
PLAYING from s until II O'Clock, when
refreshments were served in the din
ing room Mrs. Jones was assisted at
the table by Miss Phoebe Jones and
Miss Mary Sturtevant. The ladies
played against the gentlemen, win
ming by over 100 points.
The Auxiliary of St. Mary's hospital
will give a card party on Saturday
afternoon at X. G. hall. Five Hun
dred and auction bridge will be played
and several prizes will be given for
scores in the two games. Refresh
mentS will be served at the close of
the game. The admission fee is
twenty-five cents which will be used
to help the needs of the hospital.
The committee of arrangements, of
which Miss Maud Hammond is chair
man, is working industriously to
make this both pleasant and profit
able entertainment.
Last Saturday afternoon Miss Beat
rice German and Mrs. Adelbert Curtis
were the hOStesSeS at an auction party
given for Miss Eleanor Deutsch. a
bride-to-be. The pre-nuptial affair
was given at the German home, which
was prettily decorated with pink and
white sweet peas The same color
scheme was carried out in the dainty
lunch. The prize in cards went to
Miss Lillian German, and Miss
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About one hundred and forty
couples attended the ball given on
Wednesday evening, At Elks' hall, by
the n. Y. Y. club. Dancing began at
nine o'clock. The grand march was
led by Miss Helen Zuhse, Edwin Muir
ray, Miss Katherine Molter and Geo.
Wilke. A check for forty dollars,
which was the net proceeds of the
affair, was presented to the Federal
ed Charities and was much appreclat-
ed by that body.
Miss Ruth Rosenberg, Miss Mar
garet Barwig, Miss Lucille Kiefer and
Melville Barwig departed Friday
morning for Delatield, where they at
tended the annual ball given by st.
Johns Military Academy on Saturday
evening. On Saturday afternoon a
popular play was staged at the acade-
my for all visiting guests. Charles
BarWig is a student at st. Johns.
Mrs. Perry Wilson and Mrs. !. G.
Dawley entertained few friends at
luncheon on Saturday afternooC, at
the Wilson home for Miss Mary Sur
tevant, whose marriage to Meenan
Pfffner, of Stevens Point, takes place
on Friday evening. The guests
brought their sewing and social
afternoon was enjoyed.
Mics Marion, Friede and Miss Mar