Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

Inc Deautlful wedding of Miss Linda
Ellen Stephenson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic w. Stephenson, of S54
West End avenue, New York City, to
Mr.. Charles Tyson Edgar of Wausau.
Wisconsin, took place Thursday even
ing at ALI Angels church, in New York
City, the Reverend Delaney Townsend
officiating The bride was attended by
Mrs. F. Kenneth Stephenson as matron
of honor and Miss Gretchen Edgar of
Essex Fells, n. j., sister of the groom,
as maid of honor The bridesmaids
were Miss Aimee Louise Sullivan,
Miss Ethel Burden and Miss Beatrice
Armijo of New York; Miss Irene Mix
and Miss Norma Allen of Hartford;
Miss Frank Harris of Pennington, N.
j. The groom's man was Charles
Slaughter of New York, and the ush-
ers were Edward E. Johnson, William
Spencer and Louis Pradt, Jr., of Wau-
sau F. Kenneth Stephenson of New
York, DR.. Minor C. Lille of Washington;
N. j. A large number of relatives and
friends were present at the impressive
ceremony, after which a large recep-
ton was given at the Hotel Gotham
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar departed for
brief southern wedding trip, having
returned to Essex Fells, n j., where
Of Ia;
of Mr.. Edgar's sister, Miss Gretchen
Edgar, to DR.. Minor c. Lille of Wash
ington. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar expect
to arrive in Wausau the latter part of
this week, and after May 1 will be at
home to their friends.
Mr.. Edgar and his bride are well
known to Wausau people. The groom
is a prominent attorney of our city.
Mrs. Edgar, who is a relative of Mrs.
L. A. Pradt, visited here last summer.
The Woman's Missionary society of |
the First Presbyterian church was en-
tertained in the parlors of the church |
last Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
Olivia DeVoe, Mrs. J. H. Hamlin, Mrs.
A. H. Munger and Mrs. James Colby.
Mrs. E. w. Shatto led the devotional |
exercises. The afternoon was large
ly devoted to review of mission mag
azines. Mrs. w. E. Hudtloff discussed
the work of home missions, while Mrs. |
c. H. Hooker took up foreign missions. |
1t was a very interesting meeting. |
Mrs. Ray Charter rendered a vocal |
solo before the missionary workers |
Mrs. d. ]. Williams, Mrs. James Mont |
gomery and Mrs. c. w. Chubbuck are |
on the program committee, and it is |
possible that the year books will be |
completed for the May meeting of the
society. At Wednesdays meeting del
egates were chosen to the Presbyterian
meeting to be held at Green Bay on |
April 10 and 20, and are Mrs. d. ]. |
Williams and Mrs. w. q. Hudtloff |
Among other members of the society |
who plan to be present at the meet
ings are Mrs. F. P. Stone, second vice
treasurer, of the Presbyterial, Mrs.
James Montgomery, Mrs. E. W. Shatto |
and Mrs. G. F. Woodward. Miss Frieda |
Zietlow has been chosen a delegate |
from the C. E. Mission Study class of |
the Presbyterian church, to attend the |
Green Bay meeting.
The Woman's Bible class of the |
First Presbyterian church held its reg
ular monthly meeting at the church |
parlors last Thursday afternoon. The |
members spent the afternoon sewing
on quilts. The ladies have made eight |
quilts during the winter months, and |
six of these have been given to Mrs.
E. F. Stockum, and she in turn has
given them out to needy families. |
Two have been sold and the mon
ey used for charity work. Ma
terials have been donated and the la
dies will appreciate more pieces for
the making Of quilts, being somewhat
short of material now. They are plan
ming on making an autograph quilt,
and will charge q little for each sig
nature embroidered on the quilt. This
class is another Wausau organiza-
ton that will look into the needs of
Company G. The ladies have decided
to knit scarfs for the soldier boys,
should the boys have to serve their
country during the cold weather, and
the money raised on the autograph
quilt will be used for this purpose.
The class is assisted by non-members
in this work.
The wedding of Miss Capitola Marth,
daughter of Mrs. Lena Salzmann of |
Milwaukee, and Mr. Albert Johnson,
of the same city, took place Saturday |
at the home of the brides mother.
Miss Veneta Beck, daughter of Mr.. and |
Mrs Charles Beck of this city, and |
who teaches in Milwaukee, was the
bridesmaid. A close friend of the |
groom acted as best man. Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson will reside in Milwaukee, |
at 33rd street and Grand avenue. The |
bride is well known in Wausau, the |
and her mother being former residents |
of this city. Mrs. Johnson graduated |
from the local High school in 1911, and |
has been a member of the teaching |
force in the Milwaukee schools. Mrs. |
Charles Beck and Mrs. Bertha SalZ-
mann of this city were present at the |
wedding.
The Art and Literature department |
of the Ladies' Literary club is sched-