Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-16
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

hold its January meeting on next
Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Charles Dodge, 100 Franklin street.
Those members who will assist in en-
tertaining are Mesdames C. w. Club
buck, F. R. Becker, Louis Dessert and
J. A. Jones. The scheduled program
follows:
Roll Call Names of Current Plays
Galsworthy- Sketch of his life
-----Mrs c. F. Woodward
Reading ---Mrs S. S. Dingee
The meeting will convene at 2:30
o'clock
The members of the Garden club
held their annual business meeting
at the home of Mrs. w. H. Nablo last
Wednesday afternoon. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are:
| Pres.-Mrs. ]. N. Manson.
| Vice Pres.-Mrs. Russell Lyon.
Sec. and Treas.-Mrs. John Ross.
Mrs. George Giffin read a paper on
Japanese Gardens in America" and
a paper on Flower Festivals in
Japan was given by Miss Cora Lans-
ing.
Mrs. S. S. Dingee entertained
company of friends on Friday after
noon at a pleasant auction party given
for Mrs. S. M. Dingee and Miss Anna
Dingee of Wilmette, ILL.,, who are
| guests at the Dingee home. Four
tables were in play and the favors for
| scores were won by Mrs. A. L. Kreut-
ger and Mrs. E. c. Dawley A five
o'clock supper was served at the close
of the game.
! Mrs. Charles Dodge entertained at
delightful auction party last Thurs
day afternoon Six tables were in
play and a prize was given at each |
table to the guest having the highest |
score. Following the cards delicious
lunch was served.
On Saturday Mrs. Dodge and her |
sister, Miss Hamlin entertained at a |
progressive game of hearts. Refresh |
ments were served during the after |
noon.
The Woman's Missionary society of |
| the Presbyterian church had a meet |
| ing Wednesday in. the parlors of the |
church. The devotions were in charge |
of Mrs. James Montgomery. The pro-
gram for the afternoon was on South |
America. Mrs. e. C. Seim, Mrs Rus
sell Lyon and Mrs. D. ]. Williams |
were on the program. The social COM
mittee included Mesdames Charter, |
Seim, Bissell, Milne and Miss Marie |
Colby.
The Ladies Aid society of the Meth |
odist church and the Epworth League |
had canned fruit showers at the home
of Mrs. Walter Alexander Wednes-
day for the benefit of the Green Bay |
Methodist Episcopal hospital. In the
afternoon the ladies' society had their |
donation party and the League mem
bers had one in the evening. At the |
evening party the young people had
| short business meeting followed by
social time.
Mrs. c. j. German was hostess to
the Thursday Card club the past week. |
The party was in the nature of
hard times affair, the guests being |
dressed accordingly. At the game of |
five hundred Mrs c. w. Schultz and
Mrs. Patrick Brown won prizes. Mrs. |
Arson Young received the guest prize.
A lunch was served at the close of |
the game.
The members of st. Johns choir were
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Pradt
Wednesday evening. The honored |
guest was Lawrence Bernhardt, or |
ganist, who will soon leave for Bos-
ton to continue studying music. The
evening was spent in social converse
and music. Refreshments were served. |
The Standard Bearers Missionary |
society of the Methodist church met |
at the home of Mrs. A. H. Grout last |
evening Mrs. Grout and Mrs. H. 1. |
Crawford entertained the society. Roll |
call was responded to with New Years |
resolutions.
The Baptist Discussion club met at |
| the Baptist church Wednesday even |
ing for supper and discussion. S. B. |
Tobey gave a talk on minors between |
the ages of fourteen and sixteen years |
of age, in regard to working and |
school hours.
Mrs. C. A. Barwig pleasantly enter |
| tanned a small company of friends on |
Thursday afternoon at a thimble party. |
A delicious lunch was served. Mrs. |
| Geo. Sexmith of Hobson, Montana, |
was an out-of-town guest
Mrs Henry Miller. Mrs. Philip Wer-
helm and Mrs. Theodore Hochtritt |
won prizes in the cinch card party |
given by Northern Star Review, No. 2,
Ladies of the Maccahees, last Tuesday
afternoon,
The Junior choir of st. Paurs church
enjoyed a delightful sleighride to the
Fred Prehn farm Thursday evening.
Games and supper were also en-
joyed by the young people.