Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-18
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

avenue, last Thursday evening. The
meeting was opened by the club or
chestra playing the STARS and Stripes
Forever" A committee includine
Charles Helke, Jr., and Walter Gilbert
was appointed to look after arrange
ments for the K. K. K. banquet and
initiation to be held December 427. The
club also decided upon a dance to be
given in the K. C. hall on New Years
eve, December 81. Christmas cards
are to be sent to all members in
training camps and cantonments. f
B. Sharkey, the Boys Work Secretary
of the Y. M. G. A., was appointed adj
service flag has been put on display al
the Y. M. G. A, and the stars desig-
nate the club members now in the
service of the U. S., namely: Roy Mel
win, Emery Skinner, George Ovans
Neal Cook, Jasper Hammond and
Thorwald Jensen in the u. S. navy
while Alex Lamont is in the hospital
corps. Messages have been received
from the Great Lakes naval training
station and from Waco, Texas, stating
that branch clubs have been organ
lied at these camps. The meeting adj
iourned at ten o'clock with the sing
ing of a song. Delicious refresh
ments were served to the boys, which
they all enjoyed very much. The next
meeting will be Thursday of this
week at the Y. M. C. A, when Mr.
Sharkey will entertain.
The annual reunion of the Wausau
High school class of 1914 promises to
be big event during the holiday sea-
son. The affair will take place in
the High school gymnasium on We'd
nesday evening, December 26. The
party will not be entirely for class
members, but one member of each
couple attending must be a member
of this class. 1t is expected that prac-
tically the entire class will be able
to be here for the big annual event.
A program of short talks, a message
from the president, Frank j. Raab,
now in the U. S. service, election
of officers, also committees for next
years reunion are among the bust
ness matters to be taken up. A
burlesque presentation of the class
opera by several of the stars of the
class will be given, after which dane
ing will be enjoyed This is the first
graduated High school class to hold
reunions every year, and plans are
already being discussed by it's mem
bers for their fifth anniversary re-
union to be held in June 1919.
Members of the Merrill Degree staff
of the Rebekahs were guests of Ar
butus Lodge, No. Is, Daughters of Re
bekahs, at the I. o. o. F. hall last
Wednesday evening. The Merrill
representatives had full charge of the
initiation of four new members and
two by transfer. During the even
ing splendid recitation was given by
Mrs. Nelson, Merrill Rebekah. The
pleasant evening closed with the serv-
ing of a lunch and a social hour. The
out of town guests were taken to the
homes of Wausau members for the
night and left again on the morning
train There were about eighteen Mer-
rill representatives present at the
meeting.
The instructors of the continuation
classes were guests at a dinner given
by the members of the Industrial
school board last Friday evening. The
serving of the dinner was done by the
class in. cooking, instructed by Miss
Hanna Brunstad. Following the de-
licious dinner reports on the school
work were given by the teachers and
plans for the future discussed.
There will be no regular meeting
of the Ladies' Aid society of the First
Methodist church until January 8
Mrs. Aaron, 604 First street, and Mrs
Grout, SIG Warren street, have mate
rails and will welcome helpers al
their homes any afternoon. They will
also provide cut work to be taken
home and finished. Telephone Mrs
Grout for yarn if you want to knit
The c. E. Mission Study class of the
First Presbyterian church was enter.
tanned at the home of Mrs. G. G
Kruger last Friday evening. The
hostess read during the evening from
an interesting African play. Knit
ting and sewing was also enjoyed
by the members. Music was also {
part of the evenings entertainment
Mrs. Kruger served dainty lunch.
The Wausau Interdenomination
Missionary society will hold its series
of meetings Jan 13, IA and Is, 1918
at which the following noted speakers
will be present: Mrs. D. B. Wells o
Chicago, Mrs. E. H. Silverthorn of Den
yer, Mrs. F. F. McCrea of Indianapo
lis, Further notice of place will b,
made later. Please reserve those date
for January.
On Thursday the Women's Foreign
Missionary society of the First Meth
odist church will hold its annua
Christmas prayer meeting. An inter
esting program is to be given on thi
occasion. A silver offering will ais
be taken up.
wausau Lodge, No. 215, Independent