The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-05
Social DOings


The marriage of Miss Minnie Louise
Meckes and Mr.. Arthur A. Ebert of
Watertown will take place Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the parson-
age home of the Rev. H. Sterz, pastor
of st. Luke's church. The bride will
be attended by Miss Anna Meckes, sis
ter Of the bride and Mr.. Paul Ebert,
brother of the groom will be best man.
A reception will follow the ceremony
at the home Of the brides mother, Mrs.
Louise Meckes, 600 Washington street
where wedding dinner will be served
the bridal couple and a few relatives.
The bride and bridesmaid will be at
tired in gowns Of dark brown material
and will wear picture mats. The bride
will carry bouquet of white and yell
low chrysanthemums and the brides
maid will carry a bouquet of white
chrysanthemums.
Mr.. and Mrs Ebert will leave on an
evening train for visit in Milwaukee
where they will be guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Borst, the latter sister
Of the bride. They will be at home to
friends in Watertown at 81 Elizabeth
street after November /.
The groom is popular young man
in the service of the G. B. Lewis COM
pany and his bride is greatly esteem
ed young lady and they have the well
wishes of host Of friends for future
happiness and prosperity
Miss Ella Semrich was hostess at
fruit shower at her home in North
Sixth street Thursday evening in honor
OF Miss Grace Hildeman who will be
married shortly. The evening was
spent in singing and music and at
late hour an elaborate luncheon was
served. Selections of the year 1912
were rendered by Miss Ida Goeldner
and the entire assemblage sang in the
Good Old Summer Time" with the
thermometer at about 60 degrees. Mis-
ses Esther Rogler, Ruby Elver and
| Gladys Evans commented on every
thing that happened during the even
| ing in satirical manner which kept
those present in continued scream
lof laughter. The guests present were
the Misses Grace Hildemann, Kitty
Wick, Verona and Esther Rogler, Mil
dred and Gertrude Blaesius, Winifred
LANCE, Helen Him., Gladys Evans, Ru-
by Elver, Layda Carver, Ida Goeldner,
Catherine Mullen of Minneapolis, Ella
Semrich; the Mesdames Leon King,
Edward Warner and August Semrich
! The Ladies' Adult Sunday school
class of the Moravian church pleas
| antly surprised Mrs. Louis Spangen-
berg Thursday evening, who will
leave for Oglesby, H., Monday, where
her husband, the Rev Louis Spangen-
berg has accepted call from the
Union church of that city. He will
preach his first sermon Sunday.
| The marriage of Miss Adela L. Lopp-
now, daughter of Mr. and Mrs John
LOppnow of Oconomowoc and Arnold
Saeger of Ixonia will take place Sun
day afternoon at st. Paul's Lutheran
church in Oconomowoc and will be fol-
lowed by wedding reception at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. Rein
hold Kuester in Concord
| Mrs. H. G. Block entertained a large
number of ladies at her home in Fourth
street, Wednesday evening. The even
ling was spent in cards and music after
which a tasty luncheon was served.
Prizes were awarded to Mrs Anton
| Wyszinski, Mrs. Grover Chaser and
Mrs. Albert Bonner
A marriage license has been issued
in Columbia county for the marriage
of Mr.. Herbert L. Zeidler and Miss
Esther E.. Schultz of Columbus. The
groom to be was at one time associat-
ed with the law firm of Kading &
kading in this city.
The Euterpe auxiliary board held
a meeting in the public library Thurs
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock to dis
cuss plans for the informal reception
which will be held Immediately after
the Community Day program Satur-
day Afternoon.