Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-20
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In WauSau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

| erdl Oh the girls employed IN nef DuSl-
ness establishment made garments for
themselves last week during her abb
sence from the city. Miss Mooney en-
| tertained in the form of a little fash
ion show, the girls appearing in the
garments made by themselves, before
| judges, whom Miss Mooney had in
vited in. The exhibit was a big sur
prise to all, and very encouraging to
| Miss Mooney, whose efforts had really
produced these wonderful results. The
exhibit included, white faxon dress,
white crepe de chine waist, gray satin
dress, blue tailored suit, pink silk
| gown, tan wooden dress and blue serge
school model. Prizes were awarded as
follows for originality, workmanship,
cost and amount of labor:
| Miss Meta Meilahn - Gray satin
dress; first prize, $3.50 in gold.
Miss Mile Deering = Blue serge
school model; second prize, one years
| subscription to the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal
| Miss Adela Marth = White f1axon
dress; third prize, a beautiful white
7 collar.
Miss Amanda Deering-Blue tailored
suit; first prize in suit, silk petit
| coat.
| Miss Della Neitzke-Pink silk dress,
honorable mention.
The judges were Miss Ruth Edger-
ton, of the Domestic Science depart
ment, and Miss Marguerite Stockwell,
of the English department of the High
| school; Miss Eta Gault of the Deaf
| school and Miss Blanche Florida. Fol
/ N Of elf a
negligees, waists, gowns and bags
were shown. After the show victrola
selections and dancing was enjoyed.
| Miss Mooney served her guests a
| dainty lunch during the evening.
| Miss Mooney and her bookka aper,
Miss Lena Kabke, spent last week in
| Chicago, where the former gave a
| fashion show at the Fashion Art
league at the Congress hotel. Miss
| KabEe returned home Thursday morn
| ing and Miss Mooney arrived in the
city Sunday morning.
Mrs. ]. H. Kolter was hostess last
| Friday afternoon at her home, 629
Scott street, entertaining the members
of the Kensington club and other
| friends. The Kolter home was pref
| tily done in st, Patrick's day decora-
tions appropriate to the season. The
lunch tables were also Grtistically ar
ranged in the green color scheme pro-
ducing very striking effect. During
the afternoon the guests enjoyed
guessing contest, prizes going to Mrs.
| Elmer Miller and Mrs. l. B. Thackray
| At the close of the pleasant afternoon
| the hostess served delicious lunch
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dreyer, Second
avenue, entertained the Monday Even
| ing Five Hundred club last night. In
| the interesting game of cards Miss
| Isabelle Walker and w. j. Mccormick
captured prizes. After the play re-
| freshments were enjoyed. The club
| members will be entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Jess next
Monday evening.
The Art and Literature department
of the Ladies Literary club will hold
it's next meeting Monday afternoon,
The hostesses will be Mesdames Sex
mith, Ingraham, Sawyer, Briggs, Dan
! iels, Smith and Miss Kickbusch. Roll
Call will be responded to by Current
Dramatic Events. approximations will
| be given by Mrs. Helen Bick Daniels.
Announcements were received in the
| city today of the marriage of DR.. M. L.
| Jones, which read as follows:
''Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hayward Ivers
| announce the marriage of their daugh
| ter, Grace Hayward Ivers, to DR.. Mer
rift LaCount Jones, Saturday, March
| seventeenth, at Cambridge, Mass. At
home after October first, at 615 Grant
street, Wausau, Wis"
A st. Patrick's day party was given
| by Mrs. ]. P. Briggs Saturday after
scores made by Mrs. G. A. Barwig and
Miss Katherine Graham. Mrs. G. G.
| Hooker contributed musical selections
during the afternoon. The Briggs
home was pretty in st. Patrick's day
decorations.
The Sunday School Teachers asso-
| citation of the First Presbyterian
church had a supper and business
meeting in the parlors of the church
| Thursday evening. kindergarten and
primary work was taken up for dis
cussion. April 10Th, is the date for
the next meeting of the association.
The Y. P. S. c. E. of the First
| Presbyterian church will give
Backward Social" in the parlors of
the church Wednesday evening. A
change has been made in the day.
| Elsewhere in this issue we have it
| Friday, but the time has been changed
| to Wednesday.
On Thursday evening at the First
| Methodist church, during the regular
prayer meeting hour, stereopticon
| lecture, showing the work of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary society, will
be given. 1t is entitled, ''The Heritage
of Half a Century
Miss Paula Komers entertained the
| Standard Bearers Missionary society
of the First Methodist church last
evening The members will send pic
| ture post cards to the Standard Bear
er Missionary. The hostess served a
dainty lunch.
The annual meeting of the congre-
cation of the First Presbyterian
| church will be held in the near future,
the exact date will be given later. The
financial and statistical year closes
| March 31st.
The Ladies' Bible class and their
husbands of the First Presbyterian
| church will entertain the Mems Adult
classes and their wives Thursday even
| ing in the church at $50 o'clock
| dinner.
| The Epworth League of the First
Methodist church had very enjoyable
evening in the church parlors We'd
nesday of the past week. The affair
was in the nature of a college social.
Dine and Dance was the Saturday
/ at ho Rolls