Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-23

home last week Thursday, at the age
of IS years. Besides his widow. he
leaves 10 mourn his loss a daughter,
Mrs. S. S. Goodwin, and g sister. Mrs.
Susan GarIick. The funeral services
were held at the old nome Saturday
afternoon. with interment at Forest
Home cemetery.
Mrs. E. P. Nichols mother. Mrs.
Hannah Mary Taylor. died in Milwau-
kee last week, at ripe old age. The
funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon in the W lertaking chapel
Of Fred Fass & Son. Rev. f. w. Kamm
of the Garfield Avenue Baptist Church
officiating Interment was at Forest
Home Cemetery Mrs. Nichols and
family. have the sympathy of many
friends in this bereavement.
The Campaign of the Wauwatosa
Woman's Club to raise $4,000 with
which to build Club House and His
torical Building TO contain relic and
records of Wauwatosa is drawing TO
a successful close. All subscriptions
are now due and with their payment
the club will avail itself of the gener-
Gus gift by former Mayor e. ID. Hoyt
of the fine building site at the S. E.
corner of East Milwaukee and Wau-
watosa Avenues.
The Busy Bee Sewing Circle of the
congregational Church met Tuesday
with Miss Gladys Wheeler. There was
considerable buzzing about possible
future Busy Bee Bazaar and Tea; the
proceeds to 90 towards the kitchen
equipment of the new church. The
younger women of the Congregational
Church are asked TO become Busy
Bees. The meetings are held the 3rd
Tuesdays of every month at the
homes of the members.
On Thursday evening April 10, the
Crescendo Mandolin Club will give
musical entertainment TO celebrate its
Third Anniversary. It is probably I'M
known to most residents that an or
ganization of this kind has been in
existence for three years This enter
tainmeut will be given at the First
Congregational Church, beginning at
8 O'Clock. Admission is 25 cents d
person and tickets can be purchased
from any member of the club or at
the door Program win be announced
later.
Mrs Elizabeth NJ. Curtis, well
known by many of the residents of
Wauwatosa, died on Sunday morning
at the house of her daughter, Mrs. H.
f. Chappell. 766 Thirty-third street,
age of 78 years. Mrs Curtis came TO
Wisconsin in 1857, settling in Wauwa-
tosa township, where she has made
her home nearly all the years since.
She was the mother of twelve chill
dren, who all grew to manhood and
womanhood, and eight of whom ser
viye her. The funeral Services were
held ON Wednesday afternoon at the
Underwood Memorial Baptist Church
of which Mrs Curtis has been a mem
Der for many years. Interment was at
the Wauwatosa cemetery.
The Twentieth Century Topic Club
will hold Lenten gift and bake sale
Wednesday, March %, in the Common
Council Chamber ON North Main
street The sale will open at 200 D..
m. The ladies of Wautosa are in
yited to attend this sale. There are
to be a number of useful and pretty
things suitable for gifts, as well as
good things TO eat Mrs H. A Nolte
and Mrs. d. S. McKinnon will be in
charge of the table with large as
sortment of cut flowers and potted
plants and Miss Ella Lillibridge will
have charge of the book sale Mrs.
Fred Peterson, and Mrs F. A. Stevens
viii have charge OF the tables at which
tea and coffee will be served Mrs.
Herbert Kinne@and Mrs H. Hamilton
viii have charge of the food sale