Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-13

the home of Mrs. w L. Edmonds The
hostesses were Mrs. Edmonds, Mrs
Frank Barden, Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
A. 7. Marceau. Mrs. ]. A. Rowley act
ed as leader of the meeting. The mis-
sionary subject taken up during the
afternoon was, 1.-THE Protestant Epoch
OF Christian Conquest" from the soci-
etys study book, World Missions and
World Peace Several of the ladies
talked on the missionary work of the
nineteenth century. Mrs. E. P. Brown
read a missionary story, Declaring
Dividends" Mrs. l. B. Thackray and
Miss Corrine Schlegel rendered solos.
At the close of the afternoon program
lunch was served. -
On Wednesday afternoon, March %,
the society will hold a special meet
ing in the church parlors. Miss
Cora Simpson, a medical missionary,
and superintendent of the Florence
Nightingale Nurses Training school,
connected with the Magaw Memorial
| hospital of Foochow, China, will be
here and talk to the, missionary work
ers. Miss Simpson is also connected
with the Foochow Leper Workers as
ISOLATION. She is in this country on a
| furlough, and while here is acting as
| field secretary for the Northwestern
Methodist Missionary branch. She
makes her headquarters at Chicago
while working for this missionary
| branch. Miss Simpson has spent ten
| years in China doing missicnary work, |
| and her address on personal expert |
| ences in that country is sure to in |
terest missionary workers of Wausau.
Mrs. H. 1. Crawford heard Miss Simp- |
son at the missionary branch meeting |
in Kalamazoo, Mich, and she speaks |
very highly of her. Miss Simpson will |
probably" appear in Chinese costume
during her afternoon talk here. She
is working in the Appleton district this |
month.
Last Saturday afternoon the younger
girls of the First Methodist church met
at the parsonage where the organiza-
ton of the Kings Herald Missionary
society was perfected. The members,
including between twenty and twenty
five, will meet the first Saturday af-
ternoon of each month. The purpose
of this organization is to further mis-
sionary work among the younger peo-
pie Of the church and to get them more
interested in missions. The following
were elected officers:
President-Frances Lambdin.
First Vice Pres.-Lynn Marceau
Second Vice Pres.-Lydia Durkee
Recording Sec.-Winifred Hudson.
Corresponding Sec.-Thelma horde.
Treasurer-Esther Bauchman.
superintendent McLennon.
The work of this society will in
clude the raising of Thank Offering
for missions. The next meeting will
be held Saturday, April Z, at the
home of Mrs. Richard Evans.
The Bachelor club entertains We'd
nesday evening for Charles Tyson Ed
gar, who is soon to be married, and
who departs for New York City later
the same night. Early in the evening
the club will give a stag dinner for
Mr.. Edgar at the Wausau club. The
members are:
Joe Schneider Zeno Speer
Will Spencer Sol. Heinemann
Mark Scholfield Roman Deutsch
Herbert Smith Ed. Johnson
Thorpe Edmonds Aug. Kickbusch
Frank Daniels Wylie Sampson
Ed Schuetz Ad. Peth
Frank Okoneski Chas. Sawyer
Honorary Members-Robert N. Lar
ner, Harry Heinemann, Jud Alexander,
Frank Timlin and John A. Sullivan.
Gone but not Wynne
Thorn and R. E. Puchner.
Later in the evening there will be
dancing party. From to g. concert,
and from until O'Clock, dancing.
1
The Home. and Education depart
ment of the Ladies' Literary club heId
its monthly meeting yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. P. L. Goer-
ling, who was assisted in entertaining
by Mrs. NJ. w. Sweet and Miss Cora
Lansing. Twenty-Five members were
present Mrs. c. B. Bird read a paper
on Brazil and Mrs. G. D. Jones gave
a talk on Rio Janiero Refreshments
were served at the close of the pro-
gram. Mrs. J. M. Kuebler will enter
tain the department at its April meet
ing.
The Study and Philanthropy depart
ment of the Ladies' Literary club held
its March meeting yesterday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. w. R. Johnson, 512
Stewart avenue Twenty members
were present. The program included
an interesting paper on Bolivia by
Miss Anne Monahan. This was fol-
lowed by suggestions and plans for
next years work Lunch was served
at five o'clock. : The hostesses were
Mesdames johnson, H. T. Schlegel, G.
F. Rick, and j. E. McKahan. Mrs
C. H Peth was leader.
Rev. and Mrs. d. J. Williams enter
tanned the choir of the First Presbyte-
rian church Saturday evening at
dinner in the church parlors Covers I
were arranged for twenty-eight at
table effectively done in St. Patrick |
decorations. Following the dinner
| Irish stories were told from clever sug- |