Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

affair was given at the Wausau club,
and the club house presented a "patri-
otto air. being decorated in the ma
tional colors, flags, bunting and
streamers being used most effectively
Among the important decorations was
a service flag with eighteen stars.
which designated the Honor Roll of
Wausau club members, or men of the
local club now in the service of I'm
Gle Sam. The dancing programs had
"OId Glory" upon them Nothing was
left undOne which could aid in any
way to show the patriotism of the
club members, Refreshments were
served late in the evening. 1t surely
is an unusual affair for this coun-
try to have dancing parties with the
gentlemen attired in the -Tmy uni
forms, as was seen at the party last
Thursday evening.
The home of William Hardell, 641
Margaret street, was the scene of
merry gathering of young people last
evening. The party was in honor of
Carl Helke of Wausau, who is the
guest of his cousin, Willard. Those
present were the Misses Lucille West
gate, Borghild Lee, Cora Ross, "Ikey''
Carr, Elmyra Doyle, Dot Means, Peg
gy Gleason, Margaret Reed, Victoria
Ross, and the Messrs. Lloyd Taylor,
Felix Dolan, Walter Nelson, Ben Lew
is, Jr., Douglas Reno, John Packard,
Clarence Bronson and Kyle Ashton.
Dancing and singing we're among the
evenings entertainments. The main
feature of the evenings program was
a mock wedding ceremony which uni
ted in marriage Miss Douglas Reno
and Mr.. Carl Helke. Rev. Bennett
Lewis officiated. Miss Elmyra Doyle
was the bridesmaid and John Packard
the groom. Kyle Ashton was
ring bearer. After enjoying an Ella
borate wedding dinner the guests de
parted.-Rhinelander Daily News.
The K. X. KS will meet Thursday
of this week at the home of Robert
Powell. The club will soon have it's
service flag, which will contain seven
stars, as there are seven of the club
members now in the U. S. service
The club plans on organizing branch
clubs in the army camps, where there
are now representatives of the
K. K. ks in these camps. A branch
is expected to be made at Waco, Tex,
and other places. George Ovens of
Phelps, a senior in the High school
here, and a member of the X. K. K. s,
has enlisted in the radio service. Sew
eraI of the fellows, members of this
club, are now at Harvard, studying
for the radio service.
Miss Grace Means entertained a few
of her friends at an informal Thanks
giving party last evening. The guest
of honor was Carl HeIke of Wau-
sau, who is visiting at the HardeIl
home. Other guests present we're
Misses Margaret Gleason, Margaret
Reed, BorghiId Lee, Victoria Ross,
Lucille Westgate, Anna Crofoot, Cora
Ross, Elmyra Doyle, and the Messrs.
Felix Dolan, Douglas Reno, Kyle
Ashton, Webster Ashton, John Pack
ard, Walter Nelson, Reuben Peterson,
Willard Hardell, Pierce Van Alstyne.
Dancing and games formed the even
ing's entertainment Light refresh
ments were served.-Rhineland
Daily News.
The Garden club was entertained at
the home of Mrs. Russell Lyon last
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was the an
nual business meeting of the club and
officers to serve for the ensuing year
are:
. President-Mrs. NJ G. Ewing.
Vice Pres.-Miss Nina Kickbusch.
Secretary-Miss Cora Lansing.
The next club meeting will be on
January Sth, and Mrs. Donald Muir
ray will be the hostess.
The marriage of Miss Maud Messer-
vey, daughter of Mrs. Caroline Messer-
vey of Portland, Ore, and DeLose
Knapp of Winona, Mimi, was solemn
lied at the North Side Presbyterian
church in Chicago last Wednesday
morning. The bride is well known
in Wausau, and left this city about
four years ago. They will make their
home in Racine, where Mr.. Knapp
holds a position with the Mitchell
company.
The marriage of Harry Gay Haskin
to Miss Nellie RosaIie Carrock, took
place at the NJ E. parsonage, Wash
ington, D. c., at $50 o'clock p. m,
on Wednesday, Nov. 28th. A dinner
followed at Powhatten hotel. The
young couple will be at home to their
friends at Riggs department, on Four
teenth street. after Dec. 18th. The
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Haskin of this. city. The lat
ter was in attendance at the wedding.
On Wednesday and Thursday even
ings, Sunday school classes of the
Universalist church met in the recrea-
ton room of Cyrus Yawkey hall for
social good times. Both evenings
we're spent in games and dancing, and
ended with refreshments, at the early
hour of ten o'clock. The infant class
es were entertained on Saturday af-
ternoon.
The Monday Evening Five Hundred
club was entertained last night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Dreyer. Prizes in the evenings play
went to Mrs j. R. Green and W. w
Walker. The club will be entertained
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Jess next Monday evening.
Miss Marion Wilson was the hostess
Friday afternoon at an informal mis-
ceHaneous shower and knitting par
" for Miss Ruth AIbers. There were
ten young ladies in the party. A dain-
" lunch was served during the after
noon.