The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-02-22
MILWAUKEE NEWS NOTES

The Woman's Improvement Club
gave their regular anniversary pro-
gram in connection with the celebra-
tion of the Douglas Centennial and
the affair was a splendid success from
point of attendance and finance.
A very neat sum was realized to-
ward the twenty-five dollars the club
wishes to raise for the National Asso-
citation of colored women in their eff
fort to buy the Frederic Douglass
home as memoriam to our race.
The anniversary of the club in itself
is always interesting and an event
to which the community looks for
ward and this year the efforts were
well worth while. The program con-
sisted of papers by Mesdames Carrie
Horton, Rebecca Logan, Adeline Mer-
ritt, Ida B. Heron, readings by At
torney G. H. De Reef and Marie A.
Burgette and Music by Miss L. Scott
and Mrs. Gladys Sellars Smack.
Mrs. Carrie Horton left on Friday
afternoon 70 an extended tip through
the sunny South. She will go direct
to New Orleans to attend the fete day
of the Vardi Gras and on her return
trip will visit at Tuskeegee and other
points of interest.
Mrs. Gertrude Montgomery, who
has been visiting friends in Milwau-
kee was called home by the distress
ing news that her home in Oshkosh
had been burned to the ground.
The stork limited, so often accused
Of grossly neglecting this vicinity,
left beautiful baby son for Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Czerwinski at st. Mary
Hospital last week. Mother and baby
are doing we'll. Mrs. Czerwinski will
be remembered as Miss Mamie How
ard, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Howard and formerly
a prominent society girl.
An indication of what our young
man can do in the business world is
exemplified in the success of Mr.. Will
lard Kinner who is employed by the
johnson Mfg. Co. In the past year
Mr.. Kinner has received three sub
stantial raises in salary and at
Christmas time received a life insur-
ance policy or one thousand dollars
for as long as he remains with the
firm. Mr.. Kinner, representing the
Palmolive products of the firm led all
the other employees last summer in
Milwaukee's monster preparedness
parade. 1t sometimes pays our boys
not to follow the crowd.
The Misses Burgette were at home
on Sunday evening to large number
of the young people in honor of the
,Tuskeegee Jubilee Singers who are
engaged in musical renditions-
were sung by Misses Sarah Woods
Alma Cammack, Lottie Jackson and
Jessica Burgette, Misses Sarah One
liza Colin and Katheryn Reeves accom-
panying. Miss Marie Burgette by re-
quest red her latest poem on Lincoln
recently rendered at the Patriotic
meeting of St. Mark The singing
was a compliment to Mrs. A. c. Bur-
gette who has just recovered from a
serious illness.
Mrs. Mabel Wilson is still seriously
indisposed but is able to sit up with
her affected knee in a cast. On
Thursday she was the recipient of a
beautiful basket of fruit from her
club, the Culture Circle
Mr.. Hovey Stith expects to leave
shortly to attend the bedside of his
mother who is quite i'll.
The splendid orchestra under Prof.
Robert Merritt which rendered such
excellent music at the monster Pa
triotic meeting Feb. 18th, will be
known as the Kultur Klub. We do
not know the reason for this very dis
tinguished title less it be that all Of
the gentlemen lean toward the Culture
Circle for very evident reasons.
Milwaukee is a very, very geomet-
rical city. 1t has a B-square and a
c. Circle, the X. X. becomes the mu-
steal snhere.