Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

Two of the departments of the
Ladies' Literary club resumed their
meetings yesterday afternoon after
months adjournment during the holt
day season.
The Home and Education depart
ment met at the home of Mrs. c. c.
Yawkey. Mrs. A. L. Kreutzer and
Mrs. C. B. Bird assisted the hostess
in entertaining. Twenty-Five members
were present Roll call was respondedto
by items of interest in regard to South
America, which was followed by an in
teresting article on that country read
by Mrs. S. H. Meadows. A short pro-
gram of Hawaiian music was given
on the victrola. Refreshments were
served later. The February meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs
Frank Kelly.
The department of Study and Phil
| anthropy met at the home of Mrs. o. A.
DeVoe, 615 Grant street. The hostesses
were Mrs. DeVoe, Mrs. ]. r. Bryant,
Mrs. Fred Becker and Mrs. G. H Peth
Thirty-two members attended. The
program included an interesting
paper on "The Incas," by Mrs w. A.
Evers, followed by a description of
visit to the Grand Canyon by DR.. Har-
riet Whitehead. Current events were
given at roll call. A lunch was served
at the close of the program. Mrs
A. l.. Tmlin will entertain the de-
partment at its next meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Lyon and Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Smith gave a most de-
lightful auction party to large COM
pany on Tuesday evening at the Lyon
home, at which Mr.. and Mrs George
+. Foster, who are new residents of
Wausau, were guests of honor. The |
home, which was appropriately dec
Grated in holiday attire, was most at |
tractive in appearance. Twelve tables |
of cards were occupied and the prizes |
for scores were won by Mrs. c.. G. |
Yawkey and E. A. Gooding. Mr.. and |
Mrs. Foster received guest prizes. |
During the supper hour which fol-
lowed later, New Years resolutions |
were written and read by the guests,
many of which were original and
amusing. The evening was both in
formal and enjoyable
The Ladies' Literary club has en-
gagged Mrs. A. H. Shoemaker of Eau
Claire, Wis, who will address the gen
eral meeting which will be held next
Monday, Jan. 18th, at the Wausau
club. Mrs. Shoemaker is treasurer of |
the Wisconsin State Federation of
clubs and is much interested in club
work. Although the subject of her
lecture has not yet been obtained, it
is known that her talk will be along
the lines of organized clubs for girls.
A full attendance is desired. The
meeting is in charge of the health
committee of which Mrs. F. P Stone
is chairman.
Miss Phoebe Jones and Miss Ellen
Jones entertained twenty-four friends
at a pleasant auction party Saturday
afternoon, given at their home on East
Grant street. Favors at the six tables
were won by Miss Nina Kickbusch and
Miss Imogene Rosenberg. A dainty
lunch was served in the dining room
at the close of the game, the tables
being attractively decorated with red
roses, intermingled with green's. Mrs
d. Arpin of Bruce, Wis, was an out
of town guest Mrs. Arpin, who was
a guest at the Jones home, returned
to her home Saturday evening.
Last Wednesday evening the mar
riage of Miss Elizabeth Dorothy Tran
tow to Mr.. S. NJ Damon, both of this
city, took place at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Porath, at 40 Cherry street. The
Rev. E. C. Grauer officiated. The bride
was attended by Miss Myrtle Plisch,
and the groom's best man was Elmer
Trantow. The groom is a son of Mr.,
and Mrs A. A. Damon of Spencer, who
were present at the nuptials. L
Miss Winifred DeVoe was hostess
to a number of friends at dinner
dance given on Wednesday evening.
Dinner was served at seven o'clock at
the Deyoe home. The small tables
were prettily arranged with varied
flowers and green's and places were
marked for thirty-two guests. Later
the young people were conveyed to
the Wausau club house, where de-
lightful evening of dancing was en-
joyed.
Mrs. w. A. Ladwig entertained a
company of ladies at cards on Tues
day afternoon in compliment to her
sister, Miss Helen Riley, of Appleton.
Favors for scores were won by Mrs.
Ralph Collie and Miss Olive Woodson,
of Kansas City. A FIVE o'clock lunch
was served.
On New Years day, DR.. d. B. Rein
hart of Merrill, was united in mar
riage to Miss Ann Toomey of Chicago.
The event taking place at the home
Of the brides parents in the above
city.
The young people of the Universalist
church held a social last Thursday