Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

The seven o'clock dinner given at
the Country club on Saturday night
was a most enjoyable affair. Covers
were placed for one hundred and ten
guests and delicious menu was
served at tables attractively arranged.
Auction followed later in the even
ing and the highest scores were made
by Mrs. H. J. Hagge, Miss Genevieve
Edmonds, G. B. Bird and j. L. Sturte-
want. The day also marked the birth
day anniversary of w. H. Bliss I'll and a
pleasing feature of the evening was
the celebration of this event. Mr.. |
Bissell was presented with a hand |
some birthday cake which was appro- |
priately decorated. He also received |
numerous other gifts from the guests |
all of which were duly appreciated |
Out of town guests were Mr.. and Mrs. /
w. o. Lindley of Lake Forest, Mrs. |
Charlotte Lynn Campbell of Grand
Rapids, and Miss Winifred Krebs of
Johnstown, Pa. The hosts and host
esses for the evening were: Mr. and
Mrs. w. He Bissell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Pradt, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs. W. L. Edmonds, Mr. and Mrs.
F. P. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Gooding, B. F. Hammond, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Harger, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Heinemann, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Hur-
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Jones and Mr..
and Mrs. L. M. Alexander.
A pretty August wedding will take
place tomorrow morning, when Miss
Katherine Alexander, daughter of Mr.
ard Mrs. Hugh Alexander, will be
united in marriage to John j. Powers
of Detroit, Michigan. The service will
be read by Rev. Father O'Toole at St.
James church at seven o'clock. They
will be attended by Mr.. and Mrs. E. p
German, the latter a sister of the
bride. Following the ceremony a
wedding breakfast will be served at
the Hotel Bells, to the immediate
family. The bride will be gowned in
a pretty white georgette crepe dress
with hat to match. Mrs. German will
be gowned in pink georgette crepe
with pink hat. The couple will leave
tomorrow for the northern lakes,
where they will spend their honey
| moon. Mrs. John Reton of Stevens
Point, an aunt of the bride, will be
the only out of town guest at the
wedding. They will return to Wau-
sau before going to Detroit, Michigan,
where they will make their future
home.
Last Saturday afternoon the we'd
| ding of Miss Florence Swanson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Swan
son of the town of Wausau, and Enird
| Carlson, took place at the home of
the brides parents. Rev. E. Mcneil
performed the ceremony. The attend
ants were Miss Selma Swanson, sis
| ter of the bride, and Frank Olson. A
wedding dinner and reception was
given after the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Olson will make their home on
Prospect avenue in this city.
A delightful dancing party was
given at the K. c. hall last Friday
evening by number of young ladies
of the city for number of their gen.
| tlemen friends. About fifty young peo-
PIE took part in the social affair.
| Among the out of town guests were
Nuremberg of Milwaukee and Miss
Blanche Ackley of Lake Geneva.
Sc
Mrs. M. H. Duncan will entertain
| at a luncheon and auction party to-
| morrow afternoon complimentary to
| Mrs. Henry Clement of st. Paul. The
| guests will include old time school
| friends of the honored guest. Mrs.
| Clement was formerly Miss Ida Muel-
| Ter of this city, and is the daughter of
| Gustav Mueller. Cards will be played
at five tables following the luncheon.
| Miss Louise Stuhlfauth entertained
| for Miss Katherine Alexander last Fri
day afternoon. The guests included
old school friends of the bride-to-be,
and they spent the time in sewing for
Miss Alexander. A delicious six
o'clock dinner was served to the party.
The members of the First Baptist
Ladies' aid society had a pleasant
meeting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
CT. Ogden last Wednesday afternoon.
In the evening a picnic supper was
served on the lawn to the members,
their husbands and friends.
A number of our young people en-
joyed a dancing party at st. Johns
guild hall last Tuesday evening. Roy
Melvin and Edward Silbernagel were
hosts. Mrs. G. ]. Rodehayer and Mrs.
Frank Lehrbas chaperoned the party.
The F. R A Ladies Aid society had
a picniID out at the sanatorium grove
Thursday afternoon. Each lady going
took her own lunch. The picnicers
report a pleasant afternoon.
The Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
congregation has its mission festival
and outdoor services at the fair
grounds Sunday. Out of town minis
tiers took part in the services.
The Columbine Camp. No. SCI, Roy
al Neighbors of America, will have a
picnic at Rothschild park tomorrow.
The Young Peoples Sodality OF st.
Mary's church had picnic at the fair
grounds Sunday.
Rev. o. T. Doe and family viii leave
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