The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-01-11
Milwaukee and Her Progress
sive Citizens
Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 8, 1917
Milwaukee News Service)

Nilwaukeeans have settled down
for the New Year and its work after
one of the most enjoyable holiday |
4 seasons it has ever experienced. |
Among holiday visitors who were
highly entertained were the Misses
Ruth Weaver and Naomi Poole of
Chicago. H., Mabel Raimey home
fro mthe University and Miss Alice
4 Jones of Chicago.
Mr.. William Thrill entertained a
large number of the young people at
the home Of his grandparents Mr..
and Ms. Edward Monroe on last
Sunday evening. Vocal solos were
rendered by Mr.. Willard Kinner and
Miss Ruth Weaver accompanied by
Mdme. Anna Gunther. The affair
of the season and in fact the most
striking affair ever given IN the his
tory of Milwaukee society was the
Holiday Musical given by the Young
Ladies Culture Circle at the pala-
i tial home of Mrs. John Branford. The
gowns displayed by the young ladies
and the immaculate evening dress of
Il their escorts was sight somewhat
q new to conservative Milwaukeeans.
Participants on the program were
Attorney G. H. DeReef, Messrs. AL
n vim Lucas, Willard Kinner and Rob
ert Merritt and Misses Juanita Her
@ ron, Sarah Woods, Alma Cammack,
8 Mabel Raimey, Jessica Burgette and
81 the president Miss Marie A. Burgette
who presented to the public for the
first time the Ode and Greed of the
8 Circle. The soloists were accompa-
MED by Prof Merritt and Mdme. Stew
art. The members were permitted to
invite one couple aside from their es-
corts and the gathering was one that
will long be remembered by those
# who were present.
Mrs. Josephine Peoples Jackson,
who has wintered in Milwaukee for
the past three years, has returned to
Chicago for brief stay.
Mr.. and Mrs A. V. Raimey gave
an "At Home" for their daughter
Mabel who came home from Madison,
# Wis, where she is attending the
81 University Music and dancing were
# the features of entertainment. An
# original poem "Our student Girls
dedicated to Miss Raimey was pre-
sented by the Culture Circle and a
very pretty response was made the
young lady. All reported a most en-
joyable evening. Mrs. G.. Whitman
assisted her sister Mrs. Raimey in re-
ceiving and attending to the welfare
of the young guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wolfscale Of
the Wicliffe's Ginger Band are now
# happily domciled at the residence Of
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Tate, $50 7th
St where they will be glad to meet
their friends. Mrs. Wolfscale will
he remembered as Miss Christina
Hargrove, formerly of Milwaukee
Much pleasure and pride is evinced
10y citizens of Milwaukee upon the
receipt OF news from the stork-lim-
~ tied IN Chicago, reporting the arrival
Of a son at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent f. Saunders, COOS Mar
quette Road Mrs A. G. Burgette,
who has been. visiting at the home
of Der son, viii now return a proud
8Grandmother. The Blade wishes all
success to the happy pair
f1-rr, ,,y,,,,Lo,. Of ots,. am iqtt ions
gSyourg people are planning to enter
the competition for suitable design
for Jhe Blade heading.
Mr.. r. /. Sanford, who has been
somewhat indisposed, is now able to
e s5out his duties
Mrs. Edith James and daughter.
Mary, were the holiday guests Of her
sister Mrs. Camille Wilson. Mrs.
i9FF James is am earnest church worker
and a soloist of merit Milwaukee
was glad to note the return Of one
of her most beautiful and accom-
~plished daughters.
Rev. Joseph Conneil who has been
assisting Rev. Woods at st. Mark,
has returned to the East where he
wiil resume work in his mother
church. Rev. Connell is graduate
of Harvard University, man Of
broad intelligence and quiet, unob-
strusive, conscientious Christian work
er. Though here only a short time
be won the admiration and respect Of
all and his absence will be keenly felt
about the church.
Among our exchanges we note
4 with commendation the Christmas