Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-09
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In WausaI and Vicinity
t. Dill. L.

The annual Cradle Roll celebration
at the First Presbyterian church last
Wednesday afternoon was a very hap
ply event. The Cradle Roll babies and
their mothers were the guests of hon
or The Beginners department of the
presbyterian Sunday school had also
Deen invited to take part in this So
clal affair, and the Ladies' Aid society
entertained. A delightful and appro-
pirate afternoon program was given
as published in our last issue. Miss
Eleanor Benson and Miss Linda Werle
had charge of a story hour and games
for the older children. Small tables
had been arranged for the little ones.
while the mothers sat around the chill
dren during the serving hour. The
decorating scheme was pink. The
babies were given pink candy dolls,
dressed in butterfly tissue, as favors.
Mrs. c. H. Peth, superintendent of the
Cradle Roll department, Mrs. A.
Benson, Mrs. ]. E. McKahan. Mrs. J. E.
George and Miss Emily Chubbuck
were hostesses.
The Missionary society of the First
Baptist church held a meeting at the
church parlors last Wednesday after
noon. short missionary program
was had and plans made for this win
ter's mission work. The mission book,
Sons of Italy" will be studied by the
members this season.
Following the meeting the ladies
busted themselves in getting the an
nual parish supper in readiness to
serve at $50 o'clock A large num-
Der of members of the church and al
so friends enjoyed the supper and So
cial hour. At the business meeting,
which followed, good reports of the
past year were listened to and dis
cussions made on the work for the
coming year. The Boy Scouts of the
church were guests of the ladies at
the supper
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Everest enter
tanned friends at dinner on Thursday
evening in honor of Dr.. and Mrs S.
M. B. Smith. Dinner was served at
seven o'clock, covers being placed for
sixteen. The table decorations were
unique and appropriate A boat dec
Grated with U. S. and French flags, |
formed the center piece and was indi- |
cative of the doctors immediate voy-
age to France. Adjoining this was
a train of cars, heading southwark |
portraying Mrs. Smiths Journey to |
Virginia, where she and the children |
will remain during the winter Doctor |
Smith was presented with a hand |
some wrist watch as a gift from the |
host, while Mrs. Smith received |
pleasing gift from the hostess. The |
event was both pleasant and informal |
and delightful evening was enjoyed. |
A pleasant affair arranged by the |
Ladies Auxiliary, No. PSI, F. o. E., |
in the nature of parcel post sale and |
card party was given Thursday even
ing at the Eagles hall. All sorts of |
interesting things were included in |
the parcel sale, and the proceeds |
amounted to a nice little sum. Cinch |
was then played and ladies' prizes |
went to Mrs. G. F. Anderes, Mrs. Wal |
ter Mccormick and Mrs. John Staege,
Sr., while the gentlemens prizes were
taken by R. A. COLI, Charles Lattimer |
and Arthur Roller. Refreshments were
served after the playing of cards.
The Ladies' Literary club will hold |
its general monthly meeting on next |
Monday, October 18th, at the Wausau
club. The meeting which is in charge |
of the Study and Philanthropy de-
partment will open with short bus |
mess session, after which the members |
will listen to a lecture on South |
America by Rev. Otto Boettcher. Rev. |
Boettcher lived in South America for |
a number of years and has had many |
personal experience. His talk will |
be both interesting and instructive. |
The hour of meeting is at three o'clock |
p. m.
The Young Peoples Sodality of st. |
Mary's church held an important |
meeting last Friday evening. At the |
church new members were received |
into this society and a sermon appro- |
pirate to the occasion given by Rev. |
Father Hauck Following the church |
services, the initiatory ceremonies |
were gone through at the auditorium |
of st. Mary's school house. A social |
time with the serving of refreshments !
was then enjoyed, the old and new |
members of the sodality participating. |
The 30 B Joyful" club had bust |
ness social meeting at the home of |
Miss Anna Kollath Thursday evening. |
Officers of the club were elected as
follows: President, Miss Martha |
Schultz; vice president, Miss Lulu
Kollath; secretary, Miss Julia Hen
sci; treasurer, Miss Margaret Day |
Sewing, music and conversation form
ed a most pleasant evening, which |
closed with the serving of refresh
ments The club members will meet |
at the home of Miss Anna Kroening
Thursday evening of this week.
This afternoon the Home depart
ment of the First Methodist church is
having a social in the church parlors.
A most