Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-05-11

train at West Main street, Monday, IN
this city and was instantly killed. He
was patient at one of the institu
tions in this city.
The fourth, fifth and sixth grade
girls of the congregational Church
met on Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Kuenzli, Warren avenue, while the sew
enth and eighth grade girls met with
Mrs. Thomas DeSwarte, Western ave
nue., at the same time.
The Milwaukee congregational cluo
will meet at the First Congregational
Church, Tuesday evening, May loth.
The Hon. H. NJ Beardsley, former
MAYOR of Kansas City and the present
Moderator of the National Council Oh
congregational Churches, will speak
o., THE Investment of Life.
Charles A. Haney died very sudden
". Thursday evening, May 3. He was
well and favorably known in the city
of Wauwatosa, having lived here a
good many years. The funeral was
held on Saturday afternoon last from
the chapel in the Wauwatosa GENE
terry, The deceased was Ga years OF
age and leaves besides his wife one
daughter.
one of the largest, if not the largest
meetings ever held by the Masonic
Lodge of this city. was held last Mon
day evening. There were a large
number present from Milwaukee and
other places. The program was car
ried out as printed in last weeks is
sue, and all present speak in the high
est terms of the Wauwatosa Lodge.
The meeting will long be remembered.
Mrs A. V. Brigham and daughter
Natalie will leave Saturday, May 18th,
for Boliver, Tenn, to attend the com
mencement exercises of Saint Kathar-
ines school, where Elizabeth T. Brio
ham has been a student for the past
wear. Mrs Brigham and Elizabeth and
Natalie will then go to Memphis, Little
Rock and Hot Springs, Ark, where
they will spend six weeks, or more.
visiting relatives and friends
I'd a
from the Northwestern University on
a leave of absence and has been busy
on the five acres of ground he is
working. The University grants this
special leave of absence to those
pupils who for any reason are not
eligible to enlistment for service, thus
allowing the students the opportunity
to help their country by tilling the soil
and not lose their usual Credits
Through a recent act of Congress,
VIM. j. Cary, has been allotted another
appointment at Annapolis Naval AGA
denny, and through the Wisconsin
Civil Service commission they will
conduct a competitive examination on
May 26. to ascertain the principal and
alternate candidates. ANY one desir-
ing to become a candidate should
communicate with Congressman VIM
J. Cary at Washington, D. c., giving
their full name and address.
Mrs. Stephen r. Cross, who came
| from Iowa Falls, Iowa, on April 20, to
visit at the home of her son, Charles
II. Cross. died last Monday, following
stroke of paralysis the previous day.
Mrs. Cross was "a years of age, and
was prominent in w C. 7. u work
and influential in the moral and reii-
gious uplift of her city. Short serV-
! ices were held at the Cross residence,
80 Watson avenue, Wednesday after
| noon, and the remains, accompanied
| by Mr.. Cross and family. We're taken
| to Iowa. where the funeral and burial
were held on Thursday.
! The wisconsin Historical Pageant
given at the Congregational Church
| last week, Friday evening, was an In
structive entertainment. About sew.
! enty of our residents took part in the
tableaux illustrating the Wisconsin
| history and early characters. The
| stereopticon views illustrating the his
4 tory of our state were also instructive
/ The music furnished by the orchestra
was very appropriate to the occasion
and showed careful work on the part
of the musicians. The above should
! have appeared in last weeks issue, but
was mislaid in some manner
The Woman's Club of Wauwatosa
| held it's annual meeting and election OF
officers on Thursday, May 3. The fol
| lowing officers were elected for the en-
| suing year: President, Mrs Nathaniel
Swan; vice-president, Mrs. H. P. Rob
| inson; recording secretary, Mrs. E. +.
Peterson; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. George E. Tyrell; treasurer, Mrs.
VIM. E. Fisher; auditor, Mrs. New
house; advisory board, Mrs. Cobabe,
Mrs. Jas. Foley, Mrs. Chas. Stickney.
Mr.. C. V. Holsinger, of the County
Agricultural school, gave very inter
esting talk on the food situation.
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