Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-13
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.


program was an additional number
given by the club, and not included il
their scheduled season program. The
club members and residents of Wau.
sau were indeed fortunate in having
an opportunity of hearing Miss Miller
the famous, brilliant contralto. She
has enjoyed a series of triumphs on
her tours, having appeared before
many Of the most erudite musical
critics. She has a gracious person
atty and a power of expressing her
self that beguiles and intoxicates the
senses from the very moment she ap-
pears before her audience, and there
is no wonder such an artist enchants
the public. The recital was of very
high order; refined, inspiring and en-
tertaining, and her unusual voice has
surely placed her in the very front
rank of American concert singers.
Sidney Arno Dietch, her accompanist,
is also a musician of note.
The Tuskegee. singers gave a de-
lightful concert at the First Presby-
terrain church Friday evening before
an audience that filled the auditorium.
1t was truly musical feast, the pro-
gram consisting of plantation melo-
dies, negro folk songs and dialect read
ings, being excellently rendered. There
are five young colored men in the
company and each member proved to
be an artist. The varied program used
demonstrated the wonderful talent of
this company. They represent the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Insti-
tute of Alabama, the school which was
founded by Booker T. Washington. The
principal of this school at the pres
ent time is Robert Morton. The con-
cert was given free of charge, but
free will offering was taken up. Prof.
Wood of the Institute, who is a gradu-
ate of Beloit college, accompanies the
singers on their tour. He told the
audience of the school and spoke high
ly of it's founder.
Last Sunday morning the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society Thank Of
fering service was given at the First
Methodist church. The sermon was on
''The Woman and the Leaven." The
following are among the members of
the society, who contributed to the
service:
Scripture-Mrs. Barden and Mrs.
Gilbert.
Solo-"O Dry Those Tears"-Mrs.
Hiram Anderson.
Reading-"A Thankful Heart" Mrs.
S. H. Meadows.
Trio-"My Task"-Mrs. Boehm, Mrs.
Barden and Mrs. Meadows.
The last scheduled meeting in the
year book of the Woman's Missionary
society of the First Presbyterian
church will be held at the home of
Mrs. A. B. Rosenberg tomorrow af-
ternoon This will be business meet
ing and during the usual study hour
annual reports will be given by Of
ficers of the society. The election of
officers will take place and Rev. D. ].
Williams will give an address. Mrs.
Fred Miller will lead devotions The
social committee includes Mesdames
Gamble, Warner, George,
Milroy and Cowee, and Miss Emily
Chubbuck.
On next Monday afternoon, March
10Th, the members of the Ladies' Lit
erary club will have the pleasure of
to a lecture by DR.. Carrie A.
Frost of Chippewa Falls, whose sub
ject will be, "The Cost, Morally and
DR.. Frost is interested
and connected with the state home
at Chippewa Falls, and her lecture is
said to be one of unusual interest. AS
it is the regular day for the general
club meeting there will be a short
business session before the lecture
The K. K. KS were entertained at
the home Of Eugene Hooper, SIC
Fourth street, Thursday evening. The
members decided to repeat the min
strel show at Marathon after the Len
ten season. This show was given New
Years day at the Y. M. G. A. John
Nicolls entertains the club Thursday
evening of this week.
Frederick Vance Evans, dean of
Lawrence college conservatory at APP
pleton, will give recital in the First
Methodist church Wednesday evening,
March 21st. Mr.. Evans will be assist
ed by Miss Marian Jones, and they
will appear here under the auspices
of the Ladies' Aid society of the
church
Mrs. F. P. Stone and Mrs. Benjamin
Stone, who We're to entertain friends
on Saturday afternoon at the formers
home recalled their invitations and
postponed the affair indefinitely upon
receiving the sad news of the passin 2
away of Mrs. Emma Reichert of Ger
mantown, Pa. who was an aunt of
Mrs. F. P. Stone.
At meeting of the Willing Workers,
a society in connection with the Royal
Neighbors lodge, held Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. George Pedal,
Mrs. Roy Chellis and Miss Minnie
Rain were presented with beautiful
gifts in appreciation of their services
to the society.
The Y. P. S. c. E. Reading circle of