Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-28
LADIES' LITERARY CLUR

StearnS opened her talk by decIa r;no
that Wausau was the best town on
earth, that her first visit here was
made twenty years ago, that she had
been her. many times since in differ
ent capacities and had never changed
her mind in regard to our citv Miss
Stearns' subject was "a New Fra in
Clubdom." She made a Plea for
women's clubs; spoke of some that
had disorganized owing to Red Cross
work, but said that when the war was
won, womanhood and motherhood will
be represented at the council table
and how can we take our place if
disorganized. She advised keeping
the literary and culture side in club
study, but work for the nation must
be done and the desire to do, must per-
meate the club programs. She com
pared the woman OF half a century
ago with the new woman, declaring
that being a woman was a big bust
ness today. After the war is won that
women will be power in helping to
solve the labor and liquor problems
and that it must remain with the
women of this country to see that this
is the end of all war, and that woman
must do her share in making this an
ideal democracy. In the course of
her talk Miss Stearns stated that the
high cost of living was due to the
fact that 45 per cent of the land in
this country is uncultivated. She
also urged the necessity of sending
the home papers to the boys in camp.
The speaker said many more good
things. Her talk was replete with
humor and pathos and was listened
to with intense interest and at the
close, rising vote of appreciation
was given her, after which the club
was adjourned for the summer to
meet again the fourth Monday in
September.
Community singing led by Mrs. ]. w.
Coates, and two vocal numbers sung
by Mrs. M. Secor, were pleasing fea-
lures of the afternoon program.
At the business meeting which pre-
coded Miss Stearns' address, the annu-
al reports of officers and committees
were given. The report of the Health
committee, given by Mrs. W. A. Evers,
was of unusual interest and will be
found at the close of this article.
Mrs. Ingraham, the retiring presi-
dent, read short report of
the Biennial recently held at Hot
Springs, Ark. Following this the new
ly elected president, Mrs. H. J. Evans,
took the chair. After thanking the
club for the honor that had come to
her and before introducing Miss
Stearns, Mrs. Evans read a list of the
following committees that she has ap-
pointed to serve during the coming
year:
Department Chairmen
Art and Literature-Mrs. w. E.
Hudtloff.
Home and Education-Mrs. James
Montgomery.
Study and Philanthropy-Mrs H. L.
Crandall.
Standing Committees
Collie, H. H. Scholfield, Fred Sexmith
George Giffin, J. E. McKahan, Henry
Mckay, ]. M. Howarth and Miss Maud
Hammond and Miss Nina Kickbusch
House-Mrs. F. r. Becker, Mrs. F.
w. Burt and Mrs. Chas. Dodge.
Press and Printing-Mrs: S. ]. Pent-
Ter, Mrs. G. F. Rick and Mrs. r. B.
Young.
Special Committees
Music-Mrs. H. T. Schlegel, Mrs. s.
H. Meadows and Mrs. Hiram Anderson
School Room Decoration-Mrs. M
W. Sweet, Mrs. Walter German and
Miss Cora Lansing.
observation-disclosures F. P. Stone, w
E. Hudtloff, Walter Alexander, W. R.
Chellis, G. A. Dame, G. D. Jones, c.
G. Yawkey, w. A. Evers, Louis Dessert
| and Miss Gertrude Heinemann.
Civic IfnprOvement-Mrs. Elmer Mil
Ter, Mrs. J. W. Laut and Miss Margaret
Barwig.
HEALTH COMMITTEES REPORT
Madam President and ladies of the
Literary club:
l herewith submit the report of the
Health committee for the year ending
April 1, 1918.
On April 1, 1917 there remained in
the treasury of the health committee,
| $264.79 which was the sum available
to carry on the health work until after
the 1917 Red Cross seal sale.
| ihOl1 app 1O4t " DSCGluUGE L,
1917, the total amount paid out was
| $3O3.16, which was expended for milk,
eggs, medicine, the services of the In
| Urinary nurse, for clothing for patients
going to the sanatorium, for literature,
paper napkins and other items neces-
sary to carry on the work.
The 1917 Red Cross seal sale was
highly satisfactory. The following
committees sold seals:
Mr.. Hagge, Mr.. Thorn and Mr.. A.
M. Evans sold the Manufacturers $42O
worth of seals. The merchants thru
Mr.. Liljeqvist took seals to the amount
of $9163.
The committee in the post office with
Miss Heinemann as chairman, sold
$1O.15 worth of seals.
Miss Bates sold S. worth of seals
at st. Mary's hospital.
f. P. Stone sold the bankers, S35
worth of seals.
The public school children sold
$15S.14 worth of seals and the chill
dren of the parochial schools sold seals
to the amount of $25.54.
The mail sale was again EMPLOYED
and $363.S2 worth of seals were dis
PN'ON VI III Ihio way LldhluB RFdnQ
total of $1,114.03 as the amount taken
in up to April LIST of this year. There
are still some seals unaccounted for
so the sum may be swelled a trif1e,
One-half of the amount taken in or
$557.O2 was retained by the local COM
mlttee, the other half going to the
state Anti-Tuberculosis association.
In the state report of the Red Cross
seal sale Wausau is accorded honor
able mention for selling six or more
seals per capita. Badges were awarded
children, who sold the most seals and
who lived up to certain health rules
during limited period. A Wiscon-
sin Health Calendar was awarded to
each school room in the city selling
1000 or more seals.
10 give you an estimate of what has
been done in the past year to provide
relief to tubercular patients and sus-
poets; about 1850 quarts of milk were
supplied patients which amounted to
about $243.40; eggs to the amount of
S44.2S were given ont and EFT IN 1uoo