Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30

General says more magazines are
needed for the soldiers, but only such
as contain articles of general inter-
est. Old magazines and those of local
interest are Of no value.
Miss Laura Loveland, who has been
spending her vacation in this city with
her parents, leaves Saturday for Bill
lings. Mont, where she resumes her
duty as supervisor Of the kiudergar-
ten of that city in the public schools.
Lieut.. Paul C. Warren, this city, is
one of sixteen officers selected from
the state for rife practice. He is
spending two weeks at the Civilian
Officers Camp at Lake Geneva, after
which he goes to Perry, o., for a three
weeks rifle practice.
State Senator Roy p. Wilcox deliy-
cred a very strong speech in the Pub
lie Park in this city last Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Wilcox is a candidate
for Governor on the Republican ticket
and is known as a patriotic man in
every respect. He has quite a follow
ing in Wauwatosa.
We have been trying hard to locate
the family of Bernard GudoI. who was
reported in the daily papers as being
killed in action in France. So far we
have found no such family in the city
or town of Wauwatosa, and the name
does not appear on the list of soldiers
who have left here for France.
Miss Ida Roberts concluded the fifth
lecture Of the course on conservation
OF foods given at the High School on
Tuesday morning. Wauwatosa has
been exceptionally favored in having
Miss Roberts give this course as she
is an exceedingly fine speaker and
thoroughly understands her subject.
James f. Heffernan, well known to a
large number in Wauwatosa is a can
didate for Congress on the Republican
ticket in this district Mr.. Heffernan
has represented his ward in the Mil
waukee council with honor to himself
and the ward is known to be a 100 per
cent American. His ad apnears else
where in this issue.
Charles B. Perry, this city, who is a
candidate on the Republican ticket for
State Senator, needs no introduction
to the voters of this district. Mr..
Perry has been mayor of Wauwatosa
for several terms and has been as
semblyman from this district. We all
know him to be 100 p. C. American
and he should receive a large vote next
Tuesday.
At the last meeting of the city Coun-
Gil of Defense it was voted TO have a
department of employment to render
assistance to those in our city who
need the workers and those who need
employment Mrs. James Courtney
Lefeber, 49, Windsor Place, is to have
charge of this work and from now on
will have on hand list of firms who
want help, and she will be glad to have
people who want employment to CON
suit with her Phone Wauwatosa
7S7-L.
Mrs. w. B. Bliss, died at the home
of her son, w. ID. Bliss, Thursday.
August %, at the age of So years. The
deceased was born at Durhamville.
~ Y. Mrs. Bliss had lived in Wauwa-
tosa for number of years and made
many friends and was an active work
er in the Underwood Memorial Bap-
fist Church. The funeral was held
Friday afternoon, August %. Inter
ment was at Forest Home. She leaves
to mourn her loss besides her husband
two sons, both of this CITY,
The Red Cross work will open this
week after the vacation during August.
but, owing to the fact that Milwaukee
has not yet received it's sewing quota,
the sewing section will not open until
further notice. However, the surgical
dressing will begin on Tuesday to be
open both Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoon from 2 to o'clock and all
ladies are urgently requested to come
because this is an emergency order.
The Wauwatosa branch has been
asked to make 500 oakum pads by
Sept. 10.