Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers

For Pilot Readers
The Tenth Infantry band of this city,
| gave an informal dancing party at
Rothschild park pavilion Friday even
| ing The members OF the band ap-
peared in full military uniform and
were Stationed on a platform at the
north end of the dance hail. The
pavilion was strictly patriotic in dec
| orations, evergreen boughs, flags and
streamers being used Effectively. The
evening opened with concert pro-
| gram from eight to nine o'clock and
was thoroughly enjoyed by all in at
tendance. Dancing was the entertain
| ment from nine to one o'clock. Many
out of town people were present. The
band reports the affair big success.
Previous to the party hour the band
gave concert on Third street, and
also played on its way to the pavilion.
Among the coming events in the
First Presbyterian church are the
| meeting of the Synod with this church
on October and 8; rally day for
/ the Sunday school next month, and the
SiXtieth anniversary of the church in
L 4NONCmOCI. LII. ~. a. WlilidluS lids re-
ceived replies from DIR. Carrier and
Rev. Duer, former pastors Of the
church, accepting the invitation to be
present at the sixtieth anniversary of
| the organization of the church. The
celebration will take place on Novem-
Der II, 1918. DR.. S. N. Wilson and
Rev. D. S. West had not been heard
from at the end of the week. They
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local Presbyterian church also.
Arbutus Lodge No. Is, Daughters of
Rebekah, will celebrate the 65th ami
versary of this order on September
20. Notices have been sent out that
every lodge and order in the country
are to celebrate this event. Silver
offerings are to be taken up for the
homes for the aged and infirm mem
bers of the Rebekahs and Odd Fellows
The home for these members in this
state is at Green Bay, and all Wis
consin members will contribute to this
Institution. Plans are now being
made for the celebration of the big
affair here and an appropriate pro-
gram will be given.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church will meet in the |
church parlors Wednesday afternoon
at two o'clock. The entertainers are
Mrs. Charles Dodge, Mrs. George
Pfeifer, Mrs. Henry Mckay and Miss |
Lynn Hamlin. The devotionals will be |
in charge of Mrs. Brayton Smith, |
Every woman in the congregation is |
urged to attend and be prepared to |
do Red Cross work.
The West Side Ladies' Aid society |
of the First Methodist church had |
meeting Friday afternoon at the home |
of Mrs. c. j. Mueller. Officers for the |
ensuing year were, elected as follows: |
President, Mrs. Guy Gardner; vice |
president, Mrs. A. f. Burns; secretary,
Mrs. John Melvin; treasurer, Mrs. w. |
r. Johnson. After the business meet |
ing, the members did Red Cross work. |
The Young Ladies Sodality of st. |
James church gave card party in |
st. James hall Wednesday evening. |
Cinch and five hundred were played, |
and light refreshments served Prizes |
went to Mesdames John Donnelly, A. |
]. Saindon, j. F. Hoene and Miss |
Mary O'Toole, and Messrs. Otmar |
Merklein, A. J. Saindon, G. H. Conk- |
lin and Michael Roach.
Miss Leona Ruder entertained the |
Wausau girls belonging to the Alpha |
Delta Phi, Lawrence college sorority, |
Friday afternoon. Miss Florence Owen |
and Miss Marjorie Delbridge of Ocon- |
to, who are visiting Mrs. Emery James, |
and who are members Of this sorority, |
were out of town guests. An informal |
social time was enjoyed. Refresh |
ments were served.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society |
meets in the church parlors tomorrow.
Red Cross work begins at $3.50 a. m. |
The following officers have been
elected: Pres, Mrs. c. S. Gilbert; LIST |
Vice-Pres., Mrs. G. s. Snyder; End
Vice-Pres., Mrs. Jerry Johnson; &c.,
Mrs. Harry Thompson; Treas, Mrs. |
Robert Kumlin.
Reverend Richard Evans will give
an address before the Ladies' Literary
club on next Monday afternoon, Sep
TENDER %, at four O'Clock. His sub
ject is, 1.-THE Irish Question and the
War;" A business meeting will be
held at three o'clock. This is the first
general meeting of the club year and
will be held as usual at the Wausau
club.
Last Thursday evening Miss Hanna
Brunstad gave six o'clock dinner
party at the Industrial school, compli-
mentary to Miss Ina Damon, who goes
to Washington, ID. c., and William
Karvert, manual training teacher at
the Industrial school, who enters the
military service. The dinner was fol-
lowed by an informal social evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Thalheim cele-
brated their twenty-fifth wedding an
niversary at their home, S22 South
Fourth avenue, last Friday evening.
Their neighbors and friends gathered
| at the Thalheim home and pleasant
| evening was spent. Mrs. e. Maasz and
| daughter, Gertrude, of Fond du Lac,
were out of town guests.
Miss Ina Damon was the honored
guest at an afternoon party given on
Saturday by Mrs. q. d. Widmer and
| MISS Lillian BagSe at the Wldmer
home. Miss Damon has accepted
government position at Washington, D.
c. She formerly held position In the
Office of the Wausau Business college.
| The annual mission festival of Trim
| ity Evangelical Lutheran church of the
town of Stettin, was held Sunday Rev.
P. M. Pilz, the pastor, was assisted by
outside ministers in the days services.
A feature during the day was the dedi-
| cation of a beautiful service flag be-
| longing to this church.
| Mrs. P. o. Means of Rhinelander,
/ gave a dinner and dancing party at