Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-07

| Ten ladies gathered at the home or
| Mrs. Charles H. Peth Saturday after
noon for the purpose of food demon
| stration. The guests included ladies
| in the immediate neighborhood. Miss
| Hanna Brunstad was present and gave
potato demonstrations principally,
| such as potato loaf, potato biscuits
and potato mullins. She also talked
| on the various war foods and the ne
| cessity of conservation, and enlarged
| on the substitutes. The afternoon
| proved interesting IS well as profit
| able, and the ladies hope to continue
| these food demonstrations, and also
increase the number in attendance as
time goes on.
The Board of Education had spec
| ial meeting last night for the purpose
| of looking over bids sent in by con-
new school building here. c.. R.
| Meyer & Son of Oshkosh were the
| lowest bidders.
| The Business Girls class of the First
Presbyterian church will hold it's regu-
| lar monthly meeting at the home of
| Mrs. B. A. Benson this evening. A
dinner will be served at six o'clock.
Following are the new officers for
the Presbyterian Home Sunday school:
Supt, Brayton Smith; Sec'y, B. A.
Benson; Asst Sec'y, Norman Green;
Treas, S. e. Hutchins Librarian, Cal
vim Clark; Crganist, Miss Wanda
Hopp; Department Supts. Adult and
Senior, H. H. Humphrey; Intermedi-
ate, S. e. Hutchins; Junior, Miss Helen
Stone; Primary, Mrs. w. w. Gamble;
Beginners, Miss Esther Werle; Cradle
Roll, Mrs. c. H. Peth; Home Dept,
Miss Marie Colby.
Mrs. Charles K Gaffnay, 401 Rose
Hill Place, Elizabeth, N. j., announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Katherine, to Raymond ]. Reiser, First
Glass Yeoman, U. S. N. The marriage
will take place in the near future,
possibly before he leaves again for
lover there" Mr.. Reiser is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Reiser of Mil
waukee, and formerly residents of this
city. His friends in Wausau will be
interested in this news.
Miss Olga Homrig of this city and
| George B. Leighton of New Haven,
Conn, were united in marriage last
Tuesday in that city. The news of
their marriage was a complete sur
/ prise. The bride left here for Chicago
| over a week ago, accompanied by
Miss Amy Miller, and from that city
went on to New Haven. Mr.. Leighton
is employed in an ammunition plant in
that city.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Methodist church will meet in the par
lors of the church tomorrow. Come
at 10 o'clock in the morning. There
is plenty of room and plenty of Red
Cross work. The hostesses will be
Mesdames Stephenson, Sexmith, Viele
and Hollis. Mrs. Rowley will have
charge of the devotionals.
On Wednesday afternoon the Wo-
mans Missionary society of the First
Presbyterian church meets. Mrs. F..
P. Stone will have charge of the de-
votionals. The delegates will report
on the recent Presbyterial meeting.
Miss Isabelle Hulburt will sing a
solo.
The Monday Evening Study club
| postponed it's meeting from last even
ing until next Monday night, because
of the "White Elephant" The meet
ing on next Monday evening will be
the last one during the club year, and
social meeting is scheduled at the
home of Miss Ruth Alexander.
George E. Bahr, one of the selects,
who left Saturday morning for Column
bus Barracks, Ohio, was the honored
guest at a dinner party given by his
sister, Mrs. w. E. Calvert, at her cot
tage at Beach Grove Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
| Universalist church will meet at Cyrus
Yawkey hall tomorrow for an all day
| session. Lunch will be served at noon
The hostesses are Mrs. p. L. Goerling
Mrs. A. " Gearhart, Mrs c. C. Yawkey
and Mrs. w. B. Heinemann.
| Miss Martha Eicha entertained at a
farewell party at her home, 215 North
| Second avenue, Wednesday evening,
complimentary to Henry Dreyer, who
| departed Saturday with the selects for
| Columbus Barracks, Ohio.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the "Y"
! had a meeting at the home of Mrs.
w. S. Saunders, GIT Franklin street,
this afternoon. Red Cross work was
done.