Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-03

that they have Just completed their
new church at a great expense.
The honor flag which was won by
the city of Wauwatosa by being the
first city in the county to go over the
top, in the third Liberty loan will be
presented to the city next Tuesday
evening at the Council Chamber.
sfr. and Mrs. Chubb, Kavanaugh
Place, have moved to New Jersey
where they will make their future
horne. They have many friends in
the city of Wauwatosa who will wish
them success in their new location.
Miss Selma Menninger won Rrst
place at the Declamatory Contest at
the Wauwatosa High School April 90,
and third place at the preliminary con-
test given at Kenosha Saturday night
last. We are proud of our Freshman
girl. Congratulations. Salina.
Lieutenants Jack Tompkins and
Frederick Pease left on Tuesday
morning after spending two weeks
furlough at their respective homes.
Jack went to Camp Humphrie, near
Washington, and Frederick was or
dered to report at Washington, d. c..
The Woman's Auxiliary is hoping to
have pageant in the near future.
probably to be part CT. the "Sane"
Fourth of July celebration, and the
management of this pageant will be
under the direction of Mrs. L. G. Ur-
ban, assisted by Miss SaIome Wilson.
The cornerstone Of the new Masonic
temple erected by Wauwatosa lodge,
267, F. and A. NJ, is to be laid with
ceremonies conducted by the grand
lodge of Wisconsin Saturday after
noon at 3. Various communicates of
the Knights Templars of Milwaukee
viii join in the observances.
Nine of our Wauwatosa boys left
for Camp Custer last Monday morn
ing. They were Harold Luke, Robt.
Smith, Eugene Perry, Lester Payne,
Arthur Arndt, Carl Wehrhan, Albert
Schantech, Fred Rumm and Eugene
Getz. The boys were taken to Mil
waukee in automobiles and purse of
S27.00 was given them and a good
supply of tobacco and candy.
Ralph Smithyman, Clarence Haasch,
Harold Kirschler, Jefferson Wheeler,
Byron Godfrey, Arthur Wetzel, Law
renee Houtkamp, Edwin Young,
George Maxo1, Jr., George Schultz
and Lloyd Sylvester are listed at the
Wauwatosa high school among those
who will do farm work and gardening
this spring. Other students will no
doubt signify their intention to work
in the soil.
The regular meeting of the w. c..
T. U. was held at the home of Mrs.
Hautcamp, Second Avenue, on Tues
day afternoon. Mrs. L. S. Pease was
elected president and corresponding
secretary. Mrs. G. e. Smith, vice
president; Mrs. d. A. Cooley, record
ing secretary; Mrs. S. J. Brouwer,
treasurer. The union voted to adopt
"a French orphan and also to give $25
toward the field kitchens to be used
in France. They also plan to take up
other lines Of war work during the
year.
Miss Dorothy Francis entertained a
number of small friends at her home
on Fifth Avenue, Saturday, April 27,
the occasion being her ninth birthday.
She was assisted by Miss Lydia
Maaser, Fifth Avenue. The guests
were the Misses Clara and Edith
Learned, Helen and Betty Findley,
Jean Waugh, Jean DeSwarte, Marian
Potter, Marian Gates and Master John
Gates, Florence Breuckbauer, Evelyn
Luetzow and Nellie Meryl Francis.
Out of town guests were tie Misses
Ethel and Hazel Kopecky and Master
Charles Kopecky, cousins of the little
hostess. A pleasant afternoon and
six o'clock birthday supper was en-
joyed by all.
In these days we are all interested
in the sutferings of the Armenians and
Syrians, in the very lands made IA
nliliar to us in the stories of the Bible.
We have heard more or less of the
conditions in those lands, and now an
opportunity is offered US to see these
conditions. At the Baptist Church,
Sunday evening, May 5, stereopticon
pictures portraying conditions in Ar
menia and Syria before the war, the
terrible sufferings of the people dur
ing the war, and some of the work
that is being done to relieve the awful
conditions. At the close of the lecture
an offering will be taken for the Ar
menian and Syrian Relief Fund.
Everyone is invited to attend.
The Philathea Class of the Baptist
Church on Tuesday evening enter
tanned their husbands and several in
vited friends at cafeteria supper in
the church. All present enjoyed the
good things to eat and tneIl adjourned