Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-24

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James Kenney has been home from
Custer for short leave.
Peter Van Uxenl, Camp Custer.
spent Sunday with his parents in
Wauwatosa.
George Edwin Luke has been as
signed to the Medical Corps at Fort
Riley, Kansas.
Mrs. Rich, who was severely burned
several weeks ago, is reported as
slightly improving.
Mr.. Lynn S. Pease will deliver the
Memorial address at Montello, Wis,
next week Thursday.
Frank Conner Digman arrived at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
I. H. Digman, Friday, May IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Manlove and
daughter Betty are visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Will
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Brouwer are
happy over the arrival of baby boy
at their home on Thursday morning of
this week.
We had quite storm on Tuesday
night, considerable rain and strong
wind. No damage was done in our
city, however.
The ladies of st. Bernard's church
will have benefit theater party, May
81, at the Shubert theater. "Alias
Jimmy Valentine" will be presented.
Rev. George C. Alborn announces
that the subject of his sermon next
Sunday morning at the Baptist
church viii be "Why | am Chris
tian."
The PhiIathea Glass of the Baptist
church, at their meeting held on Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs. j.
w. Cairncross, voted to adopt
French orphan,
The Wauwatosa Loyalty Legion has
appointed committee of three ladies
to look into the question of adopting
French orphan, said committee to
report at the next meeting.
The local churches will comply with
President Wilson'S proclamation to
observation of Memorial Day and
have the mid-week devotional services
on Thursday evening, May 30.
The Union Memorial service will be
held on Sunday evening, May 26, at
the Baptist church, and Rev. Carl f.
Ludwig, pastor of the Methodist
Church, will preach. There viii be
special music.
In the Red Cross parade last Sat
urday many of the bystanders tossed
coins of various denominations into
the midst of the marchers or onto
the flags they were carrying extended
The Wauwatosa branch received 1882
in this way.
A final report relative to the funds
received from all sources for the Ar
menian Relief Fund is very crafty
ing. The last musical given on May
10 netted $63.S5. The total amount
from the three concerts was $222. $50,
while the grand total from all sources
since January first is S403.04.
A pageant, America, Yesterday
and Today, is to be given in the near
future, probably on July A. Mrs. L.
G. Urban is in charge of arrange
ments now, and Miss Salome Wilson
viii also direct upon her return home
in the very near future. Further and
more detailed announcements will be
made later.
The city engineer informs us that
a great deal of trouble is caused by,
people dumping grass and other ref
use in the cutters. You are request
ed to quit the practice as it washes
down and clogs the catch basin covers.
Our people should do all they can to
assist the officials as they are a very
busy lot of men at the present time.
Decoration day will be fittingly OBJ
served in Wauwatosa. There will be
band concert at the school grounds,
from $3.50 tc a. m. Exercises viii
be held in the high school from to
1915 a. m. The line will then form,
headed by the band and march to the
cemetery where the graves viii be dec
grated. The business men of the city |
have subscribed $50 to defray the ex-
penses CT the band.