Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.
One of the many delightful social
events occurring during the holiday
week was the luncheon given by Miss
Margaret Dunbar on Saturday at her
home on Fifth street The invitations
were issued in honor of Mrs. Merritt
L. Jones, who with DR.. Jones. leaves
for the east the latter part of this
week
The rooms of the home were pretti-
~ decorated in appropriate attire with
potted plants and cut flowers, while
| Deauuful Christmas tree brightly
ornamented adorned the dining room
with true holiday effect. The guests
| were seated at six tables which were
| placed throughout the rooms, each be-
ing centered with a pretty basket of
| cut flowers, while tiny 'cupids marked
the places for twenty-four guests. A
pleasant surprise awaited the guests
when a pretty New Years card which
was folded in each napkin, presented
the names of Miss Margaret Dunbar
| and Edwin Schuetz, announcing the
engagement of this young couple
Congratulations followed and later
the company played a. game of auc-
ton, the favors being won by Mrs.
H. ii. SchOlfield and Mrs. A M. Evans.
Out OF town guests were Miss Helen
Gebhart of Chicago, Miss Gertrude
Armstrong of Milwaukee, and Miss
Nell Fuller of Indianapolis, Ind.
On next Monday afternoon, Jan. 7.
the Home and Education department
OF the Ladies' Literary club will meet
at the home of Mrs. D. ]. Williams,
40Se Grant street. The hostess will
be assisted by Mesdames F. P. Stone.
Mrs. A. B. Rosenberg and Miss Cora
Lansing. The following program is
scheduled in the year book:
Home Plans and Decorations-Mr
Harvey Swarthout.
Demonstration-Hom Economics
Miss Margaret Haseltine.
Music-Mrs. w. H Bissell.
This is the first meeting of the club /
for the new year, and will begin at |
2:3O o'clock. Mrs. w. B. Heinemann |
is chairman of this department.
One of the many pleasant social
events given during the past week
was the annual holiday dancing party
given by the Wausau club on Wed
nesday evening. The ball room was
brightly decorated with evergreens
and cedar branches, while lighted
Christmas trees gave the true holt
day spirit to the occasion. Dancing
was enjoyed until a late hour, when
supper was served About thirty
five couples attended Among the
guests were a number of enlisted men
who were home from different camps
on short holiday furloughs.
The story hour held at the public
library on Friday morning, although
the coolest day of the season, was at
tended by about fifty children of the
fourth and fifth grades of the public
schools. Miss Gretchen Morgan en-
tertained the children for more than
an hour with charming Christmas
stories and holiday incidents A bright
lire in the fireplace, together with the
holiday decorations, gave an added eff
feet and the children enjoyed a hap
py holiday morning.
The Tuesday Musical club will hold
its January meeting on Friday after
noon at 4:15 o'clock at the Wausau
club. The program will be given by
Miss Helen J. Coates, vioIinist, who
will be assisted by Lawrence Bern
lardt at the piano. Mrs. Walter Gogg
will also give some vocal numbers
Miss Coates, who is a steudent of mu-
sic in Chicago, is enjoying the holt
lay vacation at the home of her
mother, Mrs ]. w. Coates.
Miss Gretchen Paff was a pleasing
hostess on Friday evening at an in
formal dancing party given at the
Wausau club. Dancing began at nine
o'clock and at one o'clock lunch was
served, places being arranged for for
y guests. Out of town guests who en-
Dyed the event were Miss Katheryn |
2iordan of Milwaukee, Miss RATHER
ne Rosenberg of Madison, Miss
Katherine Williamson of Appleton,
md Mr.. Gene Gillian of Madison.
The old N Y. X club which has
)een discontinued for some time, has
,een reorganized by the younger
members of the original club and 9TH {
# young men Of the city. The mem
)ership of the club includes % young
men. New Years eve, their initial
lance will be given at the K G. hall {
The dance will be formal affair and
lancing will continue from 8 until
o'clock
Miss Louise Rosenberg pleasant
y entertained a number of the young Z
n set on Saturday afternoon at her :
lone on Franklin street, in honor
If her cousin, Miss Katherine Rosen-
berry, of Madison, who is her guest.
Three tables of auction were occu- :
bed. Miss Katherine Riordan of Mil
yankee, was an out of town guest.
Twenty guests enjoyed dancing
)arty given on Friday evening by the !
nurses of the Wausau hospital at
he nurses home on Franklin street.
The rooms were dressed in holiday
lttire with evergreens, holly and cut !
lowers. Refreshments were served
ate in the evening. The event was
pleasant and informal.
Mrs. N. H. Gender, $40 Grant street,
a few friends at dinner
N Friday evening in compliment to !
he Misses Judith and Ruth Wadleigh I
md their brother, Samuel Wadleigh,
If Stevens Point, who is a Wausau
quest during the holidays.
There was reunion of the family !
# Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick German on :