Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-04-29
FOUNDERS DAY IS
GREAT SUCCESS
LADIES LITERARY SOCIETY
ENTERTAINS AT LUNCHEON
ATTENDED BY EIGHTY

Founders Day, observed each year
Dy the Ladies' Literary society in eel
ebration of its organization April 3,
1877, when Mrs. S. H. Alban, now of
Rhlnelander, was president, and fed
Grated in November, 1896, was remem-
Dered Monday by eighty of Wausau's
leading club workers, when a one o.
clock luncheon was held at the Wau-
sau Club House. For many years the
Ladies Literary society has been at
the front in all desirable civic move
ments, and during the past two years
the efforts of the mothers composing
IL nave been turned with unceasing en-
thusiasm TO aiding the government. Its
members now feel that the club can
again assume its important place in
the locality to assist and encourage
municipal changes and developments
for the better.
Decorations Effective
A delightful luncheon was first
served, Mrs. H. ]. Evans, president of
the society, acting as toastmistress.
Red carnations were used profusely on
each table and harmonized well with
the dark tinted walls. The Red Car
nation is the official flower of the club
The first number was a Toast to the
FOUNDERS, given by Mrs. F. L. Hudson,
VINO was president in the years 1907-0S.
She gave a resume of the work of the
organization during it's existence, men,
tlonlng among the many things in
which it had taken a prominent part
IN rounding in Wausau or encouraging,
| the Wausau Public Library, the pre-
senting of street names to the city to
| be placed at corners eight years ago
and the planting of 500 trees on Stroll
| ler's Lane leading off of Grand avenue.
The club also has been keeuly in
| terested in the interior decoration of
the city schools and through it's efforts,
the mural painting in the high school
auditorium became reality. The arch,
| chapel and rest room at the entrance
TO Pine Grove cemetery was erected
| only after the Ladies' Literary society
| had made possible $4,000
Every year one worth while under
| taking has been its objective, accom-
pllshed generally with little publicity
or praise. During the past two years
it has been purchasing bonds. It's
stands ready at any time to aid in any
| civic work to be done.
Letters From Founders
The secretary, Mrs Chas. Feathers,
read several letters received in ans
wer to invitations sent out for the
luncheon. Mrs. S. II. Alban of Rhine
lander, president in 1877; Mrs. H. A.
Searles of Oshkosh, president in 1879
and 1880: Mrs. C. W. Harger, one of
the charter members, and Mrs D. L.
Plumer, president at four different
times, wrote expressing their regret at
not being present, but declaring that
their intel est in the organization was
as keen as ever.
Miss Kimball, teacher of expression
in the high school, rendered several
selections especially pleasing to the
ladies.
Girls Club
Mrs. G. d. Jones, who next spoke,
indicated what the Literary society
hopes to do towards establishing a
Girls club in Wausau. She referred
to an extensive correspondence she has
had during the past month or more
with other clubs which have accom-
plished much in this direction, and
declared that the most successful girls
society was the one which was the
most democratic and in which there
was absolutely no distinction between
the rich and the poor. That there is a
need for such an organization in Wau-
sau, Mrs. Jones further averred, de-
claring that il financial support and
interest were forthcoming, such an
organization for girls would in all pos
sibility be established early in the
future.
Mrs. BOurland
One of the most effective speakers
appearing before the society in many
a day was Mrs. Ogden Bourland, of
Pontiac, ILL.,, who is booked throughout
Wisconsin to speak in the interest of
the Victory Loan. The Seventh Fed
| eral- Bank district obtained Mrs Bour-
land for this purpose. Mrs. Bourland
has been prominent in club life in
Illinois, in fact, throughout the United
States. Her topic was Americaniza-
ton and Democracy as applied to club
work. She emphasized the fact that
women should be interested particular
ly in aiding the Victory Loan So
| earnest was her appeal and so sincere
her convictions that when she COM
pleted there were many wet eyes
among the ladies. There must be no
class distinction in America now" Mrs.
BOurland pleaded.-"nO class and no
| distinction. Every woman who has
been blessed with advantages and who
has enjoyed educational advantages
must share her good fortune with her
| more unfortunate sister. This is true
democracy We have been taught dur
| ing the war that we must all be
Americans together, We mUSt not re.
| lapse into the old rut but must go
forward enthusiastically il the new or
der" Mrs. Bourland, belonging to a
| club but one year older than the Wau-
sau organization, said she felt much
at home.
Mrs. S. NJ. Quaw gave a toast to the
New Members, in which she urged
them to accept the responsibilities the
older ones had so long carried on
and to do their best. Mrs. Grant Ford
replied in a delightful way, assuring
Mrs. Quaw that the new members
| would endeavor to carry on the work
of the club with an enthusiasm not
surpassed by the older members. The
president, Mrs. Evans, read a list of
new members taken in during the year,
after which officers were elected as
| follows:
President-Mrs. H. J. Evans.
LIST Vice Pres.-Mrs. Frank Kelly.
End Vice Pres.-Mrs. Chas. Feathers.
Cor. Sec.-Mrs. w. A Wilson.
Rec. Sec-Mrs. S. ]. Pentler
Treas.-Mrs.. Hiram Anderson.
Mrs. W. E. Hudtloff and Mrs. Elmer
| Miller were re-appointed department