Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-06

Gridley, Lefeber, Leisk, Robinson,
Horton and Fisher
The Ladies' Aid Society of the IN
derwood Memorial Baptist Church
will hold their annual picnic on the
afternoon of June 18th on the lawn at
the home of Mrs. G.. E. Smith, $50
First Avenue. If the day proves too
cool or damp for an outdoor picnic the
gathering will be held in the church
parlors.
The veterans of the Civil War 6 in
number), who attended the Decoration
Day services last Friday. wish to
thank the donors of the beautiful bou-
quets presented to them at the GENE
terry. The ranks of the old veterans
are getting thinned out fast and be-
fore many years there will be none
of the old boys left, and they should
be remembered and made happy in the
future.
Mr.. I ld Mrs. A. G. Bishop leave to-
morrcw for Crystal Lake, Ill. Mr..
Bishop has been in the employ of the
Wauwatosa Hardware Company for
the past year and has made many
friends in this city. He leaves to ac-
cept a position as district manager
for northern Illinois and eastern Iowa
with the Fort Wayne Engineering &
Manufacturing Company. His many
friends wish him success.
The subscriptions for the new
Methodist Church are coming in very
encouragingly, speople other than
Methodists are much interested, and
are giving literally. the largest indi-
vidual subscription so far has been
made by person not member of the
church, but who desires to see Wau-
watosa have church edifices CORES
ponding to our needs, and of credit TO
our growing suburban city
The classes in dressmaking and re-
modelling at the ouncil Rooms
this week, under Miss Ida Roberts,
have been very successful and most
instructive. Miss Roberts feels she
can easily handle a larger number
each evening, and it is hoped that
every lady, young or old, who can pos
sibly spare the time will join the
classes Which meet every Monday and
Wednesday evening at 1880.
Decoration Day was duly observed
in Wauwatosa. We had good band
which played a few selections at the
school house and several more at the
cemetery The returned soldiers, boy
scouts and girl scouts put up a fine
show. The home guards of this city
also looked wen. Much praise is due
those who had charge of the program
in the able manner in which they
put the whole program through
Mayor Koenig deserves credit for the
band.
The Children's Day exercises at the
Congregational Church next Sunday
will take place at II o'clock and will
consist of the service entitled, Our
Fathers World which includes, in
addition to appropriate songs, Mes
sages of the Herald" and verses about
the flowers, the grass, the birds, love
and helpfulness, and service. Chill
dren viii receive the ordinance of bar
tism. The Sunday evening Forum at
the Congregational Church has been
discontinued until next autumn.
Discontinuance of the service or
abandonment of the Walnut-Wauwato
sa car line is asked for in a petition
to the Wisconsin railroad commission
from the Electric company. This ac-
ton is taken because of a demand by
Wauwatosa authorities that the COM
pany relocate its tracks and do other
work on the line which would involve
considerable expense to the company,
according to General Manager S. B.
Way. We do not think that the COM
pany will pull up the tracks very soon,
not before snow flies, anyway, and the
company can not expect the city of
Wauwatosa to relay its tracks and do
other work on their property.
The Wauwatosa Chapter of the
Eastern Star entertained the members
and friends in most enjoyable in
formal social gathering last Saturday
evening. A fine program was enjoyed
by all present Mrs. o. f. Schmidtill
ably accompanied by Mrs. j. NJ Null
vey, gave a group of songs in sher
usual efficient manner. Miss Salome
Wilson, whom every Wauwatosa audi
ence knows and enjoys to the utmost,
gave several readings The Koehler
trio sang two numbers. Every one
thoroughly enjoyed the performances
and tricks of Mr.. Lecher of Milwau-
kee, a most clever sleight-of.hand per
former. The novelty of the evening.
however, was presented by Mr.. A.
Hendricks. who played the piano-ac-
cordian, an instrument entirely new
to many of the audience, and with
surprising volume of music. Mr. Hen
bricks stated no music was written
for the instrument, no course of in
struction could thus far be obtained,
and the keyboard and finger board
were not at any time visible to the
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