Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-23
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
in Wausau and Vicinity

/ Inc Tercentenary celebration OF the
| Landing of the Pilgrims was observed
by the Ladies' Literary club, Monday
afternoon, at the Wausau club. The
| program was conducted by the Art
| and Literature department. Mrs. M
c. Ewing read paper on 'The Puri-
| tans Contribution to American Ma
| tional Life Miss Gretchen Morgan
gave reading from the short play,
1.-THE Rose of Plymouth Town." ap-
pearing in Pilgrim costume. Refresh
| ments were served at the close of the
afternoon.
Wednesday morning, November "a,
at 8 o'clock at>St. Mary's Catholic
church, the marriage of Miss Corne-
liza Schmidt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hermann Schmidt, and Wilbert Law
renee Scherhart of La Crosse, will
take place. The Rev. ]. B. Haucx
will perform the ceremony. Those
from out of the city who will attend
the wedding are Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Scherhart of La Crosse, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Addison of Madison, Miss
Laura Scheel of La Crosse and Miss
Regina Cawley of Milwaukee.
Mrs. G. B. Heinemann and Mrs. Har-
ry Heinemann entertained at the
home OF the former Saturday after
noon, at auction, six tables being in
play. High scores were made by Mrs.
Aug. Kickbusch, Miss Ruth Alexan-
der, Miss Gertrude Heinemann and
Mrs. Sam Ullman of Amigo. Those
present from out of the city were Mes
DANES Harry, Edgar and Fred Heine-
mann of Merrill and Mrs. Sam Ullman
of Amigo.
Miss Cornelia Schmidt, whose mar
riage to Lawrence Scherhart of La
Crosse, takes place Wednesday, Nov
"a, was the hOnored guest at a show
er given by Mrs. F. ]. Baur, 1926
Grand avenue, Tuesday evening. The
evening was spent playing five hun
dred prizes being taken by Mrs. L. E.
Schwerke and Miss Kathryn Schmidt.
At late hour the hostess served de-
licious refreshments. Miss Schmidt
received a number of lovely gifts.
A card party was given Friday ev-
ening at the Masonic Temple, by
Marathon Chapter No. 123,. Order of
Eastern Star, twenty tables of auc-
ton and five hundred being in play.
Mrs. John l.. Kiefer, Mrs Roy Dun
can and Mrs. M. NJ Hanson of this
city and Mrs. Malcolm MacSwain of
Mosinee were the prize winners. An
informal musical program was en-
joyed and refreshments served.
On Tuesday evening Miss Esther
OSWALD entertained at a miscellane-
Gus shower for Miss Cornelia Schmidt.
The evening was spent playing five
hundred, prizes being awarded to Mrs.
w. H. Vandeveer and Miss Kathryn
Schmidt, At the close of the game
delicious refreshments were served
by the hostess. Miss Rhea Stannard
Of Oshkosh was a guest from out of
the city.
On Sunday afternoon a number of
girls met at the association building
of the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION. Miss Marian Ream gave
reading from Kipling's story, "The
Elephant Child" Miss Florence
poured tea. On Saturday afternoon a
number of girls enjoyed a hike to the
c. G. Kruger cottage, "Hemlock
Lodge" Saturday afternoon where a
picnic supper was served in the cot
tage.
Miss Elsa Schmidt was the honored
guest at party given by Miss Marie
Merklein at the Wausau Business and
Professional Women's club Wednes-
day evening. Music and dancing were
the evenings diversion after which
the hostess served refreshments Miss
Schmidt left Monday for Garske, N.
Oak, where she will be united in
marriage to Arthur A. Garske, of that
city.
Friday afternoon at three o'clock
at Grace Presbyterian church, Chica-
go, Jacob GenSman of Valparaiso,
Ind, and Miss Carol Forbes of La
Crosse were united in marriage. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Gensmann of this
city were present to attend the we'd
ding.
Miss Minerva Parsons was the hon
ored guest at party given Friday
evening by the Misses Anna Rohr,
Mabel Olson and Catherine Zietlow at
LuO Wduodu DuSlucoS dIlu IIOlcSSlOu-
al Women's club. Dancing and cards
were the aThusements and refresh
ments were served by the hostesses.
The George Rick store building at
the corner of Seventh and -McIndoe
streets is about completed and it will
not be long before Mr.. Rick will open
grocery business in it. 1t is a two
story frame structure and is done,
we understand, only for the furnace
which remains to be installed.