Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-04-14


Newman. About 40 members were
Ipresent and after a business session
the remainder of the time was spent
in a social way. Refreshments were
served. Mrs. Armor Brown and Mrs
George Hengstler assisted with the
entertaining. The next meeting OF
the club will be with Mrs. Hugh Hugh
es.
The death of N. w. Morley calls to
the mind of Chief of Police S. A. Pei
ton deed done by the latter's mother
when a young lady. Mr. Morley was
never tired Of telling how Mr.. Pei
toms mother once carried tub OF
water upstairs by herself and extin.
guished fire that might have been
fatal to the house. The deceased
man was acquainted with Mr.. Pelton's
mother Of course the chief does not
remember the event as that was be-
fore his time.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Lamberton, between BarabOo and
Reedsburg was burned a few days ago
and Mr., Lamberton was buried today.
The house was a landmark and Mr..
Lamberton was an old resident of the
county. The house stood near Round
lake, a small body of water in the
woods across the highway from the
farm buildings. While the family was
at supper fire was discovered on the
roof and practically all of the goods
were lost. While Mr. Lamberton hur-
ried for a ladder Mrs. Lambe1ton car
ried few articles out. Many heir
looms of the family were consumed.
Last autumn E. B. Trimpey, the photo
grapher, took fine picture of Mr..
Lamberton, the lake, his dog, flock
of sheep, and the trees, the specimen
of art being admired by many
The Baraboo Business WOmens'
club held it's regular supper meeting
at the Y. W. G. A. rooms last night
After most delicious repast had been
served to about 40 members, the dele
gates from the state convention of
Business and Professional Womens'
clubs gave their report, which appears
elsewhere in this paper. The club
set the date of the card party to be
given in the Gollmar hall at April Is.
This will be the first social gathering
held in the new club rooms After a
social time, the meeting adjourned.
Mrs. Jennie Peck and Miss Kate
Cummings returned Monday evening
from a visit in Huron, S. D. The for
who is director of the Y. w. G. A.
mer visited her daughter, Miss Cora,
cafeteria in the Dakota city and Miss
Cummings spent the time with her
sister. Mrs. Edward Coates The la
dies report the best time of their lives
despite the fact that they we're well
cOmd by regular wild west blizzard
Of course they viewed the city and
state that the Elks organization is
erecting new seven-story hotel in
Huron. The first floor of the new
structure will be used as a dining
room and Office for the hotel, the Sec
ond floor for offices, the third floor
by the Elks themselves and the re-
naming flooEs as sleeping rooms.
The ladies we're also much impressed
with the broad streets of Huron.
Misses Maude True, Maude Archer,
Olga Reinking, Frances Kennedy and
Mrs. Barringer, returned Monday from
the state convention of Business and
Professional Womens' clubs which
was held April 8 and 10 in Hotel Pits
ter, Milwaukee. They report an en-
thusiastic convention with members
present from clubs in Baraboo, Mil
waukee, Madison, Racine, Oshkosh,
and Wausau. Other clubs are expect
ed to affiliate later. The federation
elected the following officers: Pres,
Miss Barry, Milwaukee; Ise Vice Pres.
Mrs. Barringer, Baraboo; End Vice.
Pres. Gertrude Mcclure, Wausau;
Sec. Estella Glass, Racine; Treas. Ger
trude Mcclure, Wausau. In addition
to Mrs. Barringer's ce-presidency,
the following Baraboo people were
elected to office: Director, Olga Reink-
ing; Chairman of finance committee,
Mrs. Barringer; member of member
ship committee, Maud Archer; mem
Der of publicity committee, Doris
Runge. The report of the Baraboo
club was given the convention by Miss
Maude Archer. and members of the
B. B. w. G. quartette appeared on the
program in musical numbers. On Sum
day the delegates were entertained by
auto rides about the city and hikes in
to the country. Those who went
greatly appreciated the generous hos
pitality shown them by the Milwaukee
business women, and they returned
much impressed by the spirit of CO.
operation which is fostered among
business women of different localities
hy means of such meetings as this.
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