Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-28
104 LADIES AT LUNCHEON
MONDAY-MRS. CHANDLER
SPEAKER


most important day in their history.
The forty-fourth annual Founders
day banquet was held Monday at one
O'Clock at the Wausau club when 104
members were seated and among that
number forty-four who were received
into membership during the year 1920
1921. None of the Founders We're
themselves present. both Mrs. ID. l..
Plumer and Mrs. c. W. Harger OF this
city being unable to attend.
Mrs. Searles' Letter
From Mrs. r. G. Searles, one of the
founders, now of Oshkosh, the fol-
lowing letter was received by Mrs. w.
A. Wilson, corresponding secretary of
the club, and it was read at the lunch
con- Il have received your invita-
tion from the Ladies' Literary club to
attend the Founders day luncheon and
thank them for so kindly remember
ing me. AS have just returned home,
having been away all winter, find
many reasons for not being able to
participate in this happy occasion
My relations with the Wausau Ladies'
Literary club are one of the happiest
memories of my life. Our Oshkosh
Century club has a membership of
AIS. / think we are all interested in
our Wisconsin Federated clubs and
will be very glad to exchange our
last year book with you. l send
kindest regards to each member and
sincerely regret that | cannot be with
you."
The dining rom at the club was at
tractively decorated in Literary colors
the red carnation, ferns and smilax
being used. There were three long
tables and at the center table the Of
ficers and guests of the day were
seated. Miss Maude Hammond had
entire charge of the luncheon and was
assisted by the Misses Helen Stone.
Marie Bird. Marie Book, Louise Ro-
senberry, Jean Gilbert. Florence Will
son, Helen Gebhardt, Cora e. Lansing,
Louise Dessert and Mrs Margaret
i Daniels and Mrs. G. T. Edgar.
Officers Elected
Officers for 1921-l922 were elected
following the luncheon as follows
Mrs. S. S. Dingee, president, Mrs. w.
H. Nablo, vice-president; Mrs. Walter
Fl. Fleth, second vice-president. Mrs.
G. w. Magee. recording secretary
Mrs. r. B. Young, corresponding Sc
lcretary and Mrs. Charles Dodge, treas
urer. Mrs. Roscoe B. Young, the re-
tiring president, presided al the lunch
con and Mrs. S. j. Pentler acted in
her capacity as secretary The new
officers will not be installed until next
September, this having been the final
general meeting of the spring and
summer.
After Mrs. Dingee's clever address
of acceptance, Mrs. Fl. j. Evans, presi-
dent of the club year ago, presented
Mrs. Young with beautiful bouquet
of snapdragons.
Forty-four new members for the
year were announced, as follows:
Mesdames e. A. Wescott, A. w War
ner, r. S. Fisher, Il. r. Johns. B. H.
Baker, b. f. Kuechle, A. M. Olson, W.
III. Mckinley, b. A. Zeff, G. Fl. Brim-
mer, George Schwitzke, l.. Il. Spencer,
Wakelin McNeel, M. M. Scholfield, F.
b. Coon, r. E. Puchner, T. G.. Meyer,
Frank Stare, K. P. Grob, Frank Bar
den, j. E. George, Thorpe Edmonds,
j. d. Anderes, G. T. Edgar, S. B. Bis
sell, w. E. Dodge, II. A. Swartz, A. II.
Munger, III. l.. Vachreau, r. Merke, f.
w. Eastwood, A. w. Boslough, Rowena
Sampson, j. j. Adams, Robert Altman
G. d. Partridge, J. M, Freeman, e. b.
Helwitz, and the Misses Mary O'Toole,
Wilma Burt, Lynn Hamlin, Mare
Johnson. Three new honorary MEM
bers are the Misses Mary A. Brady,
Miss Alma Blandin and Miss Marion
Ream.
Oldest Club
The speaker of the afternoon was
Mrs. J. G. Chandler, of Racine, presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Federated clubs,
whose address received most cordial
ovation. ut is indeed pleasure to
address the Ladies' Literary club of
Wausau," Mrs. Chandler said. II
have never had the pleasure of speak
ing to an organization of this char
acter as old as yours"
"The earliest form OF women's club
was the study club, The Middle Aged
Woman's University as 1t was some
times facetiously called by those who
felt inclined to criticize. The early
club was rather an exclusive affair." in
which the membership was ordinarily
confined to women Of similar walks of
life, women who had interest in com
mon, whose tastes were congenial.
And while that is true of club which
began TO spring up all over the coun-
try, and while 1t is true in a greater
or lesser degree today, the real mean
ing OF the club movement as laid down
by pioneers and as carried out by the
best and most active leaders of the
present day Is something far greater
and deeper in significance than the
formation of study classes and lit
erary clubs.
"The one motive behind and be-
ne. tn the multiple activities of the
women's club is set forth in the one
word, SERVICE This desire to be of
service, whenever, wherever, and how
ever needed is the one bond of union
which holds the women of the north,
south, east and west, both in America
and over the seas.
Great Civic Force
"This service manifests Itself first
of all as a great civic force, and the
club is very rare indeed today in which
the subject Of civic betterment is not
discussed. An examination Of the
year books of thousands of women's