The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13

Master Richard Bunting celebrated
his birthday last Saturday by having
ten of his young friends come to spend
the afternoon and eat o'clock supper
with him at the home of his parents.
Mrs. A. T. Shearer gave a dinner
last Friday evening to sixteen guests
in honor of Mrs. Louise Pearce at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. B. C. Wilson.
The appointments were pink and white.
Sprays of pink apple blossoms were
laid at each cover, and for the guest of
honor corsage bouquet of pink rose
buds and lilies of the valley.
The Philomathean Study club met
last Monday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Smith. Mrs. Smith had
charge of the program. Her subject
was ''The international Jew" and she
gave most interesting and instructive
talk on it. In two weeks the club will
close it's seasons work by a social pro-
gram. 1t will be costume party and
$50 dinner the home of Mrs. Men
hall.
The portable quick lunch wagon,
which for long time has been on the
corner of Main and Fulton streets, has
been sold to Fess & Fess, contractors,
to be used by them as a field kitchen
while on the road job here The wagon
has been hauled upon the railroad land
at the top of the hill east Of the Barn
Equipment warehouse. The company
will also add portable dining room for
their crew.
The work OH the Edgerton Country
club grounds is progressing nicely.
Enough space is already available to
give golf enthusiasts a taste of the
coming glories of the course. Have
you been up to look at the place this
spring? 1t is worth your while to hike
out TO the grounds. 1t isn't every city
that has the prospects of enjoying a
play ground like the one now in process
of preparation by the Edgerton Coun-
try club.
Mr.. G. I'll. Hitchcock was in Edger-
ton last Wednesday. He came to ar
range with Doty & Walsh to truck his
household furniture to Rockford where
he now lives. He spent the winter at
Usage, Iowa. Conditions in Rockford
are very much the same as in any in
dustrial city, Mr.. Hitchcock says; lot
of people are out of work. Some fac
tories have announced that the shops
in the future will be run on the open
shop proposition.
Mrs. Alfred Anderson, who is at
Lodi assisting in the care of Mr.. An
derson's brother who is very ill.,. writes
The Reporter asking to remind the pub
lie of the national conference in Mil
waukee June 22nd of the social
welfare organizations. Mrs. Alfred
Anderson has been appointed state
chairman for Wisconsin. She is also
president of the Edgerton welfare or
ganization, the Community Council.
There should be handsome, delegation
from Edgerton at the national meeting
in Milwaukee.
1t is of interest to an Edgerton in
dustry, the Trailer company, to hear
what Trade Commissioner Bengtson of
the U. S. Department of Commerce
says in his report: American automo-
biles and trucks are so predominant in
Norway that they give distinct Amer
lean touch to the street traffic. Since
the war American tools, metal manu-
features, leather goods and even tex
tiles and clothing have moved up so as
to hold first and second rank among
imports from other countries to Nor
way. The American goods are pre-
ferred due to their quality
"A very pleasant mothers and chill
dren's party was held last Thursday af-
ternoon in the parlors of the M. E.
church. The party was given by the
teachers and officers of the primary de-
partment. A delightful program was
rendered by the little folks, which con-
sisted of recitations, songs and play
cites. Mrs. VIM. Bussey had charge
of the program. Some very good talks
were given by the teachers. Mrs. Clar-
ence Bunting spoke on 'sThe Early I'M
pressions of the S. S. to the Child, !"
while Mrs. O. w. Isaac gave talk on
| s'The Mothers Cooperation with the
| S. S." After the program delicious
ice cream and cake was served to about
IS mothers and children.
The board of the City Federation
of Women's clubs held business meet
ing at Culton Memorial hall last Satur-
day afternoon. The president, Mrs.
Bussey, presented the matter of finan-
cial aid by the federation to the social