Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-10-07
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.


Mrs. A. B. Roddis spent the week
with friends in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
A. F. Kellogg and wife left for
Omaha this week to visit with rela-
tives a few weeks.
Julius Marquardt, city marshal, says
that everything is quiet along his beat
this week.
Our sporting editor has been out of
town the past week, but will loom up
serenely by next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Meyer, and family
of Mason City, La, are visiting at the
residence of ]. R. Benoy.
J. B. Judson & Co. have rented the
old postoffce building on State Street
and will occupy the same shortly.
Miss Annie Brockway has returned
from Clear Lake, Ia, where she has
been visiting for the past two weeks.
Some of the Wauwatosa officials
were viewing the cake walk at the Ex-
position on Wednesday evening of this
week.
The Fifty-ninth Street bridge has
been replanked during the past week,
under the provisions of the recent
franchise, it will be painted in the near
future.
]. E. Lowther, civil engineer, was
in the city on Thursday evening. Mr..
Lowther was assistant to Engineer
Lapham in constructing the Wauwa-
tosa Waterworks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Smith enter
tanned the Young Peoples Choir of the
Baptist Church on Friday evening of
this week. Refreshments were served
and a very enjoyable time had.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. West, of West
Avenue, Greystone Park, entertained
at cinch on Monday evening in honor
of Miss Alberta Ogden and Mr.. Tray
er. The prizes were won by Mrs.
Joseph Wood and Mr.. Goodman.
Our High School column has been
matter of education to several other
newspapers on our exchange list as
we'll as to some which are not, in this
that they also have adopted this in
teresting feature of local newspaper.
Hurrah for the enterprise of the Wau-
watosa High School.
Miss Bessie Griffith, of Milwaukee,
was entertained by Miss Mabel Temp
kins, Thursday.
WANTED AN INSTRUCTOR-A
particularly bright dog who has recent
ly finished algebra, would like private
lessons in geometry. All applications
for the position may be addressed to
the High School Column, care of Burt
Phillips.
The Athletic Association met Thurs
day morning and organized football
team with Harold Rogers as captain,
and Myers as secretary and treasurer.
The team practices after school two
nights a week and good results are
anticipated. Several challenges have
already been received.
Bright senior in psychology class, to
the teacher, "Why is it that when you
are riding in a carriage after night you
cannot tell what direction you are go
ing?" Teacher, 81 do not know, sir,
it is an experience that l have never
had myself" How much some of these
seniors of 1900 do know
Tuesday afternoon the first meeting
of the Home and School Alliance was
held in the high school room. Mrs.
Whitcomb, of Milwaukee, talked to the
ladies fully an hour and half on her
favorite theme, "Birds." She had some
beautiful specimens with her, and was
heard with the closest attention. The
only regret is that more of our ladies
do not enjoy and reap the benefits of
these meetings.
Mrs. Chas. Andrews and son, John,
of Milwaukee, were the guests of Miss
Carrie Warren on Monday.
Mr.. A. ]. Warren, who has been con-
fined to his home for sometime past is
expected to be about in the near fu
ture.
WOMAN'S CLUB TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS AGO.