Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-01-05
CALENDAR NOW
DATED "l92l'
NEW YEAR GIVEN HEARTY
RECEPTION SUNDAY
MONDAY


thing, stamping the gospel of hard
times" as purely imaginary the doors
opening upon the New Year were un-
mercifully pounded down last Satur-
day night. A more auspicious begin
ming for 1922 couldn't be pictured;
the lustiness of its childhood promises
strength and vigor as it grows older
There were three celebrations over
the New Year. New Years eve pro-
voked merriment. and some small
amount of hilarity; Sunday invoked
solemn prayer to deity that the year
might be better than 1921, and Mon
day spelled open houses and gener-
ally continuation of happy festivities
|of Saturday evening.
Church Services
The churches commenced observ-
ance of the occasion on Saturday even-
ing. Two watch-night services were
held, one at the First Presbyterian
church from eleven to twelve o'clock
and the second at the Emmanuel Bap-
tist church from nine until twelve,
during which five scriptural baptisms
took place. Services that evening were
held earlier at the Reformed church,
Salem's Evangelical Lutheran church,
St. Pauls Evangelical church, and at
three Lutheran churches, st. Stephens
lions and Trinity, in all of which
holy communion was observed. The
English Lutheran church also IVld
services at Mt Sinai Temple.
There were several dances that
evening also. The Wausau club held
its annual formal party and over sew
enty couples attended the affair, which
ended at midnight, following which
buffet lunch was served The u and
club of the Eagles entertained also at
a dance at Eagles hail. and large
crowd attended. Dinner parties also
evening.
II would hardly be fair to concede
the fact that John Barleycorn is dead.
buried and forgotten. If so, this same.
individual must by some miracle have
been resurrected from the dead and
1--we again assumed his official func-
tons en- New Years eve.
The "Hip Pocket,
Law abiding citizens even are said
TO have indulged slightly and despite
all warnings, the ''hip pocket" must
have proved quite a safe repository
for supplies. TO have ended occasions
al scenes of happiness, provoked by
cellar treasures or moonshine. would
have required the services of CORPS
Of aerial police.
New Years day Itself was observed
quietly in all the churches, when SER
mons dedicated to the occasion were
preached and special music was rem
dered In tie afternoon at the Uni
versalist Vesper a large number of
people had the pleasure of hearing
Selma Gogg. Of Chicago, formerly of
this city, soprano whom music crit
les have given fa1ttering attention.
Few business concerns ventured to
ask their employees to work on Mon
day Practically every store in the
down town district was closed through
the whole day and few manufacturing
plants did anything, although few
were open Monday morning. More
of them remained closed, the offices
taking inventory. Under this circum-
stance Monday became a full fedged
holiday and open houses entertained
large groups.
Elks' Party
Few more successful affairs have
been given than the dinner-dance of
Wausau Lodge, No. 2i8. b. F.. o. Elks.
held at St Mary's hall Monday even
ing. One hundred couples attended
the affair Four tables were arranged
at which the guests were seated and
the decorations consisted OF purple
and white, the Elks' coiors. with
prettilv decorated Christmas tree NJ
each table. At the tip of each tree
was letter so that the four read
"B. =. o. e." The committee had ar
ranged for cabaret entertainment
and two singers and dancers from
Chicago won much applause at various
times during the evening. The Elks
feel particularly proud of their en-
tertainment committee for the quarter
which ended its responsibility with
the New Years dilner and dance. The
committee consisted of Leon Koppa,
chairman, William Leistikow. Byron
Brown, Donald McLennan, Robert A.
Altman and Orphcus Van Orman.
AZ Wausau Club
The Wausau clubs open house was
an unusual success due to tho elabo.
rate plans made beforehand by the
carried out to the letter. The entire
club house was converted into an
amusement center. The guests en-
ioyed the advantage of trading with
paper money; dancing lasted through
out the afternoon and continued n
the evening till all were fatigued;
games of all sorts were played; for
tunes told; prohibition bar and
..l II.
The informality of the affair created
a spirit of fun and the buiJling was
crowded with people from early af-
ternoon until ten o'clock when every
body left only because of weariness.
The Camp 40 girls, numbering about
fifteen, included the most prominent
socially and all of them were garbed
In dance hall raiments the origin of
which dates back into antiquity. The
leading lights of the entertainment
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