Elks Dance Friday Night at Local Hall
City notes report an Elks informal dance for members friends and ladies at the Elks hall Friday evening.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
5
City notes report an Elks informal dance for members friends and ladies at the Elks hall Friday evening.
The social committee of the Ep worth league at First Methodist church will meet in the church parlors Thursday evening to discuss plans for an upcoming entertainment.
An advertisement touts Postum as a cure for disease and claims coffee harms blood. It urges readers to replace coffee with Postum, promising proof by trial and referencing the book The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
The druggist Chas Beyschlaga at 503 Main Street reports strong demand for Gray's Yerba Santa Cough Cure. He notes it outsells other cough remedies after 24 years of selling and offers 50c and 1.00 bottles with a guarantee.
The La Crosse Retail Grocers Association plans its annual officers election at Linker hall tonight. Incumbents seek re election and are expected to be returned. Final details for the Grocers annual ball next Wednesday will be discussed, with committees reporting progress. Linker hall will host decorations dining room and dancing areas.
The Frohsian Singing Society announces its annual Mask Ball for Saturday evening January 25 at the hall at Fourth and Jay streets. Proceeds go to the Saengerfest fund with admission 25 cents masked and 35 cents unmasked. All are invited.
The Friday Reading circle meets with Mrs. W. L. Joosten at 1016 South Seventh Street. The Eastern Star party planned for January 10 will be held Friday evening in the Masonic Temple. The Caledonia Street M E Church Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. Partridge at 1433 Charles Street, with Mesdames Partridge, Rupp and Pierce to entertain.
Revival meetings at the German M. E. church draw steadily rising crowds. Rev. Berger delivers strong sermons and will stay for tonight and tomorrow evening. Attendees are growing and many may decide to commit to Christian life. services conclude Sunday night with Pastor Panziau leading remaining sessions.
Marcellus Loeffler two year old son of Mr and Mrs Loeffler was taken to St Francis hospital at noon Monday semiconscious with a severe spasm. He was revived about 10 pm and is believed to be recovering. Doctors Evans and Marquardt attend him.
Hudson Wisconsin January 23 A wireless telegraph station has been established in Hudson by W B Pratty of New York Messages are being transmitted and received over short distances with success It is said the station will be permanently established if remunerative
Bi weekly informal dancing party given by the B P O Elks at their hall theatre building will be held tomorrow evening. Krentzs orchestra will furnish the music as usual and lunch will be served in the club rooms to the guests.
Mrs J A Thwing hosted eight bank associates for dinner at 1625 Main Street in honor of Mr Thwing's birthday. Red carnations decorated the table and place cards featured hand painted watercolor sketches. Guests included Ray Hiscox Percy Cilley J E Ruggles Otto Munz Lee Asplin W W Withee William Rossiter and J A Thwing.
Mrs J B Funke was hostess yesterday afternoon for a refined five o'clock tea at her home 1414 Cass street. Roses and carnations brightened the rooms with yellow in the dining room red in the library and pink in the parlors. Assisting in serving were Mrs Frank Funke Mrs E A Gotterdam Mrs F M Egbert Mrs S B Smith and Miss Alice Wheeler. About thirty guests attended.
Monday evening at 408 North Seventh Street Mrs L G Asplin hosted a Pleasant Five Hundred party for four tables. Guests included Edgar Gleason F D Miller F A Viets W S Frame Friess Mrs Jessie Leissring Beatrice Leissring Jessie Viets and Will Rossiter. Mrs Viets won the ladies prize and Mr Frame the gentlemen. Lunch was served at 11 o'clock.
The Tuesday afternoon club met with Mrs. W. S. Frame. Prizes were won by Mrs. Fred Phillips and Mrs. A F Reitzel. Members include Mesdames Will Powell Gene Gleason W S Frame A F Reitzel Fred Phillips W A Wager Bert Nichols L A Nelson E H Derr B C Smith A L Meigs and G H Wheeler. Next host will be Mrs Will Powell.
Mrs Charles Storch entertained the Lucky Thirteen club at her South Fourth Street home yesterday. Prizes were won by Mrs John Knanothe and Mrs L L Bornw with second prizes going to Mrs Melbin and Mrs H A Lee. Members present included Mrs Reichert, Fuschel, Lee, Thaitro, Peterson, Drake, Knothe Brown, Melbin, Foster, Milligan, Roth and Storch. Mrs Harry Milligan will host next Wednesday on La Crosse Street.
Mrs Oscar Hulberg acted as hostess at a dinner for ten last evening, entertaining guests in her home.
Advertises OUR-PIE Preparation for lemon pies praised for easy, economical use. Claims air tight packaging with proper ingredients and Pure Food Law guaranteed. Encourages readers to buy at grocers for 16 cents and spread to friends.
Round trip tickets with coupons usable on La Crosse City Ry lines are on sale at Hebberd's Drug Store at 4th and Main and at Pierce's Grocery in Onalaska and by motor men on the Onalaska line for 25 cents round trip.
Notes from La Crosse area list social calls and returns from Sparta Milwaukee and other Wisconsin towns. Several residents such as Harry Wagner Florence Kilmann and Dr. L Baldwin travel, while Miss Agnes Goethe and S C Klene visit the city. Jewelers Hellfach advertise watches fountain pens and Hawke cut glass and promote Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea with local sales and events through the week.
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