Wisconsin School for the Deaf - Tattler Yearbook (Delavan, WI)

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THE WISCONSIN TIMES IS EAU CLAIRE NEWS By J. E. Wachut W. J. O’neil, of Chicago was a business visitor, in the city of Chippewa Falls enroutc to Winona. Minnesota. Lyle Bulmcr has been batching it for a week, while his wife and child were visiting Mrs. Bul-mer’s parents in Withee. Wisconsin. News is scarce. Nearly every one from the Chippewa Valley is getting ready to go to the Reunion. ------ o ------- MADISON NEWS By Mr . C. N. Field The Madison Association of the deaf had a special business meeting at Grace Guild Hall and the club has adjourned meetings until September. After our second most successful and profitable year we are looking foward to still better success next year. The Club’s second annual picnic will take place at the State Fish Hatchery Park, June 27. There will be prizes given to the winners of various games. Everybody is cordially invited. Bring your friends and your picnic basket. The State Fish Hatchery is worth seeing and the surroundings are so pretty. May 8th, Mr. and Mrs. Fred GiorlofT of Beloit entertained in honor of Mr. William Brown. Those from Madison who attended were Mr. nnd Mrs. William Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hanson and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Sampson and family of Waun kec, Wis. Miss Mary Stein of Chicago has been visiting with her parents for several weeks. She expects to return to Chicago soon to resume her work. May 19. Rev. Wangerin of Milwaukee, held service for the deaf at the Emmanuol Lutheran church with quite a large attendance. Another addition to the deaf of Madison is Earl Bailey of Soldier's Grove who secured a position with the French Battery Company. All the dc-f employees of the company resumed their work .May 10 after three week's vacation. Sometime ago in April, Mr. Kruskowski, Mr. Kazuba and Mr. Lewand of Milwaukee motored to Madison to attend the meeting of our Club but the meeting had already been held a week previous. Too bad. Wc hope they will come to attend our picnic June 27. May 0 was Mother's Day. Mrs. C. N. Field, her daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. and Mr. Harold Noer, motored to Appleton where they met Harold's parents. Rr. and Mrs. P. J. Noer of Wabeno. Then they motored together to Black Creek, some miles from Appleton, where they celebrated with a picnic. Most of the Madison deaf expect to attend the W. A. D. Reunion during the week-end because they cannot get off from work before Friday or Saturday. ------o---------- MILWAUKEE NEWS By Leonard F. Wei A grand May Bull, indeed it was that brought to a close the social season of the M. S. C. for this year. The North Avenue Auditorium Hall lent color to the occasion so fittingly that there is talk about staging our next year's May Ball there also. There were plenty of good dances including the Charleston, which is Ben Rosenthal’s favorite number, but this time he was busy keeping the eager crowd back with polite admonitions of Please, I am a floor-mun and pointing to his badge, hoping to do his best for the honor accorded him. Out of town visitors for the occasion wore: Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Robinson, Percy and Marvin GofT. Harry Wide, Edith Ehrlich, J. Schreiter Francis Mclx?nn and Marvin Hirtc of Delavan; B. Butzon. J. Young nnd R. Crocker of Sheboygan; J. Braclnus of Evansville; Michael Variak of Hammond, Indiana; Lucile Elliot. Arthur and Frank Spears, a hunch of boys from the Wishbone A. C. of Chicago; Miss Bernadette Letting of Silver Lake, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Benton Thornberg of South Bend. Indiana. Leon Bongc-y and Anna Zelinski will be married at St. Josephat Church on June 8th. Following this they will pass their honeymoon week amid the scenes so dear to the heart of our athlete heio on Phoenix Green at the reunion at his Alma Mater. Recently the bride was given a shower at Miss Zelinski’s home at which Miss Eloanore Wozniuk presided as hostess. There were twenty-five ladies present until midnight, when the hubbies of some of them blew in to take their

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J «H (» THk WISCONSIN TIMES • ALUMNI NEWS Conducted by F. J. NEESAM RACINE NEWS By Tbomaa Meredith Alma Maertz was forced to take a vacation from the 19th to the 27th of April on account of the mumps. Winona Maertx of Milwaukee spent the week-end visiting with her friend Alma Spears, April 23rd to the 26th. Ernest Maertz and his wife spent two days visiting with the writer, April 24 and 26. They attended Dr. Long's lecture. William Brown and his wife of Madison paid the Cashman family a brief visit on the 25th of April, and took in Dr. Long’s lecture. Frank Harter, Walter Redmond. Kermit, son of Walter Redmond, and the reporter motored to Delavan Sunday morning, April 25th, to get Dr. Long of Council Bluffs, Iowa. That afternoon Dr. Long gave us a talk entitled “Putience and Faith.” About seventy-five deuf people were assembled to see him. The program was as follows: Lead Kindly Light” signed by Eleanore Maertz Patience and Faith by Dr. Long of Iowa Prayer Song signed by Irene Sorensen After the program, a delicious cafeteria lunch was served. John Muertz has purchased a new six-room bungalow and expects to reside in it about the last part of June. Walter Redmond has purchased an eight-room semi-bungalow on Deane Boulevard. Frank Harter, his wife, child, and Mr. und Mrs. Walter Redmond autoed to Milwaukee on May 2nd to spend a brief visit with Mrs. Harter’s sister, Mrs. Otto Langncr. ------ O ----- SUPERIOR AND DULUTH NEWS By Mr . S. T. Borland A baby girl, weighing eight and one-quarter pounds, was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. V. JortM. She was born on the 21st of April and will be named Shirley Mae. Mrs. Elvira Platte came to see his daughter, Mrs. S. T. Borland, but was with her only two days when she received a telegram from Enu Clnirc calling her to nurse a sick man. She left right away. Helen was disappointed that her mother went home so soon. She expected her to stay longer, but was glad that her mother was here for even a short visit. Elton and Lloyd Platte and W. ». Matta went trout fishing at Brule on May 22nd. Elton lost one very big trout but got a fine rainbow trout. Lloyd and Matta failed to land anything. They said that it was too cold for fishing. Lloyd reported thut some hearing man got big trout that weighed up to fifteen pounds. Elton, IJoyd and Mutta will go to Brule again during the trout season. Levi Schemenauer of Patzen bought n used Dodge Brothers car and has learned to drive it. He said he was satisfied with it. He brought his two sisters to visit us twice. V'iolet will probably try to get a job in Duluth this summer. Stephen J. O’Leary expected to return to California in May, but he changed his mind. A lawyer in Duluth wants him to stay till June in connection with a fire claim. S. T. Borland who is the Vice President of the Redeemer’s Evangelicul Lutheran Congregation suceeded Mr. C. Torell who resigned. Mr. Torell and his family have gone to California to live. The members of the Congregation regret to see Mr. Torell go because he was an uctive member. The Congregation holds meetings at least three times a year. Elton Platte has a Dodge Brother's touring car and it runs very tine. A meeting of the Ladies Aid Society was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Platte on the 27th of April. Mr and Mrs. S. T. Berland moved to the West End on the 3rd of May. They have three nice rooms up stairs. Their new address is 1120 John Ave., Superior, Wisconsin.

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Pan M THE WISCONSIN TIMES wives home but instead were invited to remain ns dinner was just being served. Four girls and one boy, all pupils of the W. S. I)., will bo confirmed in the Lutheran faith by the Rev. M. T. Wangerin on May 30th. Ernest Maertz has excelled himself in bowling to such an extent that the championship among the deaf in this sport is his without dispute. For live years he has maintained a record of rolling an average of 000 pins for 3 game events in the Milwaukee Bowling Association. His record in the 21st annual tournament of this Association is 591 pins in the singles and $3.00 prize: 003 pins out of 1105 in the doubles and $2.00 prize. Leonard F. Weiss is now a straw boss in the Milwaukee Motor Co. where they make the Milwaukee Timers for Ford Cars. He is in charge of the Hub department where seven hearing men work under him. Walter A. Uowe is helping out his brother-in-law at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, where the latter owns five summer cottages on Nenmhbin Lake. He has painted them and is now putting in the electric wiring. Casimir Wessoleck, Eugene Downey. Leonard Weiss and Rev. S. Klopfer will make a trip to Boston. Massachusetts, July 5-10, where the Knights and Ladies of Do I Epel will convene. The last two named are delegates to this convention. The $30 jewel gold watch, raffled at the club after the installation of new officers the first of the month, wns won by Mrs. Clara Zollendcck. The North-siders or Silent Badgers won the third annual baseball tussle from the South Side Silonts by a 16 to 7 score. The batteries were North-side: Brnclaus and Bongey—Jacobs and Crocker; South-side: Husk and Javiorsky and Leitizin. The Milwaukee Silent Badgers, through their manager, Leonard F. Weiss, wish to have a game with the pick of the alumni from other parts of the state to be played on Saturday or Sunday. June 12 or 13 at the reunion. Henry Hein, William Schollmeyer, John Czer-zan and the writer will perhaps attend the N. A. D. convention in Washington, D. C.. August 9 to 14. John Cterzan, a modest boy, broke hi record of never making a speech when the club voted to have him give us an address during the counting of ballots nt the election of new officers. In his maiden speech he throw a little light on what he had been doing nearly every night at t ho club. --------------o-------------- Ewnld Emling of Waukesha hRS a fine $250 radio outfit and derived much instruction and pleasure from it. He is able to tell the different instrument? employed in a band concert and is enthusiastic over his set. Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Robinson, Mrs. Neesam, Ralph and Lucile motored to Park Ridge, HI., May 9th in Mr. Robinson's Studebukcr. They went to the home of E. W. Craig where they met Mr. Neesam and Beulah. Mr. Neesam had just purchased a Jewett De Luxe sedan in Chicago and they all came back to Delavan in the two cars. Quite a few of the Delavan deaf attended the Milwaukee Silent Club's May Ball on the 22nd and reported a swell time. Pearl Helminiak spent Saturday and Sunday, May 22 anu 23 in Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant left Saturday noon. May 29. for Chicago to attend the Silver Jubilee celebration of the N. F S. D. held at the Silent Athletic Club, May 29 to 31. ------O------ ON TO WASHINGTON GET A CERTIFICATE The Trunk Line Association with offices in Now Vork City has granted the application of the Nad for reduced fares returning from Wash inton. Half-fare will be allowed those members possessing certificate-receipts, provided there are 250 or more in evidence at Washington to be validated by the special agent of the Railroads on August 13th. Members going to the convention should buy one-way tickets to Washington, D. C., and in doing so ask for a certificate receipt. On arrival in Washington this certificate receipt will entitle the holder to ONE-HALF F'ARE on the return journey over the same route traversed in coming to the convention. If the certificate is not validated by the special railroad agent it will be worthless. ASK FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE.