Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-20
A PINE CARNIVAL.
Novel Proposition Originated and In
cubating at Rhinelander.


Set community of people to think
ing on any given subject and get thes1
interested in any certain direction and
they are sure to solve original ideas.
That is just what Geo. W Bishop, of the
Rhinelander New North, did when he
offered to furnish transportation to Mil
waukee and pay the expenses of the
two Rhinelander men. women, or young
men and young women that would fur
nish the best and most novel plan for
the reception of the Wisconsin State
Press Association in that city in July
The plans submitted so far have been
unique, not to say original. The one
which has caught the.citizen's commit
tee, and the one which will probably be
adopted, is to make of Rhinelander day
pine carnival 1t is proposed to dec
crate the business portions If the city,
the public buildings and the homes with
pine boughs pine trees will apparently
be growing in the streets. Small pines
will be transplanted in tubs and used
to decorate the outer edge of the side
walks. Festoonings of pine needles
will grace the homes, pine arches will
be erected in the business portions of
the city, and one grand triumphal arch
will be built. And here is the most
novel feature of this proposed carnival
This particular arch will be arranged
at intervals with seats and platform on
which can be seated children all dressed
in white. If this plan is carried out as
lit is now arranged, at the apex of this
arch there will be built platform with
a pavilion roof of pine. The platform
will be large enough to accommodate a
number of boys and girls which shall
constitute the entertainment commit
tee. One young lad dressed in white,
or national colors perhaps, viii deliver
the address of welcome. Another viii
personate the governor general of the
city and deliver to its guests the keys
of the municipality. A special welcom-
ing song will be sung by a chorus of
trained voices all under the age of four-
teen 1t is estimated BY the committee
that u chorus three hundred strong can
be organized for the event and one
thousand children from the city of
Rhinelander can be massed and dressed
in white From this number police
force will be organized, reception
committee, entertainment committee,
in short the entire festivities will be in
charge of the children, the grown folks
of Rhinelander simply participating as
spectators and mingling with the
guests.
The possibilities of such an entertain
meut are of wide range and the novelty
will furnish one of the brightest links
in the chain of carnivals that will be
given to the Wisconsin State Press
Association and their ladies on their
trip through the valley The matter
has been under discussion with the
leading citizens of the pretty city well
up in the northern part of Wisconsin
and has met with the most popular re-
ception at their hands. Webb Brown
says that it is just the the thing as it
will give the citizens of Rhinelander a
chance to entertain in the proper
manner John Barnes thinks it is a
capital idea as it precludes all necessity
on the part of the citizens of having
their dress suits pressed and wearing
starched shirts and maintaining ia
starched presence throughout. Said
he, 1--WE can just cut loose and have a
royal good time and make the kids do
the work" Bishop declares that there
will not be an Indian in sight. He says,
1--WE want the press of Wisconsin to un-
derstand that Rhinelander is thorough
ly an American city, progressive, pros
porous and appreciative.'