Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24

past few years. and there is no bettel
violinist in the country. Few cite
can boast of such peerless musical tai
ent as we, and from an infant city Wa
have been blest in like manner.
| Hon. M. A. Hurley delivered the frs
address of the evening, and began by
saying that he was glad there was nc
ordinance comuellng the city's guests
to retire before daylight He believed
there was nothing too good for the news
paper men and women, who were fol
lowers of noble calling. He made q
happy remark about the pleasant
weather, saying that when Wausau
wanted anything real bad she always
got it. The remarkable progress Of
/ Wausau and Marathon county was
briefly reviewed, and the sterling char
acter of their residents was praised.
Mrs W. C. Dickens spoke in behalf
of the women of the city, and was in
troduced by Mrs. NJ A. Hurley. Hel
remarks were meant more particular
ly for the press women, who are becom
ing larger in number every year, and
whose influence in Journalism is widely
felt for good. She closed by saying
that ..our homes and our husbands are
at your disposal"
A treat of the evening was singing
and dancing by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry l.
Hoard, of the eft. Atkinson Union, :
who sang by request a song which was
composed by the former, entitled
Honey, Pack Up and Follow Me-
The song is catchy one, and was
greatly enjoyed by the large audience,
which was not satisfied with its rendi-
! ton but caused the singers to appear
| before the curtain and bow their ac-
acknowledgement.
A. w. Shelton, of the Rhinelander
Herald, made decided hit in neat
little speech, which was the editors re-
Spouse to the addresses made by Hon.
M. A. Hurley and Mrs. w. G. Dickens.
He said that he had confession to
make; that he had been sent down here
by the people of Rhinelander to spy out
the land His report would be like that
of the spies sent out by Moses into the
land of Canaan, who when they re-
turned said that the people of that land
were all gianss Such was Wausau, a
giant entertainer, and the northern
cities could profit by her example, but
could not hope to Guido her in the mag
ni6cence and thoroughness of her re-
ception. The brief remarks were en-
livened with several stories which were
all particularly appropriate to the occa-
sion, and they kept the audience con-
vulsed with laughter.
One of Dooley's famous letters was
read by j. q. Monahan, of Darlington,
who twists and turns the Irish brogue
in manner that brings out all of its
lpeculiarities, and would even put to
shame Pat or Mike, fresh from the
could country" The letter dealt with
the melting away of Gen Garcia's army
of $1,000 men, until only Gen. Garcia
himself was left, during the invasion OF
Cuba by Gen. Shafter and men. The
audience was kept in continual laugh
ter, and the reading was treat
throughout
At the close of the entertainment in
the Opera House, dancing commenced
at both Alexander hall and Fraternity
hall and continued well on toward
morning. Both halls were prettily dec
Grated with mirrors, ferns, palms and
towering plants, and electric fans kept
the atmosphere cool and fresh. Many
large punch bowls, presided over by
fair Wausau young ladies, were distrib-
uted here and there, and furnished re-
| freshment to the dancers. Delightful
music was furnished for the occasion
by Cones and Geier's orchestras, and
all taken together made the pleasantest
parties in honor of visitors ever given
in the city.
The Press Association, consisting of
some two hundred visitors, left Wau-
sau for Merrill at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning. They were all delighted with
their reception and entertainment while
here, and will always have tender
spot in their hearts for Wausau and her
peculiarly gifted spirit.
The following were our visitors
Mp. Rindlaub. wife, SON and daughter, Platt-
vile, Witness.
o. f. Roessler. wife and daughter. Jefferson,
Banner.
Carlotta and Roda Bridgman. Hurley, Repub-
A. C. yoshardt. wife and two children. Ke-
waunee. Enterprise.
| E. Decker, wife. daughter and Miss Clara
Perry, Green Bay, Advocate.
HI. l.. Hoard and wife, and Miss Florence
Wenham. Fort Atkinson. Union.
H. W. Meyer and two sons. Appleton Volks-
freund.
Jas. I. Toner and wife, Kaukauna Sun.
| Mrs. Susa Humes Sturtevant and daughter,
Oshkosh, Northwestern.
r. W. Cheever and wife. Clinton, Herald.
SraGs s ssasnrv Lodi VALLEY a Nsw Miss
Kinney, Whitewater, Register.
j. N. Dahlen and wife, Mt. Horeb. Times.
| +. N. Bowers, Rice Lake, Chronotype.
Mrs. A. A. Enmel, Barneyeld, Register and
p. ii. Bolger and wife, Waterloo, Democrat
| J. ID. Ryder and wife, Marshall, Record.
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A. p. Colby and wife. Union Grove Enterprise.
| CT. L. Schwartz, Poynette. Press.
| L. Squier and wife. Tomahs Journal.
| Emory A. 0'Deli and wife. Monroe, Evening
Times.
Geo. Wilcox and Wife, Clinton. Rock County
Banner.
Fred Sanborn ard wife. juneau. Telephone.
w. g. Barry and wife. Richland, Democrat.
Boyle A. Karther. Marinette. Freeman.
Frank E. Noyes, wife, son and Miss Minnie L.
Morantain, Msrinefte. Daily Eagle.
/ Hugh e. Jones and wife, lola. Herald.
John watawa-> and wife. Kewaunee. Enter
prise.
Burt Williams and sister. Mrs. A. W. Bartho-
/ Iomew Ashland, Daily News.
H. g. Cole and wife, Barabee. Daily News.
A. W. Shelton and wife. Rhinelander, Herald.
F. r. Bioodgood and wife. Whitewater,
| Gazette.
Misses Alletta D. Goodhue and Adelia Graves
Trempeieau, Herald.
/ w. Mcbride, Sparta, Herald.
l.. l.. Carter. Marinette, Tribune.
/ w. r. Bennett. Darlington. Democrat,
/ q, A. Duvau and wife. KeWaunee. Listy.
Robert E. Coe. Whitewater. Register.
@. Starks. son and daughter. Berlin Daily
Journal.
Miss jackson, Milwaukee. Sentinel.
Otis H. Brand and wife. Janesville. Daily
d. c. and II. NJ. Williams, BelIeville, Sugar