Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-19

| In the outside world and where they
are, are the chief objects of this club.
And if Frank Toussaint of far off
| Mexico has shaken hands in friendship
with "Billy" Lothamer OF Minneapolis,
if the Watertown boy OF New York has
again learned of the Watertown boy Of
Chicago, if this days event will teach
us our duties to each other; if the
boy who lives in Watertown will say
because of this clubs creation, to the
former Watertown boy who now lives
in San Francisco, that he will look him
up when he goes out there and if the
people of this city will hereafter know
! where to go when they wish to discover
the whereabouts of anyone from here,
then this club will have accomplished
one OF its greatest objects, it will have
gone long way toward serving its
purpose and those who were instru-
mental in bringing it into .existence
will feel content that their effort has
been successful.
l believe il is right when l say that
there is no city in Wisconsin that is so
largely represented in Milwaukee as
Watertown aud perhaps other cities
and / know that am right when say
that no city is SO we'll represented in
the commercial and industrial interests
in Milwaukee and perhaps in other
cities; one mas but to look over our list
OF membership to see names of men
that are regarded as leaders in their
respective lines. Our membership in
Milwaukee alone numbers over 400 and
we all know that there are q great
many more present unknown TO US. II
tomorrow we were to open our mem
bership to outsiders we could get a
good share of the people of Milwaukee
TO join for | do not believe there is q
man in the city who has not been here
and not one of them but has a good
word fol Wate rtown. In fact the
other day l was approached by prom
inent man of Milwaukee who asked for
q card of the club. / asked him as to
his qualifications and he answered that
while he was not born at Watsrtown or
ever lived there still he said that all
the good fellows of Milwaukee came
from Watertown and be wished to be
one of them. Again, / was asked how
we got Gov. Peck mixed up with tt >
EWatertown club; / answered that while
the governor was born in so many
places and did not belong to any place
in particular, but to Wisconsin in
general, still he learned his first les
sons in good sellowship in Watertown
and her got into the many mischiefs
that afterwards made him famous in
the shape of the bad boy stories.
He IL hero today and will have q
chance to explain greet many of his
mlsdeeds to you. Yes, indeed, Water
town has contributed literally to the
commercial and industrial upbuilding
and progress of Wisconsin and other
states and she will continue to do 50
for here the man of the future is
taught those lessons of thrift, honesty
and industry which makes for good
citizenship.
1t is not difficult to predict what the
future of the Watertown club will be.
An organization built up on the solid
rock OF friendship of love for the place
OF our birth, os common interest
among Its members and of the eharit-
able feeling while each member has
Tor the other will grow in strength.
will extend in influence and continue
TO exist and have these homecomings,
long after many of US are laid away in
yonder cemetery whore sleep so many
OA ooh uCdf lfl0nUS aO0 Kindred.
Governments have risen, fourisned for
time and then crnmbIed to the earth.
societies organized for material objects
are created daily and pass away daily,
fraternities with single social feat
ure grow up in q night and become
extinguished with breath. but an in
stitution established with the ties OF
humanity for its foundation will not.
cannot die, This club, with no pre-
tensions for public favor, with no cater
ing to the usual social frivolties of the
city club and with no mercenary end
in view, will yet earn the respect OF
all the people, and will in Cue time be-
come strong and powerful institu-
tion. | predict to you that there will
come time, and that soon when q