Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-15
TOMORROW THE DAY
When the City's Sons and Daughters
Will Meet Once More.

Tomorrow will be red letter day
in the history of Watertown when a
large number Of former residents not
only of this state, but from nearly ev-
cry state in the Union, will again as
semble in the old home town. Great
preparations have been made and sv-
erything is now in readiness for roy
al reception.
There have been over 600 tickets
sold in Milwaukee alone and the spec
ial leaving the Cream City at 7:45 in
the morning will carry a large and
merry crowd of visitors. The excurs-
ion will be under the direct charge of
the executive committee composed of
Dr. Frank Toussaint. D. G.. Cheney,
William Breckenridge, Joseph Schu
macher and Thomas j. Fleming.
The reception committee, composed
of 100 business men and accompanied
by the home band, will meet the visi-
tors at the train and escort them up
town. A committee composed of Mrs.
Fl. S Howell, Mrs. }. II. Ball, Miss
Clara Mannegold and Miss Antonio
Geise will look after the comfort of
the ladies in the party.
The picnic will be held at Tivoli is
land in the afternoon where an inter-
esting program will be carried out.
Address of welcome, Mayor John j..
Brusenbach; response, E. A. Kehr,
president of the club; address, Mayor
David S. Rose of Milwaukee,; address,
ex-Gov. George ". Peck; Bach's full
military band will also be present and
give al open air concert.
Milwaukee probably counts more
citizens among her population who
formerly lived in Watertown than
from any other one city in the state.
The club now numbers 400 and there
are 200 more scattered throughout the
country many of whom will be present.
In conversation recently Mr.. Kehr
had the following to say: II conf
dently expect the membership to in
crease to a full thousand before the
end OF the first year of the existence OF
club. There are no dues or fees
equired and whenever qualified per.
son is found the name is Immediately
added to the roster. The only meet
ings provided for in the constitution
are two, the one in the summer with
an excursion to the home city, and a
banquet in one of the local hotels in
the winter. These meetings will
bring together men and women from
all parts of the country who passed
early days in Watertown; the old and
the young will extend to each other
the hand of fellowship and will recount
the experiences of their former asso-
citation as we'll as their after careers.
With many of them it will be the first
visit to the city in many years.
Among the members of the club are
many who have attained a national
reputation among whom are: A. j.
Earling, president of the St. Paul rail
road, and at one time telegraph op-
orator in this city; D. G. Cheney, div
ision superintendent of the same road,
and son of one of the pioneer settlers
Of this place; DR.. Frank Toussaint, a
prominent mining man Edward Broen.
nimann, secretary of the New York
stock exchange; Louis Kehr and Max
Schubert, prominent business men of
Pierre, S. D.; F. i. Yahr, of Yahr,
& Lange Co., VIM. Buchheit. Jr., of
New York, Ralph Blumenfeld, of Lon
don, all of whom expect to be present.
List of club members:
Ernest Kehr, r. P. Blumenfeld,
EdyUa rd HaCx0r. Theodore