Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-20

I quet to the business and professional
men of the city took place on Friday
| evening 1t was an invited affair, each
member having the privilege Of inviting
in certain number The guests ar
rived at about six O'Clock aud were
nshered into the parlor on the second
floor where coats, hats, ETC., were prop
erIy checked and laid aside. The
rooms presented a very animated
appearance until $50 O'Clock, when il
was announced that the banquet hour
was at hand, and all made their way to
the gymnasium Here the tables were
nicely arranged in the shape of tri-
angle and presented a very handsome
appearance On the north wall WAS
arranged a large American flag and
just above il was the word, Welcome. +"
The invocation was said BY Neal Camp
bell, general secretary Of the assoeia-
ton, and 100 sat down to partake of the
bounteous repast which had been fur
nished by the Ladies Auxiliary, and
eighteen of its members were present
who attended to every want of those
present The menu was such as TO
tempt the appetite Of the most exacting
! epcllre, and Was as follows:
oyster Cocktail
Chicken Pattie.
Beef Tongue. Potatoe Chips
Rolls. Jelly.
Coffee
Ice Cream and Cake.
At the close of the banquet, photog-
rapher, | A Lacerte, took a flash light
picture of those at the banquet board,
and the members Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary who were present, after
which followed feast of rea-
SON." Lamar Sexmith, President of
the Y NJ G.. A. was POSTMASTER of the
evening, and he presided with such
ease and dignity that it encouraged the
speaker, hence all were at their very
best, and the responses were splendid
specimens of oratory, well seasoned
with wit and humor.
Neal Brown responded to the toast,
"Shall We Have a New Public Lii
brary ?" As an after dinner speaker,
Mr. Brown has few equals in this sec
ton, and after indulging in few pre-
liminary pleasantries, he launched into
the question of public library in such
a manner that before he had conclud-
ed, all were of one opinion, that pub
lie library was necessity and only
those opposed to it were knockers"
G. d. Jones' theme was, Shall We
Beautify Wausau ~ 1t was an extens-
i've question to cover in ten minutes,
the time allotted to each speaker, but
Mr.. Jones accomplished the feat to the
satisfaction of all and advanced many
new and valuable ideas He thought
that not enough attention had been
paid to our river; that its banks had
not been beautified islands should be
retained and IN time cleaned up, etc.
In the matter of good streets, he paid
our mayor a richly deserved compli-
ment. Mr.. Jones' talk was very
forceful one in favor of identifying our
city.
Louis Marchetti, mayor of our city,
responded to the toast, 'Wausau."
This question could not have been
placed in better hands, and his remarks
were eloquent and to the point. Could
his ideas be carried out, we would have
one of the most progressive and patri-
otto cities in the T. S. Mr.. Marchetti
predicted that Wausau would be city
of q, 600 souls inside of ten years.
Miss Anna Opdahl favored the ban
queters with vocal selection which
delighted all to such an extent that ii
was necessary for her to appear and
sing second time. Miss Williamson,
who is becoming known as one of our
able performers on the piano, was ac-
companist for the evening.
Karl Mathie responded to the toast,
"Our Public Schools" As Mr. Mathie
has be9n at the head of city schools
for 10, these manJ years, he was famil'
lar with his subject and gave very in
teresting ten minutes talk. Humorous
incidents of school life were told and
the speaker said, among other things,
that our people as whole, had the
name of being very generous in school
work. He had found this to be true in
his travels about the state,
G. B. Bird responded TO Ladies
Auxiliary" He paid his compliments
to previous speakers and referred to
the moment when the fash light picture
was taken when the members Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary lined up in the rear,
and said that those at the banquet
beard had splendid back ground com
posed of the flag Of our country and
American beauties. The speaker said
that we always spoke of ladies auxil-
liary,' ladies aid society" when they
are practically the whole thing. His
talk was along the line of what men
might accomplish if they worked with
the same earLestness of purpose that
the women do.
Henry Mckay, with his banjo, was
the next number on the program and,
as usual, he pleased everybody.
H. g. Flieth's theme was ~. NJ c..
A. of Wausau Wis" As the entertain
ment was given by this association,
aud in-as-much as the speakers re
marks will be of much interest to all Of
our citizens, the PlLoT takes great
pleasure in giving them in full, viz
Mr. President and FellolU Citizens:
You will pardon me if from the start
| | ask your Indulgence. Ia my opinion
the committee having the arrangement
/ of this program in charge made an in
excuSable error in assigning 10 me the
/ important subject of placing before you
the relationship of the 7. NJ. G. A. to
the city; | feel that | cannot possibly
do the subject justice. If | had the
eloquence and staying qualities of my
good neighbor, Jones, | would fill sou
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