Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-21
EAGLES CONVENE.

JftlHtiit7JtS, iluC WC1bflCI, uCtOt
etc.-the convention was success. A
great many more people were expected
than the number that actually came,
but that is not fault of the local branch
for the event was we'll advertised but
the assurances of other towns was not
fulfilled. AT Merrill report was cir
culated that no excursion would be run
to WaGsau, which lad the effect of
keeping many at home, the eight coaches
of tie special coming down the St. Paul
road Sunday morning only being
partially filed. The nations birthday
being SO near also kept many at home,
who are figuring on spending their
money somewhere else.
As early as Wednesday evening the
work of decorating was begun and by
the time the first visitors began to ar
rive the streets and business houses
were resplendent in gay colors. Many
of the designs were unique aud all
were handsome, and the visitors compli-
mented the Wausau people on the work
The weather throughout, while warm,
with threatening clouds appearing nj
times, was, in the main, good picnic
weather
The delegates were the first to arrive
and were met at the depots by Wausau
brethren and escorted to the bureau of
information in the basement of the
First National bank where they were
assigned quarters. From that time on
the official program was carried out as
follows:
At 200 clock Friday afternoon the
delegates met at Kroening hall for a
business session of an hour, later wit
Messing the base ball game at Warren
park between Tomahawk and Wausau
teams. Shortly after dinner the COlum-
bian band which was engaged to fur
nish music throughout the convention,
gave concert at the court house square,
and then escorted the crowds to the
ball park At 100 O'Clock that evening
the band gave concert on the west
river bank and little later there began
a grand display of fire works from a
stand on Harrison Blvd. The music
and pyrotechnical display attracted
large crowds to that vicinity. At 1000
O'Clock that evening supper was served
at the Bells hotel to the locai Eagles
and their wives and visitors, State Pres
ident c. Z. Garvin, of Fond du Lac, act
ing as POSTMASTER For this occasion
the hotel dining room was nicely dec
Grated with bunting and palms. Mayor
Zimmerman, in behalf of the city made
a brief speech of welcome to the visitor
and +. p. Regner made an addres in
behalf of the local aeriA A. b. Fon-
taine, of Green Bay, accepted the hos
pitality offered the visitors by making
a short address and then followed
speeches by j. e. Mahoney, of Portage;
Thos. Benby, of Sheboygan; Leo Toebe,
of Milwaukee; Chas. Barwig, Henry
Ruder and Ovid Belanger, Wausau.
Saturday morning more visitors ar
rived, large delegation and band
coming from Fond du Lac. At9 O'Clock
there was another business session of
the delegates at Kroening's hall and at
1000 another base ball game was played
and a band concert held at Warren
park. After dinner the visiting dele
gates were given a carriage ride about
town for an hour and later the race
matinee at the fair grounds started,
which attracted many. In the evening
at 700 the court house square was lined
with people, drawn there by two at
fractions, a band concert and fire run.
A pile of dry goods boxes, etc, on the
government lot was ignited and fire
alarm turned in. Both departments
responded and record breaking time
was made.
Sunday morning brought several ex-
cursion trains and more visitors to the
city. Another business session was
held at Kroening's hall at 600 O'Clock.
At this meeting new state officers were
elected and Green Bay given the next
convention.
At about one o'clock a parade was
formed on Fourth street starting for
Columbia park little later. There
was hitch in the program for the Green
Bay delegation did not get in line in
time. 5ut marched to the park little
later. Five bands were in the process
sion representing Fond du Lac, Merrill,
Marshfield, Green Bay and Wausau.
Two of the visiting delegations were in
uniform but the members of the Wau-
sau aerie made the best appearance in
their white duck trousers, white shirts
and hats and red neck ties. AT the
park there was continual round OF
music and there was not lively mo-
ment. Notwithstanding the hot wealth.
er many participated in the dance in
the hall Mayor Zimmerman made an
address extending the freedom of the
city To its guests. In the evening there
was another dance at Columbia hall,
which was largely attended.
The departing trains of that evening
began taking people to their homes
and by midnight the last visitor had
departed All were well pleased witt
their reception while in Wausau ane
the fraternal spirit greatly strength
ened. The convention as a whole wa.
not profitable affair by any means
on the other hand the financial loser:
are many, but then everybody interest
ed appeared to have good time, St
what's the differenceg The loea
Eagles are of the same opinion as wa
Robt. Burns when the latter said, "A
we Journey through life let us live b,
the way" While there were man,
vendors of trashy articles attracte'
here, we failed to hear of any fakirs o
pickpoekets, usually in evidence q
snch times, doing any business, and th
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