Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-23
MEMS CLUB ORGANIZED.

One hundred and fifteen responded
to the invitations sent out for the ban
| quet last evening at Fraternity hall the
object of which, being to organize a
mems club that will work for the in
! terests of Wausau, first, last and I'll the
| while. The object of the meeting was
a success, though the attendance would
have been larger, had not sickness pre-
vented many from being present and
quite number of our citizens were out
of the city. The day selected for the
meeting Washington's birthday-was
a happy thought as it made it possible
to bring into the remarks many
patriotic illusions which made those
present feel that they were appropriate
ly observing the great day, as well as
furthering the interests of our city.
IL was 40 O'Clock when Rev 5. n
Wilson said grace and all sat down to
refreshments furnished and served by
caterer, j. Z. Young When the appetite
OF the inner man had been appeased
and cigars were passed the post
prandial program was in order John
Manson was POSTMASTER of the even
ing and he called upon Mayor Louis
Marchetti, who very ably responded to
the toast. What a Mems Club Can
Do for the City of Wausau ," He pre-
faced his remarks by referring to
Washington's birthday aud in an
eloquent manner to the father of our
country. His idea of Mems Club was
that it could do much TO beautify and
assist in the progress of Wausau and
that with its organization he predicted
a new era for our city. His talk was
along the line of progress, and pointed
out many things which the organiza-
ton might do, among other things to
secure the much talked of public
library.
The next speaker on the program
was &. S. Curtis, who also talked along
the lines of What a Mems Club Can
DO for Wausau." He spoke of the city
as it was when he came here about
% years ago, what the city had grown
to be, its splendid buildings, school
houses, all showing a substantial and
permanent growth. Among other
things he said that mems club could
do "a great deal of good in securing
better K. K. service for our city that
the natural resources of our county
were yet undeveloped and that there
were 2, DOC, 900, 600 feet of hemlocb vet to
be manufactured; that the agricultural
prospects of our county were very
bright and that Marathon was the best
county in Wisconsin, and Wausau was
bound 70 be the best city. He urged
that an association be formed to build
at least fifty houses for people coming
here to live. AS it is, there is not a
vacant house in the city. Mr. Curtis
incidentally mentioned that two expert
men had to leave his factory recently
because they could nOk find houses in
which to live, therefore could not bring
their families here.
There were also appropriate remarks
made by Nj. c. Ewing, Aug + Mar
quardt, Neal Brown, NJ A Hurley, Nj.
B. Rosenberg, Rev, s. n Wilson, r.
E. Powers and +. j. Parke, after which
it was voted that the name of the or
ganization shall be "Wausau Mems
Club," and that its object shall be the
promotion and welfare of the city of
Wausau. The officers elected were
Ptesident-G d. Jones
Vice-P resident-Karl Mathie.
Sec. and Treas u n Manson.
Members of the Executive Board R
h. Powers and M. b. Rosenberg.
After the organization was perfected
G. S. Curtis moved that the Wausau
Mems club request the city council to
accept the gift of $50, 600 from Andrew
Carnegie for free public library 1t
was carried by rising vote and out of
the 115 present there was not one dis
senting vote The next meeting will
be held on March 10Th at Fraternity
hall, on which occasion another ban
quet will be given and matters of i'm
portance discussed. 1t is not the dispo-
sition of the organization to make these
occasions tiresome by long speeches
that will keep the members at the ban
quet board the best part of the night,
but rather to select questions of impor-
lance, have them briefly discussed, and
when it is decided that anything should
be done that will tend to the upbuiding
and progress of our city, to act and pull
together as one man. This is the right
idea, it seems to the PILOT, and every
progressive citizen should join the
movement to assist in our city's prog
ress. With the banquet, speeches. cleo
ton of officers, etc, the meeting broke
up at 1890 O'Clock.