Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14
SPEECHES, PAPERS, BANQUET
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our loved ones to follow We have
taught them to regard money and posi-
ton above character and worth =
Why, 1t is the heaven born mission of
woman to be home maker. From
the time as wee toddling grille she
hugs her dollies and plays at housekeep-
ing with bits of broken china the
home making trait is strong within her,
and if we succeed in diverting her
natural instinct we will have blotted
out the sweetest, most lovable and
noblest characteristic God has given
to woman"
The speaker pointed cut the needs
for hiding well the foundation for
perfect home making by being a good
cook, neat housekeeper and practic-
ing economy. In illustration of a
point, she referred to the method of a
farmer in catching colt by shaking a
painful of oats. When the colt puts
his nose in the pan the farmer slips the
halter around the animals neck and
leads him away
Now, put these housewifery attrac-
tons IN pan, as it were, and while
standing in your fathers doorway
shake the pan-the safest place young
girl ever stood is under her fathers
roof"
She also gave some suggestions for
the benefit of wife and husband in their
conduct toward one another as regards
making home life at all times agreeable
which, if followed, would prevent and
eliminate, family Jars"
We would like to have printed Mrs
Howie's address in full and believe it
would be appreciated. 1t contained
many sound, logical thoughts and
should have been heard by everyone
in the city. Mrs HOWE has Jersey
stock farm midday between Milwaukee
and Waukegan, which is one of the
model dairy farms of Wisconsin. All
of the dairy work on this farm is per-
formed by women.
During Thursday morning an hour
was taken up in an inspection of the
exhibits of farm produce, of which
there were many fine specimens. These
gave the visitors an idea of the produc-
tiveness of Marathon county's soil.
The Marathon county school of agri-
culture ha0 arranged in glass eases ten
samples Oh soils selected from various
portions of the county, a fine crop of clo-
yer growing from each. Dealers in
dairy supplies also had display of
separators aud other dairy appliances.
The balance of the day was taken up
in reading papers pertaining strictly to
dairying, which were very good, but
lack of space forbids q detailed mention
of them.
10 the evening banquet was held at
Fraternity hall and those in charge
made special efforts to see that the visit
ors were well entertained. The offices
of Kreutzer, Bird & Rosenberg were
thrown open as a place to meet and lay
aside wraps. The visitors were first
seated, then the board of education and
then citizens. In all about 900 were
present. A prayer was said by the Rev.
b. b. Gibbs and then those present en-
gagged in eating, an orchestra enliven-
ing the spirit by selections. The sup
per, which was served by ST. Elizabeth's
society, was an appetizing, bounteous
affair, and after the same had been dis.
pensed with Fred Rietbrock, who had
been selected as POSTMASTER, started
the ball of speech making rolling. G..
ID. Jones, of Wausau; H. g. Taylor, of
Orfordviiie; c. p. Goodrich, of Fl. At
klnson; Neal Brown, of Wausau; Ex-
Atty. Gen. E. r. Hicks, of Oshkosh
Mrs. AIDA F. HOWE, of Elm Grove;
Geo. Buckstaff, of Oshkosh, and ex-
Gov. Hoard. of TT. Atkinson, were each
called upon to speak in the order given.
While there was spirit of good humor
in each of the addresses, still there was
a fund of good common sense ideas ex-
pressed and from an educational point
of view the banquet was a success.
On Friday morning The Glover Belt
was treated by j. G. Clarke and John
F. Lamont. The former told of con-
ditions as they were ir 1850 and the lat
ter as they are today. Both were very
papers and valuable in a
way.
Other papers were read on dairying
by f. II. Scribner, Rosendale; Prof E
II. Harrington, Madison; H. C. Taylor,
Orfordville and E. L. Aderhold, of Nee
nah.
Prof. r. B. Johns, of Wausau, read a
very interesting paper on the history of
The agricultural school system in this
and gave very clear outline
Of the work being accomplished by the
ocal school.
The convention closed at about four
o'clock and the visitors were driven
about town and shown the city.
On Thursday they visited the agri-
cultural school and were much pleased
with its equipment and its possibilities.
The students of Miss Conley's depart
nent served refreshments.
The visitors were lavish in their praise
If Wausau and her eitizeus in the treat
nent accorded them, and of Marathon
county and its progress. This, the first
meeting ever held in northern Wiscon-
lin, they say, will not be the last one.
During each session class of fifteen
'oys of the agricultural school occupied
section of the court room and derived
,reat benefit from the work.
At the annual election of officers
PRESIDENT Hill, of Rosendale, was re-
lected; II X. Loomis, of Sheboygan
'alls, was chosen treasurer and the APP
continent of a secretary was left in the |
ands of the executive committee.
The association, through its Wausau
leeting, gained considerable in men,
ership Local dairymen, as bonus to
ha fnr.