Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14
LETTER FROM |. A. PRADT.

The following letter was received
yesterday by the editor of the PILOT
from l.. A. Pradt. While not written
for publication it contains so many
good things that we take the liberty of
giving it publicity
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 10, 1905.
My Dear Gene
/ enclose letter from the Secretary
OF the meeting of the American Red
Cross, which was held on Wednesday
of this week in the Diplomatic Room of
the State Department, notifying me of
my election as Counsellor of the corpo-
ration, and begging to request that 1
will accept the Office. Being by nature
and habit stalwart and unaccustomed
to the practice of coy dallying with a
proffered office-after the manner of
Reformers,-I accepted Immediately on
receipt of this notification and with the
same celebrity that you have seen a frog
up at Plum Lake accept the offer of a
piece of red flannel on the end of fish
line, in our old camping days The no.
LITIGATION did not bring with it any
shock of surprise, as / was present at
this meeting and helped elect myself.
L also was on the committee to report
upon the bylaws of the Society, which
had been prepared in advance very
much like slate of our abolished
county conventions, and observed with
approval that those bylaws provided
that the compensation of officers shall
be fixed by the Central Committee. AS
am one of the Central Committee, |
have some hopes that my compensation
as Counsellor may prove to be adequate.
If were writing this to Brown. who is
envious by nature, he would doubtless
remark that it could not fail TO be ade-
quate. but you are a different sort of
man.
1t may interest you to read the act of
incorporation of the American National
Red Cross, and so | enclose a copy of
the same You will see by reading it
that the work OF the Society has relation
to times of peace as well as of war, in
providing and carrying into execution
means of relief for the sufferings caused
by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, pri-
mary elections, and other great nation
al calamities. The inst work of the in
corporators will be to organize State
and Territorial societies, and the mem
bers of the Central Committee are asked
to make suggestions in this regard.
wish you would give me the names of
any persons at Wausau who would like
to join the Wisconsin State organiza-
ton, and will present the same to the
Committee.
The preparations for the coming in
augural are progressing rapidly, and
immense reviewing stands are being
constructed along Jackson Park just
across from my Office amidst snow
banks To facilitate this work por-
table saw mill has been set up in the
Avenue between the White House and
the State, War and Navy Building. 1t
really makes me feel quite at home to
hear the buzz and twang of its rotary.
We have had more snow here this
winter than has been known before for
many years. We have also had unus-
ually cold weather, the lowest point
reached being two degrees below zero,
which makes people gaze at each other
with "baited breath" as trout-tisher-
man friend of mine once described his
situation, when his companion in crime
swung his fish hook with its accom-
panying angle worm into his mouth.
You will be pleased and proud to
learn that on Wednesday, in joint SEES
sion of Congress, on count of the
electoral vote, the election of Theodore
Roosevelt, as President of the United
States was ascertained and announced
A person named Alton B. Parker "also
ran" Speaking of Congress, Adam
Bede, the acknowledged wit of the
House, said the other day that things
had come to such pass in the United
States Senate that ON roll call the Sena
tors were uncertain whether to answer
present or not guilty.
Yours,
LOUIS A. PRADT.