Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
LOCAL GROCERS
UNITE APRONS
SPEND A DAY A TIVOLI IN AN
NUAL PICNIC.
Parade Was a Feature Ofthe Days
Festivities = Mayor Mulberger
Address of Welcome Sports
Galore During AtternOOn-Re-
suits of the Same Given.

OdlUIO DuIHly AIICi tUUIi I>O-
suits of the Same Given.
The first annual picnic of the Water
town Retail Grocer's association held
at Tivoli island yesterday afternoon
and last evening was triumphant
success and will set pace that will
make it easy for them to get the
crowds to follow their professions in
the years to come. The delivery boy,
who jumps from off his wagon daily
with dollars worth of sugar under
one arm and bale of hay or jug
of vinegar under the other, did the
Athenian stunt yesterday afternoon
and sped over the cinders before the
admiring eyes of the girl clerks.
Clerks who have paced up and down
back of the counters handing out
everything from a bunch of clothes
pins to pretty smile yesterday after
noon endeaored to break the record
as far as genuine amusement was con-
cerned and they were successful to a
marked degree. 1t was not only the
clerks, cashiers, salesladies and delivery
boys who INDUCED in the merriment
of the day, but the proprietors of the
many Watertown grocery concerns
forgot the cares of business life for the
day and relaxed to the full enjoyment
of the occasion.
The commencement of the festivi-
ties of the day came with the street
parade, which was announced to take
place at l 80 o'clock, but as is almost
invariably the case, was little late
in starting. The procession formed
at the corner of Main and Church
streets, the march being direct down
through the business section of the
city to the island. The sight was an
agreeable surprise to the throngs who
lined the streets to view the same and
the general verdict was that it TAX es
the grocers to do things. The pro-
cession was headed by Thacker's band,
followed by about thirty of the grocers
of the city on foot. Next in line came
Mayor Mulberger, who, upon his ar
rival at the island, extended an ad-
dress of welcome to the happy crowd
of grocers on behalf of the city. The
mayor and escorts were conveyed to
the scene of the days merriment in
hack.
What was unquestionably the pref
tiest sight of the parade was the lit
tie pony and cart exhibit of the New
Commercial Hotel. 1t was display
of art on the part of the artists who
decorated the same, they being Mrs.
Brandenberg and her brother, Theo.
Glaser, assisted by employees about
the hotel Seated in the little cart
amid bank of flowers was cute JOS
eph Brandenberg, Jr., holding the
reins with an air of supreme happi-
ness, while the pony was led by Mr..
Glaser 1t was a picture of beauty
and the effort was one that won the
commentator of all along the line of
march.
The balance of the floats making up
the procession were the following
C Becker, general merchandise; young
lady employees; R. Leopold, baker; A.
F. Cooey, grocer; VIM. Krebs, groc-
er; Fred Ullercih, grocer; Fred Bitt-
ner, grocer, beautiful float, with sew
eral of Watertown's fair young lad
IS, drawn by four teams Stallmann
Bros, grocers; Globe Milling COM
pany; Anton Koser, baker; Hoff-
mann's corner grocery; John Knispel,
ice dealer; Frederick Kaut, drayman );
Schaefer, grocer; Mrs. Beisner, groc-
cries; Schwenzen & Steimke, grocers J;
J. C. Harrison, grocer; King, the
drayman, an excellent illustration of
Everybody Works But Father" one
of the very best in the procession !;
Jaedecke & Gamms, grocers; John E.
Heismann, grocer; Mr.. Eberhardt,
flour and feed; b. Murphy Co. );
Frank J. Koser, baker; L. A. Knick,
grocer; Valoskey, the drayman; S.
Mueller, grocer; R. P. Koenig & Co. +,
Eagle Mills; Watertown Steam Laun-
dry; Stallmann Bros, grocers. Kos
er's bakery was represented twice in
the parade, Albert Koser appearing
on horseback representing Uncle Sam.
In their other float employees were en-
gagged in the art of preparing viands,
while not in most graceful manner,
it was nevertheless amusing. There
were two floats in the parade the
Leader cannot mention for the reason
that no names appeared on the same
and spectators were at loss to deter
mine their identity.
The exercises at the island in the
afternoon included a literary treat.
The address by Mayor Mulberger was
followed by one delivered by G. R.
Ford of Milwaukee, editor and man.
ager of the Wisconsin Jobber and Re-
taller. Mr.. Ford's remarks were re-
plete with things interesting to the
grocers and all who heard him.
The speech-making was followed
by a list of sports that were contin.
ned uninterr,1pted throlIphO,1t the af