Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
HOME COMING WEEK.
1t Will Be the Most Notable in the
Citv's History.


WheI the matter of inaugurating a
..'home coming" for Wausau was first
mentioned. it was thought by many to
be of little importance, but results later
may change this opinion. OF course
this is Wausau's first attempt, and we
cannot expect to make much of q
"splurge" the first year. as there is lit
tie time left to advertise the event
But there is no use sitting idle and
allowing it TO be an absolute failure.
The general committee needs the assist
ance of every citizen, If it is only to
hand in list of names of friends of
other days who are now removed from
Wausau. We do not expect to have
the success which WATERFOWL, White
water, Prairie du Sac and other cities
had this year. but we can pave the way
for more successful one year hence
When Whitewater started out last fall
to boom home coming in July of this
year, the most enthusiastic citizen did
not expect that there would be to exceed
500 people enticed back to their old
home. The printed names appear
ing in the Whitewater Register the
week following, of which we have a
copy, shows that there were in excess
of 1000 people who returned to their
old home 70 participate in the festivities
planned. Whitewater is a country vii
lage when compared with Wausau,
and yet her people made grand sue
cess of their undertaking the first year.
The most important thing for our cit
izens to do to promote this thing is to
furnish names of people whom they
would like to see here during that week
The lists can be handed in to the secre-
tary, Judge Henry Miller, at any time,
and the general committee will see that
those friends receive an invitation to
come.
At the last meeting of the Wausau
Retail Merchants association it was
agreed to close esthree days during
the week of Sept. II. On Monday,
Sept. 2, Labor day. the stores will close
at noon to allow clerks to witness the
paradeNof labor organizations and at
tend their doings in the fair grounds
park. The court house grounds that
evening will be brilliantly lighted and
the carnival company which will be
here for the fair, will have its tents
pitched. Stores will also close at noon
on the Thursday and Friday afternoons
following, and in addition to this the
merchants will decorate their places of
business. At the last meeting of the
city council the sum of $500 was appro-
priated for decorations, to be used as
the judgment of the board of public
works dictates. Private residences, too,
will be trimmed with bunting, ETC., so
that the city will present carnival
appearance. On several evenings dur
ing the week it is intended to have the
cours house and market squares illum-
mated. and free open air exhibitions
will be given by the carnival company.
The old Continental store building will
be used as headq quarters or meeting
place for home comers, and they will
be entertained there with music, ad-
dresses, etc. And last, but not least,
we must mention the Marathon county
fair which will be held that week. The
fame of our fairs have spread into
every agricultural and stock raising
district of the state, and the one to be
held this year, If plans are not inter-
fered with by the weather man, will be
greater than ever.
1t is likely that band concerts will be
provided for nearly every night in the
week. Gov. Davidson has promised to
be here if his business affairs will allow
him, and the program. which is as yet
may include many more
attractions. Don't fail to give the home
coming boost. In your next letter to
far off friends tell them about it, and
give them a personal invitation to come.