Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-26

INITIAL MEETING FOR 1907 AT
FAIR HELD LAST NIGHT.
New Features viii be Added to
Make the Day More Pleasant
for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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The initiative was taken last even
ing toward the fifth annual" home
coming to be held IN WatertoWn On
Sunday, August 4th, in an enthusiastic
meeting held at the office of H.
Wertheimer, president of the Water
town Homecoming club, last evning.
The gathering last evening was enc
called Of all the committees and
opinions were excks. ged and acted
upon as to the manner OF procedure,
and plans were outlined for the day
of the gathering OF citizens of Water
town and former residents thereof.
The spirit manifested was even. greater
than that of last year and if the
Leader does not miss its guess, the
success Of the affair will far eclipse
that of last year. Steps are being
taken earlier and not stone will be
left to make the 1857 homecoming
by far the superior Of Its predecessors.
New features are to be introduced to
make the day more pleasant to the
visitors. At least this seemed to be
the prevailing sentiment at the meet
ing last evening. The members of
the executive committee and w. j.
BeChke were instructed TO investigate
and see what attraction could be
secured for the Day Il the vaudeville
line, a report on heb Will be made
at a subsequent meeting, the date of
which is to be determined by the
president.
1t is the intention to make the
decorations u special feature for the
occasion. A committee was named
for this purpose, consisting of the
following: F. II. Ullrich, Otto
Knaack, Gustav Doerr, William Jones,
Joe Raue, George Spohn and Percy
CRUDE. The members of the commit
tee will lay plans early and put into
execution plan Of decorating that
will far eclipse anything of the past.
1t is the intention to have Main street
brilliantly Illuminated with hundreds
of incandescent lights on the evening
preceding the homecoming day.
At the meeting last evening, an
appeal was made to the representa-
tives of the press to urge upon the
citizens Of Watertown the desire that
they send in the names of all former
residents of whom they know. These
names can be and The Leader urges
that they should be sent to Emil
Tanck, the corresponding secretary Of
the club, in order that invitations may
reach ali foImer residents of the city.
It is to be hoped that citizens Of our
city will take this interest in the
coming affair and send these names.
1t was agreed at the meeting last
evening to send special invitation to
Julius Thielman of Merrill, Wis,
former Watertown boy, who has
"made coed" i'll his northern home.
In fact has become one of the fore
most citizens in that section of 1.-THE
state. The Leader would suggest that
the special invitation be extended to
Robert Thielman, brother, residing
at Tomahawk, who has also E'made
good. - The writer is personally
with both-two of the best
citizens in their respective cities.
The president, secretary and CORES
ponding secretary were authorized to
engage the band for the "homecom-
ing" day.
The officers and committees Of the
club are as follows:
Presidential. Wertheimer.
VIce-President-a at large-Max G.
Kusel.
Secretary-John ]. Brusenbach.
Corresponding secretary = Emil
Tancb.
Treasurer-H. e. CRUDE.
Executive committee Mayor Arthur
Mulberger,I M. Malloy, J. T. Ryan.
Publicity committee. P. Holland,
James W. Moore, Otto K. Kruger,
W. L. Swift.
Vice-presidents-1st ward, John
Schatz; End ward, Simon MoIzahn !;
3rd ward, Ferdinand SchumutzIer; 4th
ward, William Hartig; 5th ward,
Frank S. Weber; 9Th ward William
F Voss; 18th ward, Charles
Vaughan.
Every citizen of the city should bear
IN mind NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the first
in the west to adopt this beautiful
custom. 1t should inspire them to
nut forth their endeavors to assist the