Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30
HOME COMING.
Meeting of Citizens Held Last Even
ing at the Court House.

At The meeting held at the court house
on Monday evening, July 80, for the
purpose of considering the home com
ing proposition, a goodly number OF
Wausau's prominent citizens were in
attendance. In the absence of presi-
dent r. H. johnson, of the press COM
mittee, who had been called to Stevens
Point during the day, E. b. Thayer, the
vice. president, called the meeting to
order, and on motion, S. M. Quaw was
elected chairman, and AS. Collins sec
rotary of the meeting. Chairman Quaw
called for statement of what had been
done, and what the purpose of the meet
ing was, and on the suggestion of +. b.
Thayer, secretary Collins, of the press
committee, stated that the committee
had decided that the time was feasible
for home coming to be held in con-
nection with the county fair, and spoke
of the plans which had been adopted
for thoroughly advertising the project
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also stated that the object of the meet
ing was to take action upon what the
press committee had done, and if their
plans were Endorsed to get in operation
the machinery which would make the
movement a success.
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been done in the line of amusements
for the evenings. He told OF the Secur-
ing Of the Weinfeld building as head
quarters, the probable illumination of
the court house square and the decora-
ton of the business houses on the east
side 1t was then moved that the action
of the press committee be indorsed, and
that the "home coming be decided
upon to be held in the city of Wausau
during the days of the county fair. The
motion was carried. A discussion fol
lowed relative as TO the Inauguration of
the work in which Messrs. Nj. A Hur-
ley, c. S. Curtis, G. ID. Jones, w. b.
Scholfeld, z. C. Zimmerman and others
participated.
1t was then moved and carried that
S. M. Quaw be made chairman of the
home coming committee. 1t was
further moved that chairman Quaw
appoint an executive committee of five
to have the work in charge, and also
such other committees as are necessary.
The chairman named the following as
committee on finance: G. S. Curtis,
w. B. Scholfield and e. ID. Jones.
The province and work of the press
committee was explained by secretary
Collins. who urged the meeting to name
such officers on the home coming COM
mitsee as had long been residents of
this city, and whose names when sent
abroad throughout the state would
awaken memories that would make the
home coming attractive to those who
had formerly resided here. The cleo
ton of a secretary to act in conjunction
with the chairman, created considera-
BILE interest, and finally resulted liz the
election of Judge Henry Miller of the
Marathon county court. An agreement
was tacitly entered into, that the press
of the city should urge all residents OF
Wausau to send to the secretary, Judge
Henry Miller, the names and addresses
of all friends who had been former resi-
dents of Wausau, who might be inter
ested in returning here during the home
coming, the purpose of this being to
mail to them literature, over the official
signature of those who are interested in
the movement. Considerable interest
was awakened and the enthusiasm OF
those who were present, was very
marked, everyone being unanimous in
favor of pushing the project forward to
completion. No further business being
brought up, the meeting adjourned.
A. S. COLLINS, Secretary.