Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-07
SIXTH ANNUAL
HOME COMING
LARGE CROWD HERE-MANY
COMING LONG DISTANCES
City Was Beautifully Decorated
Many Eloquent AddreSseS-GO0d
MuSiC-The Occasion Will LOnG
Be Remembered BY the Many
Guests and Citizens Present.

The Sixth annual Hume coming
was the largest and best ever held
and will long be remembered with
pleasure by those living here and the
Wanderers" who returned to spend
few days amid the scenes CT other
I days long past. bu5 not forgotten.
They came, IN many instances long
distances TO again meet and mingle
with the friends and acQua intanues Of
Old and it can be truChfully said t at
all enjoyed the gathering to the limit.
Saturday, August l, the first day
Of the meeting many had come
and tue city was in gala dress for the
reception, Main and other streets be
ing beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion, the public and business buildings
and homes being decorated and ex-
tending mute but glad welcome to
all. In the evening Main street was
illuminated and thronged with people
and q vaudeville show was given at
the Intersection of Nam and Third
streets which was witnessed by q
crowd Of people.
Sunday morning two special trans
reached here, Une from Madison and
one from Milwaukee and the 1uterur-
ban cars were crowded. The trains
we're Juet at the st. Paul depot by
the president of the H0me-c coming
ASSOCIATION Ex-mayor Wertheim8r
and the members OF the reception
committee, the excellent band from
Waterloo coming on the Madison ex-
curI0n train and discoursing pleasing
music on the way from the depot to
the Masonic Temple. where headquar-
ters had been established. The re-
mainder Of the forenoon was spent by
the guests in visiting and renewing
old acquaint8nces
In the afterEo0n, the people gath
cred at Tivoli island, 1t being esti-
mated that over 5000 people were
there TO listen to the addresses. May
or Arthur MUlberger IN a short ad-
dress apropos for the occasion in
we'll chosen words, gave Z hearty
welcome to the HvEe-c0mers TO which
Ernst A Kehr Of Milwaukee. presi-
dent Of the Milwaukee, -WatertUwn
association, made a fitting and el0
quelt reply, in which he spoke OF the
JOY it afforded them to come back to
the old home, if only for d few days.
Congressman John NJ. Nelson Of Mad
ison, the orator Of the day was then
introduced and delivered very elO-
quent address and war listened to with
pleasure by the vast audience. lie
spoke feelingly of the hume and its as
sociations. That IN the home was
laid the foundation for patriotism and
civic righteousness and then Of the
wider Homecoming each bringing the
sturdy, uncompromising principles
taught by the home fire-side which
ought 20 make for the best IN the bu-
man heart and consciousness. The
address vas certainly grand effort
and 1dr- Nelson left a good impression
and added to his popularity in Water
town.
Frank McGovern of Milwaukee,
was then introduced to the audience
and in d short. eloquent address made
a good impression upon his auditors.
He is a good taIker-one Of the best.
Julius 1hielmann, WaterUown
boy. now mayor of Merrill. was intro
duced and made a brief address, full
Of "reminiscences Of the days when he
was lad and lived in Watertown,
telling many stories Of the good old
times now only memory.
During the day Thirty Year club
was organized and the following Off
GERS elected for tbs ensuing year:
President j ohm Bruegger, Willis
ton, North Dakota.
Vice President-W. 7. Steger, st.
Louis. Mo.
Secy. and Treas.-James NelIins,
Minneapolis.
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