Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-19

soldiers will rout disorganized mob of
ten times its numbers and therefore
the advantages of perfect organization
of the Y . M c. A are obvious.
Carroll w. Smith, of Milwaukee, had
been assigned place on the program
| and spoke on the Power of Personal
Service" This topic was applied to
the members of an association as indi-
viduals. Every person has his charac-
teristics AS an illustration we might
say that each lineal inch of the string
of musical instrument gives forth a
different sound 1t is by the perfect
coatrol of those strings by 2 master
musician that melody is attained
Every person has spots which if touched
are like a responsive chord and bring
forth results. By each member doing
little thinking fer himself and study
ing the character of individuals he may
be able to induce that person to be-
come member of the association,
whereas if he approach that person in
an nnstudied way the result may be
different and the membership of that
person may be lost.
w. II. Day, :" retary of the interna-
tional committee had the topic ''Associa-
ton Without the Walls assigned him
He urged that the other half of our
population which is outside The in
fluence of the church should be reached
through the proper channels, and that
in this work the Y M G. A. should he
leading factor 1t should extend its
missionary work so as to reach the
greatest number This should be done
in a gradual way. Abruptness usually
defeats an end. BY asking person to
at once change his mode of living you
may not accomplish the end sought
Give it to him in allopathic doses. In
other words, lead him on little by little
and eventually be will come into the
fold. He advocated the extension of
this work into the shop and factory and
told of places where the plan had
worked effectually. The speaker
answered all questions put to him in
ready, philosophic and intelligent man
ner and many regretted that the time
set for his address was so limited
AT the formal organization of the
convention Friday afternoon an honor
was conferred upon Wausau by the
election of Lamar Sexmith as state
president. The people Of Wausau APP
untiring zeal and industry, more than
any other force, was due the building
of the local associations handsome
structure. Mr.. Sexmith accepted the
office with neat little address. For
years he had labored for the cause, but
not until the new structure was COM
pleted, aud interest manifested in the
success of the local association was
brought to him clearly, did a fuller
realization of what the Y. NJ, &. A.
stands for dawn upon him.
The result of the election of other
officers resulted as follows:
lst Pres.-Wm. NJ. Post, Mil
waukee.
I'd Vice-Pres &C. G. Gitings, Racine.
Secretary-A c. Price, Ft Atkinson
Asst. Sec'y.-Chas. X. Herschleb,
Racine
/ President Sexmith appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Resolutions-C f. Ogden, Lake Cen
eva; b. F. Sawyer, Appleton; j. G.
Kline, Janesville.
Credentials r. Fogwell, kenosha;
I Cyril Williams, Beaver Dam, + E.
Wagner, Fond du Lac.
Recommendations II. Fox, Ken
osha; G. Adams, Racine; A Jorgeson,
Madison.
| Business-G. F. Werrett, Oshkosh; F..
f Birch, GAINESVILLE; 8 j. Bower, Mil
waukee; Neil Campb n. Wausau,
Press-W. w. Wslch Green Bay.
Auditing w. NJ Post, Milwaukee; j..
r. Brown, Milwaukee.
/ Following the b business session the
triangle quartette, composed of p. B..
Willis, Chas. Puehler, f. A. Falley and
j. r. Brown of Milwaukee, sang a selec-
ton.
Fred B. Smith. of New York, interna-
tional secretary, then gave an address
which was full of Smithisms
The banquet in the evening was at
tended by nearly 800 The serving was
attended to by the ladies' auxiliary in
the usual creditable manner If that
organization.
| President Sexmith acted as toast
master ard gave a cordial note OF hope
that each delegate would fully enjoy
his visit to this city.
Mayor John F. Lamont made a short
address of welcome.
/ Other addresses were made by F. f.
Anderson, state secretary; W $. Day,