Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-06-07
TRAVELLERS MEET.
Their Convention Is Great Success
in Every Detail

were favored WIN pleasant weather
for their convention, and as all the
details had been carefully carried out,
the meeting was complete success.
Most all statesmen who came to the
city few days previous to the con-
vention remained over for the meet
ing. Wednesday nights trains
brought quite number to the city,
but the largest number came during
Thursday.
The attendance compared favor
ably, we are told, with any conven-
tion the society has ever held in the
state. The visitors. 100, say that
they never had a more enjoyable time
than they did here. The decorations
exceeded anything ever seen in Wau-
sau before and were simply handsome.
Aside from the street decorations
many business places, trimmed at
private expense, presented a very
handsome appearance. At night,
when the thousands of electric lights
strung along the main streets, the
electrically lighted crescents and the
court house illuminations were all
ablaze, a grand sight was presented.
Gathered about the court house
square each evening were l6, TAP peo-
pie. These are reliable figures for we
counted them. Band music and il
luminations brought most people out.
On Friday there was music galore.
Bands from Green Bay, Oshkosh,
Grand Rapids, Marshfield, Merrill and
Wausau made things hum, up to the
time the parade started.
The business of the convention
opened in Castle hall on Thursday
morning, when Mayor Lamont tend
cred the freedom of the city to the
visitors.
The sessions following were enliv-
ened by music, etc. All of the grand
officers were present. They were nine
in number and their homes repre-
sented like number of Wisconsin
cities. When the new officers were
selected on Friday, G. G. Rumpf of
Wausau, was chosen grand sentinel
Mr.. Rumpf was one of the leading
workers in planning the convention.
He represents the international Har-
vester Co. in this territory.
The choice for place for holding
the next convention was between
Green Bay and Milwaukee and the
former won out. Green Bay sent a
large delegation here to work for the
next convention. Aside from Wausau
they had larger representation than
any other city. They were uniformed
and had two clowns who cut up
antics. The mayor of the city accom-
panied the delegation here and adj
dressed the grand council, speaking
for the next convention. A telegram
from Mayor Seidl was read, in which
he asked that Milwaukee be chosen.
The big noise or social features of
the convention started Thursday
evening. An exhibition run by the
fire department was advertised which
brought out many people. Fire en-
gines, steamed up, were run to the
county square from both engine
houses. There was something doing
all the time and Notwithstanding the
fact that freedom reigned, there was
practically no lawless spirit manifested
anywhere.
Receptions were rendered to the
visitors, and every Wausau citizen
extended to them the hand of court
esy. The club house was thrown
open to them, and the Y. M. G. A.
management offered the travellers the
privileges of their building. Roths-
childs pavilion was place much fire.
quented, and several functions were
pulled off there. The grip men spoke
in very complimentary terms Of
Rothschilds as beauty spot and of
the service at the pavilion.
Owners of launches gave the visitors
rides on the river and owners of auto
mobiles gave the use of their machines
to the U. c. t. members and their
ladies fer sightseeing trips. In this
respect our citizens were very gener-
Gus. On Saturday morning the ladies
were given ride to Rothschilds and
over the city. There were over thirty
automobiles in line when the start
was made. Each was decorated with
U. G. 7. streamers and as they started
south on Third street the appearance
was very nice. This proved delight
full trip for the ladies.
The picnic at the park was largely
attended as was also the dance. The
pavilion was decorated in U. c. t.
colors and with the electrical effects
it made hit with the strangers. At
the time of the picnic part of a game
Of base ball was played by teams rep
resenting Marshtield and Green Bay.
The former team won the farce. The
game was witnessed by everyone at
tending the picnic and it furnished
| lots of amusement because of there
being an absence of skill.
The reception at the club house,
given in honor of the visiting ladies
was very neatly arranged party
Wives of the local travellers had
charge of the affair. An orchestra,
hidden by ferns, etc, supplied music
and several vocal numbers were given.
Punch, sherbet and cake were served
and each lady was presented with a
sofa pillow on which was grip and