Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-07-23

WauSau'S flrSt ChautauQua course
has proven a greater success than
even the most sanguine of our citi-
zens dared to dream of. The attend
ance and enthusiasm kept growing
and the closing night saw, perhaps,
the largest crowd of the event.
There was reason for this; the first
night there was terrific electric
storm which undoubtedly kept many
away for few evenings at least, and
| nearly all of the past week there have
been present each evening from 500
to 1000 people. On Sunday evening
the great pavilion was filled to its
utmost.
That Wausau's first Chautauqua
has been a success is due largely to
the excellent men in charge. S. B.
| Tobey, as president, left nothing I'M
turned to the end that the event
might be successful, and he was most
ably assisted by A. G. Schmidt, secre-
tary of the Chautauqua, and who has
| proven prominently, that he was the
right man in the right place. Mr.
Schmidt is a ready talker, full of en-
ergy, could see what to do and did it,
He gave most of his time to the Chau-
tauqua, remaining upon the ground
during the ten days session and di-
recting things SO that they moved
along without friction. These gentle
men had board of directors COM
posed of the following named gentle
men, each one doing his part in the
success of the Chantauqua, viz: M.
b. Rosenberg, L. A. Pradt, H. g.
Flieth, G. d. Jones, G. E. Turner and
NJ. G. Ewing.
The people of Wausau must realize
| that without the Wausau Street Rail-
| road company and its pavilion, it's
beautiful park and surroundings, no
| Chau 6auqua could have been held
here, at least not one of any import
ance and not without great inconven-
| fence The way in which Manager NJ.
O. Ewing and his corps of workers
handled the large crowds was credit
to the company and to the city. The
editor of the PILOT took occasion one
evening to watch how the company
managed the running of It's cars. On
that evening there were about l 800
persons to go up to the city. There
were eight cars on the main track.
These were all loaded and pulled out
within six minutes. At Schotield.
coming down, were cars on the side
track, and when the last of the eight
cars passed that suburb, these cars
passed on to the pavilion and within
fifteen minutes those who comprised
the audience of the evening were on
their way home. The various lee
turers and those who came here to
entertain, paid our city, the pavilion
and the street Car company, many de-
served compliments.
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that Chautauquas, conducted as well
as this one has been, will increase in
popularity with the citizens each
yea~ and it would not be long before
WauSau would be noted for its Chau-
tauquas and would draw large crowds
from the northern part of the state.
A Chautauqua is assured for next
year, and our people may rest assured
that the course will be fully equal to
that of this year On Sunday 1000
course tickets were sold to those pres
ent for next year and preparations
commence at once to make the Wau-
sau Chautauqua for 1913 an event
worthy of the name and of the city.
The PILOT would suggest one thing
that would add much to everybody's
pleasure next year, and that is good
ion. As it is now, the way it is
chopped up makes it very little bet
ter than corduroy affair in some
places. The road should be put in
good condition and then oiled. The
dust in dry weather rises in such
clouds as to almost suffocate one.
Each night there were from 80 to 100
automobiles out and the poor condi-
tion of the road was the source of
much adverse criticism.
The Chautauqua, since last Tues
day-up to which date the PILOT
gave an account-was characterized
for it's excellent attractions On
Tuesday afternoon The Chicago Glee
club pleased all with few numbers
previous to the lecture of Hon. Adam
j. Bede, the congressman from Min
neseta. His lecture was on sour Ma
ton, Its Problems and Progress" and
WIS greatly enjoyed by all for its wealth
of humor and good common sense. In
the evening the Glee club appeared
again and v sss followed by Hon. Frank