Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-01
Y. M. c. A. BANQUET
The Annual Business Mems BANQUET
Given on Saturday Evening
Was Lsrsely Attended.

Last Saturday evening at6:30 o. clock,
about 200 business men gathered at
the Y. M. G. A. to participate in tine
annual banquet. They were greeted
by the officers of the association, laid
aside their wraps and at the appointed
hour ushered into the gymnasium
where tables had been arranged, run
ming east and west, across the room
and taking up all the available space.
Orchestral music was furnished by
Cones band. Members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary had charge of the supper
anc- young men of the Y. M. G. A.
did the serving with such nicely and
expertness that it made toe occasion
doubly enjoyable. One had but to
express wish and before the jerk of
a lambs tail one of those athletic
young men would have you supplied.
The menu consisted of all the sub
stantials and delicaeies for which one
could ask and when the post prandial
program began all we're in mood to
sit and listen and enjoy the s'feast of
reason and flow of SOUL"
S. B. Tobey, president of the Y. NJ.
G. A., called the meeting to order and
introduced H. G. Flieth as toast
master for the evening, who presided
in most pleasing manner and was
particularly entertaining in his intro
duction Of the various speakers.
The new general secretary, c. f.
Ogden, desired to make few an
nouncements at the outset and he
took occasion to extend greetings and
hearty welcome to ALL He told of
the state meeting which is to be held
in Eau Claire from the 10th to the
18th of November; of the various
classes to be started on the 18th of
October and of the employment
bureau soon to be started at the Y.
He closed by general reference to the
membership campaign now in pro-
gress.
He was followed by S. B. Tobey
who spoke upon why the Y. NJ. C.
A. Merits support BY Chas. e..
Turner on the .Value of the Gym
nasium." BY Clyde Weik who spoke
upon the good derived from being a
member of the Y, from an experience
of nine years. uFred. w. Genrich
spoke upon the business mems class
and the good results derived by being
regular in attendance. c. E. Parker
told of the membership campaign
now inaugurated; the cities of Fond
du Lac, Lacrosse, Eau Claire and
Wausau being III the contest. M. b..
Rosenberg gave a general talk upon
Y. M. G. A. work. A. G. Schmidt
talked briefly upon the young men
and the Y. M. C. A.
During the evening quartette
composed of Messrs. O. G. Hooker,
Elmer Young, Emery James and Ed.
Murray sang several selections in a
manner that was very pleasing to all.
The POSTMASTER at the close called
upon all to arise and sing America"
Thus ended 4 very successful annual
banquet and upon that evening was
inaIgurated a membership campaign
which it is hoped will double the
number of any former year =
Wausau has one of the finest Y. M.
G. A. buildings in Wisconsin, but it
is hardly the thing to allow it to run
along without its full percentage of
membership. A small membership
means lack of means to properly
conduct the institution and therefore,
every citizen should put his shoulder
to the wheel and help secure rous-
ing membership for our Young Mems
Christian Association.
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