Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-22

ever remain as an inspiration for
greater effort along the lines of love
and duty to our beloved country.
And for all this and the great success
of the Encampment the people of
Wausau are very grateful to the Hon.
Louis Marchetti and his able corps of
workers.
HOW IT WAS SECURED.
At the 1914 session of the G. A. r.
Encampment held at the city of Madi-
son, Wis, the city of Wausau, through
it's mayor, Hon. John Ringle, invited
the Department to hold its next ses-
sion in Wausau, which invitation was
accepted without a dissenting voice,
the reputation Of our city as a good
entertainer, having evidently reached
the members of that organization.
The new commander, Hon. S. A.
Cook of Neenah, visited Wausau early
in the spring to acQuaint our people
with the needs of the Convention or
rather Encampment, in the way of
| halls and meeting places for the differ
ent organizations affiliated with the
G. A. R. He was assured by the citi-
zens that everything needful would
be provided and the city would be in
readiness to receive their honored
guests.
PUBLIC MEETING.
Soon thereafter some of the citizens
issued notice for a public meeting,
which, however, was not very well at
tended, because of the fact that it was
so long a time before the event that
immediate work was not thought
necessary. Nevertheless the meeting
was held and the following committee
was appointed to make all needful
arrangements tor the convenience and
comfort of many hundred guests
which were expected, viz:
LOUIS MARCHETTI, C. s. INGRAHAM
w. H. CHELLIS, NJ. b. ROSENBERRY
and j. E. YOUNG.
| ORGANIZATION WITH L. MARCHETTI,
CHAIRMAN.
The committee met in the first days
of April and organized by the election
of Louis Marchetti, chairman, and w.
H. Chellis, secretary. After some
consultation as to what should be
done in the way of decoration and
entertainment and probable costs, the
chairman was authorized to appoint a
committee of finance to provide the
funds. The committee was unanl-
nous in the opinion that something
better and on a grander scale than
ever before should be planned, and it
also was of the opinion that on the
proper selection of that committee,
everything would depend. The diff
Guilty was happily solved when Mr..
Marchetti announced that the follow
ing well known gentlemen were to
compose that important committee
viz:
WALTER ALEXANDER, c. c. YAWKEY,
C. S. CURTIS, w. H. BIssELL, B. F. Will
SON, G. D. JONES, B. HEINEMANN, M
b. ROsENBERY, L. A. PRADT and E
HUDTLOFF.
WALTER ALEXANDER CHAIRMAN OF
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
1t was for this committee tC
obtain the funds necessary, anc
soon after their appointment, they
met and organized with the election
lof Walter Alexander as chairman
and quietly and without commotion
went to work and secured the amount
necessary to carry the undertaking t.
a successful end.
That the entertainment was carried
out as planned by the committee o
arrangements, was only possible D.
the active and generous support which
they received from the committee OF
finance. 1t may justly be said, tha
one committee planned the entertain
ulent. anu lAlS OlllCl NAA
means to pay for it. There was no
the least friction or misunderstand
ing between the members of tina
committee at any time, and if tn
encampment passed off TO the enjoy
ment and qualification of everybody
the committee of finance is as much
if not more entitled to praise, tha
the committee which simply laid on
the program and let the Others pay 70
it.
The decorations were planned b
Hugo L. Mumm with the aid of tn
committee. The county generousl
voted $4,000 for the court house an
public square decoration, and tn
merchants association agreed TO joi
in the general plan, and in that wa
there was complete harmony as
decorations and with what success
the public, as well as our guests haN
given their unqualified approval.