Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-29
THE ROTARY CLUB
Dinner at Club-9urt Williams Gives
xcellent Address.

At seven o'clock Thursday evening
the members and number OF invited
guests of the Rotary club gathered
at the Wausau club dinner and to
hear Burt Williams, collector of in
ternal revenue of the second district
speak. besides enjoying little social
time. President Afford III. thinner
man presided at the after dinner
banquet. The table was arranged
the length wise of the club dining
room.
Mr.. Williams gave the talk of the
evening, his subject being the "Work
of Rotary Clubs" He spoke of the
great work and of the immense I'M
dertakings which Rotary clubs had
carried through to success. The
spirit which is shown by all Rotary
club workers has been a great help in
various communities and finally Mr..
| Williams urged all in the club to take
an active interest in all community
affairs and his request was that all
work, co-operated, towards a better
civilization.
A large number of the members of
| the club were called upon to speak
| besides the several guests present. 1t
| is wonderful to see the spirit of &C
tivity and of cooperation which ex-
lists among the members of the Rotary
club. Every single member has been
awake to the opportunities present
ing improvement for this district.
Their work has been one of aid and
nothing in a city can accomplish so
much as united body of young, en-
| thusiastic, able business men. Their
work on the roads when the boys Of
| the high school were taken onto the
Merrill road to rake and even it and
other things that they have done,
prove their great value to this entire
vicinity.
During the evening old songs were
sung from the singing booklets of the
Rotary club with Rudolph Puchner
| leading. This proved great feature.
At recent meeting of the Rotary
club the following officers were elect
ed A. H. Zimmerman, president, G.
H. Hooker, vice president, R. c..
Deutsch, secretary, A. A. Babcock,
treasurer, n. Heinemann, Sergeant at
arms, n. H. Bells and A. W. Prehn,
| directors.
During the evening President Zim-
| mermann announced the following
committees:
MEMBERsHIP-W Walter Curtis, Chm,
A. M. Petersen, G. Fl. Hooker, A. r.
Kickbusch, J. A. Sullivan, A. A.
Babcock and W. A. Green.
| ENTERTAINMENT - j. S. Griffith,
Chm, r. E. Puchner and M. G.
Ewing.
GRGEvANCE-A. w. Prehn, Chm,
E. X. Schuetz and M. M. Secor.
GOOD ROADs-M. G. Ewing, Chm,
J. S. Alexander, j. S. Griffith, L. M.
Willard, Russell Lyon.
| OFFICIAL MUSICAL DIRECTOR-R.
E. Puchner.
The regular meeting which was to
have been held next Monday noon at
the Wausau club has been postponed
on account of it being holiday, until
the third Monday in July.
OBJECTS OF ROTARY
To promote the recognition of the
worthiness of all legitimate occupa-
tions, and to dignity each members
occupation as affording him and Op-
portunity to serve society.
To encourage high ethical standards
in business and professions.
To increase the efficiency of each
member by the exchange of ideas and
business methods.
To promote the scientizing of &C
quaintance as an opportunity for ser
vice and aid to success.
To quicken the interests of each
member in the public welfare and tC
cooperate with others in the civic de
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