The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06
7. N. {. R. & |. co.
SCR|BES' HOST
OUTING AT WAUKESHA BEACH,
oCONOMOWOC AND ST. JOHNS
A PLEASURABLE EVENT.
Besides Milwaukee Press Club Many
Editors We're Present-WatertOw
Was Represented.

One of the enjoyable affairs which
is always looked forward to with pleas
urable anticipation by the newspaper
fraternity is the annual outing given
by T. M E. r. &, L. Co, to the Press
club Of Milwaukee, and in this particu-
lar instance the Press club includes
editors of cities through which T. NJ
e. r. & l.. Co. operates.
Such an outing was rendered by Gen
eraI Manager S. b. Way, Sunday
assisted by Assistant General Mana
ger r. B. Stearns. Others who graced
the gathering by their presence and
made the pencil pushers feel at home
were Charles w Lamb, publicity
agent; Bert Hall, welfare secretary
Frank J. Boehm, assistant treasurer
George Kuemmerlein, Jr., superin-
tendent Of transportation; George Kal-
welt, auditor; NJ. S. Rausch, claim
agent; G. G. Post superintendent OF
electric distribution DR.. G. II. Lemon;
r. b. Snyder, superintendent of sales
John Anderson, chief engineer o.
power plants; r. II. Pinkley, superin-
tendent of buildings and structures; r
r. Lukens, superintendent of mainte
nance of way; Howard Mullett, sup
erintendent of rolling stock; Charlie.
Stevens, superintendent of printing
Z. j. Evans, real estate agent,
Fred V. Benz, purchasing agent;
George w Vanderzee, assistant to the
general manager; A. C. Babson, gen
eral manager of the Wisconsin Gas
and Electric company of Watertown
and d. c. Calendar, general manager
Of the same company in Racine. Be
sides these there were other enter
tainers from T. NJ E. R. & L. Co.
The guests included the Press club
about 100 strong, and editors along
the company's lines outside of Mil
waukee, they being from Watertown
Oconomowoc, Waukesha, West Allis
East Troy, Burlington, Waterford
Kenosha, Racine, and South Milwau-
kee. There was also present Hon
Harry Bolens, editor of the Port
Washington Post, and Mr.. Chappell.
of Washington, d. c., editor of the
National Magazine.
The festivities began at Waukesha
Beach with athletic sports, after
which the vesitile and ever popular
Teddy Tole served an elaborate ban
quet.
At the banquet H. F. 1yrell acted as
POSTMASTER He introduced Mr.. Way,
who welcomed his guests in most
happy vein Response was made by
President John Wolf of the Press club,
and speeches were also made by other
guests, including Hon. Harry Bolens.
By far the speaker who showed the
most tact, the most diplomacy, the
ability to make flights of oratory
which carried his hearers as on downy
clouds to dizzy heights, making them
feel an exhuberence which only the
gifted, the extraordinary with that
magnetism born in the favored few
can produce, was John Wolf Many
were there who had heard the coun-
try's silver tongued orators, but after
all else is forgotten John VOLTS speech
will be an ever present memory
From Waukesha Beach Mr.. Way
took his guests to OcOnomowoc, where
steamers had been Chartered and a
ride around the beautiful lakes and
through the locks were enjoyed
From Oconomowoc the visitors were
taken to ST. Johns military academy
to witness a dress parade of the
cadets, and sight was viewed by