River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-07-27
Entertainment
OF The Visitors

problem of the entertainment com
mittee on any gala day has been al
important one. The program nigh
either make or break the affair. The
manager of the Tractor Demonstra
ton realizes this and knows that Wis
itors to the big Wisconsin Tractor
Demonstration at Madison, Septem
Der 4 to 8, will demand some unique
form of amusement to while away the
hours when the big plows are moi
working.
The entertainment committee is ar
ranging a program for the visitors
that will be "play" for thousands OF
Wisconsin's farmers and others who
are interested in farm power machin-
cry. All work and no play makes
"grown ups" dull as well Els Jack
They will not have a single dull min
ute when they go to the big Wiscon-
sin Tractor Farming Demonstration
during the week of September to g.
A big water carnival on one Of the
lakes is on the program for one night
Have you seen Venetian Night" !!
You can picture one to yourself and
then it won't be half as good as real
one. One of the prettiest the four
lakes surrounding the city lies be-
tween the capital and the demonstra-
ton grounds. Along the lakeside and
out on the water, thousands of lights
and decorations will illuminate the
shore and boats. A splendid display
of fireworks will be set off on the lake
so that every one can see them. The
water will double the effect Of these
lights by their reflection. On other
nights of the demonstration week,
there will be band concerts at theCap-
itol Square Park.
There are four large parks in the
city that can be reached easily by
street car. All are on some one of
the lakes and are ideal places for an
outing. There are good bathing
beaches and public bath houses so that
the visitors can enjoy swim in COM
fort. Many of the people, who are
going to the Demonstration are plan
ming picnics for one day of their stay.
Boats leave convenient places in town
and make regular trips around all the
Ill fol
and stop off early in the day at any
cool spot that suits them and then be
picked up in the afternoon when they
are ready to go home.
Many large gamey fish, including
twelve pound pickerel, have been
caught in the Madison lakes this sum-
mer. Those people who are going to
the Wisconsin Demonstration and who
like to fish, are looking forward to
some good sport on the lakes. The
blowing demonstrations occupy the
afternoons only, so there will be time
for fishing in the morning every day of
the demonstration week. The number
of animals in the Villas Park Zoo has
been materially increased this spring.
There are some animals there that the
children know only through their
biographies. Why not take them
along and let them visit the zoo? Ten
million dollars is the estimated annual
output of the factories and industrial
plants that guests can visit while they
are in town attending the demonstra-
ton. Besides all this, they can see
their own-the most magnificent
state capitol in the country and the
State Library and Historical Museum,
the biggest and most complete of it's
kind in this part of the country. The
University grounds and buildings and
the State Experiment Station farm
are said to be more beautiful than any
others in the United States. The State
Fish Hatchery that supplies the
young fish with which all streams and
lakes in Wisconsin are restocked, is
located just OUTSIDE the city um1CS.
The women can get as much from
a visit to the Home Economics De-
partment of the College of Agricul-
ture as the men can from the Demon
stration. Farmers are interested in
keeping up to date in their farm ma
chinery and methods, why not let the
wife have a chance to see up-to-date
methods and appliances for the home
The family will enjoy an outing as
much as the men. Those who go tc
the Wisconsin Demonstration should
plan to have a good time and to give
the family one as we'll. Remember
there are five days of the demonstra
ton, September 4, 5, 6, Z, 8.