Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-07-25

I
AT 1870 O'Clock the members and
tnelr ladies went to Rothschild pavil-
ION Dy street cars and automobiles.
Where prize games entered into the
program, and game of ball was played
between the druggists and the travel
ing men, the druggists winning by a
score of 10 to 2.
This was followed by water sports,
and all of which afforded a great af-
ternoon of pleasure.
In the afternoon an announcement
was handed out all over the city which
read thus:
"Big Carnival Night
On Carnival night your figure must
shine,
If ON Carnival night you are found in
| the line;
SO get you masque and join in the
rOut--
You may sing, you may dance, you
may revel and shout.
Costumes and Mosques at the Hotel
I Bells
By Order of King Rex
In the evening was the grand finale
OF the convention, a street carnival
and dance at the Wausau club. Scott
street, between Third and Fourth, was
roped off at each end to prohibit
trafnc, and where policemen were
placed to take care of the crowd. The
creoSote block pavement was swept
after six o'clock and covered with
cleansing material to make dancing
easier. The square presented a fine
appearance surrounded by ornamental
llghts; with the flag on top of the court
house electrically lighted, and the
band stand lighted with it's varied
colored ornamental lights. By 500
O'Clock one band was playing con-
cert numbers in the band stand, and
another on motor trucks played on
our streets. Later the street band
Joined the players ON the county
square. The crowd began to assem-
bic and very soon the county square,
Third street and Scott street were
iilled with gaily dressed assemblage,
all out fora evening of fun and frolic
Confetti and. streamers were in bas-
ketfuls, and every body was throwing
it until that section of the city had
enough paper on it to keep a paper
mill going for some time. Every win
dow on Scott and Third streets was
occupied by those anxious to see the
sights. At 9 o'clock a parade of fun
makers marched upon our streets,
headed by King Rex, E. Ostrowski of
Chicago. The parade was headed by
life and drum corps, besides the famil-
lar forms of those in and out of the
city, could be seen that of Senator
W.. w. Albers, who was not at all
backward in stirring up the fun
makers.
At O'Clock dancing commenced
and soon everyone caught the inspira-
tion and the entire space was taken
up by the dancers. while on the county
square ladies, children and young
men joined hands and swung around
the circle, and above all could be
heard the blare of horns, the ringing
of bells and the shrill notes of the
squawker. Automobiles filled with
people paraded Third street and other
streets, throwing confetti, blowing
horns and helping to make merry the
greatest of Wausau's carnivals. This
continued until late into the night.
The night out-of-doors, was perfect
clear and cool. All voted the drug
Friday morning was the closing
business session, which consisted of
unfinished business, election of Off
GERS, delegates, etc.
w. P. A. officers elected for the en-
suing year:
PRESIDENT. ]. Possehl, Milwau-
kee.
1st Vice Pres.-Bert Schwanberg,
Wausau.
End Vice Pres.-F. w. Mueller, Osh-
kosh.
3rd Vice Pres.-A. C. Otto, Grand
Rapids.
Sec'y-E. G. Raeuber, Milwaukee.
Treas.-L. G. J. Mack, Milwaukee.
Delegates to national association to
be held in Indianapolis in Sept: S. o.
Eckstein, Milwaukee, and E. G. Raeu-
ber, Milwaukee.
Recommended for the Board of
Pharmacy-Fred Wiechmann, Wausau,
H. G. Ruenzel, Milwaukee, and G. H.
Kesten, Milwaukee.
The convention adjourned in time
so that those leaving on the special
train at noon could get their dinners
before that hour. The band accom-
panied the druggists to their special
train. The whole event was a series
of successes and the visitors were
loud in their praise of Wausau's hos
pitality.
The event was one that will long
be remembered by our people for the
pleasure it afforded and for it's many
pleasant events and incidents.
NOTES
On Wednesday afternoon the w. p.
Travellers association elected officers
as follows:
President-Chas. Baumbauch, Mil
waukee.
1st Vice Pres.-W. B. Crane, Men
omonie.
End Vice Pres.-E. Ostrowski, Chi
cago.
3rd Vice Pres.-H. ]. Cranahan, Chi
cago.
Sec'y-M. H. Pritchard, Milwaukee.
Treas. H. G. Raueber, Milwaukee.
The association also passed reso-
lutions thanking the committees and
people of Wausau in general, for the
pleasant time afforded them.
Automobiles paraded with decora-
| tions, and occupants in costume, from
| Third to Grant and Fourth streets,
cireling the court house square. Mu-
sic, vocal and instrumental, confetti,
streamers, ETC., and ''stunts" of diff
| ferent nature. Paraders on foot, ac-
companied by a giraffe, elephant, bear
and other wild and tanned quadrupeds,
and many jo " persons of the twp-
legged species being quite conspic
| uouS.
| A costumer came up from Milwau-
rec and opened rooms at the Bells
/ where all could get supplied at few
moments notice and the consequence
was that there were many fine cos