Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-03
AN EVENING WITH
THE ROTARY CLUB

Last Thursday evening the Rotary
club held its monthly evening dinner
at Cyrus Yawkey hall, having an at
tendance of about sixty. The dinner
was served by the ladies of the Uni
versalist church. An orchestra fur
nished music during the dinner hour
and patriotic songs were sung be-
tween the courses, led by r. E. Puch-
ner S. B. Tobey presided and read
the following resolution presented by
A. H. Zimmerman:
Whereas, a bill has been introduced
in the Wisconsin legislature known
a3 444-S, providing for the construc-
tion and maintenance of state trunk
line system, approximating 5000 miles,
inter-connecting all the county seats
and cities of 5000 population and over.
Whereas, it is proposed that such
a system shall follow the present main
travelled highways, and tentative maps
and all the indications are that one
of these trunk lines would run north
and south through Marathon county,
and another east and west, both of
them passing through the city of Wau-
sau, these trunk lines inter-connect-
ing with other lines to give direct ac-
cess to Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison,
ST. Paul, Ashland, Superior, and in fact
to all parts of the state.
Whereas, it is proposed that these
trunk lines shall be constructed under
state supervision and maintained un-
der state supervision, and that the
federal aid and the state aid to be
utilized in their construction, is to be
distributed among the counties upon
the basis of area, highway mileage and
assessed value. a highly favorable
method of distribution for Marathon
county on account of its large area
and mileage; equally favorable is the
distribution of the trunk line main
tenance fund upon the mileage basis.
Whereas, the construction and main
tenance of system of this character
would amount to opening great ave-
nues of opportunity to Marathon coun-
ty and Upper Wisconsin, its agricul-
tural opportunities, it's opportunities
for tourists; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Rotary club of
Wausau, Wisconsin, hereby urges upon
its representatives in the Senate and
Assembly at Madison, Wisconsin, their
active support of the bill known as
444-S, and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
| lutions be sent to the Hon. w. w. AL
bers, the Hon. D. S. Burnett and the
Hon. Herman Hedrick, our representa-
tives in the state senate and assembly.
Mr.. Tobey then introduced DR.. Ar
mold Bennett Hall, of the University
Extension, who spoke upon "The
| Playground of Life" One natural
| ly supposed that he was going to lis
ten to a symposium on city parks and
Fairgrounds, which, of course, is a
great and interesting problem. but Dr.
Hall took up broader field and gave
a masterful and forceful address of an
hour and a half upon the great prob
! lens of the world in general;
how they affected the rise and
| fall of nations; how selfishness and
greed disrupted nations, states, cities
and villages. He entered upon the dis
cussion of capital and labor. protec-
ton and free trade, the demagogue and
| the statesman, and the outlook for
war between the United States and
Germany. and yet, not one word was
said which il the least, disturbed the
mind of anyone present. He closed
with a few words On the present con-
dition of this country with Germany;
/ il was a peroration which breathed
patriotism. fealty to country and SEN
timents for permanent world peace.
1t was an address which was the more
impressive because of the earnestness
and oratorical ability of the speaker
DR.. Hall was in Wausau last summer
and lectured at the Chautauqua and
it was the enthusiasm of those who
heard him that resulted in his second
visit here.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Goerling have
vacated their late home and are now