Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-02
GATHER AND son" BANQUET A
GREAT SUCCESS
The Event Far Better Than Expecta-
tiOns-YOung Men We're Guests
Addresses by Rotariaus and College
Men-150 Present.

| No more successful and crafty
ing event has taken place in the his
tor.' of this city than the Father and
Son" banquet, held at the Hotel Bells
last Thursday evening by the Wau-
sau Rotary club. Wausau young men
attending various colleges, and sons
of the Rotarians were entertained and
over $50 persons were present.
During the serving of the dinner,
between courses, the Rotarians and
their guests were kept occupied by.
Edward E. Puchner. Songs from "On
Wisconsin" to "Silver Threads Among
the Gold" were sung. Then those uni
versities and colleges which appeared
to be well represented were called
upon for their cheers and from some
of them, song. "Up Wisconsin Men"
resounded through the hall, and
large number of the Wausau young
men rose in a second followed by
many of the older men, also graduates
of the states institution. Among the
latter were G. d. Jones, president of
the board of regents of the university,
L. A. Pradt, Judge A.. H. Reid and w.
W. Albers. The boys gave rousing
cheer and then sang the Varsity
Toast"
The Michigan graduates, Judge F. E.
Bump, Marvin 3. Rosenberg, justice
of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin,
and Frank Rowley, after rehearsing
moment, gave their cheer The young
men attending River Falls Normal
then responded and with about twelve
made the room echo their shout Be-
lott was represented by Fred Genrich
and Albert Mohr, who sounded their
college dirge.
President d. C. Everest of the Ro-
tary club gave the first address, which
was primarily concerned with the Ro-
tartan principles. "Rotarians have
adopted five basic principles" said
Mr.. Everest, "and have for their slo-
gan a sentence which combines all of
these. This slogan is Service, not
self He profits most who serves best.
None of you need fear a breakdown
from crowding your work; break
downs come when the work crowds
you. Don't forget that all business
is human service. No man gets by
for any great length of time without
rendering service to some one and the
measure of mans success is the SER
vice he has rendered"
The Father to Son" and "Son to
Father" addresses made by Louis A.
Pradt and Louis A. Pradt, Jr., were
most pleasantly listened to. With his
usual humor, L. A. Pradt kept every
one present in state of laughter, and
Louis, Jr., must be characterized as
very pronounced "chip of the old
block"
''Wausau's Pride in Her Sons" was
the title of the address by Justice
Marvin B. Rosenberg. The address
was as follows:
The occasion speaks much more
eloquently of the pride which this city
has in it's young men that it would be
possible for me to do. The fact that
you have been invited here as the
guests of this representative body of
Wausau citizens, testifies to the fact
that the city of Wausau is not only in
terested in you, but proud of your ac-
complishments, and wishes to offer
you encouragement.
you are in the possession of that
most precious gift of all the ages,
youth. Your life lies wholly before
you; not wholly, but very largely,
your career is of your own making.
Upon your efforts and those of your
associates and contemporaries de-
pend not only the future of this COM
munity, but the future of the state
and of the nation itself.
81 will not wish to introduce into
this joyous occasion note of pessim-
ism, but in my opinion you who are
tonight the guests of this Rotary club
will see more and greater changes,
social, economic and industrial, than
have your fathers, or than has been
seen in any like period in our history.
Many fundamental and vitally import
ant questions will be presented for
consideration, and upon you will de-
volve the duty of making correct So
luton. Therefore every true citizen is