Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30

They had been preparing for the
flood al headquarters. They had heard
from the banks of the county and all
OF these had sent in most encourage
ing reports, telling of swelled sub
scr1ptions, and then when the $780,
600 news came in things were some
what wild at headquarters, for it was
then known that Marathon had won,
and won easily.
The big thermometer in the court
house square blew out it's top, and
this event was watched with interest
by a large and enthusiastic crowd,
whose enthusiasm was further stirred
by the fife and drum corps, which for
the time was incapable of playing any
thing but Hot Time in the Old Town. :"
and believe us there was.
There is something particularly
cheering about this splendid response
on the part of the thousands who
crowded the banks during the clos
Ing hours of this campaign and made
, this victory possible The most of
them were people of small means, me-
chanics, small tradesmen, laporers.
and the finest thing of it all was that
more than half of them were already
wearing buttons that indicated that
they had already subscribed for bonds.
but were willing to go to even greater
lengths if their country required it of
them. AS a spontaneous outburst of
genuine patriotism it was truly mag
nificent, speaking in terms so elo-
quently OF the patriotism and devo-
ton OF people that to attempt to
express it with words is futile.
Z. 5. Gilbert, chairman of the Mara
thon County Liberty Loan committee,
is to be congratulated upon having
built up the splendid organization he
directed and for the discrimination he
showed in selecting his associates and
committee chairmen, through whose
team work and untiring and we'll di-
rected efforts such a splendid victory
was only possible.
Among his lieutenants. whose work
was productive of the greatest good
who possessed in the highest degree
those attributes of character, that en-
ergy and breadth of vision that culmi-
mated in this grand success Secretary
ii. Z. Berger is deserving of especial |
mention. 1t was largely through his
and untiring efforts |
that the banks outside the city were |
gotten to cooperate in the splendid |
manner they did, and at such an early |
date' and he it was who kept them
simulated with enthusiasm, which
from the fact that he is president of
the Marathon County Bankers assoc
ciatlon and in close touch with each
Oh these banks, made his task more
productive of results than would have
oeeh the case with many others.
10 tell of this wonderful campaign
anu u neglect to give to City Chair
man zimmerman unstinted praise for
the part he played in making this
victory possible, of his untirine en-
ergy, OF his ability as an organizer
d the careful thought displayed in
marking out the method of the cam
palgn in the city, so as to reach every
'ceGpational group, every household
every individual, and how he sur-
himself with a bunch of the
most loyal and enthusiastic assist
ants result producers, would be to
'mlt one OF the most important events
u the campaign, and the city's snIen-
no contribution to the fund sneaks
'ioquently of his work.
A L. kreutzer. chairman of the COM
ni'see on speakers, succeeded in gath
ring to his stan a host of able in
and persuasive public speak
rs and placed them with discernment