Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-12-16
WAUSAU ROTARY
LUNCHEON HELD ON MON
DAY NOON IN ST. JOHNS
HALL

The tables were filled at the noon
day luncheon held by the Rotary CLUB
on Monday l.. A. Pradt, president,
presiding.
Many visitors were introduced;
songs were sung and general good
time enjoyed.
It was voted. that the club adopt
the budget -system-that is pay for
luncheons and dues quarterly in adj
vance.
A. H. Zimmerman talked briefly on
the bond issue for the building OF
concrete roads in Marathon county.
The president announced that there
would be a father and son banquet
this year at the Hotel Bells and the
date was the evening of December 80.
at which time every Rotarian is ex-
pected to either bring his own son or
some other mans son.
On this occasion it had been ar
ranged to make the meeting one de-
voted to the American Legion, and the
speakers on the program were New
man H. Bells and Patrick T. Stone.
President L. A. Pradt called upon c.
G. Yawkey to preside, who made brief
remarks upon the purpose of the meet
ing after which he introduced New
man H. Bells, who is state officer
of the American Legion, who spoke
eloquently upon the principles and
purposes of the American Legion. He
told of the movement being started in
Paris and which finally took form In
great meeting at Minneapolis. From
the very outset there was no doubt
where the American Legion stood:
1t was 100 per cent American and
against the use of politics within its
ranks. At the Minneapolis meeting
resolutions were adopted unanimously
advocating the deportation of Victor
Berger Mr.. Bells read the constitu-
ton of the legion, told of the various
questions of interest acted upon at the
st. Louis convention, and of those pro-
posed for legislative consideration. At
the close of the address of Mr.. Bells,
President Pradt said he had good
reason to believe that there was a
spy in the room and proposed that he
be exploded. Lutte Wheeler solemnly
scratched a match, touched a fuse,
and an explosion startled all present,
and down rolled the stars and stripes,
the Rotarians the while singing the
OldI OpdHSleu banner.
Patrick T. Stone spoke upon "Why
the Rotary Club Should Get Behind
the American Legion" He urged in
the strongest terms possible that the
Rotary Club do this and by eloquence
stirred up much enthusiasm. He paid
his compliments to the l. w. WIS.
Bolsheviks and near-Americans and in
no uncertain language said the Lee
gion cared not for their attacks or
criticisms. He said the Legion was
now over 100000 strong and would
count its membership soon by over
5000 600.
Mr.. Yawkey urged at some length
that Rotary club should get behind
the American Legion and that the Lee
gion and Rotary get back of the Ma
tional Guard and assist in the reor-
ganlZation of Co. G. He referred to
the fame OF Co. G, and that it's his
tory in our city was like romance.
He said that Fred Becker had been
elected and commissioned it's captain
and that it now had membership of
II; there was needed 100 to fill its
ranks and out of the n there would
be some who could not qualify and
others would move away so there
would be need of IS or 40 more. He
said that there was to be a meeting at
the court house Friday evening at
1880 o'clock in the interest of Co. G,
and that Judge A H. Reid and S. B.
Tobey were to be the speakers of the
evening and Mr.. Yawkey urged the
attendance of all Rotarians and he
wanted them to boost for Co. G.
A resolution was presented placing
the Rotary Club back of the American
Legion and the National Guard, and
it passed unanimously by a standing
vote