Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
WAUSAU ROTARY
CLUB
FATHER AND SON BANQUET
AT THE HOTEL BELLS
ON NEW YEARS EVE


The annual Father and Son banquet
of the Wausau Rotary Club was held
at the Hotel Bells, on Tuesday even
ing, Dec. 30th and it was an affair
worthy of the name Every Rotarian
was either accompanied by his own
or some other mans son, borrowed
for the occasion. There were present
about 160. The hotel dining room was
filled to its capacity. Decorations
suggestive of the holiday season were
in evidence and in the west end of
the room, back OF the table where the
speakers of the evening were seated,
was an ideal Christmas tree with its
decorations .of tinsel and ornaments,
above it was the Rotary wheel with its
varied colored electric lights. Their
places had been taken and before
being seated the assembly sang the.
Star Spangled Banner" From that
time on during the meal there was
community singing as the meal pro-,
gressed, led by r. E. Puchner.
Menu
Fruit Cocktail
Cream of Tomato Souffie
Pianked White Fish
Breast of Chicken on Spiced Ham
Potatoes Parsley Butter
Combination Salad, French Dressing
Strawberry and Vanilla Mousse
Fancy Cakes and Cookies
Cigars
Coffee
At each plate were printed pro-
on u,hich xyoc piorr1ro of
each young man who was slated for
an address during the evening also
that of S. B. Tobey. 1t lacked only
the picture of the president who was
also POSTMASTER of the event and in
great measure the very life of the
gathering-L. A. Pradt.
Owing to another important social
event taking place in the city and
which was attended by several who
were on the program, it was necessary
to kill time" for half an hour and
this was done to the satisfaction and
pleasure of all by the Lyric Amuse-
ment Company which had been en-
gagged for the evening, consisting of
the following named home artists:
Peter Knippel-Drums
Oscar Allen-Soloist.
Gaylord Carpenter - Banjo and
Guitar.
Albert Scharmer-SaXaphon
Victor Geisel-Violin.
Paul Giese-Piano.
Elmer Young-Banjo and guitar.
All sing, furnish all kinds of music
and especially strong on "Jazz" feat
ures. The young men kept all in good
spirits during the entire evening.
The roll call was to have been re-
sponded to by each member, telling of
his first job, what it was like and
what he received as a weekly pay. |
This, as the president stated wouldI |
take too much time and this part of
the program was deferred to some
future meeting. But instead, each |
introduced his. son OF guest
for the occasion.
President l.. A. Pradt welcomed the |
sons of Rotarians in most fitting
way leaving no doubt in the minds of
every young man present that he was
doubly welcome.
Five young men had been chosen to |
give short addresses and all did
proud and their subjects
full justice, viz: 4
John Manson, Jr.-"Our Blessed
Fathers"
L. A. Pradt, Jr-"A Plea for
Fathers"
Franklin Bump, .Jr.-"What Our
Fathers Expect of U.s." 4
George Ruder-"Expansion of the |
University and its Departments
Jack Smith-"Junior Rotary"
S. B. Tobey gave masterful ad-
dress on "Fatherhood."
A feature of the occasion were the |
given by Miss Gretchen |
Morgan, THE Maker of Dreams was |
the Rotarians and their guests that |
nothing would appease them but an
other reading from this popular young |
lady. She cheerfully responded. Miss |
Morgan held her audience not only by |
the charm of her personality but by |
positive dramatic talent and the fresh |
ness and unrestrained enthusiasm of |
her manner.
At the close, all were asked to rise
and sing America, at its conclusion |
the president said he had just been
informed that all were to be treated |
TO genuine cocktail" so all real
sumed their seats and several num-
bers were given by the band and after |
waiting perhaps five minutes the Ro-
tarians were informed that they
would have to wait until peace was |
declared with Germany if it come be-
fore Jan. 10th.
Thus ended one of the most enjoy
able Rotarian events of the year.
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