Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-03
The Fifty-Five Kiwanians Are
Representative Of Many Fields

The fifty live members of the local
Kiwanis club represent every kind of
business and the ultimate good that
can come from noon-day discussions,
during which the ideas of men in diff
fereRt pursuits are aired, will mean
much to the city without doubt Just
line of mention is made of every
Kiwanian:
The president. Charles +. Parker. is
one of the city's most progressive,
younger business men. He is cashier
of the American National bank and
has been associated with that institu-
ton for many years.
DIR. X. w. Jones is a physician and
surgeon, whose reputation is not con-
fined to Wausau, but who is well
known throughout the ninth coun-
cfllor district. The doctor is vice
president of the kiwanis club
Ray 4. Charter represents the fire
insurance business. He is a member
of the Charter Insurance Agency and
has been active for number of years
in that business. Mr.. Charter is sec
rotary of the Wausau Abrasives COM
pany.
W. III. Burhop, secretary of the club,
the Employers Mutual Liability com
pany. Mr. Burhop has been located in
Wausau only two years but in that
time. has succeeded in establishing an
en- enviable reputation.
Harold T.. Damon, a member of the
board of directors. represents life in
surance. He is at the head of the
Damon Brothers Agency. Mr.. Damon
has always been among the younger
leaders in the community. and during
1920 he ranked eighth in the list of
all Equitable agents in the U. S.
1 ). Winkleman, another member of
the board of directors. is president of
the Winkleman Department store. in
corporated last year for 100000. Mr..
Winkleman is known as a man who
accomplishes things when he takes
hold of them. His store is among
the largest in northern Wisconsin.
Henry TreviranuS is manager of the
Wausau store of the Continental
Clothing company and for the past ten |
years has been an important factor in |
helping to build up Wausau Mr.. Ire
viranus is member of the board of |
directors.
j. ID. Christie, superintendent of the |
Marathon County asylum. is one of the !
most popular and best known business |
men. He has been secretary of the |
Marathon County Agricultural society |
through several trying periods, and is |
president of the Wisconsin Packing |
company. Mr. Christie is also men,
Der of the board of directors of the |
kiwanis club.
walter Il. German, another member
of the board. is luffiberman, who, |
with his father. is logging several
stretches of timber this winter. Mr. |
German had been connected with the |
Northumberland Lumber company. |
as president, until recently when he
sold his interest to Laurence Johnson /
John r.. Brushert is an optician and
jewelryman. one OF the OWNERS of the /
lngraham and Brushert Jewelry /
store, Mr. Brushert is also one of {
the directorssof the Kiwanis club.
u. X. G0oding is treasurer of the |
wisconsin Box company. which con-
ducts both manufacturing and re- |
iail business. Mr. Gooding is particu- |
llarly interested in the saw mill and |
numbering part of the business. The |
Kiwanfs. club has selected him as an
other member of its board of directors. |
L. {. Dawley, the sixth member of |
the board, is heavily interested in re-
tail lumber yards, and is president of |
the Dawley Northern Yards. Inc, with |
which concern are connected twelve |
retail yards.
Newman III. BelliS, one OF the owners
Of the Hotel Bells, is another hiwanis |
club booster Mr.. Bells served a long
period in the war in action and after
his return to Wausau, was most active
in paving the way for the organization
and growth of the American Legion
III. II. paws, general secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A.. has been located in'I
Wausau since November. 1917, when
he came from Peru. Ind. The growth
and successful administration of the
association during the past several
years have demonstrated the ability
of Mr.. Davis, who is held in high re-
gard locally.
{. w. Parsons is president of the
Wausaa Concrete company. a concern
organized in the city in 1919. Under
his able supervision and with the as
sistance OF several other enterprising
young men. the plant has thrived and
its capital increased from $4,000 to
500 900.
DIR. III. L. Sehlegel. as an oculist and
aurist, enjoys a splendid practice in
Wausau and central Wisconsin. The
Goctor is one of the most interesting
of local men and takes an active in
terest in everything of civic charac-
/ ter.
/ IL. II. Hummel is comparative new
conner in Wausau. AS manager of the
Wausau Gas company. Mr.. Hummell
has become well known among local
business men, Since his arrival The
concern has made a number of inn
provements and extensions
W. I. Chambers, general manager of
the Wisconsin Engineering and Con-
struction company, is one of Wausau's
most aggressive business men, He has
enjoyed y long experience in indus
trial plant layout, engineering and
general contracting of construction