The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-15
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La Sale County Soldiers Convention


Pursuant to call, delegates to the Soldiers
County Convention assembled at Turner Hall OF
Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of clfectin!
permanent soldiers organization in this county
and to provide for reunion this fall and anu
ally thereafter.
Mr.. l.. b. Crookcr Of Mendoza, was elected
temporary President, and f. VI. Sapp Secretary
Delegates reported in attendance from the
towns of Bruce, Grovcland, La Sale, Manlius
Mendoza Ophir, Ottawa South Ottawa, Troy
Grove and Vermillion,-about fifty in all.
\ committee consisting of Mcssrs J F. Thump.
son, Ottawa r. G. Stevens, La Sale j. j. kcl-
iogg, South Ottawa j. c. Mcdowell, Troy Grove
9. W. Keller, Bruce, John l.. Barber, Manius, l..
B. Crooker Mendoza Frank Smith, Ophir, and
j. r. Wilson, Vermlion, were appointed as Il
committee on regulations, ANA plan Of perma.
nent organization
The committee, aftcra short consultation dur
ing which Crookcr ordered parade rest reported
the following form Of organization, which was
adopted:
1st, that the organization sllnll be known as the
La Sale CouAty Soldiers and Sailors Assoca-
ton; I'd, that the officers shall consist of Prcs-
dent, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and all
Executive Committee of nine including the Of
fcers named, to be elected annually: Sd, that an
annual meeting of the Association shall be held
at such time and place as the Executive Com.
mlttee shall designate; 18th, that every person
residing in La Sale county honorably discharged
from the service Of the United States or from the
Confederate army may become member by en-
rolling his name and paying an entrance fee of
SO cents; 9Th, that badge Of membership shall
be worn at all meetings of the Association DIES.
ignating the branch of service to which he be-
longed-infantry, blue; cavalry, buff; artillery,
red; marine, white.
During the time occupied in discussing the
plan Of organization, and its adoption, a resolu.
ton was introduced by Mr.. Sapp TO strike out
Confederate soldiers" which resolution was
very strongly voted down, demonstrating that
our veterans have wisely concluded "that
the war is over" and that fraternal fellowship
should hereafter characterize the actions of our
people regardless of "by what cause they may
have fallen, or by what destiny they may have
been controlled
Following the adoption of the report of the
committee and providing for annual dues to the |
amount of fifty cents from each member the
convention proceeded 10 the election of pcrma- !
nent officers, with the following result:
PrSideHt-Gen. John Morrill,, Wallace
Vice Pycsidsht-R. c. Stevens, La Sale
Seer.'o,y-F. NJ. Sapp, Ottawa.
TrsaSGFr-Douglas Hapcman, Ottawa.
.EyoTtiE Con,Rate>-I. b. Crookcr, Mendoza.
J. +. Thompson, Ottawa, ]. {. Mcdowell, Troy
Grove. c. ". Keller, streator, O. II. r. Thomas.
Seneca.
Tuesday September 18th, was selected a. tnc
day Of the reunion, the place and programme 10
he arranged by the Executive Committee
The convention then adopted resolutions Of
fcred by various members.
Resolution offered by DR.. r. F. Dyer:
WHEREAS, Nearly decade has passed since the
soldiers Of the Confederate army laid down their
arms and returned 10 their allegiance to the
Federal Union; and
WHEREAS Believing that reunion Of states
can best be preserved 10y culttvatiHS iratcnal
feelings among the people; aud
WHEREAS, We maintain that everything cal
cuated to rekindle or keep alive the feelings Of
hatred and animositv engendcryd by the late
war between the north and the south j. both
Impoliiic and prejudicial Ia 4 complete rcstoya-
ton Of peace and harmony between the two sec
tons; and
WHEREAS. II Is contemplated holdin. 4 re-
nnion ~ the soldiers ~ Ia S.il.r cOiIr ~ There
ore,