Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-05
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of the executive committee of the sol
diers and sailors reunion association
together with citizens. was held last
Monday evening, at the Court House
The attendance was light and compos.
ed, with a few exceptions, of old sol.
diers.
President Baxter called the meeting
to order, briefly reviewed its purpose
and said he could add nothing to the
report of the proceedings of the former
meeting in THE HERALD, which was
quite ample. The question of when to
hold the reunion had been talked over
at Boscobel and some were i'm favor OF
holding it in connection with decora.
ton day, some on the Fourth of July,
and some in the fall of the year. As
they had come together to settle that
question he would like to hear from
those present on the subject. Since the
last meeting he had written to other
members of the executive committee
but had heard nothing from them. Mr..
Baxter understood Col Virgin and
Capt. Sylvester were away, which
doubtless was the reason for not hear
ing from them.
IL. Buchner suggested that Mr.. A. w.
Bell was at the hotel and should be in
vited over. An invitation was sent and
few minutes later Mr.. Bell arrived.
III. Buchner said he was still in favor
of holding the reunion in connection
with decoration day. Had been sug-
gested that the two days Immediate
ly following be set apart for reunion
SO as to over come the objections to
decoration day.
Gen. Calls thought it would not be
proper to hold the reunion with decora-
ton day, as one was day on which we
met to mourn with those who have lost
loved ones, while the other was day
of rejoicing, when we come to have a
general good time. But the General
was satisfied it would require a great
amount of unanimity to make the oc-
casion a success and therefore thought
we ought to profit by the example and
experience of other places.
Col. Clark did not think the 3Oth day
of May was a suitable day. A great
many would have to camp out and this
was too early in the year. That date
was not as suitable as the Fourth of
July. The Colonel had attended re-
unions twice at Richland Center which
were held on the Fourth of July.
President Baxter thought it was
pretty early in the season to camp
out.
A w. Bell thought the 30th of May
was not an appropriate day to have the
soldiers reunion, holding the same
views as Gen. Calls. Also thought
it was bad time of the year for farm
ers to leave home. Thought the 18th or
10Th of June or Fourth of July would
be good time TO fix upon.
President Baxter would prefer to
have it on July 4th, except that as other
towns had local celebrations on that
day they might be treading on some
body else,s toes and they should not
like to do that.
Considerable difference of opinion
was still shown. Finally Capt. Far
quharson moved that the time of hold
ing the reunion be fixed at between the
10th and 18th of June.
Gen. Calls suggested that the re-
union in Milwaukee was held in August
and the weather was quite favorable
Another discussion insued, in which
the motion was laid away without a
second.
Gen. Calls said in order to test the
sentiment of the meeting he would
move that the date for reunion be fixed
for the third Wednesday in August.
Upon suggestion the General changed
this to the fourth Wednesday, the TWEEN
ty-second of August. The motion met
with second, and after short inter-
change of views, in which even later
date was proposed, the motion was
carried, and the reunion was fixed for
the % and % of August
After some further discussion as to
the formation of COMMITTEES, and what
ought to be done to make the affair a
success, the meeting adjourned with the
understanding that citizens meeting
will be called some time previous to
July, for the purpose of organizing for
the rec eption. and entertainment of the
re-unionists.