Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-30


committee be appointed to draw up suit
| able resolutions. Messrs. III. III. Virgin,
H. ID. Farquharson and j. Mclaughlin
were appointed as such committee and
withdrew 10 prepare suitable resolu-
tions. s4ss.ssss-ssa.as ssasss sss.
Comrade Martin Oswald said that
in order to make the drum corps more
effective it was necessary to have
drum major and as Mr.. Wakershausen,
was the Oldest drum major in the asso-
citation moved he be chosen to that
position Carried.
Col. Virgin then arose and moved
that rs there were many old soldiers
present from other counties who wished
to join the association and could not do so
under the present constitution that the
association be changed from Grant
county association TO an inter-county
association, embracing the five counties
of the judicial circuit
Comrade Richard Carter moved as
an amendment that the association be
called the Southwestern Wisconsin
Association.
Capt. Bushnell wished to hear from
comrades of.other countiee before the
question was put.
Capt. Robert Whittleton, of Harvard,
wished the association extended so as
to take in McHenry Co., Ill.
Col. Scribner, of Chicago, thought
that city might be included.
Col. Knight, of Darlington, said he
had no authority to speak for any one
but himself, except for some conference
he had had with comrades in his inn
mediate vicinity, but knew they would
like to join the association and suggest
ed the name of Southwestern Wiscon-
sin Association be adopted. to include
the counties of Grant, Iowa, Lafayette
and Green. Finally, after some little
discussion in which a few of the conn.,
rades present objected to the proposal,
the name was changed from the Grant
County Soldiers and Sailors Associa-
ton, to the Southwestern Wisconsin
Veterans Association.
The committee appointed to draft re-
solutions of respect to the deceased
comrade, Lou, p. Lester, here return
ed and reported the following resolu-
tions.
Whereas;-It has pleased the AL
mighty to call from active life our
worthy comrade the late Adj. General,
Lou P. Lester, therefore.
Resolved:-That in his death we have
lost comrade whom we all revere,
who was brave in action, and one of our
best citizens.
Resolred:-That a copy of these re-
solutions be published in the Grant
county papers and copy furnished to
the family of the deceased.
The report of the committee was
approved and unanimously adopted, on
motion of comrade f. 1. Kidd, by ris.
ing vote.
Col. Virgin moved that wherever the
words, County Association, appeared
in the constitution, they be changed to
Southwestern Wisconsin Association.
Carried,
A discussion then cnsued on the
point of who were included in the as
ISOLATION, which was ended by mo-
toin by Comrade Buchner, that it should
include all soldiers and sailors who have
been honorably discharged, and strike
| away all sectional lines. Proposition
received with applause and adopted by
unanimous vote.
The place of meeting for next year
was then, on the suggestion of COM
rades, left to the executive committee.
The election of officers for the ensu-
ing year then came up.
COmrade John I. Lane, arose and
said he mad been requested by several
comrades to offer resolution, but
would make it in the form of motion,
M mo hot fho S.fls
GERS as now hold the official positions
from president down to orderly SER
geant, be reelected for the ensuing
year. Motion carried despite opposi-
ton of the officers themselves.
A collection was then taken up to de-
fray sundry expenses and liquidate the
small amount of debt remaining for the
purchase of headquarters tent, when
the meeting adjourned.
This closed the reunion exercises and
the great crowd soon after began to fl
ter out. some by team, some by train,
until by evening, but little of the
enormous gathering remained. Cover
nor Rusk and party left on the special
train at six o'clock p. m. for Sparta.
where they were due at the encamp-
ment Of the Third regiment the ensuing
day. For those that remained, the Opera
house with the .'Corsican Brothers.
on the boards furnished attraction,
which was readily accepted, and thus
ended one of the pleasantest reunions
ever held in the state.
AROUND HEADQUARTERS.
The headquarters tent, which was
erected in the southwestern part of the
grounds, although little display was
made in decorations, what was lacking
in this respect was more than made up
in the large amount of business trans
acted. Adjutant General HI. S. Keene
was in charge. and a record was kept
of all old veterans who participated IN
the service for the defence of our coun-
try on land or sea. Registering eom-
menced at Q a. M, Wednesday, and a
steady stream of veterans poured in
during the day, until at p. m,
about 800 names were found enrolled,
as the results of the first days work
The registering was continued. Thurs
day, and the number was enrolled to
5S4. being the total number who regis
tered. Each veteran, as his name was
inscribed on this honored roll, was pro-
vided with badge of light blue ribbon,
on which was printed: Reunion
Grant Co. Veteran Soldiers and Sail
ors' Association. 1888, Lancaster, Aug.
22nd and 23rd," over which was pinned