Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-07
Annual Reunions.

Permanent
consin G. A. r. Association.
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS, Sept 29th SO.
A meeting called to organize the
Northern Wisconsin G.. A. r. Associa-
ton, met pursuant to adjournment at
headquarters of Wood County Post
No. %, and was called to order by j.
o. Raymond. temporary President of
Association. The following delegates
registered with the Secretary:
Lincoln Post No 131, Merrill, James
Coon, G. J. Brace, Ell. r. Allen and
Theodore Compton.
Cutler Post No IS, Wausau, G. Ell.
Mueller, r. FL. johnson and J. P.
Briggs.
H. o. Watrous Post No SO, Spencer
NJ. P Hartford.
irving Eckles Post No. Is, Amherst
H. FL. Hoffman.
Plover Post No 149, John Sellers,
S. D. Clark and G. Scott.
Stevens Point Post No I56. j. o.
Raymond, J. o. johnson, r. NJ. Girls
void and E. McGlachlin.
James s. Alban Post No. 70, Pitts
vile, L, Subway.
Isaac n. Earl Post No 112, Colby,
D. r. Freeman.
Wood County Post No %, Grand
Rapids, G. J. jackson, J. W. Cochran
and B. f. Runyan.
The committee appointed 60 draft
articles of association submitted its
report, which after being slightly
amended was adopted, as follows:
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
This Association shall be known as "Fhe
North ern Wisconsin G. A. r. Association"
The ASSOCIATE on shall be composed of the
several Posts of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, located in the counties of Portage, w God,
Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor, Price and Clark,
or such number of said posts as may desire to
3 The design of this association is to pro
mote more intimate association and personal
acquaintance and intercourse of the members
ofthe several posts, thereby cultIyatlng closer
feelings of fraternity among them; to act
unitedy upon all questions touching the wei
fare of the 'Grand Army of the Republic or
its members; and generally advance their
interests.
The officers of this association shall be a
president, a vice president, secretary and
treasurer, who shall each perform the duties
usually pertaining to his Office.
5 There shall be a council of administration
in which each post will be entitled to one dele
gate for every fifty members of said post or
major fraction ther oot, each post to be entitled
to at least one 9legate in said council OF
administration.
6 The''counciI of administration shall have
general charge OF the affairs Of the association;
shall designate the time and place of holding
encampments or reunions, and other meeting
of the comrades, and of the association; shall
make the necessary arrangements for holding
such encampmentS or reunions, and sup erln-
tend the same.
7 There shall be held, within the limits Of
said counties, at least one encampment or re-
union. each year.
S Encampments or reunions shall not be
held for two succes siye years in the same county
except by two-thirds vote of all the members
composing the council of administration.
9 The necessary expenses of the holding OF
eneampments or reunions, or other meetings
of the association. shall be appoiE ted to the
several posts, and borne by them in proportion
to membership.
10 The officers of this association shall be
elected annually, by the council of admlnistra-
ton, on the last day Ofthe annual encampmsnt
or reunion, and ShallbOld the respective offices
until their successors are duly elected.
IL Each Post shall elect it's member or mem
bers of the Council of admi nistration at its
annual election, and said membe or members
shall hold the Office for one year; and the Adju-
tant of each Post shall forward the names ofthe
members of the Council of Administration to
the secretary OF JllS ASSOCIATION.
Il Permanent officers of this Association
shall now be elected, and shall hold until their
successors are duly elected, pursuant to section
TO-
Is The Treasurer of this Association shall
be required to execute and file bond. with
good and sufficient sureties, in the SUM of 81 zoo
said bond to be subject to the approval of the
President of the Association.
Moved by Comrade Mueller and
carried, shat the temporary officers,
j. O. Raymond, President, James
Coon, Vice President, and e. Nc.
Glachlin, Secretary, be chosen permant
officers of the Association. Moved
and carried that G. j. jackson OF
Wood County Post No. %, be chosen
Treasurer of the Association. Moved
and carried that the president of the
Association be authorized and instruc-
ted to call the first meeting of the
Council of Administration at such
time and place as he may designate.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
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