The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-04-11
SILVER ASN1yERSAIIy.
s. T.. Tub5> esti> Esricf History of
Ai0IiZo Palmer Post.


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The silver anniversary Of the found
i ing OF The Grand Army Of the Republic
was celebrated at Pilgrim Congrega-
t.onal church last Monday evening by
/ appropriate ceremonies by the com
rades Of AlonZo Palmer post. The
program cosisted Of a brief history Of
the local post by :. [. TGbbs, remarks
appropcs Of the occasion by Rev. +. I.
Rouse, Prof W T. Langley. Capt
I Harris and Commander Quigley. as
we'll as singing and the reading of
the orders and a circular letter frcm
national headquarters. M. Tubbs
address was as follows:
Comrades of Al1nZo Palmer Post, y o
l70, department Of Wisconsin, e. a. r.
Your commander detailed me to write
Il brief history Of this post, being one
Of the few now connected with This
organization from the beginning. 1t
is an honor fully appreciated, as ! re
allze that | am writing for the future
as well as for the present on this cur
silver anniversary. Who Will write for
the golden anniversary twenty-five years
I hence: 1t may no, be written or
heard read by u single comvade present.
Only q few Will be living on the shores
Of time. Most Of US VIII be enjoying
g reunion unknown here, and conten-
tions VIII have ceased, and the oil
soldiers Will have given way 10 tlose
who know not of the hardships OF war.
AlOnzo Palmer Post No 40, e. y T.
department of Wisconsin, was organ
lied Aug. 8, 1881, consisting of the
! following members: j. ID. Robe j. L.
Christie l.. L. SlaytOn, y. \. s'aXiin,
\. +. Fhilbrook, Andrew IIastie \. Z.
Lord, Jno. SCRIPTURE, S. E. Tubbs,
George FoltZ, Z. b. Wright and Step
hen Hoffman, in all thirteen members.
The name was suggested by COmrade
SlaytOn in honor of MJnZo Palmer, a
member Of an Ohio regiment of yolun-
teer infantry, who died about 1868
For years the post struggled hard for
small and scattered and left it for a
few to carry the burden. There was
pleasure in performing the duties de
yolving upon them, as we could see
that it was the beginning Of an inliu
entail organization among the largest
, of the department, and in the years Of
/ or smallneSs we never neglected our
duties to the living or dead.
The first year we joined with the
Duluth post in observing Memorial
day, but ever after we observed this
. day i'll decorating the graves of our
own dead with appropriate service, and
! | must add the citizens have always
shown :. loyalty and patriotism not to
be exceeded The following persons
have served as commander of the post:
J. u. Roby, two terms; J. l.. Christie,
one term; l.. T. Slayton, one term:
). +. TubbS, three terms " w
Quigley is now our efficient commander.
Andrew IIastie Of 20. b 27th Michi-
gan, was our first cOnradc to JON the
, ranks Of the dead, having died August
-, 1889 Next followed Comrade Il. Y.
Bograt of Go. |. 18th W isconsin in
fantry, on November Is, 1890, and the
: last was Christopher Narmon, late Of
the 10th " isc0nsin battery. Comrades
/ HASTE and Marmon, were buried in
in Our cemetery, while Cnmrade Bogart
was buried BY his own relatives at
Baraboo, Wis.
During our existence we have tried
the best we could to do orr duty ana
to teach patriotism and loyalty 10 the
youth and trust that when we have
/ passed off the stage Of action that there
shall be a love Of country and of its flag
such rs would not have been but for
oar having lived. If SO, cur tolls by
day and by night, on sea or on land. in
camp or on the field of battle, or in
prison, viii not have been in vain, and
the name of AlOnZo Palmer Post 10,
q. a. r. department Of Wisconsin, will
be handed down to future generations
Who knew rs not, as a factor for good,
and God who sees not as man sees, VIII
reward as we shall deserve.