Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-15

QUIZ uuIieS DIS trustees II we DO not call
public attention TO the present unfor-
tunate condition of affairs and take
active measures for their betterTnent."
\ communication was received from
r. c. Spencer and Michael 2. Walsh,
of Milwaukee, Il committee represent
ing the g. A. r., the Woman's Relief
corps and the public schools in collect
ing biographical sketches of Niscon-
sin veterans with Il view TO having them
duly arranged, indeXed and bound. for
preservation in the society's Library
The society voted to cooperate in the
proposed work. and appointed COM
mittee with full powers to act in the
matter.
The election Of officers for the ensu-
ing term of three years resulted as fol-
lows: IS
President-Hon. John JoShston. Mil
waukee.
Vice-Presidents-Hon Harlow S.
Orion, Ii. D., Madison; James I.
Lewis, LII D, Columbus; James Suthec-
land, Janesville; Chauncey c. Britt,
Portage; Simeon Mills, Madison; John
f. Potter, East Troy; Samuel Marshall,
Milwaukee; John T. Kingston, Necedah;
Moses NJ. Strong, Mineral Point; Charles
L. Colby, Milwaukee; J. J. Guppey,
Portage; Philetus Sawyer, Oshkosh;
David E. WEIGH, Baraboo; James >.
Butler, Ii. D., Madison; Gysbert Van
Steenwyck, La Crosse; John E. Thomas,
ShebOygan Falls.
Corresponding STANDARDIZATION @.
Thwaites.
Recording Secretary-Elisha Burdick.
Treasurer-Frank T. Proudfit.
Librarian--Isaac S. Bradley.
Curators for the term expiring at the
annual meeting in 1S95-Gen. Lucius
Fairchild, Jarius II. Carpenter, Ii. >,
Hon. Breese J. Stevens, Maj. Frank
W. Oakley, Hon. William A. P. Morris,
Wayne Ramsay, Alexander H. Main,
Maj. Charles G. Mayors, Hon. NJ. Ran
som DOyon, Prof. VIM. II. Rosenstengel,
Frederick ]. Turner, Phi. D., Prof. Al
bert 0. Wright,
Curator for the term expiring ut the
annual meeting in 1898 in the place Of
Thomas G. Chamberlin, LII. D., re-
moved from the state-CharleS Kendall
Adams, LII. d.
A memoir on the late Librarian
Daniel DurTie was then read by DR..
James D. Butler. After speaking in
some detail of Mr.. Durrie'S work as
an expert geneologist ana as a librarian,
DR.. Butler said: I'm many ways, Mr..
Durrie was active in season and out of
season for the advancement of the
Historical society, with which he was
identified for thirty-eight years. His
record is one of able, faithful, unpre
tending but never firing service. 1t
vas mainly foundation work, which is
necessarily out of sight, but which
ought never to be out of mind"
An interesting monograph was read by
he has lately made special study.
:. paper by Judge Pinney of the state
supreme court, eulogizing his old friend
and longtime law partner, the late
Hon. Jared c. Gregory, was then pre-
scented, closing the exercises of the
most feelingly of Mr.. Gregory as u
evening.
No more fitting choice of a person 20
present this eulogy could have been
made than that of Justice Pinney, who
was for twenty-one years associated
with Mr.. Gregory in the practice of the
legal profession, and for thirty four
ears his close friend. Mr.. Pinney spoke
cOncienciOus trustworthy amiable part
ner, of the many things that he had
done for the advancement of the city
of Madison, the State Historical society,
educational interests and especially his
work for the state university, of which
institution he was regent for several
years. Mr.. Pinney said that no one
could know what Il loss he had sustained
in the death Of Mr.. Gregory, and he
closed by saying that the world was
vastly better because this noble man
had lived.