Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-18

of maintenance in all Of the state institu-
tons is 1858. Sc, while at the veterans
home it was only Sl44 "a. The cost Of
maintenance In the national home as
averaged from the time Of organization
to the date of last report was s169. %
nearly S25 per capita more than at Wau-
paca.
T.. G. Washburn Post.
On the question of post seniority, Capt.
Nye, of Milwaukee, presented the Berlin
post side in minority report OF the coun-
Gil Of administration. A good deal OF
excitement followed and, finally, motion
to table the minority report was carried
Notice was at once given that the subject
would be called up this morning. As it
requires a two-tbirds vote to do this IL Is
quite likely the report will remain tabled.
The Campfire.
Soon after o'clock Wednesday evening
The assembly chamber was crowded with
veterans and members of their families,
and the large audience amused itself with
the singing Of old war songs until the hour
for TIE program to begin. Shortly after
1880 O'Clock commander in chief Upham
appeared on the rOstrum accompanied by
Lieutenant Governor Jonas and Mayor
Rogers, and announced that the exercises
would be opened by an appropriate selec-
ton by the University Glee club The
club was obliged to respond to q hearty
encore.
Col. Upham then said that it seemed to
many Of the soldier bows like coming home
to be again in Madison. All day long
they had been looking for the housekeeper
and at length they had found HMM this
case it was him instead of her-in the per-
son Of Lieutenant Governor Jonas, who
would deliver an address of welcome.
Gov. Jones said that he had been for a
few days on the sick-list, but he was glad
to be sufficiently recovered to report for
duty. He was glad to be able to welcome
to the capital Of the state the g. A. r.
No other organization had such an in
tere8b for every man, woman and child IN
the commonwealth. The reason was plain.
Had it not been for the devotion Of its
members IN the hour Of need, there would
now be no United States Of America,
under whose protection the state OF Wis
cOnsin today exists.
Turning to personal Renaissance, the
speaker said that he arrived 10 New York
during the war, coming direct from
England, where there was much sympathy
with the south. Soon after he landed he
saw for the first time squad of the blue
co4ted defenders of the United States and
his heart thrilled as it had never done be-
fore. Only obligations that he had
assumed before crossing the ocean
prevented him from at once
joining the ranks. 1t might be an iru
pious thought, but he had almost wished
that there might be another chance to
save the union, in order that he might
personally aid In the glorious work.
The commander remarked that it was
remarkable exhibit of ''gall" to invite the
mayor of Marshfeld to come into the
assembly chamber and introduce to an
audience gathered there the mayor of
Madison. Nevertheless he took pleasure in
performing that duty.
Mayor Rogers said that it was his of
fetal duty to welcome The encampment to
Madison, but 1t was also a personal
privilege There was no reason why the
mayor zof anv city might not be glad to
welcome the Grand Army of the Republic.
Mr.. Rogers touched briefly on the heroic
labors Of the boys from 81 to IS, and
said that if the nation could be iDtrusted
TO their care for those four long years, he
could certainly resign Madison to their
keeping tor three days.
The Grace Church choir sang Ny
Country, It's of Thee, the audience
beng invited to join in the chorus.
Miss Belle Flesh gave a spirited
recitation Of war poem that was fre-
quently interrupted by applause and
called forth an ovation at the close, In
response to the encore she gave rendi-
ton Of an anecdote of Napoleon and
drummer boy.
The choil, assisted by the veterans,
sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
In responding to the addresses of vel
come Com ander Upham said he felt like
the servant girl riding in her masters
wished she could stand on
the sidewalk and see herself go by. He
felt lost, and like other lost men he had
in circle, coming back to the
city where long ago he had stepped IF the
tram, raw honed youth, and marched to
old Camp Randall He mentioned the
names OF Comrades Fairchild, Oakley
and Phillips, and said that Madison men,
utilize Richard Coeur de Lion, with his
two-handed sword, had one hand and two
hearts. In conclusion be introduced Col.
Watrous as man who had found the
fountain OF perpetual youth.
Col. Watrous said that he should speak
mainly of the comrades who were gone.
Madison was "a great place to turn back
the memories of Wisconsin soldiers,
those who bad served at Camp
Randall. The speaker took up each of the
of the Wisconsin regiments
and told of the wounds, or death of each.
The old soldiers showed great interest as
the familiar names were recOuLted.
DR. Carlson, who followed, said that the
reason why the officers whose names had
just been read had been killed, were be-
cause they were IN the front. The pri-
Yates, who were in the rear firing eff guns,
came back, and now formed the G. A. r.
DR.. Carlson said he had been told that he
must not make {. speech, and instead he
gave German version of Barbara
Fritchie.
Music followed by the choir.
Mayor Roper, of Rockford, was intro
duced with the remark that as old soldiers
there was no feeling of state rights. The
major gave a dialect recitation and IN re-
Spouse to applause sang song written
for the occasion"
While waiting for the next speaker the
char led In singing Marching Thro'
Georgia.
Chaplain Loz:er, o. Iowa, who had been
speaking in the senate chamber, was
brought in ana said that big guns-re-
ferripg to ayerdupois-ouRht to be allowed
to cool Of Gefore being fred twice. He
managed, however, to keep the audience
IN a roar of laughter for some time with
funny anecdotes and witicisms, and also
sang Old Shady.
While the chaplain was getting more
wind to respond to a tumultueus encore,