Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-13

on Wilson to King, to f'inckney, to
GorhaIu, 60 Carroll. to Gilman. to
State, 70 Fairchild, TO Washington ave-
nue., to Carroll, TO Doty, to Monona ave
nue. ard thence back TO the starting
point. A careful estimate showed
about 5000 Woodmen and 600 Odd Eel
lows in line.
Instructions had been given each DEL
egation before the march began and
when it started there was scarcely a
hitch. Major T. w. Evans, chief mar
shall with his aides, r. G. Vernon, A.
S. Brown, Henry Rohrer, G. A. Gill,
VIM. COnklin, Frank Hin1-ichs, Eugene
Rowley, julius Zehnter and some of
the visiting We ,dmen, conducted the
line in a truly military manner, nor did
! it lack the precision and order Of
trained soldiers. The First Regiment
band of Madison lead tie line. The
Governors guard followed Then
came a truck bearing four large logs
on which were seated the officers OF
the head camp. On this was a banner
on which were the words, Keep the
log a-rolliDg, boys; Well soon be at
the head" A float showing woodmen
at work in the primeval forest and
bearing Banyan camp Woodmen fol-
lowed. On this float was a banner
/ stating that the local lodge is ready
TO take all straight timber" y load Of
little girls in white preceded the yari-
Gus delegations which held positions in
the line in the order in which they
are mentioned below.
The Rockford band Of thirty pieces
! headed the delegation from that city.
| The members wore neat white jackets
| and caps and carried axes. yhis dele
| CATION probably presented the finest
appearance Of them all. A huge wedge
| and a sledge were carried at the dele
! cations head. The large camps from
Rockford marched. The Milwaukee
Harvester company had a float and a
steam thrCsher in the line at this point
Beloit with band followed. The
! Standard Telephone company with
| several phones ringing continually at,
! tracted attention as Lley were moving
along at this point in the parade. Be
y, lott Woodmen carried black umbrellas
decked with yellow ribbon. All Wood
men delegates weighing over zoo
! pounds, representing eight diff erent
! states, created much sport both fol
themselves and for spectators. They
were coatless and as frisky as kittens
i Following the big men came the differ
ent state delegations. The two Da
kotas lead with Minnesota, Missouri
Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin
Michigan and Illinois following II
turn. Then came delegations neadet
| by the bands from Polo, ILL.,; Cedarvllle
{ H.; Waukegan, H.: Sycamore, Ill; Al
gonuuin. H.; Dundee, ILL.,; HillSboro
H.: First Regiment band, Dubuque
Ia: this delegation was jubilant owe
it's victory Of an hour befOre-lt get
the next head camp-and carried 10
of new broons as a token either o
having brushed away all opposition t.
their wants or as the poles whereof.
the persimmon was knocked from TIL
tree into their hands. Thel
followed Creston, H.; Clinton
Wis; Rochelle, H.; Stought)n
Wis: Evansville, Wis. The head OF
: ficers of the Odd Fellows were IN ear
riages. The Odd Fellows, about 6O
strong, followed
Other delegations with bands in I'm
were:
Scales Mound, H.; Boone, H.; King
, ston, H.; Belleville, Wis; Prairie d
: Sac, Wis; Russell, H.; Kirkland, III.
Brodhead, Wis; Shullsburg. Wis.
Hampshire, H.: Sun Prairie, Wis.
Elgin, H.; ST. Charles. ILL.,: Delavan
Wis; Popular Grove, Ill; GAINESVILLE
Wis.
: The Banyan camp was out in uni
form and its members marched in III
! line at intervals as marsha!s.
, When the parade, which was nearly
three miles in length, was over. every
! body or nearly everybody set out t.
hunt up dinner.
The Speeches.
: At2 o'clock in the afternoon the PEG
pie began collecting about the stand
= erected on the northwest side of tht
capitol, where Prof. John, Lueders ant
the First Regiment band .fscuursef
the strains OF plantation melodies anE
J, the Alvin Ioslin quickstep. The whole
park Whereabouts was n sea Of faces
all awaiting the siiver-tonguei
orators of the day, and the green grass
!. nun Der of prominent people, including
Governor and Mrs. Upham, Head Cousul
and Mrs. Charles Halves, Mr.. and Mrs {;
I. Heydecker, of Waukegan, Ills, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. e. Murphy, of Leavenworth, Kan,
Col and Mrs. A. III. HOLSTER, Mrs }. T.
I Whelan, DIR. Swallow, Edwin Sumner, Gen.
eral Lucius Fairchild. City Attorney J. A.
| Aylward, ex-governor W. D; Hoard.
Director J. J, Peabody, Of Peab S,dy II, H..
ex itH Physician McKennon, of Chicago.
/ Treasury Agent r. G. Vernon. Director A.
/ r. Talbot, of Lincoln, H., General j.. N.
Reese, of Springfield, Hiss, W.. A. Roden-
berg, of East st. Louis, Ills, Judge G. ].
Lindley. of Greenville, Illinois, and the re-
ception committee of the Banyan camp.
u Just before the speakers were introduced,
two Stalwart Woodmen appeared upon the
/ platform, bearing aloft an enormous stuffed
7 fish, which has for years ornamented the
fish warden's Office and which was caught
in one of the Madison lakes. This finny
specimen was introduced as Madison S
/ mascot" by CHARLES e. Whelan, who acted
! as master of ceremonies, and the big fish
was given a prominent place along with
Il the band
/ Il wish l had voice that would reach
every person here to. give you the royalist
welcome ever given. said Mr.. Whelan be-
fore introducing Gov: Upham, but L
4 ''neighbors'-m j who have sawed wood in
i every vocation of llIe." And then he in
| troduced Gov. Upham, who was received
| with cheers and applause.