Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

ID. LLOYD JONES'.
tended many campfres and had always
been we'll treated by the citizens, but the
event last night beat all records There
was something about the hospitality of
the Racine citizens, they said, that had
been lacking in other cities.
1t was later than usual when the SEES
sion was called to order this morning.
There was little business except routine
work accomplished. Before the session
adjourned the following resolution was
read by Commander Hoard and adopted
by unanimous rising vote:
- To Gen. Lucius Fairchild, Madison: Your
comrades of the G. A. II. and department.
your illness. Your place here is, vacant and
cannot be filed. We fervently pray for
your speedy and complete restoration to
health.
lit is now settled that D. Lloyd Jones
of Stevens Point will be elected COM
mander to succeed eX-Gov. Hoard.
There will be no formal vote, the nten-
tion being to make the choice one by ac-
cianatiOG. There will be no other candl-
date in the field.
lit is possible that there will be con-
test for the office of first vice-com-
mander, but the chances are greatly in
favor of II; J. Smith of this city being
elected. Samuel Eager and w. y.
Brown, also of this city, are the other
candidates, but they will not make any
determined effort to secure the office
should Mr. Smith make a good showing
at fhe start All have large following
and the contest could be made very live
~, but this will be avoided if possible.
The most important question at hand
lis the selection of the place for holding
the next encamDment. There are dele
cations here from Superior and Eau
Claire and they are working tooth and
NAIL TO get the meet. There has been
some lively lobbying going on around the
hotels and meeting places OF the dele
gates, but as yet nothing definite can be
learned, except from the remarks OF the
delegates. 1t seems certain that Eau
Claire has the upper hand at present
ases the probability is that the next en-
campment will be held in the Chippewa
Valley The Superior men are not let
ting the grass grow under their feet
however, and they may spring surplse
at the last moment
II AT the afternoon session the report OF
j. II. Reeves of Appleton was read. 1t
showed that during the past year there
s3were 1872 deaths among the veterans.
Il The present health of the members, the
report stated, is very good.
A number of Illinois officials were In
attendance today. Among those present
\ were. Department Commander w. q.
Cochrane; G.. A. Partridge, assistant ad-
jutant-general: A. K. Burbank, quarter
AN the visitors responded with brief
speeches and were heartily applauded.
The following resolution, which caused
s quite a stir, was introduced by Col j.
4. Watrous and unanimously adopted:
Whereas. it has pleased President Eliot
of Harvard university to indulge in cruel,
wicked, baseless assault upon the q. a. H.
stating among other falsenoods that the
chief purpose of the order seemed to be to
procure all the money, it could from the
government; therefore. be it
Resolved that the department. of the
WISCONSIN G.. A. r. reSentS with indigna
tion the outrageous. uncalled for and ut
Isuterly un-American statement of President
Elliot.
The Woman's Relief corps elected the
following officers:
Department president-Mrs. L. Burchard,
Fort Atkinson
Senior vce-commander-NIrs Emma Her
rick, Superior.
Junior viee-president-Mrs Hattie Mills,
Racine.
~ TreaSurer-MrS. Elizabeth Skeele. MenOm
ionic
Il Chaplain-Mrs. Elizabeth Little, Port
s Executive board-Mrs. L. w. Bliss, Bara-
boo; Mrs. Cora NJ. Steele, Menomonie; Mrs
y N. r Melton. Madison; Mrs. Birke, Beloit
AIRS. Ellen Miller. Alma Center.
- Delegates to national meeting-Mrs. Myra
&srinnel, Beieit Mrs. Ellen Withers, Fan
Claire; Mrs. Annie r, Laing. Racine: Mrs
. Wifwaukee; Mrs. Blanche Handeside, De-
me- Mrs. Martha Showalter, Lancaster.
Racine, Wis. May 2-[SpecialI-
II.he q. A. Il. encampment came to an
epts today, it being the most successful
n held in Il number of years. The out
going trains were crowded with veterans
Returning to their homes. A vote of
thanks was passed. thanking the resi-
dents of Racine for the hospitality shown
TO the visitors.
At meeting last evening the G. A. II.
men endorsed the plan to hold re-
union in Milwaukee in 1898 in connec-
AasfioE with the proposed semi-centennial.
EEsle following resolution was passed:
ZkQG<&ereas preparation are being made for the
m, = observance of the hftieth anniversary of
k&SAssse admission of our grand old commonwealth
into the union of states, therefore be it
Resolved, that the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie heartily endorse the proposed patriotic cele-
~ hration in 1898 and that we as an order, brought
anto existence through the struggle to preserve
s,ur national unity, do all in our power TO malSe
W such celebra ton the greatest event in state
Resolved that it is the sense of the represent
xafiVes of this encampment that the ex-soldiers
now claiming Wisconsin as their home did such
~ ceiebration by monster reunion, ot the sur
81 yigors of the wax io' Tue preservation Oh our
z tsation's life.
g 4 Cvmmander Jones announced George
IN MERCK of Madison adjutant of
Eashburn post, as MS ASSISTANT adJu-
q Ent-gene4al. The other appointiye Off
TO. s will be announced at later date
N "a following council of administration
alected. Alexander Ivey, Lancas-
k%K4 @ a. Barry, Eau Claire; Theodore
II burlington: G.. L. Herrick, West
zperior: Robert A. Scott, La Crosse.
Gov. William H Upham was elected
~ department trustee for the term of
MN ne representatives and delegates to