Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-11
GREEN BAY GETS IT.
Foresters will Meet There in 81
T. j. Callen Reelected CHIEF
State Ranger.

Appleton, Wis. June 4.-ESpecial.]-
The second annual convention of the
Wisconsin state court of the Catholic
Order of Foresters adjourned yesterday
evening after busy two days session.
The principal legislative action of the
day was the raising of the STATE Chief
rangers salary from $3.50 TO $500 per
year, and the creation OF a state Board
of medical examiners, who shall have
sole power of appointing medical exam
iners for all local lodges instead OF the
as heretofore. Green Bay, Marinette
and Fond du Lac were in the held for
the next convention in June, 1897, and
it was captured on the first ballot by
Green Bay, which city received 81 out OF
10 votes.
The election of state officers resulted
in all the old officers being reelected,
except that Gustav Keller of Appleton
was chosen state secretary in place of
T. J. Rickert Of Milwaukee. The Off
cers-elect are: State chief ranger. t.
J. Callen, Milwaukee; state vice-chief
ranger, j. w. Dunnegan, Stevens Point;
state secretary, Gustav Keller, Appleton;
state treasurer, Louis Sontag, ShebOy-
gan.
There was little opposition to any of
the officers and the choice in each case
was practically unanimous. NJ. Colbert,
Racine, and John Brehm, Waukesha, were
reelected trustees, and Francis Stigl-
third trustee to fill the vacancy caused
by the promotion of Gustav Keller to
secretary.
Delegates and alternates to the nation
al high court of Foresters, at Columbus,
We're chosen as follows: Delegates-R.
c. Grignon, Kaukauna; p. j. Grogan.
milwaukee,; J. Kelly. Juneau; B; J; Nc
kee; D. 7. Kelly, West Bend: +. J.
Stiglbauer, Milwaukee; w. FL. Cary,
Grand Rapids; NJ. Rollinger, Milwaukee;
NJ Colbert, Racine. Alternates-F. J.
Vebber, Milwaukee; J. L. Dolan, Mil
waukee; N. J. Buchanan, Kenosha; Ed
Stevens Point; f. Sensenbrenner, Nee
nah; John A. Morris, Chippewa Falls;
2. J. Jacobs, Stevens Point; ]. w.
Kane Fredonia; w. p. Crawford, West
Superior.
4 vote of thanks was extended the
local lodge of Foresters, the ladies' aux
Hilary, the mayor and citizens of Apple
ton for the handsome manner in which
they provided for the comfort and en-
tertainment of the delegates and visit
ors. In the evening a social and dance
was given at Columbia hall. which,
though arranged on the spur of the mo-
ment after it became apparent that an
adjournment would be reached before
evening, was very largely attended and
decidedly enjoyable. Most of the dele
gates and visitors remained over last
night and returned home this morning.
Today is commencement day in all
the public schools of the four school
districts of Appleton. In the First dis
trict class of nineteen will graduate.
in the Second district high school four
teen, in the Third district high school
seven and in the Fourth district two.
The Bloomer Baseball club, composed
of females, played picked nine here
yesterday afternoon and were defeated
by score of % to 49,
The joint debate between representa-
tiyes of the freshmen classes of Law
renee university and Ripon college takes
place at Ripon this evening. The ques-
ton is, Resolved, that the United States
should restrict foreign immigration to
such persons as have an education equiv,
alent to OUR common schoof course, ana
to the ungrown children of such par
ents" Lawrence has the affirmative
and Ripon the negative. The debaters
for Lawrence are Mark A. Kline, Mil
waukee, leader; Miss Winifred Weter,
Depere. and George Reynolds, Fond du
LAC. Ripon will be represented by
Louis Reed, George Jones and Miss
Lulu Dysart The judges are III. b.
Harshaw. Oshkosh; Rev. J. T. Tippett,
Green Bay, and Rev. Demorest, Osh-
kosh A large contingent Of Appleton
people will accompany the debaters TO
Ripon On Friday morning a special
train will take couple Of hundred APP
Dletonians to Ripon for the Lawrence
Ripon field-day games there that day.