Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-24
Madison. Dec. %

Madison, Dec. %
At Gov-elect Scofields request the
same general program will be OBJ
served at the inaugural ceremonies
this year as was followed two years
ago. the newly elected state officeIs
will be sworn in in the senate cham
Der and the festivities will eliminate
in reception ard ball il the evening
at the university armory. These gen
eral arrangements were decided upon
at 81 meeting in the executive chamber
Monday forenoon OF the commit ee ap~
pointed by the governor for the pur-
pose.
The committee consisted of Sena Or
elect C. b. Welton, Col. A. H. Hol-
lister, Major F. w. Oakley, Judge q.
w. Keyes, ex-senator R. NJ. Bash
ford, John ]. Suhr, Prof. w. A. Hen
ry, John A. Johnson, Speaker George
b. Burrows, Prof. E. A. Birge and S.
B. Todd. Mr.. Bashford was made
chairman of the committee and Col.
Hollster secretary. After deciding
on the general program of ceremonies
Judge E. w. Keyes, Major F. w.
Oakley and Col. Hollister were con-
stituted a committee to assist the
chairman in naming the necessary
subcommittee and report to the gen.
eral committee at o'clock in the
executive chamber. The following
committees were appointed:
For the reception of the governor
elect and party at the train: Mayor
A. A. Dye, Gov. w. H. Upham, Judge
f. w. Reyes. Col. William Helm
will be chief marshall, with Major G.
H. Joachim as assistant. Co..
Helm will name his aids.
To escort the state officers to the
senate chamber to receive oath of Of
1ice: Gov-elect Edward Scofeld
to be escorted by Gov. William H.
Upham and Mayor Dye; Lieut. Gov.
Emil Baensch, escorted by Senator
elect c.. B. Welton; Secretary of
State Henry Casson, escorted by Ma
Jor F. w. Oakley; State Treasurer
Sewall A. Peterson, escorted by John
/. Johnson; Attorney General VIII
liam H. Mylrea, escorted by eX-C0n-
gresham Burr w. Jones; Commits
sIon of Insurance William A. Fricke,
escorted by eX-lnsuTance Comm. ssion-
or P. l.. SpoOner; State Super -ntend
ent J. @, Emery, escorted by s. b.
TODD; Railroad Commissioner Duncan
j. Mckenzie, escorted by John j.
SuhT
To escort Judges of t1e supreme
court to the senate chamber: Judge h.
w. Reyes, Senator R. NJ. BASH
ford, B. J. Stevens, Col. Geo ge w.
Bird. F. NJ. Wcotton. To escort
Judge bum, Speaker George B. Bur
rows.
General reception committee at the
gymnasium: Senator R. NJ. B4sh-
ford, Mayor A. A. Dye, Sena oI-elect
C. B. Welton, Col. A. H. HOLSTER,
Major f. w. Oakley, Judge E. w.
Reyes, B. J. Stevens, John j. Suhr,
Prof. w. A. Henry, John A. John
son, Prof. Rasmus B. Anderson, w.
f. Bagley, Speaker George B. Bur
rows, S. b. Todd, Prof. E. a. Birse,
Col. w. J. Anderson, H. A. Taylor,
George Raymer, Col. M. R. Doyon.
Floor committee at the gymna SUM:
O. d. Brandenburg, Prof. Julius e.
Olson, S. B. Todd, Henry Villas II.
B. Hobbins, Prof. Charles n. Greg
DRY, c.. f. Spensley, Robert Upham
S. w. Gilman, H. E. Briggs, all of
Madison; Gen. O. H. Falk and George
Wiswan of Milwaukee; Col. H. |.
Weed and Phil. H. Sawyer Jr., Osh-
kosh; Ellis B. Usher, La Crosse; F. M.
Givens, Fond du Lac; William A.
Jackson, GAINESVILLE; Col. C. A Car
ter, Mendoza; Charles Miner, Racine.
Committee on carriages and trans
portation: Ex-Alderman w. r. Bag
ley, James E CcnkIin, Carl J. Haus-
mann.
Committee ON music: M. G. Clarke,
4. o. Kney, J. NJ. Boyd.
Committee on gymnasium: Major f.
w. Oakley, Prof. w. A. Henry.
The secretary v as instructed to no.
tify the chairnen of all committees.
Adjournment was then taken until
next Saturday at 4 p. m, at the ex-
ecutiye chamber, when all members Of
the different committees are expected
to be present and receive final in
structi0ns in reference to the inau-
gural ceremonies.