River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-28
WISCONSIN VETERANS.
Thirtieth Annual Encampment
Held In the City of Racine.
Number of Members Il Now II .e31-Pres-
ident Eliot, of Harvard. scored-Oni-
GERS and Delegates Chosen
Woman's Relief Corps.

hAclnes WIS, May Il. - OdNiy -uec-
GRATED streets, business houses and resi-
dences greeted the Wisconsin veterans
of the late war when they assembled
here Wednesday to take part in the 30th
annual department encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Department Commander William n.
Hoard, % Fort Atkinson. called the con-
vention to order at ten o'clock and de-
iivered his annual address. He referred
to the rapid falling off of membership
through death and suspension, which
has been greater the last year than IN
any previous year in the history of the
organization.
Assistant Adjt. Gen. S. Fl. Talmage
read his report, which showed there are
IL, 631 members of the grand army IN
good standing in the state. The total
loss during the year was 1857. and the
net loss 760. OF these there were 2S2
by death, lis honorably discharged. 152
transfers, 1850 suspensions and dis
honorably discharged. The number of
posts in the state is 274.
Camp fires and reunions were held In
the evening.
The Second Day.
On Thursday the department set its
seal of disapproval upon the proposed
industrial exposition to be held in 1898
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
Wisconsin statehood, and Endorsed the
proposition to hold monster soldiers
reunion at that time in connection with
the dedication of the Milwaukee sol
diers' monument. The encampment
voted against any consolidation at the
present time of the grand army and the
Sens of Veterans and against formally
recognizing the Ladies of the G. A. r.
Resolutions Score Eliot
President Eliot, of Harvard UNIVERSE
ty, was given an unmerciful scoring In
the following resolutions, offered by
Col. J. A. Watrous, and which were
unanimously adopted:
.~whereas. II has pleased President Eliot,
| of Harvard university. to indulge In
| cruel wicked. baseless assault upon the
| Grand Army of the Republic, stating,
among other faisehoods, that the chief pur-
| pose of the order seemed to be TO procure
| all the money II can from the government.
| therefore, be II
Resolved, That the department of Wis
| consin c. A. r. resents with righteous In
dignation the outrageous. false. unpatriot-
| ic, utterly un-American statements OF
/ President Eliot"
A resolution expressing the opinion
that American ex-soldiers should be
given the preference over others in the
making of political appointments
brought out vigorous defense of Gov.
Upham from d. g. James, of Richland
Center, for the large number of old
| soldiers in the employ of the state.
/ faA
The following officers were elected:
Department Commander-D. Lloyd jones
/ Stevens Point.
Senior Vice Commander-Hiram Smith,
/ Racine.
Junior Vice Commanders. NJ. Mason.
/ Rhinelander
Medical Director-J. T. Reeve. Appleton.
Chaplain-N. b. Balsh. Mansion.
| Trustees-Waupaca homer. n. Roberts.
waupaca and o. L. Chare. Oshkosh.
George b. Merrick, of Madison, the
/ adjutant for several years past of Wash
burn post. is appointed assistant adj
jutant general by Commander Jones.
The department headquarters viii be
in Racine for the ensuing year.
The new council of administration is
composed of Alexander Ivey. of Lam
caster; G. A. Barry, of La Crosse; Theo-
4 uOIt hltAs VI cOhs ". L. AANAAhShs
of West Superior, and Robert A. Scott.
| of La Crosse.
Delegates to National Encampnent
The following delegates and alter
mates will represent the department of
Wisconsin at the national encampment
in st. Paul:
Representatives at Large-E. 3. Gray.
| Madison; NJ. Herrick, Hudson; II. J. Hunt
| ington, Green Bay. Alternates at Large
| Henry Hase, Milwaukee: r. NJ. Strong,
| Baraboo; G. w. Burchard, Fort Atkinson.
First Observation-Disclosures. Henry Hoehn.
| Monroe; alternate. George II. Farr. Elk
horn.
second-Deiegate. L. D. Higbee. waupun:
alternate. E. W. Reyes. Lake Mills.
| Third-Delegate, J. p. Smoker. Dodge
Vile: alternate. J. B. Kicks, Boscobei.
Fourth-Delegate, Peter Barth, Milwau-
kee: alternate, Alexander Goldsmith. MIL
| waukee.
Fifth-Delegate. o. Culver. waukesha:
alternate. Peter Gump. West Bend.
| Sixth-Deiegate. o. A. Kelly, Brandon;
alternate. A. @. Purdy. Fond du Lac.
Observation-Disclosures. F. A. Copeland. La
Crosse: alternate. A. H. Degroff. Buffalo
county.
Eighth-Delegate. E. G. Brothers. Kau-
kauna: alternate, j. J. Nelson, Amherst
Ninth-Delegate. N W. Ryan. Medford:
alternate. II. r. Allen. Merrill.
Tenth-Delegate. p. II. Swift, ftics Lake;
alternate, w. r. Brown. New Richmoni
Eau Claire was selected as the place
for holding the next annual encamp-
ment.
Woman's Relief Corps.
The Woman's Relief corps elected
the following officers:
Department President-Mrs. L. Burchard.
Fort Atkinson.
Senior Observation-Disclosures Emma Her
rick. Superior.
Junior Observation-Disclosures. Hattie Mills.
Racine.
Treasurer-Mrs. Elizabeth skeele, Me-
nomonie.
Chaplain-Mrs Elizabeth Little, Portage.
Executive Board-Mrs. l.. W. Bliss, Bar
aboo: Mrs Cora NJ. Steele. Menomonie:
Mrs III. b. welton, Madison; Mrs Birke
Bcloit; Mrs. Ellen Miller, Alma Center.
Delegates-Mrs. Myra Grinnell. Beloit:
Mrs. Ellen Withers, Eau Claire; Mrs Annie
r. Laing, Racine; Mrs. Louise burst, Mon
roe; Mrs Helen Mooers. Milwaukee,: Mrs.
Blanche Handeside. Depere; Mrs. Martha
6howalter, Lancaster.
The News Condensed.
The State Medical society will hold
lis 5Oth annual session in the assembly
chamber in Madison, beginning June B.