Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-05-27
THEOLD BOYS IN BLUE
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT WISDOM.
SIN DEPT. G. A. r.
Eau Claire the Place of Meeting OF
That and Kindred Organizations
Reports of the Different Department.
Officers ana Election of New Ones.
Veterans Meet Again.


Claire Wednesday and Thursday, ana
at the same time and place the w. X. O.,
Women of the G.. A. r. and s. .. v. held
their annual meetings. There was large
attendance of members of all orders, that
the G. A. r. being especially gratifying.
Commander Jones' Address.
Commander-in-chief D. Lloyd Jones, in
mentioning the comrades who had been
mustered into the life eternal, pald hign
tribute to Gen. Lucius Falrchhd ana
Hans b. Warner and ID. w. Curtis.
Regarding finances Mr.. Jones said that
as the number of members decreased the
returns from the per capita assessments
decreased. until the time has finally ar
rived when the expenses of the depart
mert must be reduced to correspond with
shrinking resources. AS one step in this
direction he recommended that the extra
allowance of $500 for travelling expenses
of the assistant adjutant general be cut
off and that his salary of $1,000 also be
reduced, inasmuch as the amount OF work
decreased year by yeay. 1t was further
recommended that the department head
quarters be permanently established at
Madison. the State having offered rooms
for that purpose.
OF the Sons of Veterans he spoke feel
ingly, and expressed the hope that the
order would continue to grow in strength
and that it's members would emulate the
deeds and perpetuate the memory of their
sires.
Assistant Adjutant General.
The report of George 3. Murrick, the
assistant adjutant general, showed that
the total number of members, in good
standing on Dec 81, 1895. was ,6o1.
Members were gained during the year as
follows BY muster-in, 367t by transfer,
161; by reinstatement, 431. from delin-
quent reports, 60, making the total &C
QUESTIONS 1919. The losses for the year
were: By death, 242; honorable discharge,
g. by transfer, 151; by suspension, 1908;
dishonorablc discharge, 1; errors, 10; sur
render of charter, 70, making the total
loss 1,61O, and leaving the net loss for
the year 591. The total number of posts
on Dec. 81, 1896, was 266.
Assistant Quartermaster General.
The report of Edward McGachlin, as
sistant quartermaster general, showed he
started in on May 10, 1896, with a bal
ance on hand of $434.6O. The receipts
from the per capita tax were $2,679.16
and from the sale Of supplies $GOO99. The
leaving a balance on hand of $67.O1. 1t
is stated that there are supplies on hand
amounting to $2O4.56 and the depart
ment's property inventories $5S7.
Report ON Waupaca Home.
The report of the board of trustees Of
the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Wau-
paca was submitted by Secretary Wood
north. The available assets of the home
49,, fo1l-
bank, $495S.09; quartermaster's supplies,
$2,437 Al; collectable accounts, 1891;
soap, brooms, brushes, ETC., $439.57; gro
ceries and provisions, $1,244.59; fuel on
hand, $2,O93.47, making total of SILL
257O7.
The membership statement is as fol-
lows:
Men. Women Total.
Inmates at close of
last year. ........ 23O 100 800
Inmates admitted
during year. $50. 1O2 46 14S
Inmates honorab,y
discharged upon
application or 9TH
erwse during the
Inmates dishonora-
bly, discharged dur
ing the year. II II
Inmates died during
the year. ........ Is 9 Of
Present membership 24O 1914 2e1
The average cost of maintenance per
capita was $140.53 In 1898 # wac
$l3O.4O, but in 1892 ran ND to S167.i0. II
costs the taxpayers 40 on each $1,000
| assessed valuation to support the home
Tho fa
2OS persons who receive Government aid
is 81 $40 monthly, or an individual aver
age of 1922.
Election Of Officers.
The encampment Thursday elected 90
trustees of the Waupaca Veterans, Homo
j. ID. Brothers of Kaukauna and George
L; Thomas of Milwaukee. Department.
officers as follows were elected:
Commander-Col. u. B. GRAY of Mad;-
son.
Senior Vice-Commander-Col. e. Mr..
Bartlett Of Eau Claire.
Junior Vice Communications A
Heath of Milwaukee.
Medical Director. IT. Reeve ~ Az
pleton. ~
Chaplain-W. w. Hurd Of la Crosse
The department Woman's Relief Corps
ooJouiACu d1lSI erecting OfncerS rs fol-
lows:
President-Mrs. Lettie Withers Of Eap
Claire.
Vice-Presidents-Mrs. Bliss Of Raraboo
and Martha Showalter of Lancaster
Secretary-Mrs. Laura Fort of Fan
Claire.
Treasurer-Mrs. Elizabeth Skeel Of Ma
nominee.
The Sons of Veterans adjourned after
eiecting officers as follows:
DIVISION Commander-Ch G. Towns
send Of Benton. j @
flce-Commanders-R NJ. Smith Of Ma
rinette and J. NJ. Signor of Eau Claire.
w. i. Ewing of Benton was apnointe,l
adjutant.
1here was a military and civic parade
IN which 5000 school children and SEQ
veterans took part. Appleton was cho-
sen lor the next encampment
Inc committee Of Harvard professors
ana graduates to which was intrusted
tue TASK OF suggesting an appropriate
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