The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-09
WISCONSIN REJOICES.
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF HER
ADMISSION TO THE UNION.
LARGE CROWDS AT MADISON.
Extended and Elaborate Ceremonies in
Honor of the Event any Early
Settlers Present-Six hundred
Guests at the Banquet.

| Madison, Wis, June 8.-Tuesday was
the golden anniversary of the day when
Wisconsin was welded to the union or
states. Coming at time when the
nation is at war the extreme simplicity
and strictly civic nature of the cele~
bration of the event was at strange va
rance with what might have been ex-
pected. What little gold lace and trap
pings of war there were had been left
over after the state had sent its men OF
service to the front, and it was or the
kind that is expressly created for such
events There were present the Mill
tary stats of Gov Scofield of Wisconsin
and Gov. Bushnell of Ohio. Flags were
in abundance, and at every point from
which bunting could f1utter in the
breeze there shone the stars and
stripes; but from the governor 20 the
head committeeman all were attlred IN
sober black, without sign of decoration
of any kind, save the modest badge OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic or the
ribbon that showed the wearer TO De
one of the committee selected to haXf
supervision of the celebration
The first feature of the celebration
was a parade from the Northwestern
depot escorting the city officials and
the carnival officers of Milwaukee to
the state capitol. The procession was
headed by the university band and
company of cadets from the same insti-
tuition and following them came the
state officials headed by the governor
and his staff and Gov. Bushnell -c'
OHIO and his staff. w.,
The formal opening of the semi
centennial took place at the armory
hall in the afternoon in the presence
Of 5000 people The hall was hand
somely decorated. After the opening
musical selection prayer was offered by
the Rev James D. Butler, now in his
Saith year and one of the men who
helped to make the territory state
Gov. ScOfield welcomed the guests, au0
in a few remarks pointed out the prog
ress that had been made in half a CEN
fury. Mayor Charles E. Whelan made
an address in behalf of the city Of Mad
who touched the note to which the
great audience responded. The war
and the men at the front, the justice
of the war, the Anglo-SaXon alliance
the men now sweltering in the heat OF
Florida, were in turn themes on which
he dwelt and each was greeted with
cheers and the waving of flags and rib
bOns.
There are here many of the members
of the old territorial legislature aTad
more are expected. At the hea3Quar-
ters Of the Territorial Pioneers .ahDut
$50 visitors registered up to last eve
ming, and many old acquaintance were
renewed. Among those present WIN
came to Wisconsin in very early days
are: 1884, J. T. Kingston, Necedahs
1888, G. T. Warren, Albany; 1889, T. n
Bird, Madison; 1910, Edward B. Simp-
son, Milwaukee; 1910, Henry Gilman
Burke; 1888, George H. Chase, Milwau-
kee; 1887, Mrs. Samuel Barry, Madi-
son; 1886, w. J. Fisk, Green Bay; 1897,
G. B. Helm, Mendoza; 1841, T. H
Mosher, Kneeland; 1887, E. W. Keyea,
Madison, 1887; F. A. Stoltz, Milwau-
kee; 1889, Mark Smith, Madison; 1884
Mrs. Mary Vrooman, Fitchburg.
At 10 o'clock at night 700 persons
sat down to banquet in the basement
of the capitol. There were 800 plates
and ex-senator Villas, who presided,
could not be heard at the other end Of
the table.