Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-15

held meetings forenoon and afternoon.
In the morning the war veterans had
their procession and dress parade.
The reunions of warriors and legislators
continued with renewed force during the
day These affairs are altogether infor-
NAL.
Judge Cassoday opened the meeting of
the state bar association IN the Supreme
court chamber this morning and intro
duced Judge Lyon, who presided. The
speakers were Judge Bennett and Judge
Cole. The meeting adjourned at noon.
What was termed ageneral meeting was
held this afternoon at the university
armory, thousands of persons crowding
into the hall to hear the brief addresses,
the speakers being limited to ten minutes
each.
The first speaker was Eugene S. Eli
oft of Milwaukee. He was followed by
Ogden II. Fethers of GAINESVILLE and 3.
+. Bryant of La Crosse. Other speakers
were E. G. Kennedy of West Superior
and E. r. Hicks of Oshkosh, the speeches
being interspersed with music by a band
and a glee club.
Legislative Reunion.
One of the most interesting features of
the semi-centennial celebration was the
reunion of Wisconsin legislators, which
began with a collation. in the basement
corridors of the capitol last night.
Today at 10 a. m. the formal exercises
began with a short address of welcome
by George E. Burrows, chairman OF the
local committee. Immediately thereafter,
a progressive session began in both Sen
ate and Assembly chambers.
Thursday will be given up to informal
social sessions.
Letters and kilograms of regret were
read from w: A. Jones, department of the
interior; w. W. Field, Odebolt, Ia; Thad.
@. Pound, Chippewa Falls; d. NJ. Kelly,
RoStOn. T, A Fond DIV nd
Nelson Williams, Minneapolis.
Upon roll call it was found that Eugene
S. Turner was the man present who be-
longed to the earliest Legislature repre-
scented in the chamber today. He is from
Grafton, Washington county, and in 1880
of Albion, Dane county. claimed the next
place on the roll. He was in the Leg
islature of "a. At II o'clock the meet
ing adjourned until o'clock this after
noon.
Ed Keogh, the veteran Third ward Mil
waukee legislator, is here.
The speakers Of the Assembly row in
town are: 1861, Amasa Cobb; 1876, S.
s. Fifeld; 1877, J. B. Cassoday; 1880, A.
A. Arnold: 1881. Ira B. Bradford; 1885.
H. 0. Fairchild; 1SS7-'S9, T. 3. Mills;
1891, J. J. Hogan; 1893, Edward Keogh;
1895, George B. Burrows; 1897, George
a. Buckstaff.
II.
here are: 1862, G. w. Hazelton; 1874
1878, Charles D. Parker; 1887, s. S. FL
field; 1SS9-91, G. W. Ryland; 1895, 7. D.
Weeks.
at the Armory.
The exercises at Camp Randall last
evening attracted a crowd which filled
the grand stand and overfowed on to the
grounds in front Of it. The speeches
were interspersed with band music.
l;rI
place looked rather wierd in the even
ing.
The Quarles speech in the armory was
also the scene of a large gathering, and
still there were enough people left to sit
in Capitol park and listen to the military
band and view the Nominations. The
capitol was opened and we'll lighted and
many people strolled through it. A huge
flag is suspended in the rotunda under
the dome, and the Welsbach lights threw
a bright light upon it. The Senate and
Assembly chambers were open and were
a gathering place for old gentlemen. In
the long corridor of the basement of the
statehouse the legislative spread was in
full swing. The list of toasts was as
long as the narrow table and that was of
the length of rife range. This banquet
did not commence until after the Quarles
speech in the armOry. Pretty much
everybody of note in town from Senator
Sawyer down, sat down to the banquet.
With the Press Gang.
The first regular session of the Wisconsin
Editorial association began shortly after
$50 a. m. at the Presbyterian church.
After the usual preliminaries paper on
Early Days in Wisconsin Newspaper
Work" was read by A. W. De Lany of
Sun River, Mont
The paper of A. NJ. Thomson Of Mil
waukee on "Some Old Editors" had
been sent to Mr.. Thwaites of the State
Historical society, Mr.. Thomson lying
at the point of death in Milwaukee.
The committee on the newspaper histo-
ries of Wisconsin counties reported that
nearly all the documents had been COL
lected. These histories of the state press
will be deposited with the State Histori-
cal society and some day they will be
printed.
The Wisconsin Press association re-
elected all its officers and adjourned at
noon. The principal officers are: c.. w.
Bowron, Oshkosh, president; 0. f. Roess-
Ter, Jefferson, secretary; Mrs. Julia L.
Osborn, La Crosse, assistant secretary;
Mrs Flora 3. Ginty, Chippewa Falls,
treasurer.
The semi-centennial banquet of the as
ISOLATION at the Presbyterian church last
evening was attended by eighty men of
the press. The Canadian invitation will be
accepted. 1t was extended in person by
Will j. White of the Ottawa interior de-
partment. The trip will last twelve or
fourteen days and will be over the Cana
dian Pacific road. The tour will COM
mence July p or o.
Woman's Congress.
Members of women's clubs from various
parts of the state, as we'll as many others
interested in the enlightenment and adj
vancement Of the gentler sex, took part
today in woman's congress.
The congress was called to order at
the Congregational church at $50 a. N.
Mrs. Frances 3. Raymer of Madison de-
livered the address of welcome.
Addresses were made by Mrs. A. G.
Neville of Green Bay, Mrs. J. II. Rogers
of Portage, Mrs. E. l. Kidd of Prairie du
Chen, Mrs. e. e. Vaughn of Ashland,
Mrs. John Winans Of GAINESVILLE, Mrs.
NJ. Wentworth Hopper of Racine, Mrs.
Louise Phillips of Madison and Mrs.
Flora G. Ginty of Chippewa Falls.
Third Day.
Madison, Wis, June 81 Special. i
There has been perceptible thinning of
the crowd in attendance at the semi-cen-
tennial celebration since yesterday, and
those who remain for this the closing day
are principally the war veterans and early
pioneers, who find the three days all too
short for the renewing of old acquaint-