Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-07-05
&. A. &. AT SUPERIOR
THREE ORGANIZATIONS MEET IN
ANNUAL CONVENTION

ID. G. James of Rich1and Center IL
Chosen Commander-Next Reunion at
Sheboygan = National Commander
Shaw Compelled to Leave Early.
The city Of West Superior was filed
with members Of the G. A. R., veterans
of the Spanish war, members Of the
Woman's Relief Corps and many other
visitors on Wednesday and Thursday,
when the annual conventions Of the Wis
consin orders named were held.
The women were on the ground early
and had their headquarters opened on
Tuesday at the West Superior Hotel,
where also were located the headquarters
OF the Grand Army and the Spanish war
veterans. Commander Tallmadge and
Adjt. Curtis of the G. A. r. put things
in running order as soon as they arrived.
Early Tuesday evening there was a
reception at the West Superior Hotel, at
which the acquaintance were renewed
or made and the battles fought again.
Commander Shaw Of the national G. A.
R. was obliged to leave in the evening
for the East and he was escorted to the
train by large delegation. w. ID. Hoard
paid tribute to the American volunteer
and Gov. Scofeld said he never knew Of
q pension fraud; that the Government
can never pay the old soldiers enough
to extinguish it's debt to him and that
he favored a pension for every veteran,
enough to keep him from want.
Wednesday was busy day. From
morning until late in the afternoon those
on the ground were busy welcoming those
that came on the later trains, and the
Third regiment band did service in escort
ing the visitors from the trains to the
headquarters. Commander Tallmadge
opened the Grand Army meeting with an
eloquent address. The meeting received
reports from committees, the adjutant
reporting a membership Of 10, 175 on Dec.
81. This is loss Of 38S, Of which 274
were through death. There are now 264
posts in the State in good standing. The
business meeting was broken up oy an
excursion participated in by members Of
the W. r. c., G. A. r. and the Spanish
war veterans. While the report Of the
G.. A. r. adjutant showed a decrease In
membership Of 1888, the report of the w.
r. G. membership showed that it had
increased. There are now 14O corps in
the department and the members number
5,4O1, the gain for the year being 1873
members The Spanish war veterans or
ganized and elected Capt. O'Neil Of
Washburn permanent chairman Of the
meeting, with Lieut.. Tenant Of Ashland
secretary. The delegations from other
places in the State were not SO large as
had been hoped for. After the meeting
was gotten under way it transpired that
there has already been formed an organ
ization of Spanish-American war veter-
ans and there was little left to do save
ratify and jollify. The work Of enlarg-
ing the State organization by the forma-
ton Of camps will be taken up and Lieut..
Cousins will send out the necessary
blanks and camps will be organized any
where that twenty or more members get
together. The campfres at night were
exceptionally pleasant and jolly meetings,
in which the old veterans wed with each
other in "reminiscences.
The encampment closed with grand
ball Thursday evening, preceding which
there was banquet and parade, the lat
ter being one of the most brilliant of its
kind the State Grand Army Of the Re-
public has ever had. Hundreds Of uni
formed men and school children were in
line, besides many elaborate floats. D.
G. James Of Richland Center was chosen
commander and James H. Agen Of West
Superior senior vice-commander. The en-
campment next year will go to Sheboy-
gan. The Sons Of Veterans elected J. w.
T. Ames Of River Falls commander and
A. G. Hall Of West Superior senior vice
commander The Woman's Relief Corps
selected Mrs. Myra Grinnell of Beloit as
it's department president