Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
G.. A. r. AT SUPERIOR.
THREE ORGANIZATIONS MEET IN
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
ID. G. James IF Richiand Center Is
Chosen commandments 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 Belief Corps and many other
visitors on Wednesday and Thursday,
when the annual conventions of the Wis
consin orders named were held.
The women were.sc the ground early
and had. their headquarters opered 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 c. A. Il. put things
In running order as soon as they arrived.
Early TuesG evening there was
reception at the West Superior Hotel at
which the acquaintance were renewed
or made and the battles fought again.
Commander Shaw of the national q. 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 a tribute to the American volunteer
and Gov. Scofeld said he neve7 knew of
pension fraud; that the Government
can never pay the old soldiers enough
| TO extinguish its debt TO him and that
emiugh to keep him from want.
| Wednesday was a busy day. From
| morning until late in the afterpocn chose
on the ground were busy welct ming those
| that came on the later trains, and the
Third regiment band did sertiet in escort
ing the visitors from tie trains TO the
headquarters. Commander Tallmadge
opened the Grand Army meeting with an
eloquent address. The meeting received
reports from committees, the adlutant
reporting membership Of 10,1T5 on Dec.
q. This is loss of 3SS, of which 274
/ W ere through death. There are now 264
| posts in the State In good standing. The
| business meeting was broken up by 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 3SS, the report OF the w.
! r. c. membership showed that il had
! increased There are now 40 corps in
| the departm cnt and the members number
| 5,40t. the gain for the year being 1919
members. The Spanish war veterans or
| ganized and elected apt. 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 yeter-
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 win send out the necessary
blanks and camps will be organized any
where that twenty or more members get
together. The campfires at night were
exceptionally pleasant and jolly meetings,
in which ed veterans We'd with each
| other in "reminiscences.
The encampment closed with grand
ball Thursday evening, preceding which
there was q 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 ii
line, besides many elaborate floats. y
q. James of Richland Center was chosen
commander and James II. Agcn OF West
/ Superior senior Yicc-Commander. The en-.
campment next year will go 10 Sheboy.
gan. The Sons OF Veterans elected J. w
T. Amos of River Fails commander and
A. G. Hall Of West ST pcrior senior vice.
commander. The Woman's Relief Corps
selected Mrs. Myra Grinnell OF Bcloit az
| its department president.