Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-09
Madison. Aug Il

Madison, Aug. 8.
Arrangements are about completed
for the Saith annual encampment Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic IL Chi
cago, beginning August eth. The Qa-
partment Of Wisconsin will De repre-
sented in the parade on the 18th by
many thousands of comrades with nu
merous bands OF music and drun
corps. The Wisconsin comrades real
ize that this is probably the last time
a national encampment will be 50 neal
its borders, as the old soldiers are fast
becoming enfeebIed and rapidly drop
ping off the stage OF iife's activities
and are going to improve this oppol-
iunity by attending the great gather
| ing OF veterans in the garden city Of
! TIT west,
The official train will leave Madison
Monday morning, Aug. 9th, at 10
| o'clock, from tue West Madison depot.
by the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway, going through Milwaukee to
| Chicago. commander S. G. James. in the
last general order from headquarters.
dated July 2Sth, says: "Lucius Fair
child Post No. II, of Madison, having
| offered its services as escort to the de-
partment commander to the saith ma
| tiOnal encampment, the courtesy is
gratefully accepted, and the post will
! be the official escort of the occasion"
Therefore the local post will go to
| Chicago with the commander, with at
least $50 comrades in line. There is
| strong probability that Leuder'S mill
tary band will head the Wisconsin de
| partment and Lucius Fairchild post in
the trip to Chicago and in the great
parade there the next day. Free quar-
! terS have been secured for the local
post in the Franklin school house near
Goethe street, on the nOrtn side, in
Chicago. Ample accommodations, 10th
for sleeping and eating, will be made
for all those who attend. The head
quarters of the department Of WiscOn-
sin while in Chicago Will be in par
lors B and n at the Sherman house,
and the state WOman's Relief CCtps
will also have its headquarters at this
| hosiery.
The following Wisconsin regiments
| have arranged for reunions during the
encampment week: First cavalry,
room 207 county building, Aug. q, II
a. n. to 1 p. M, and Aug. 20, p. m. to
7 p. m; Second cavalry, Ogden school
building, corner State and CHESTNUT
streets, north side, near Lincoln park,
Aug %, p. m; First infantry, room
214, county building, Aug. 20, p. m,
Thirtieth infantry room 427, county
building, Aug. %, II a. m; FOrty-third
infantry, room 314 county building,
Aug. 20, 8 a. m. and l p. N. The greet
ings of comrades by regiments will Oc-
Cupy about thirty minutes, and then
will continue possibly for one hour or
more. Markers will show all regiments
of the state. and comrades will meet
at their own marker and greet
old army chums and many vii! perhaps
meet some they have not seen since
they were mustered out. The inJen-
ton is to have these state reunions
Aug. 28th at p. m. Che day Of the
parade and the place of meeting will
be announced in the Chicago morning
papers at that date.
Assistant Adjutant General J. T. Nc
Farlin has been quite busy the past
week at headquarters preparing his re
port to Adjutant General Thos. j.
Stewart of lie national headquarters,
as to the number Of posts, membership,
ETC., in the Wisconsin department. Gen,
McFarlin' s report shows that there arc
265 posts in good standing in WiscOn-
sin with a membership Of 1915, and
that during the last six months Ia
deaths haze been reported showing n
net gain to the order since January /,
1900, OF 118.
In the last general order from ma
tionaI headquarters, dated Philadel-
phia, July 25th, Commander Albert D,
Shaw makes tIe following announce
ment, which viii be Of interest to the
local G. A. r. post: The entire route
of parade is but two miles in length.
In the formation. at the point at
which the right Of each department
rests, there will be placed a silk stand
ard, or flag, and on it the coat Of arms
and the name Of the state. This stand
ard is offered as a prize to the post in
the department making the finest ap-
pearance, the award 70 be made by the
department commander at lie close Of
the parade. During the parade the
standard will be carried at the head Of
the department" Commander Shaw
also announces that the 'Pageantry OF
Patriotism which will be a prominent
and distinctive feature Of the paraic,
will be under the supervision and i'm
mediate direction of Post Department
Commander Daniel e. Sickles OF New
York. The national encamDment viii
convene in the Studebaker theater, 2O3
Michigan boulevard, Wednesday, Aug.
90 at 10 a. N.
There can be no doubt that the Mad
7 ison G. A. r. post will turn out in
: large numbers at the Chicago encamp'
= ment, particularly as it is the escort to
the department commander. Inc reg
ular meeting of this post viii be held
tomorrow evening to take in several
new members and to still further con
/ slider matters pertaining to going 10
= Chicago. A large attendance is re
= Guested.