Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-27
REUNION OF G. A.
WISCONSIN VETERANS ENCnN
AT SAEBOYGAN.
Large Attendance and an Interestin
Three Day Conveutiou-De Croft
Chosen Commauder-Addr of ri
firing Commander.
Sheboygan correspondence:

Sheboygan correspondence:
The State encampment of the Gran
Army of the Republic, the Woman's RS
lief Corps and the Sons of NeterapH
opened in Sheboygan on Tuesday vii
clear, warm weather. There were IA
old soldiers registered on the first dan
and it is estimated there were l 800 viN
itors in the city, incoming trains bringirM
large numbers.
The city was gaily decorated with eyex
green's, flags and electric lights. Hand
ing from the festoons across the streeN
were transparencies bearing appropriate
Inscriptions.
Wednesday morning Mayor DenneH
welcomed the e. A. II. at their sessiot
which opened in the opera house at n
o'clock. The response was made by Col
B. L. Bryant. There was Il recitation
by Miss Sarah Spratt, daughter of Al
semblyman and Mrs, George Spratt n
Sheboygan Falls, and song by Conrad
Kimberly. The big parade took plaol
that afternoon, it moving promptly ii
1870 O'Clock from the government build
ing. From this point the line of marcI
was the main portion Of the city, botS
the south and north sides.
Department Commander James and
Assistant Adjutant General Mic Faranl
of the G.. a. r. read their reports We'd
nesday morning. Department Command
err Jones -Seport was in part as follows
Comrades: One year ago when you elect
ed me to the position Of department c0nl
mander l accepted the honor with sOmS
misgivings. When | looked back ana saw
r list of the eminent men who had honored
the place and the high standard they had
brought the department to, | realized thS
responsibility that rested on my shoulder 4
and will say that / have used my best ed
deavors to keep it where found 1t. but ID
very sorry to inform you that it is hard "a
compete with old Father Time. 1t has baed
a hard race, but we viii have to give up; IA
is mastering out faster than we can gathet
them ill., and no one more fully rea ICES thai
the time is fast drawing nigh when we viii
be compelled to surrender, pack our knapE
sack and join the rest On the other shore
Two years ago Il law was enacted to ri
move the battlefags from the rotunda 4
the capitol building to the new library build
ing. This proved to be very distastefuI
act to the old comrades, and they wanted
the old standards where they would be vSj
ible to them when they visited the capitol!
The assistant adjutant general and myself
visited the library building and looked ID
vain for some time to discover the flags, and
finally had to get the aid of the CuStOdia l
to show us whore they were and we found
them in the top story of the building, in 4
room that served rs the light shaft fod
rooms below, and in the terrific heat Of thj
blazing sun that came through the glass rGOA
they were standing around the wall of thij
room without particle of protection and
would have been entirely ruined in Il verH
short time. We had Il bill introduced in thd
Legislature authorizing their return to thi
IN,
them placed in Theoretically sealed casesl
with plate glass fronts. This bill became 4
law and the flags are now back in their 0! \
cases until new ones can be provided FOG
them.
After a lively contest Thursday mornI
ing Allen II. De Croft of Buffalo County
was elected commander for the term Of
one year The other officers are W. NJ
Root, Sheboygan, senior vice-commanderI
and George w Morton of Berlin, jun!o1
vice-commander.
Three trustees for the Veterans Home
at Waupaca were elected, as fo!loWSI
Col. J. H Weodnorth of Milwaukee,
who has been secretary of the boari]
David G.. James of RichlQnd Centerl
whose term as commander has Just ext
pired, and William Wilson Of AppletonI
The encampment closed with a shahI
battle and campfire at Lake View Park
The city overhowed with visitors, 1t Del
ing estimated that there were from 5'o0O
to 5000 visitors in town. Every hoteI
and lodging house was filled.
The election at the w. Il. &. meeting
resulted as follows: Mrs. Hattie Nel1on
Of Madison, commander; Miss Laura NJ
Dietsch of Sheboygan, senior vlce-com'
mander; Mrs. Frances Wheelock of Med
ford, junior vice-commander.
There was lively contest at the eIec
ton of the Sons of Veterans. Martin
Grassie of Milwaukee was elected cor
onel of the State department by the lniu
majority of one. The other officers OIL
the Sons of Veterans are as follows
A. II. Calender Of Racine, senior wee
colonel; Frank Merryfeld, Stevens Poln
Junior vice-colonel Division council, A.
Hall Of Superior, Harry Campbell hlFeF
Falls, Louis Grassie of Sheboygan; dele'
gate at large, DR.. Mcdowell Of Racine
G. A. Geissler, delegate, Sheboygan, d.
ternate-at-large w. Beitz of Milwaukee,
alternate delegate, Oscar GuIbert u
Blaine, Wis. -,
The encampment in 1902 will be he!4
at Stevens Point Milwaukee, MIneFa.
Point and Waupaca made warm n9n'
for the meeting.