Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-09-10
OLD SETTLERS CLUB MEETING.
Second Annual Meeting Held at the Fair
Grounds, Friday, Sept, 9th.

county, met at the fair grounds, on
Friday. Sept 9th, which was on the last
day of the county fair. A large num-
Der of the pioneer residents met on the
grounds in the morning and at noon
INDUCED in picnic dinner. After
which the meeting was called to order
by j. e. Clarke, president, who intro
duced S. NJ. Quaw, president of the
Marathon County Agricultural society,
who gave the old settlers a hearty well
come to the grounds.
The minutes of the first annual meet
ing were read and approved.
The president stated that at the meet
ing one year ago, committee was APP
pointed to draft rules and regulations
for the government of the club, and
that such had been prepared. A read
ing of the same was asked for, and
after thorough discussion of each ar
ticle the following rules and regulations
were adopted
To the Old Settlers Club of Marathon cotn-
ty, Wisconsin
GREETING.
At a meeting of the Old Settlers of
Marathon county, held September 18th,
1900 at WauSau, Wisconsin, for the
purpose of regularly organizing a club
of the Old Settlers OF the county~that
had come here prior to 1870, and had
resided here since that time, at which
meeting the following named persons
were selected as its permanent officers
for the ensuing year John &. Clarke,
president; Benjamin Single, viceprGsi-
dent +. b. Thayer, secretary; Robert
E. Parcher, treasurer. And it was then
RESOLVED That the regular annual
meeting of the club shall be held on the
last day of the Marathon county fair,
at IL NJ. of said day at the fair grounds.
The president and secretary elect were
requested to arrange for Articles and
Bylaws for the rules and government
of said club, which are hereby submit
ted for approval or selection by its
members present, or for any amend
ments thereto that may be deemed de-
sirable, all of which is respectfully sub
mitted to you.
JOHN G. CLARKE, Prest.
Articles and Rules of the Old Settlers
Club of Marathon county, Wis, adopt
ed Sept. 9th, 1901.
Article L. The name of this society
shall be known as the Old Settlers
Club of Marathon county, and its object
shall be to more closely cement our
selves with each other, and to maintain
more social and friendly understand
ing between us to the mutual benefit of
the entire organization.
Article 2. Any person of good moral
character and having been resident
of the county of Marathon previous to
and including 1870, is eligible to full
membership, and may become mem
Der by the enrolling of his name upon
the record list. 49,.
Article 3. The officers of the club
shall be members thereof, and shall
consist of a president, secretary, treas
urer and three e-presidents, who
shall be elected annually at the regular
annual meeting, and hold their offices
until their successors are duly elected.
Article A. The president, vice presi-
dents, secretary and treasurer shall
constitute the executive board of this
club, and shall have power to call spec
ial meetings of the club and to make
such other arrangements as they shall
in their deliberation deem to be of the
best interest to the club.
Articla 5. Any member who shall be
guilty O. any felonious offense against
the laws of the state, or who shall per-
severe in course of conduct degrad-
ing of itself, or that may be calculated
to bring reprOach or disrespect on any
member of the club, may be expelled
by a twO-thirdS vote of the members
present.
Article g. These articles may be
amended, repealed or altered at any
stated meeting of the club by major
ity vote of the members present, pro-
vided the change desired is presented
in writing signed by two or more MEM
bers of the club.
Article Z. Each member is requested
to pay to the treasurer the sum of
twenty-five cents annually for current
expenses, the same to be paid at the
annual meeting. ...
President j. G. Clarke stated that he
had prepared brief obituary notice of
old settlers who had died since the last
meeting of the club, and which he read.
At the conclusion, it was voted that the
obituaries be spread upon the minutes
of the club.
Friends and Neighbors of the Mara
thon County Old Settlers Club:
One year has rolled around since our
organization and the county is blessed
with prosperity and bountiful crops.
Many of us with good health, but
several of our members have passed
away to the great beyond. 1 have
prepared list of those of our mem
bers who have passed away during the
year, as knew them while living.
Most of them had reached a good old
age and died loved and respected by
their intimate acquaintance. What
more can any of us expect than the
kind, good words of our friends. In
memoriam of the members of the
Old Settlers Club who have departed
this life and gone to sweet and
blessed rest from their tolls and
troubles in this world since our last
meeting held Sept. Z, 1900, the most of
whom l was personally acquainted
with, during their residence in the
county and can truly speak of them as
follows:
OBITUARY LIST.