Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-13
OFFICIAL M. w. A. PROCEEDINGS.

CASTLE HALL, WAUSAU, WIS, S-1-01.
The annual convention of the North
ern Picnic Association was called to
order at s O'clock p. m. by President j.
N. Manson, with all officers present.
The chair stated that the first order
of business would be the selection of
the place of the next convention and
picnic, and in oraer to ascertain how
many camps were represented in this
convention in was necessary to have a
committee on credentials elected.
j. F. Lamont, of Beaver Camp No.
2126, moved that the chair appoint
committee of three on credentials. Mo-
ton carried.
The president appointed as commit
tee on credentials Messrs. j. F. Lamont,
2126, w. Gile, $50, Amigo, and Sanfield
Macdonald of 52S7 of Ashland.
Mayor Burt Williams and A Sc
card, of Ashland, then addressed the
convention, outlining in brief the chief
attractions of Ashland, Wisconsin, as a
convention city and asked for the dele
gates support in choosing that city as
the place for holding the next annual
convention and picnic of the Northern
Picnic Association.
P. 2. Shattuck, of Amigo, No. 500,
addressed the convention and said
among other things that originally the
city of Ashland was outside the juris-
diction of the N. P. A, and finished by
declaring Amigo the logical place for
holding the next annual meeting and
picnic.
w. A. Hett, of 1864, Wausau, then
outlined the jurisdiction of the associa-
ton as understood by the delegates to
the last annual convention at Rhine
lander in 1900, clearly setting forth that
the city of Ashland was in the jurisdic-
diction.
Neighbor D. A. Barnes, of Amigo,
then spoke of the matter of jurisdiction
as understood by him, and that origin
ally the jurisdiction of the association
was as follows: Bounded on the north
by Eagle River, on the south by Clin-
tonville. Asked by G. K Ellingson, of
Dorchester, 1884 for the western boun-
Diary he answered Marshfeld
Neighbors A. j. Anderson, of Rhine
lander, No. 1749, and L. A. Myers, of
Mellen, No. 4291, councilled neighborly
good feeling, and each reminded the
delegates present of the fact that 1--WE
are all neighbors."
j. F. Lamont, chairman of the COM
mittee on credentials, then read the
committees report, emitting 96 dele
gater to seats in the convention. On
motion carried the report was adopted
The chair appointed Messrs. Tomp-
kins, of Ashland, and Glle, of Amigo,
as tellers.
On the first formal ballot the city of
Ashland received 90 votes and the city
of Amigo 21. Ashland having received
the majority of all votes cast it was de-
clared the place of holding the next an
nual convention and picnic of this as
sociation.
On motion of delegate Macdonald, of
Ashland, the chair appointed D. E.
Canty, 1109, w. A. Hett, 1864, and P. P
Shattuck, $50, as committee to define
the jurisdiction of this association, and
report as soon as possible.
The above named committee reported
that that part of the state of Wis
cOnsin north of line drawn south of
New London be the jurisdiction. The
report was adopted.
d. E. Canty, 1109, placed the follow
ing names in nomination: For presi-
dent for the ensuing year, A. P Tomp-
kins, 1109; for secretary, Sanfield Mac
donald, 5287; treasurer, Will johnson,
5287, and on motion those nominated
were unanimously elected.
w. WaterhOuse, 1865, moved that it
is the sense of this convention that the
next annual convention and picnic to
be held at the city of Ashland, be held
in the latter part of June, 1902, the
exact date to be made by the officers of
the association. Motion carried.
After speeches by the visiting dele
gates lauding Wausau officers and citi-
| Zens for the BEST PICNIC ever held,
| and giving the Wausau Neighbors three
cheers and a tiger, the convention on
motion adjourned
j. n. MANSON, Pres.
w. WATERHOUsE, Sec'y.