Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-21
G.. A. r. OF WISCONSIN.
MEET IN ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT
AT STEVENS POINT.
James III. Agen of Superior Chosen
Commander-Next Years Encamp-
ment Goes to Chippewa Fa11s-Report
Shows Small Loss in Membership.
Stevens Point correspondence:

Stevens Point, after a short morning ses-
sion on Wednesday adjourned until even
| ing to permit the members to visit the
| Wisconsin Veterans Home at Waupaca,
Mayor Rothman welcomed the dele
gates at the opening Of the session and
Senator O'Neil Of Washburn responded
on behalf Of the encampment. There
was large attendance, and Commander
| De Croft at once began to dispatch bust
ness rapidly.
Loss of Sixty-nine Me bers.
The report of the assistant adjutant
general shows that the membership Of
the department, Dec. 81, 1901, was GAIT,
net loss of SO during the year. There
are 255 posts in good standing. a gain
Of three, two Of which are new posts and
one reinstated. Over 1000 visitors have
been registered at department headquar-
ters at Madison during the year and the
| interest taken in the war relics on exhi-
| bition there is increasing.
The report of the assistant quartermas-
ter general shows receipts of $5,OOO.9S
and disbursements of $4,224.29, leaving
balance of $776.69. The disbursements
include the sum of $2,497.16 paid for
5000 in United States bonds and not
amount received from the previous ad-
ministration was $2,246.7O, it appears
that the department has kept within the
current receipts, expanding $24O.76 less
than the amount received in the course
of business.
The report of the department inspector
shows reports from 252 posts out of 255
and that in 235 the records are complete
and we'll kept. The amount expended
for relief during the year was $2,25S.3o.
The posts hold moneys and securities
worth 22,479.99, and other property
worth SOL $3.50.
/ Victory for Home Trustees.
The trustees of the Wisconsin Veter-
ans Home won a victory over the visit
ing committee. That committee recon-
mended to the encampment that it make
members of the board ineligible to sue
coed themselves, that the retiring de-
partment commander be made member
Of the board and that a woman also be
added to it. At the Wednesday even
ing session President Thomas of the
board of trustees attacked the recon-
mendations and moved that they be
stricken out. Then ensued a parliament
tary struggle, in which Past Command
| Judge E., W. Keyes and many others
took part. Finally by vote of the en-
campment the report of the visiting COM
mittee was adopted with the exception Of
the three recommendations noted. One
of the recommendations carried by the
adoption of the report was that the sal
airy of the commandant Of the home be
increased from 500 to $1,000 year.
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The next encampment will be held at
Chippewa Falls. This was decided on
the first ballot on Thursday, the vote on
the question being: Chippewa Falls, 246;
Waukesha, 1872; La Crosse, 20; scatter
ing, 2.
James II. Agen of Superior was elect
ed department commander on the first
ballot. The vote stood: Agen, 267;
Spratt, 81; Ingles, 81; Clawson 26.
The other elections by the Grand Army
follow: Senior vice. commander. Owen
Clark, Stevens Point; Junior, G. E. Mo-
ley, Viroqua; medical director, B. c..
Brett Green Bay; chaplain, @. II. Bum
ley, Hudson; trustee William Hauder-
syde, Depere; trustees Of Veterans
Home r. n Roberts, 0. f. Chase; coun-
Gil of administration, Theodore Riel of
Burlington r. o. Scott of La Crosse,
L. O. Holmes of Baraboo, F. A. Walsh
of Milwaukee, e. w. Keyes Of Madison;
delegates at large to national encamp-
ment, H. G. Barnes of Elkhorn, John c..
Martin of Mineral Point, Frank A. An
son of Milwaukee,; alternates, j. W..
Gauges of Beaver Dam, A. Meinhold Of
West Superior, J. H. Woodnorth of Mil
waukee.
Relief Corps Election.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected
Mrs. Cora Evans, Waupaca, president,
and Mrs E. O. Kimberly, GAINESVILLE, Sc
nior vice-president
The Ladies' G. A. r. officers follow:
President, Clara Sloan, La Crosse; senior
vice. Martha Showalter, Lancaster; jul
nior vice. Mary Trimborn, Milwaukee;
chaplain. Eliza Spikes, Oshkosh; treas
urer Jennie Hopkins, Milwaukee; con-
ductor. Mrs Boiling, Milwaukee; coun-
selor Theme Jones, Milwaukee,; delegate,
Jean Rogers, Superior; alternates, Mrs.
Roethe, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Snyder,
Oshkosh; council, Flora Miller of Green
Bay, Helen Mueller of Milwaukee and
Dora Snyder of Oshkosh.
G. A. r. Representatives.
The G. A. r. representatives by con-
|
field, Elkhorn; Second, John OConnell,
Madison; Third, Robert Showalter, Lam
caster; Fourth, G. A. Bentley, Milwau-
kee; Fifth, W. H. HOWE, Milwaukee;
Sixth, Charles H. Eggleston, Fox Lake;
Seventh, Henry c.. Spalding, Tomah;
Eighth A. H. Guernsey, Amherst; Ninth,
J. A. BONNEVILLE, Oconto; Tenth, Carl IL.
Mueller, Wausau; Eleventh, D. ]. Tyr
rell. Prescott. Alternates-First, @. @.
Gratiot, Shullsburg; Second, Frank
Foote, Lake Mills; Third, S. F. Veeder,
Mansion; Fourth, Louis Holschauer, Mil
waukee; Fifth, NJ. L. Snyder, Wauke-
sha: Sixth, L. D. Hinkley, Waupun;
Seventh, r. E. Osborn, La Crosse;
Eighth. C. J. Ellis, Waupaca; Ninth, j.
NJ. Whitley, Depere; Tenth, NJ. w. Ry-
an. Medford; Eleventh, w. W. Quigley,
Turtle Lake.
F. A. Bird succeeds e. B. Gray as ad-
infant general and B. n. Robinson was
appointed quartermaster general.
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