Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-28

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Junior Vice Communicated. Harry
Kessler, Montana
Surgeon in Chief-George A. Harmon,
| Ohio.
Chaplain in Chief-Winfeld Scott,
| Arizona.
Report of Commander.
The business session of the encamp-
| ment was held at the Grand Opera
| House Commander Chief Thomas j..
Stewart read his report, which contained
the following:
"For the second time in its history
the Grand Army of the Republic has
journeyed to the Pacific slope to hold its
annual encampment. When we met in
the city of San Francisco seventeen
years ago the eastern shores of the Pa
cific ocean marked the western boun-
Diary of the republic. Since that time
the foes of other days-the men who
wore the blue and gray in the greatest
| war known in all time--have marched to-
| gether under the flag of a united coun-
try and carried it forward il the march
of civilization and of progress.
1.-THE gains in membership the last
year were: BY muster, S,1S3; transfer,
1902 rcinNatements, 1912. The losses
by uCdlll, c,oooJ ioHOl dDIc dtstudl So
$50; transfer 1900; suspension, 1858;
dishonorable discharge, rs; delinquent re-
ports, 5,022; net loss, 7,245."
The parade of the veterans will be
long remembered by the thousands of
people who packed the streets along the
line of march to witness it.
Remnant of Mighty Host.
Bowed with the weight Of years, worn
out and weary, but animated by the fires
of an unquenching spirit, this remnant of
a mighty host which had carved out vic
tory for the republic on the hardest
fought battle fields the world has ever
known marched proudly along, the last
of an unconquered band of heroes. They
looked the part they had played as max
ers of history in this country of their
birth or adoption, as the case might be.
Proudly they marched with the battle
flags waving above the swaying ranks
flags which bore the marks of shot and
shell in many a fierce fray-comrades to-
gether now, as they were then. With
military precision these old soldiers of
Antietam, Vicksburg, the Wilderness,
Gettysburg and AppomattoX swung into
line at the appointed hour ready for the
command to march.
Headed by the detachment from Hi
nois, commanded by Benson Wood, the
Grand Army detachments appeared in
full muster at their appointed stations
ready to move with the main column,
which started punctually at 10 O'Clock
on the route of march A platoon of
police led the column, commanded by
Chief Whitman and followed by the drum
corps of the National Association of Civil
a NJ. k;.E
Marshal Edward L. Solomon and his
staff
The personal escort Of Commander-in-
Chief Stewart was composed OF George
III. Thomas Post, No. 2, department Of
California, A. ID. Cutler commanding.
Accompanying the commander-in- chief
were Quartermaster General Burrows,
Judge Advocate General Beers, Adjutant
General John w. Schal Chaplain in
Chief Shuey and Inspector General
Walsh. with members Of the executive
committee.
Department of the States.
The several departments of the Grand
Army followed with, as mentioned be-
fore, the department of Illinois in the
van. Following came Pennsylvania,
commanded by Edward @. Walton and
Commander Yengln; New York, Com
mandcr Noster; Connecticut, Commander
Bulkeley; Massachusetts, Commander
Judd; New Jersey, Commander Long;
Maine, Commander Chamberlain; Rhode
Island, Commander Hudson; New Hamp-
shire, Commander Parker; Vermont,
Commander Pcnfcld; Potomac, Com
mandcr Kimball; Virginia and North
Carolina, Commander Haas; Maryland,
Commander Stahl; Nebraska. Command
er Estill; Michigan, Commander Van
Raalte; Iowa, Commander Raymond; In
diana, Commander Grune; Colorado and
Wyoming, Commander Vaughn; Kansas,
Commander Smith; Delaware, Command
er Baugh; Minnesota, Commander Ma
ben; Missouri, Commander Sterret; Ore
gon, Commander Turner: Kentucky,
Commander Forlee: West Virginia, Com
mander Moore; South Dakota, Command
err Reed; Washington and Alaska, Com
mander Kavanalgh; Arkansas, Com
mander Avery; New Mexico, Commander
Edwards: Utah, Commander Clark; Ten
nessee, Commander Patton; Louisiana
and Mississippi, Commander Heating;
Florida, Commander Chase; Montana,
Commander Wisner; Texas. Commander
Bolton; Idaho, Commander Whittier;
Georgia, Commander Fitzgerald; Ala
bama, Commander Allison; North Da
kota, Commander Rowe; Oklahoma,
Commander Green; Indian Territory,
Commander Rose. California and Ne
vada, under command of Maj. Gen. w.
r. Shafter, brought up the rear.
A prominent trio rode ut the head of
the Wisconsin division. They were Gen.
Macarthur, commander of the depart
ment of the Pacific; Gen. Cobb and Col.
Lyon, all three being attired in civilian
clothing. All three Of these general Off
GERS are from Wisconsin, and all have
won national renown. Gen. Macarthur
was recognized all along the line of
march and was loudly cheered as he
passed with the column.
From Fer and Near.
Five men drowned New Bedford,