Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
G. 4. R. OF WISCONSIN
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT is HELD
IN MADISON.
Captain Norcross, of GAINESVILLE, Is
Elected Department COMMUNICATIVE
teresting Sessions and Campfires at
Which Distinguished Men Speak.
Madison correspondence:

10y A. ~ anu the sons or Veterans,
and the Capitol Park was filed with
tents as in war time. Between 2,0O0
and 5000 veterans were present. Tues
day the Sixteenth and Twelfth Reci-
ments held joint reunion at the court
house.
The encampment devoted an hour of
Wednesday afternoons session to
memorial service in honor of the 302
members who had died during the
year. During this service the doors
We're thrown open and the relief corps
Cane IN, in body. to participate e.
E. Cough, of Chippewa Falls. senior
vice department commander, delivered
memorial address. The relief corps
contingent returned to their convention
and spent the remainder of the after
noon !" memorial services. Miss Belle
Bliss, of Baraboe, past department
president was the orator of the occa-
stony The rest of the afternoon in the
encampment was taken up with the
reports of the Wisconsin Veterans
Home at Waupaca and the resulting
discussions. The reports all showed
that the institution is in excellent con-
dition
A camp fire was held in the evening
in the gymnasium which was largely
attended Speeches were made by
number of leading Grand Army men
and Il. 0. Kimberly. of GAINESVILLE. sang
patriotic songs.
Captain Pliny Norcross. of James
vile. was elected department COM
mander Thursday morning by $50
votes to 143 for Duncan McGregor, of
Platteyille. Other elections were as
follows:
Senior vice department commander
Henry s. Miller of Madison: junior vice.
Byron S. Williams of Wautoma: med,-
cal director, Dr. Hugo Philler of Wau-
kesha, reelected; chaplain, l.. G.. Carr
of Fond du Lac; trustees of veterans
home. K. a. Wilde of Milwaukee, G. III.
Henry of Eau Claire.
Delegates to National Encampment-
At large, Wade II. Richardson of Mil
waukee, j. III. Tate of Viroqua; alter
mates, ]. {. Martin of Mineral Point,
j. w. Canes of Fox Lake; first district,
r. b. Lang, Racine; second, Frank
Luckes, Princeton; third, J. S. Worth
man, Baraboo; fourth, Il. Il. Winter,
Milwaukee; 18th, Nj. L. Snyder, Wauke
sha sixth, George Spratt, Sheboygan
Falls; seventh Il. Il. Osborne. La Crosse;
eighth, A. j. Smith Amherst; ninth, II.
Il. Mann Marinette: tenth. H. r. Allen,
Marvill. AlaVanfb IL | Ilill DpaSpntf
Alternates-Frst district, w H. Grin
mel of Beloit; second, IL. G.. Kleinfelter
OF jefferson; third. 4. S. Brooks of
Reedsburg; fourth Louis Sholes of Nil
waukee fifth, Hugo Philler of Wauke-
sha; sixth, l.. ID. Hinkley, Waupun
seventh, l.. A. Brace Of Eau Claire;
eighth. w. II. Brown. Waupaca; ninth,
j. A. Donlevey of Oconto; tenth, f. NJ.
White of Colby; eleventh, w. Ii. Howl
son of Chippewa Falls.
Council OF Administrations Her
rick, Hudson; ID. J. Ryan, Appleton; II.
A. Copeland, La Crosse; Lous Sholes.
Milwaukee,; Il. s. Miller, Wausau.
Adjutant General G. A. Partridge
Chicago, visited the encampment as
representative OF Commander-in-Chi
John G. Black and made an address.
A past commanders badge was pre-
scented to the retiring commander, j.
z. Rumble by Chief of Staff Hazle-
wood. In behalf of his staff Com
mander Rumble presented Adiutant
General Richardson a handsome badge
in recognition of valuable services.
The last act of the encampment was
to choose La Crosse rs the place of the
next meeting by unanimous vote
Commander Norcross appointed Il.
o. Kimberly, of Janesvile. assistant
adjutant general CoIestia l.. Ed
wards, of Oconomowoc, was elected
counsellor by the relief corps.
Relief corps officers were named as
follows:
President, Mrs Helen Weathersby,
Shullsburg; senior vice president, Mrs.
Mary Nichols, Oshkosh; junior vice pres
ident Mrs ]. r. Spencer, Waukesha.
treasurer, Mrs. Annie Il. Moves, Bara-
boo; chaplain, Mrs. Yerkes, Milton.
Executive Poard-Mrs. Kathryn Bley
or. Milwaukee,; Mrs. Amanda Wheeler,
Fond du Lac; Mrs Thomas, Portage;
! Mrs. e. 0. Kimberly, Janesyille; Mrs.
Porter
Sons Of Veterans elected the follow
ing:
Commander, John Lakewood, Jeffer-
som. innior vice commander, l.. Il.
Small, Madison; iiyision council. Fred
B. Fox. Plover q. b. Swsher, Boomer;
j. H.. Coon, Ehdeavor.
The Relief Corps reports show that
new corps were instituted during the
year at Monticello, Genoa Junction,
Burlington, Ployer. Crandon, lola and
Beaver Dam. The president recon
mended that tho Sisiting committee TO
the Veterans Home be abolished as
an unnecessary expense. since the con
duct of the home is so carefully looked
after by the Grand Army. The send.
| ING Of jelies, jams ard fruits to the
/ home was also criticised and II was
recommended that it be stopped. as
with the best the corps can do in that
respect, all the inmates cannot be sup
piled. and to discriminate only lnuses
| jealousy. A per capita tax Of | cent
was recommended 70 raise a fund for
/ the purchase Of magazines, books and
noners for the home During the year
the relief corps has bought a new
niapa for the institution. The financial
renorts show that the Woman's Relief
corps has expended over $1,000 In re-
lief for 2.OiG individuals In the fami-
! lies Of veterans.
The annual reports OF the Wisconsin
Veterans Home shows that there are
! 783 members In the institution and
that there have been forty-one deaths
during the year. involving an expense
Of about 81 300 FOR burials.
Remarkable These Days.
That's remarkable child Of Good
ley's"
Think so? He struck me as being