Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-29

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annual encampment of the c. a. r.,
the w. Il. c. and the Sons of Veterans,
and the Capitol Park was filed with
tents as in war time. Between 1900.
| and 5000 veterans were present. Tues
| day the Sixteenth and Twelfth Regi-
ments held joint reunion at the court
| house
The encampment devoted an hour of
| Wednesday afternoons session to a
memorial service in honor of the 302
members who had died during the
| year. During this service the doors
were thrown open and the relief corps
came in. in body, to participate. L.
Il. Clough, Of Chippewa Falls, senior
vice department commander, delivered
a memorial address. The relief corps
| contingent returned to their convention
and spent the remainder of the after
noon III memorial services. Miss Belle
Bliss, of Baraboo, past department
| president, was the orator of the occa-
! sion. 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 a
number of leading Grand Army men
and f. 0. Kimberly, of Janesyille. sang
patriotic songs.
Captain Pliny Norcross, of James
vile, was elected department com
mander Thursday morning by ESQ
votes to i43 for Duncan McGregor of
Platteville. Other elections were as
follows:
Senior vice department commander,
Henry s. Miller of Madison; junior vice,
Byron S. Williams of Wautoma; medi-
cal director, DR. Hugo Philler OF Wau-
kesha, reelected; chaplain, L. G.. Carr
of Fond du Lac; trustees OF veterans
home, L. A. Wilde of Milwaukee. C. Ii.
Henry of Eau Claire.
Delegates to National Encampment-
At large, Wade Ii. Richardson of Mil
waukee, ]. III. Tate of Viroqua alter
mates. J. c. Martin of Mineral Point
]. w. Canes of Fox Lake; first district
Z. b. Lang, Racine; second. Frank
| Luckes, Princeton; third, ]. S. Worth
man. Barahoo; fourth, +. r. Winter,
! Milwaukee,; fifth, NJ. L. Snyder, Wauke
sha; sixth. George Spratt, Sheboygan
Falls; seventh. Il. L. Osborne. La Crosse;
eighth. \. j. Smith, Amherst; ninth. II.
Z. Mann, Marinette; tenth. II. Il. Allen,
Merrill; eleventh, ID. J. Dill Prescott.
Alternates-First district, W H. Grin
mel of Beloit second. H. G. kleinfelter
OF Jefferson; third. A. S. Brooks of
Reedsburg; fourth, Louis Sholes of Mil
waukee: fifth, Hugo Philler of Wauke-
sha; sixth, L. u. Hinkley. Waupun;
seventh, l., \. Brace of Eau Claire;
'eighth. w. r. Brown. Waupaca: ninth,
J. A. Donlevey OF Oconto; tenth, +. NJ.
White of Colby; eleventh. W. II. Howl
son of Chippewa Falls.
Council of Enthusiastically. Her
rick, Hudson; ID. j. Ryan. Appleton; +.
A. Copeland, La Crosse; Louis Sholes,
Milwaukee; Is. S. Miller, Wausau.
Adjutant General C. 4. Partridge,
Chicago visited the encampment as
representative Of Commander-in-Chief
John C. Black and made an address.
4 past commanders badge was pre-
scented to the retiring commander, J.
p bundle, by Chief OF Staff Halle
wood In behalf of his staff, Com
mander Rumble presented Adjutant
General Richardson q handsome badge
in recognition of valuable services.
The last act OF the encampment was
to choose La Crosse as the place of the
next meeting by a unanimous vote.
. Commander Norcross appointed E.
o. Kimberly, of Evansville. assistant
] adjutant general. Celestia 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. j. X. Spencer Waukeshat
r treasurer Mrs Annie f. Noyes, Bara-
boo: chaplain. Mrs YehSes. Milton.
Executive Board-Mrs. Kathryn Bley-
err, Milwaukee: Mrs. Amanda Wheeler
E Fond du Lac; Mrs. Thomas. Portaget
e Mrs. f. O. Kimberly, GAINESVILLE; Mrs
Porter.
Sous of Veterans elected the follow
. ing:
!, Commander. John Lakewood, Jeffer
+ son; Junior vice commander, l.. f.
; Small. Madison: division council, Fred
I B. FIX, Plover; A. b. Swisher, Bloomer
5 ]. H. Coon, EndeaYor.
: The Relief Corps reports show thai
/ new corps were instituted during the
y year at Monticello, Genon Junction
n Burlington, Ployer, Crandon, lola and
d Beaver Dam. The president recon
d mended that the visiting committee Il
the Veterans Home be abolished Il:
4 an unnecessary expense, since the con
= duet of tho home is so carefully lo0ket
. after by the Grand Army. The send
: ing of tellies, jams and fruits TO tht
home was also criticised and it wa:
o recommended that it be stopped, a:
with the best the corps can do in thai
respect. all the inmates cannot be sup
oiled. and to discriminate only 2rouse'
!. jealousy. 4 per capita tax Of 1 cel.
Il was recommended to raise fund fol
the purchase Of magazines. books ant
nsyers cor the home. During The veal
a fine relief corps has bought n new
/ piauo for the institution. The financial
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