Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-30
INAUGURATION A
PUBLIC FUNCTION
NO SPECIAL INVITATIONS WHAT
EVER EXCEPT TO Ex-
GOVERNORS.
ESCORT COMMITTEES NAMED
AND OTHER DETAILS
PERFECTED.
Madison, Dec. %.

Madison, Dec. p.
Details for the inauguration Janu-
arv ! of the state oficers-elect are
being perfected from day to day.
Yesterday afternoon there was held a
meeting Of the executive committee,
composed of Dr.. A.. A Dye, chairman,
Colonel A. H. HOLSTER, Professor
Julius e Olson, Mayor j. c. Schu-
bert and q. D. Brandenburg, with
Colonel w. J. Anderson as secretary;
and having present also w. K. Bag
lev. master of ceremonies, ex-Mayor
]. w. Groves, Colonel o. G. Munson,
August Roden, chairman OF the
printing committee, Colonel George
H Joachim, chief marshal, and some
others.
A public Affair.
No invitations of an individual ma
ture either for the capitol exercises
at noon or for the informal recep-
tons during the afternoon, nor yes
for the great reception and ball n
the gymnasium at night will be IS
sued except to ex-governors These
number six-W r. Taylor, w. D.
Hoard, George w. Peck, w. H. Up
ham, Edward Scofi6ld and r. Nj. La
Fellette The entire ceremonial is a
state function, and of a public nature
throughout A thousand programs
will be provided for the evening ball,
which follows the formal reception.
The latter function will continue from
about 9 Onward for an hour or per-
haps little longer. then come the
grand march, the state quadrille and
the whirl of waltz and twostep The
first regiment band of 80 pieces from
Baraboo is arranging special music
for the occasion
Escorts.
Rev. George E. Hunt will utter
the invocation preceding the admin
istration at noon of the oath OF fidel-
ity to the constitution and the laws
| by Chief Justice j. B. Winslow; and
the governor and his associates will
be conducted from the executive
chamber to the supreme court room
for this formality by the following
escorts:
| Governor Davidson by Ex-Governor
G. w Peck.
| Lieutenant Governor Strange by
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Connor
Secretary of State Frear by T E.
| Birmingham
Treasurer Dahl by Judge E. Ray
Stevens.
| Attorney General Gilbert by ex-
Attorney General Sturdeyant.
Insurance Commissioner Beedle by
Judge A. G. Zimmerman.
| The members of the supreme court
will be escorted thus:
Chief Justice Winslows by Judge E.
w. Reyes.
Justice Marshall by F. w Hall
Justice Dodge by B. w. Jones
! Justice Siebecker by r. B. Smith
| Justice Kerwin by G. w. Bird
Justice Tihlin by j. A. Awkward.
Justice Barnes by ]. M. Olin
Justice Sanborn by Judge Bum.
In the Afternoon.
| For the afternoon receptions in the
several offices at the statehouse
Chairman Dye has selected the fol-
lowing to assist: Rev. O. G. Siljan,
Judge Anthony Donovan, Rev. P. B.
Knox, Rev. E. G. Updike, Rev George
MacAdam, Richard F. Taylor, Dean
E. A. Birge, Professor R. B. Dudgeon,
ex-Mayor Jabe Afford, J. E. Davies,
Edwin Sumner and Dr. C. S. Sheldon
Floor Committee.
! A. T. Rogers, chairman of the floor
committee, has named the following
to assist him: Morris F. Fox, Dr.. J.
| c. Eisom, August o.. Paunack, Colo
mel Ralph Mccoy, David B. Cantwell.
Earl S. Driver, Charles G. Riley,
John Grinde, Arne G. Lerum, Victor
E. Rogers, Victor L. Phillips, George
| R. Wheelock, E. E Parkinson, San
ford P Starks, Edward Swain, Frank
| w. Karstens, G. s. McConochie, Al
derman Peter H. Schram, Professor
F. w Kehl. Assemblyman NJ. J.
4 Cleary of BIanchardville and Edward
/ l.. Luckow of Baraboo.