The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-02-17
.LAUD WORK OF DEAD MAN
Mr.. Simmons is Declared to Have Been
the Gree test Friend of the Soldiers
of the Rebellion Ministers Praise
His BeneGactions.


} The death of the late 2. G.. Simmons
on Friday came as a great blow to the
members of the grand army in all parts
of the country and especially in Wis
consin and many of the men who have
been leaders tn the department. have
given out tribMtes to the memory of
their deceased friend. The Posts in
several Wisconsin cities had sessions of
sorrow on Saturday night at which
time resolutions paying tribute to the
memory of Mr.. Simmons were passed.
cit is a shock to all comrades of the
Grand Army to hear of the death of Zal-
mon G.. Simmone,' said A. G.. ,Weis-
sert, formerly grand commander of the
G. A. R. as he was regarded as a
comrade. Special efforts were being
made to have him at the encampment
in Fond du Lac In June, this year.
ellis home in EZenosha is remember
ed by thousands ais place where the
essence of hospitality and comradeship
was in evidence. His constant activi-
ty and solicitude for boys of the Grand
Army were widely known, and the
thousands who fairly worshipped him
mourn his passing"
Lieut.. Col J. A. Watrous of Mil
waukee, said: "We knew that Com
rade Simmons was low in health, yet it
| is shock to hear of his DEATH Last
| Monday night in Kenosha he failed
to attend a camp fire, as was his Gus
tom. Department Commander w. H.
Grinnell and Louis Sholes, past com
mander of Wolcott post, went out to
see him Monday night, but were with
him only few minutes.
"Since the beginning of the war Mr..
Simmons spent more than million dol
lars for soldiers of the Union, devoting
himself to every cause that would give
them more comfort and happiness.
Gen. Arthur Macarthur of Milwau-
kee, said: CIT was unique relation
/ IHdG ME. OImIHOuS H6Iu JoWdIu CHS
Grand Army of the Republic. That
civilian of large means should reveal
such enthusiastic appreciation Of the
achievements of soldiers mingle with
them in fellowship and furnish funds
for many projects and movements, is
extraordinary in history. It is my
impression that Mr.. Simmons was wide
| ly known, not merely in the middle
west and the vicinity of his home, but
that he was known and held in high
regard by Grand Army men in all parts
of the United States.
"He recognized that his prosperity
in business was due in part to the loyal
service of those who fought for the
maintenance Of the union. The coun-
try would have been only a South
American chaos of disjointed states,
lacking in the industrial eminence it
has attained. Mr.. Simmons saw that
one of the important results of the war
was commercial and industrial pros
perity, and to the boys who made it
possible that he should prosper, he was
never slow in showing his gratitude"
A number of the Milwaukee G.. A. r.
members are possessors Of the bronze
medals presented by Mr. Simmons at
the national encampment in Denver,
1905. Gen. A. G. Weissert introduced
Mr.. Simmons to the assembled repre-
Isentatives, numbering 1000. It was
with reluctance, that Mr.. Simmons came
but as he appeared on the stage, sever
al past commanders-in-ch including
Gen. Lew Wallace and Col R. B. Beath
of Philadelphia, Gen. John c. Black and
Tom Lawler of Illinois, Gen. Walker of
Indiana and Gen. Weissert Of Wiscon-
sin, arose and saluted him. Later
amid great cheering, Gen. Law Wallace
took Mr.. Simmons hand and said:
"The national encampment hereby
makes you an honorary comrade of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Among the tributes are the follow
ing:
George W. Peck, former governor of
Wisconsin said: ~ consider him one
of the greatest men Of the northwest
one of the most honorable manufact-
urers-a very large manufacturer-a
most charitable man. He erected
monument to the soldiers at Kenosha at
a very large expense. Although he
was not soldier himself he has been
an honorary member of nearly every
soldier Organization. Every year he
has the Wolcott post at his home, and