Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-06-18
J. ) 4. COOK CHOSEN
6. R. COMMANDER
WAUSkU SELECTED FOR NEXT
MEETING AT RECORD STATE
ENCAMPMENT.
AUXILIARY SOCIETIES ELECT
w. Q. Pietzsch of Baraboo Is Made
Senior Vice-commander-Tw
Offices Consolidated for
r. A. Bird.

Madison.-The largest state G. A. R
encampment ever he'd in Wisconsin
ended here with the election of S. a
Cook OF Neenah, commander, succeed
ing {. H. Henry, and other officers
". j. Mckay was nominated for com
mandeT, but withdrew Wausau was
chosen for the next convention. Other
officers elected were:
Senior vice-commander, W o
Pietzsch, Baraboo; junior vice-com
nander, Col. H. L. Farr, Madison; de
partment chaplain, the Rev Elihu
Bernard, Whitewater; medical direc
tor, DR.. B. C. Brett, Green Bay; assist
ant adjutant general and assistant
Quartermaster general, 2. a Bird;
council Of administration, 0. ". Car
son, Milwaukee; Orville Strong
Dodgeville; ]. W. Hinkley, Green Bay;
Rockwell E. Osborne, La Crosse; Har
~ Goddard, Chippewa Falls.
Members of the board OF trustees
Of the Wisconsin Veterans home-H
S. Veeder Mansion; Charles Cowan
Rippon. Elected for three years.
Encampment trtstee-WiIIia n
Handeyside, Depere.
Representatives-at-large to the nation
al encampment-Dav Dram, Racine;
alternate, R. J. Flint, Menominee.
The Sons of Veterans officers elect
ed: Department commander, E. T
Fairchild, Milwaukee; senior vice-com
mander, Glen E. Pelton, Baraboo; jun
iOr vice-commander, L. W. McCoombs
Stoughton; ecretary-treasurer, C. H
Hudson, Madison.
The offices of assistant adjutant
general and assistant quartermastel
general were consolidated. The posi-
ton now pays $50 month. A badge
was presented by the personal stat
of the department commander to Re
firing Commander Henry.
Relief Corps Officers.
The Women's Relief corps elected
President, Amanda G. Wittig, Milwau
kee; senior president, Lucint
Smith, Madison; junior vice-president
Helen Chatterton, Belleville; treas
urer, Ella NJ Breeze, Madison; chap
lain, Helen G. Cole, Sheboygan; exc
cutiYe board, Agnes G. Gordon, Wau
paca; Edith Roby, Superior; Mary L
Daley, Milwaukee; Cora Haskins
Evansville; Catherine Gear, Menasha
Ladies of G. A. r. Elect.
The Ladies of the G. A. R. elected
President, Mrs Martha Merriam
West Bend; senior ce-president, Mrs
Frances Lund, Madison; junior vice
president, Mrs. Emogene Hatch, Eal
Claire; treasurer, Miss Adeline V. Bell
Milwaukee,; chaplain, Mrs. Charlotte
Stevens, Beloit; council of administra
ton, Mrs. Frances Metz, Madison
chairman; Mrs. Anna Barnes, Milwau
kee, and Mrs Hadler, Milwaukee
Mrs. Frances White, Waupaca, retired
president, will be counselor.
Sons Auxiliary Organized.
The Sons of Veterans auxiliary, com
posed of wives and daughters of vet
Grams, organized a state division
Seventy-f1ve attened, representing
Milwaukee, Madison, Fond du Lac, Ra
cine, Baraboo, EndeaYor, Prairie dt
CHEN, Plymouth and La Crosse
officers elected and installed:
President, Mrs. Ella Kanouse, Madi
son; vice-president, Mrs Nellie Hea
ley, Racine; chaplain, Miss Alice Sea
man, Baraboo; treasurer, Mrs. Lillian
Schlueter, Madison; inspector, Mrs
Blanche Wibenkopf, Baraboo; council
committee, Mrs. Minnie E. Groth
Baraboo; Mrs. Florence Siggelko
Madison, and Mrs Myrtle KIeck, FOND
du Lac.