The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-10
STREETS TO BLAZE WITH LIGHT
Patriotic Programs Along Many Lines
Arranged For the Annual Gathering
Of the Wisconsin Veterans in Nor
thern City Next Week.

| The program for the forty ninth
| annual eneampment of the G. A. r.,
| which is to be held in Wausau, June
l4th, 10Th and 10th, has been outlined
| by the G. A. r. and affiliated or
CARNATIONS.
State Commander Samuel A. Cook
and staff will arrive on Monday after
noon. The special trains from Milwau-
kee end other points in the southern
part of the state will srriye before six
| Q o'clock Monday afternoon.
Upon the arrival of the G. A. r. mem
bers, they will be welcomed at the de-
pot by committee of the Sens of
Veterans, and taken in automobiles to
the G. A. R. headquarters in the Gent
ner building on Third street, to regis
| ter and secure information concerning
| the epcampment The delegates to the
other societies affiliated with the G.. A.
r. will be escorted to the same build
ing, where they will register.
The encampment will be opened on
Monday evening by patriotic insti-
tute at the opera house, which is given
under the auspices Of the Women s
| Relief Corps.
A band concert will be given at the
court house square by the United Wau-
sau Cornet band. A reception will be
rendered the Ladies of the G. A. R. at
the Wausau Club house on Monday
evening.
The revised program for the patriotic
institute at the opera house follows:
Music by orchestra.
Address, "our Boys at National
Soldiers Home" by Eliza Blum Of
Waukesha.
Paper, Patriotism" by Miss Eve
lyn Cawley.
Song by male quartette.
Address by Cora H. Evans of
Waupaea.
Presentation of Flag to the High
School by Henrietta Pease of Lowell
Solo. Star Spangled Banner" by
Mary Harger
Address, Applied Patriotism" by
Sophia Strathearn of Kaukauna.
Greetings from National W. r. G. by
Sarah E. Fulton of Rochester, N. Y.
Song by Mary Harger.
Address, "The Grand Army Of the
Republic, by S. A. Cook.
Flag drill by Wausau school children.
Tableau, arranged by Franz Ritter.
Song, America by audience.
Mayor John Ringle will tender the
address of welcome to the members Of
the G. A. R. at their opening business
session in the circuit court rooms in the
court house. This will oe followed by
response by veteran. The roll call
will then be called followed by the or
ganization and transaction of business.
At the afternoon session which will
start at 1850 o 'clock, the selection of
the place for the holding of the next
encampment will be made and the Of
icers for the year will be elected. The
meeting will last one hour.
The parade will be held at three
o clock Tuesday afternoon. The pro-
cession will start at the city hall, move
north on Third street to Franklin
street, thence east to Fourth street,
thence south to Forest, thence to Third
street, and north to Mcclellan where
it will disband.
The parade for the veterans will
be somewhat shorter.
After the parade is finished, the vet
Grams will board the street cars on
Fourth street and leave at 1850 o'clock
for Rothschild pavilion, where the
camp fire will be held The supper
will be served at six O'Clock after
which program of orations and songs
will be rendered.
In Wausau band concert will be
given at the court house park by the
Wausau United Cornet band and re-
ception vii lbe rendered the Ladies
auxiliaries and the Sons of Veterans at
the Wausau Club house.
On Wednesday the G. A. r. will con-
tinue their business session at the
court house. In the evening concert
will be given in the court house park
by the Wausau United Cornet band.
Louis Marchetti, chairman of the
arrangements committee announces
that the business meetings of the Sons
of Veterans and other allied organiza-
tions will be held Tuesday morning
and continued Wednesday in the fol
lowing assigned places:
Women's Relief Corps-Methodist
church.
Ladies of G. A. R.-Presbyterian
church.
Daughters of G. A. R.-Baptist
church.
Ladies of s. of v.--Municipal
court rooms
Staff of G. A. R.-Bellis House.
First Cavalry Observation-Disclosures