Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03
THANKS FOR FLAGS
FOR COURT HOUSE

At the encampment in Wausau OF
the 10Th and 10th of June the business
meetings of the Grand Army wer,
held In the Marathon county court
house. just before Adjournment !;
motion was made and carried that
the department, as slight token o.
appreciation of the courtesy extended
to the Grand Army, present to thu
court house flag to be put up in !;
suitable place in the court room.
On the 18th of July this flag;
l2-foot WOOL bunting-was sent by thu
paJrlotlc instructor to Judge Loui:
Marchettl, OF the municipal court O.
marathon county; and this is his ap
preciatiye response:
WAUsAU, July 16, 1915
DEAR SIR
Ihe beautiful flag so kindly present
ed by the Wisconsin Department ot
the Grand Army of the Republic fol
our circuit court room was handed by
me today to Judge A. Ell. Reid. and if
will be placed by him in the most ap,
propriate place for it in his couft
room. When the flag came he was
apsenG attending the meeting of the
sGate par association, at Superior.
waited until his return today before
acknowledging the receipt of1the flag
UhanK you and the department for
The precious gift, as appropriate in a
hall or Justice as monitor to remind
us OF all that this flag represents, and
which should ever be the guide to
direct the course of both court and
jury in all the Affairs of life.
Very respectfully yours,
LOUIS MARCHETTI.
1t should be said here of Judge
Marchetti that he put his most en-
thusiastic effort into the carrying out
of the plans that made our encamp-
ment at WauSau so happily success
full No descendant of the voyagers
upon the Mayfiower is more earnestly
patriotic than he.
Every Grand Army man who was
at W&usau brought away with him a
most fraternal feeling for Judge Mar
chetti, and this, indeed, for the very
best of reasonS-hiS fraternal attitude
toward US, and the fact that he was
by unanimous vote of the encamp-
ment at Wausau elected an honorary
member of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
ANOTHER LETTER.
Judge Reid also expressed his thank
full appreciation for the flag sent for
his court room. Here is his letter:
WAUsAU, July 16, 1915.
DEAR Mr.. ROOD =
Judge Marchetti has received the
flag which the Grand Army so gener-
ously presented to the circuit court
room of this county, and has handed
it over to me to be used here. l will
see to it that it is appropriately used
in decorating our court room, where
it will be constant reminder of our
duty and love for our country.
On behalf of the court and the
many people who will be helped by
Grand Army of the Republic for this
handsome gift.
Very sincerely yours,
A. I'll. REID.
After the motion to present this
flag had been carried by the encamp-
ment, Comrade Mckay, who had just
been elected department commander
for the coming year, moved that the
proper authorities in every county in
the state be urged by the Grand Army
to put up flag in their court room.
Comrade Mckay said that in no place
is the flag more appropriate than in a
court of Justice, for it is an emblem
of all that is best in our government,
and a silent, yet eloquent. protest
against everything that is unjust and
The motion was carried. In due
time every county board will be noti-
fed of this action of the encampment.
Democrat.
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