The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-10
PAYS TRIBUTE TO SERVICE
New Commander of Loyal Legion Saw
Long Service In the Volunteer
Army During the War of the Re-
bellion-Rank Hoe With Sword.

Headquarters of the Wisconsin or
ganization of the Loyal Legion are to
be located in Kenosha for the coming
year as at the annual meeting of the
Wisconsin commandery of the men who
made up the officials of the army in
"'61 f" held at the City Club in .Milwau-
kee on Wednesday night, Colonel Web
ster Porter Moore, one Of the most
distinguished Of Kenosha IS veterans
of the Civil War, was named to sue
coed General Charles King as comman-
der of the Wisconsin society.
The election of Col Moore to this
high honor is recognition Of valor
on the battlefield, as few men from
Wisconsin gave more to the nation
during the great war between the
states. Col Moore was reared at Beloit
and he was one of the first graduates
of Beloit college, being a member of
the class of 1858. He was a young
lawyer when the Civil War broke out
to the front at once and aided in the
organization of volunteer company
which was enlisted for three months
service He was made first lieutenant
Of the company and in June of 1861
he was named as captain Of Company
E. Of the Fourth Regiment Of Wisconsin
Volunteers and he served with this
regiment continuously until October 6,
1865. He was made major in '63 and
a lieutenant colonel the latter part of
the same year and in 1864 he was
named as colonel Of his regiment.
During the war the regiment, com
manded by Col Moore, saw some of the
hardest fighting of the great struggle.
Col. Moore has taken a great interest
in the work of the Grand Army of the
Republic and of the Loyal Legion. He
has been one of the leading members
of the Wisconsin commandery ever
since he resided in the state
Featured at the gathering at Milwau-
kee ON Wednesday evening was an
address by Col, j. A. Wattrous,
who made strong plea TO rpatrio-
tic action He said in part:
"The day has passed for any un
patriotic remarks in regard to the
course the United States is pursuing.
For the first time in the history
of the nation we see a movement
for the most complete preparation
for warfare ever known
"The battles of this great war are
to be fought as much with the hoe as
with the sword" asserted f. J..
Sievers, principal of the Milwaukee
County School of Agriculture. /" Ameri-
ca s victory will depend upon how long
time it will require to starve
out the central powers. The war will
teach America a great mistake of the
past, that this country has been neg
lecting her agricultural resources in
building up her industries, even though
it is the greatest agricultural country
in the world The war will mean one
victory; that it has made the people
of the United States take notice
of what our agricultural resources
mean in time of strife. =
The following officers were elected:
Comman d er Col. Webster P.
Moore, U. S. V.
Senior Vice Commander DR..
Arthur T. Holbrook.
Junior Vice Commander Irving
P Robinson.
Recorder-Assistant Paymaster JUS
tin w. Meacham, u. S. N.
Charles S. Carter.
Treasurer-Mai. Howard Greene
Chancellor Dr. Philip F, Rogers.
Council-Dr Harold E. Holbrook,
James II. Niedecken, Kossuth K. Ken
nan, Willet NJ. Spooner and James
G. Fitzpatrick.
The newly elected officers were
formally installed by General Charles
n