Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-06-17
BAkABOO HAS
STATE CAMP
Three Interesting Meetings Held
Monday Right By Different Or
ganizafions
fFrom Tuesdays dally.)
Ladies of the G. A. r.

their reception in the Evangelical
,rshurch Monday evening. There was
a very good attendance. Mayor
Adolph andre gave an introduction
and an address of welcome to the
ladies. Mrs. Alice Mason of GAINESVILLE
state president very graciously re-
gsnonded on behalf Of the ladies. AT
ter this response, the audience was
favored with a beautiful piano solo.
Then Mrs. Mason in a really interest
Eng talk presented the high school
with q beautiful picture of Abraham
lincoln She spoke of the wonderful
character of this great man, saying
chat he WaS undoubtedly the greatest
man in the history of the nation, that
ne would always be remembered, that
marble aud bronze are only enriched
by his bomely face and that he had
been really great and true American.
Mrs. Mason said the ladies present
I'D the picture for two reasons: first,
10 remind the boys and girls of Lin
&90In's struggle and of how he availed
himself of his Il. opportunities; and
second, because Lincoln is called the
Savior Of his country.
Supt A. G.. Kingsford then, on be-
half Of The school, accepted the pic
aure In SO doing, Mr. KingsfOrd said
that no picture either of a living or
dead American, could give him more
pleasure TO receive, that it was an
honor to place such picture on the
walls Of the high school, that the
4adies were very generous and show
ed much wisdom in choosing the
gift, thai there had been no one whose
name, deeds or words had been suffi-
qsiently great to take a place in history
10y the side of Abraham Lincoln, that
nearly BIZ of the boys and girls eth
er consciously or Unconsciously had
MIN for their ideal; that the same
qualities of this great man, that ap-
peaked to the men and women Of his
age, still appeal to the boys and girls
and that he, superintendent KingsfOrd
was very glad and grateful to accept
such q splendid gift. Mr. Kingsford
said that there were two classes of
really great men. To one Of these be-
G0nged the great men who had climbed
10 their greatness step by step, such
as George Washington, Garfield, and
many others had done The other
class consisted Of unexplained great
men, who untutOred and unlearned,
had Unexpectedly come out OF the
.nEsI II
life. To this class belonged Abraham
&dncOln, Shakespeare, Mozart and
Others. In closing, Mr. KingsfOrd re-
lated this incident: when the body
of Lincoln was resting on it's bier,
edward III. Stanton, Lincoln's former
secretary Of state. passed the body
only stopping to say, 'He now belongs
e0 the ages"
After Superintendent Kingsford's
talk very interesting addresses were
given by two old comrades, Nathan
Farnworth of this city and w. H.
Housies0n Of Chippewa Falls. These
Two told of some Of their experiences
5n the Civil war
After this, there was community
singing by all present. Some of the
really old songs, such as Marching
Through Georgia" and Battle Hymn
of the Republic" were sung, with the
aged veterans joining in.
Ladies' of the w. r. C.
At the Al. Ringing theatre Monday
evening the ladies Of the w. r. C.
gave an entertaining Flag Day pro-
gram. The opening address of well
come to the visiting soldiers and their
wives was given by Mayor Adolph
andre in which he stated that neither
slime nor money had been spared to
prepare the city for the visiting G.. A.
n members. He also hoped that the
visitors would make themselves at
nome and enjoy their stay here; in
concluding the address the mayor
presented the key Of Baraboo to the
state president of the w R. c., Geral-
dine Fenion.
Colonel NJ. A. Watrous of Waupaca
responded to Mayor Andro's address
and thanked the citizens for their
hospitality. Colonel Watrous stated
that he felt certain the men and wom-
en- of 81 to '65 would leave Baraboo
with words of praise for the city.
The next few numbers on the pro-
gram consisted of the invocation, by
Rev. E. G. Henke; three vocal selec-
lions by Mrs. G.. E. Fenlon consisting
of, Just Before the Battle Mother"
TN Fields Of Flanders" and "The
Americans Come" A patriotic drill
by thirteen ladies Of the w. R. G. Of
Portage was enjoyed. Six Of the
ladies were dressed as Uncle Sans
and seven as Goddesses of Liberty.
The drill combined with the color eff
feet made a pretty showing on the
stage. Two vocal selections by the
High School Glee club came next and
"a violin solo by Mary Elizabeth Reink-
ing, Miss Dorothy Black playing the
accompaniment. Miss Black is grand