Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-03-17
PICNIC HELD;
PAPERS READ

About eighty were served with
picnic supper at the home OF MRS.
Frank Avery on Tuesday evening, the
attendance being the largest in the
! history of the organization at SINH
! lar gathering. The committee serving
the supper included Mrs. H. N. -Ien-
nings, Mrs. H. A. Fisher, Mrs. r. M.
{ Stewart, Miss Matilda Reul, and MISS
Josephine Matchett, assisted by Mrs.
Jennie Peck. St. Patrfck's Day nap
/ kins gave touch Of green to the
many small tables.
Mrs. H. G.. Brown, chairman OF the
committee on membership, presented
the following names which were I'M
animously acted upon: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. D. Porter, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Holah, Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Kingsford,
Mrs. Emma Davis, Mrs. George Hoad-
lev. Mrs. J. r. Hafstatter, Mrs. H. l..
Halsted, Mrs. M. A. Warren, Mrs. E.
M. Adams, Mrs. l.. s. Van Orden,
Miss Emma A Hyer, Miss Josephine
Matchett, and u. VonWald.
Memorial for Hon. John M. True
r. B. Griggs, for many years a
friend of the late John M. True, pre-
scented a memorial for the departed
member of the society. After giving
a Biographical sketch Mr.. Griggs said:
when trying to- recall my first &C.
ouaintance with Mr.. True l was sur
prised to find that nearly all the
middle-aged men of that time had
preceded Mr.. True to the Great Be-
yond. I will name a few as they
come to me: C. A. Swineford, R. A.
Cowan, John H. Hull, H. c. Strong
"Jeff" McDermitt, William Moore,
William HOxie, P. Pratt, James
Struthers, T. D. LANCE, G. E. Ryan
Gerard. Bacon, M. J. Drown, Col, Wit
tum, MAR Pointon, "Nobby'' Gray, j
J. Gattiker, H. H. Potter, DIR. Davis
DR.. Slye, DR.. Mills, DR.. McKennan
DR.. Des Ange, DR.. Koch, DR.. Cowles
D. X. NOyes, Frank Avery. Isaac
Green. Louis Wild, Matthew Mould
T. M. Warren, G. G. Remington, John
Barker, Col. Slye, Arthur Camp, r. Fl
Strong, r. M. Strong, Major Williams
Henry Rich, Noble Kirk, Nehls Wheel
err. Tom Thompson, Terrell Thomas
. William Stanley, J. G. Train, Rob War
ner, w. S. Grub, S. S. Grubb, James
Halsted,~ II. Albrecht, w. 3. Pearl
Howard Huntington, and many others
"Of the younger men: E. M. Hoag
A. F. Fisher, J. w. Davis, g. G. Marrl
ott Frank Herfort, Spencer Kimball
I Alex. Buckley, Mark Warren, WARD
Munroe, Percy Crossman, and DR.
= English"
Mr.. Griggs was of the opinion tina
no village has ever been blessed witt
a more substantial set Of men than NJ
mentioned and among them all none
outranked John M. True as a citizen
neighbour and public servant, and tn
IS years that he knew him only con
'firmed his early impressions as to hi
character. His continued public ser
vice meant recognized merit and hi
ability and honesty was general.
recognized by those who knew hin
! best
= Mr.. True met the questions con
y corning his public duties in matters
where difference of opinion prevailed
with calmness and yet with firmness
this fidelity to every trust was the sc
, cret Of his popularity.
- The speaker concluded by reading
: memorial passed by both houses O
-. the state legislature, appropriate sen
timents, and lines from Burns.
, Mrs. E. V. Alexander then read {
paper entitled, "LOg 'SchOolhOusks'
and Mrs. U. Won VALID a paper on "a
: Few Pictures of Pioneer Festivities.
, These will be printed later.
The meeting closed with old time
songs.
> Mrs W. E. Hatch was an out O.
: town guest, coming with Mr.. and Mrs
w. H. Hatch. The visitors husband
: DR.. w. E. Hatch, has been stationed
!. at Houston, Texas for some time anC
: is now in New Orleans. They expec
to go to Superior soon where DR.
Hatch practiced a number of years