Wisconsin Society News Archive

Spring Bulletin 2005

Associate John William Plummer receives his rosette from PGG Thomas Pelham Curtis.

Associates of the Wisconsin Society met for an elegant, formal banquet at the beautiful Wisconsin Club in downtown Milwaukee in 2004. It was an event made particularly pleasant by the presence of ladies and guests, including representatives of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots.

The evening began with a reception held in the richly decorated Deutsche Room and then moved to the candle-lit tables, set with white linen and silverware. There all enjoyed a splendid meal accompanied with the usual toasts and an ambience expected of such an event.

Following the banquet, Governor Thomas Pelham Curtis introduced new members to the gathering and concluded the evening with an entertaining tale of how Paul Revere stole the idea of a Boston Massacre political cartoon from Curtis’ fifth great grand uncle, Peter Pelham, by copying the original etching and selling the pirated version on the street before Pelham could do so. A similar banquet is planned for April of 2005.

Spring Bulletin 2004

Wisconsin Society hosts the Governor General in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From left: Associates William H. Upham, Jerry P. Hill, Governor General Alden Atwood, Governor-elect Thomas P. Curtis, and Governor Winston C. Williams

The Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America was held at the Milwaukee Athletic Club on 29 November 2003. The gathering was particularly festive in that it was held in conjunction with the Society of Colonial Wars in Wisconsin, 1812 and the Sons of the Revolution with the OFPA acting as host society and Governor General Alden Atwood in attendance.

After a sumptuous luncheon Governor Williams held a short business session in which new Associate James Earl Green was formally inducted into the Order and a new slate of officers were elected.

The Governor General then installed the new Board of Officers and gave a short speech concerning the state of the Order.