The National tribune., 1883-02-08
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The sixteenth ANIMAL Encampment of the
DEPARTMENT of New Hampshire convened IN
Moores Opera House, Lake Village, at three
o'clock Thursday afternoon. II was notable
gathering Of Grand Army men, the attendance
being very large, and comprising an unusual
number of prominent members of the Order.
The committee on credentials reported 16l
present entitled to seats. After the business of
organizing the Commanders address and re-
ports of various officers were received. The
report of Assistant Acknowledgement Shack
ford showed total membership of 3,072. being
q gain of 319 during the past year Died during
the wear, pa Expended for charity, s., 2S4.72.
Posts organized at West Windham and Coils
town: re-OrganiZed at Hopkinton and Far
mington. Report of Assistant Quarmaster
General showed cash on hand and received
during the year, S1,6S9.99; expenditures,
$1,354.99. After reports Of these and various
other officers, proceeded to election of officers
for the ensuing year. There was an animated
contest. John c. Linehan, Of Post 81. Fisher
vile, was elected Department Commander, and
ScWall u. TiltOn, of Post 81, Raymond, re-
elected Senior-Vice Department Commander.
At nine o'clock the Encampment took recess,
having accepted the invitation of Darius \.
Drake, Post So TO a banquet given III honor Of
the visitors. The VCStry OF the Baptist Church
had been utilized as a banquet hall. where ia
bles were spread for over SOC. The guests
escorted bv Drake Post, marched to the VCStry.
The orchestra from the Highland Band was i'll
attendance. which greeted the column as it
entered with the stirring strains Of n grand
march. Lake Village had no reason to fear Tor
her reputation for hospitality. The banquet
was a most appetizing array Of eatables and
turntables. and was spread with taste and
neatness, under the direction OF the Ladies
Relief Corps and volunteer assistants. Some
fifty of the young ladies Of the village, whose
beauty is proverbial, served rs attendants.
:
partment Chaplain Rev. Daniel {. Roberts, OF
Post ,, Concord, the visitors were welcomed in
behalf of Drake Post and the citizens, and in
vited to fall to and help themselves. A
quartette consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Elkins, Mr.. r. n. Dana, and Mrs. Julius
Boullice then sang America" Junior
Vice Commander in Chief General !. S.
Bangs was then called as the ranking officer
present, and spoke eloquently for half an hour.
Then there were called up, successfully, Com
handkerchief John c. Linehan. Senior Vice
Department Commander Sewall D. TiltOn; Col.
Dana W. King, of Nashua; Rev. E. w. Kicker,
of Lake Village; Rev. Q. II. Shinn, of Ply
mouth; Dr. Eastman, of Hampstead Col. w.
II. d. Cochrane of Nashua; Junior Vice De-
partment Commander Hiram G. Sherman /;
Captain d. B. Newhall, of Concord and Albrin
X. Simmons, of Manchester. The quartette
sandwiched two fine pieces in among the
speeches, and the orchestra also took an Occa-
sional hand. It was nearly IL o'clock before
the members of the Encampment returned to
the Opera House and resumed business. The
selection of remaining officers was proceeded
with, with the following result: Junior Vice
Department Commander, Hiram G. Sherman, of
Post II, Claremont, reelected; Medical Di-
rector, DR.. Samuel P. Carbee, Post ~, Haver-
hill; Chaplain, L. T. Mckinney Post g. Man
chester; Delegates to National Encampment,
Dana w. King, of Nashua; A S. Twitchell of
Gorham; John Kenney, of Greenville; Geo.
w. Barnard, of CaremOnt; Alternates, Otis G.
Wyatt, of Tilton; Walter Cody, of Manchester;
Henry o. Kent, of Lancaster; and John w.
Sturtevant, of Keene; Council Of Administra-
tion-W. II. Lovel, Post l, Portsmouth w. Ii.
Emery, Post g. Manchester; w. w. II. Green
wood, Post 6, PeterborO; Martin B. Plummer,
Post 81, Laconia; Eben Weed, Post so, Haver-
hill. The old soldiers evidently came prepared
TO attend strictly to business, for the election
of officers, transaction of routine business, and
discussion Of various phases of pension matters
proceeded without any signs of tagging and it
was long after o'clock before the fall of the
gavel gave the finishing touch TO the sixteenth
annual Encampment.
Comrade J. B. Waldron, of Wolfboro n. H,
writes that Past Post Commander Jasper War
rem has installed the following officers of James
r. Newell Post, No 81: Commander Thomas
Lees; S. V. C., Joseph =. Heath; J. V c., r.
r. Davis; @. NJ, j. L. Sumner; Chaplain, A
L. Sturchfield; o. g., j. Il. WaldrOn; Adjutant
w. Sleeper; S. NJ, James Stevenson @. NJ.
s., John II. Lowd. The Post has a member
ship of forty and is in good working order.
Comrade VIM. McKinnon, Canaan, Vt, write.
that a new Post is about to be organized al
West Stewartstown, n. II.