The National tribune., 1885-08-20
OHIO ENCAMPMENT.
Encampment of the Grand Army at Sprin
field-An Immense Attendance.


Encampment of the Grand Army at Spring.
feld-An Immense Attendance.
On Tuesday and Wednesday of last week the
Encampment of the Department of Ohio was
held at Springfield the camp being named in
honor of Past COmmander-in- Chief Earnshaw,
and was great success in every way, nearly 20
Posts being in attendance Every possible
rangement for the comfort of the visitors had
been arranged. Tents in abundance were on
the ground, SO that there was no crowding.
The weather was most delightful, although on
the morning of the first day there was heavy
storm. Among the first arrivals were Gen. s.
S. Burdett, Commander-in Chief; Judge Car
| nahan, of Toledo, one of his aids and E. j.
Stewart, Department Chaplain of Ohio. There
were also on the ground Corporal Tanner, of
Brooklyn; Past Commander Chief John 5.
Kountz; Adj't-Gen. Alcorn, of Toledo; Gen.
r. B. Brown, Commander Department of Ohio,
of GAINESVILLE; A. A. G. Henry, A. Axline, Quar-
termaster- General Fred C.. Dietz, and Chaplain
Wiley, of Greenville, of his staff. Among the
prominent ladies of the Relief Corps were Mrs.
Lotte Myers, of Canton; Mrs Mary A. Hovey,
of the Lower Salem Corps Mrs. c. V. Harr, and
Mrs Lemuel Jeffries, Wooster. Ohio.
The city was very handsomely decorated.
Wherever the eye rested, and as far as could be
| seen in any direction, there was a continuous
futter of bunting relieved by GAR. emblems
and notices, evergreens, flowers, pictures, etc.
| The first night in camp was spent by the boys
| with great jollity, but everything was quiet
| and orderly. The second day brought large
accessiOns of veterans and Posts, and by noon
| it was estimated that not less than 1000 were
| at Camp Earnshaw. In the afternoon meet
| ing was held, at which Department Com
maAder Brown presided, and the following De-
| partment officers were also present: 5. V. Z. ID.
P. Bosworth, Marietta; Medical Director t. M.
McClaren, Wellington Chaplain j. l.. Wylie,
Greenville; A. A. G. II. A. Axline, GAINESVILLE;
| A. q. MIG. f. &. Dietz GAINESVILLE; ms Carl
N. Bancroft. Columbus; Judge Advocate Chas.
Townsend, Athens; Council of Administration
d. c. Putnam, Springfield; r. H. Cochranc,
Toledo; Aids de- Camp J. II. Rees, Columbus;
John w. Byron, Soldiers Home; Henry Kis-
singer, Dayton; Henry Smith, Cincinnati; Jas.
Knapp La Rue.
| The Department Commander opened the
meeting with a few remarks in regard to the
W.RC. He said: "If the GAR is to be con-
tinued and perpetuated, it must be through
the agency of the women. The Corps at Toledo,
one of the 90 i'll existence in the State, Oin
Corps leading all others in this work, expend
ed $1,000 last year, and HaZlett Corps, Zanes-
vile, expended 81, 100. The life of a Post is in
its social features. and who better than the
ladies can manage such entertainments"
Among the other speakers were Mrs. d. G. Put
nam, President of Mitchell Relief Corps; Gen.
S. H. Hurst, of ChillicOthe; COmrade Fearing,
| of Post 457, Lynchburg, and Department Chap
lain WHY.
woMAN's RELIEF CORPS.
The Ohio Department of the WOmans Relief
Corps held their semi-annual meeting in the
GAR. Hall. Department President, Mrs.
Lottie L. Myers of Akron, presided, and De-
partment Secretary, Mrs Sarah M. +. Battelles,
of Akron, and Department Treasurer, Mrs.
Matilda E. Ebersole, of Akron, were both at
their posts The rOll-call showed 80 members
present, the Mitchell Corps being unable to at
tend on account of their manifold duties on the
ground. The parade was the event of the En-
campment, however, and was most brilliant
spectacle. Amongtthe other organizations that
marched in the procession were the following
Posts: ma -
Phil Kearney Post No. 49, Jacksonville; Kyle,
Al, Wapakoneta Sers't Holt As, Rutland; Eaton,
50, Clyde; Neal 62a Sidney, and band; 81. New
Concord and band Kishler, SO, St Mary's; Wetzel-
Compton, 96, Hamilton; Edgar l02, Dnnkrk; Poy..
sell, 103, West Liberty; Lyon. III, London, and
band; Jobes, 49, GreenviIe; Henry Harmon, S54,
West Mansfield So men; .McCarty. 49, COLLEEN, 1872,
Vaughnsvle; Commodore Foote 200 Cincinnati
Mart Armstrong, 2tei Lima; Coleman Asbury, 257,
Mt. Victory: j. NJ Bodne. 272, Newtown; Hughes,
MurIin 3l9 Mendon5 Henry Hatfield, 800, Round
head Conger $50, Cambridge; 343, Cambridge;
Me C s Brooklyn, sSs Brooklyn; James
Young, $40, Burbank; Wilson Burrows West
Jefferson; Ellsworth, S96. Kreidersville; Dexter
Agosta; Deli Roy, 43s, Dell Roy; &. w. Larmore
AS, Versailles; Samuel Allen. 46l Kirkland; NJ. A
Ross, AS. Christiansburx Post 5l3; j. M. Arthur
SIS Huntsville; j. G. Mccoy. l, Columbus; E. A.
King, %. Dayton; p. l.. McCook 30, Carthage;
Israel Ludlow. &C. Cincinnati; Hiram Strong, 20,
Dayton; Stephen l.. Baxter, SO, fredericksburg;
Stout los. Fayette; Ransom Reed. lib. Marysville;
Strong, lis, Jamestown; John NJ. Bell, ll9, WASH
ington c. H.; Keller, 1913, Bucyrus; Harker LAG,
Shelby; Runyan, 147, New London; Alexander
15S, Piqua; Bailey, 1884, Portsmouth; Morrison,
10y, Ashville; Channel 1885, Utica; August Which,
1875, Cincinnati; G. Thurston, 2I3. Lebanon; John
Kell, 24l, Franklin; Hoel, go, Waynesburg; w.
H. Trimble, 2f3, Rainsboro; L. A. Myers, 252, Sim
burg; Corp. Owen Gray, Gray, ga, La Rue; ARM
strong, 27S, Greenwich; Scioto 2s7 Scioto; Ellis.
292 Marseilles Jere Gaehouse, 297, Doylestown;
Henry Hart 800, Brookfeld; Hamilton, 81, Gra-
tiat; Miller Moody, 3l4. Bellevle; James Mann,
3iS, Steuben; Col. Stevens, 353. Morrow; A. J.
Sykes 49, Chicago June; Henry Lincoln, 364
Oberlin; w. w. Simpson, $40, Belle Center; David
Lloyd 374, Marriage; D. Brown, $50, Duncan's Falls;
Austin 403 Cleveland; Dan Parker 4lS, Lodi
Livingston, 425, Redwood John Berry, 4S7, Green
MurrilI 457. Lynchburg; Monumental, 1852 Perry;
burg; Carrolton, 5l6, Germantown; Clinton, Is,
Canton.
At late hour on Wednesday the camp broke
up, and the veterans prepared to return home,
after having met in one of the most delightful
Reunions ever held in the State.
During the Encampment the 22d Ohio held
its annual Reunion and elected officers as fol-
lows: Pres, J. r. Brownell of Dayton Sec,
J. NJ Niuffer of Springfield