Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-21
THE BOYS IN BLUE.
Fourth Annual IcncamDment OF the Grand
Army Ia Kansas at fort Scotia Multi
tude OF Delegates.

assembled in Fort Scott March 10 b with rs
auxiliary b0dies, the Sons Of Veterans an q
the WOman's Relief Corps, is the largest
represeL tatiVe b dy that ever assembled IN
Kansas. The number in attendance was
estimated at 1000. The city was hand
sOmely and prOfusely decorated, and visit
Ors were comfortably supplied with quar-
ters.
The encampment was called to order by
Commander Pond, and after the roll call OF
officers, which showed all present, Mayor
Pearsall Of Fort Scott was introduced and
welcomed the delegates to the city in an
The report Of the committee on Gre
dentials was then taken up and its cOnsid
Grafton partially completed, when a dis
patch was received and read by Commander
Pond from Governor Martin, com pliment-
airy to the encam pment ana expressing MS
regret that he was unable to be present.
Department Commander Pond then an
nounced that Commander in Chief John
s. KOuntz, of Toledo, o., would arrive on
the Wichita road, and appointed Post Com
mander 7. J. Anderson special commit
tee with the officer of the day and his
guard accompanied by the headquarter
band, to meet him and conduct him TO the
Opera House.
Pending his arrival, the consideration OF
the report of the Committee on Credentials
was continued, but was not com pleted when
Post Commander Anderson and the Com
mander-in-Chief arrived and was intro
dueed.
Fx-Gov. George T. Anthony then stepped
forward and delivered the address of vel
come to the COMMUNICATIVE chief, who re-
sponded at length in an eloquent and etfec-
tive speech which aroused great enthusiasm.
At the conclusion of COmmander-in-Chiet
KOuntzs speech, the encampment adjourn
ed until tomorrow morning.
In the evening the delegates were enter
tanned by The Drum Corps Opera Company
in the opera &" Patience" which was a free
entertainment. A large camp FIRE was also
held in Union Hall.
SECOND DAY.
The second day of the encampment
opened with a greatly increased attendance.
The report of the various department Off
GERS show the order to be in healthy con
ditiOn, with 81 800 in the treasury, and an
increase of three thousand in membership.
Over 81, 900 have been expended in charters
during the year just closed. The afternoon
session was a stormy one, the WOmen's
Relief Corps provision that all loyal women
are entitled to membership, being the sub
ject under discussion.
The Department Commanders recon-
mendatiOn, that the representation be
changed so as to allow one delegate to each
Post, and one for a fraction of fifty over
one hundred, was adopted.
THIRD DAY.
Work Of the fourth annual encampment
was completed on the evening OF the 18th
inst, and an adjournment announced.
Yesterday a heated discussion ensued in
the encampment over a resolution indoors
ing the National Relief Corps in fixing the
eligibility for mem bership which was
brought TO a close this morning by the with
draWal Of the resolution.
Representation in the next Encampmsnt
was fixed as follows: For each Post in
good standing one delegate, and additional
delegate for each 100 members and frac-
tional part Of 100 more than 90 in excessOf
100.
Department Commander Stewart, Post
Commander Pond and Comrades T. j. An
dersOn, T. NJ. Carroll and O. J. McDewett,
were appointed q Committee on TranspOr
tation to the National Encampment at
Portland, Ne.
Resolutions as follows were passed: That
the thanks of this department are due to
the Legislature of the State of Kansas for
the passage of a law making Decoration
day, May 80, a legal holiday. That we re-
commend the Knights and Soldier, pub
ished by COmrade NJ. @. Frost,
of Lincoln Post, No. 1, a faithful eX-
pOnenC of the principles OF the @. A. R., and
recommended that is be made the official
organ of the department. That the Cum
Gil of Administration are hereby authorized
to purchase a suitable badge for the Post
Department Commander II. w. Pond, as
recognition of his services as Department
Commander, and the same to be pres 5nted !
to him at the next annual encampment. |
pies and objects of sons of veterans of the
U. S. army. Urging Congress to pass an act
granting a pension of not less than s. per
month to all eX-prisOners of war now over
90 years of age, and extending thanks to |
the officers of the department and the good !
people of Fort Scott.
The department officers were elected and |
installed. The ballot on Commander was
as follows:
First banot-stewart, 175; Devendorf, 1O8;
TAYLOR, 50; Carroll, 50; Wiseman, 20; Nc |
Second ballot-stewart, 238; Devendorf,
us; Taylor, 10; Carroll, Is; Wiseman, z; !
McDevitt, 5.
The rest of the department officers were
elected as follows:
Senior Vice COmmander-Tim McCarty, |
Of Larned.
Junior Vice Commanders. II. Maunder, !
of the U. 8. Navy Washington, Kas.
Chaplain-Allen Buckner of Baldwin |
City.
Medical DIRECTOR. W. Crowley, of sa-
lima.
Assistant Adiutant General M.Wood- |
cock, of Garfield Post, No. %.
Assistant Q Iarterm sster-Murray Myers, /
of Garfield Post, No. %.
The general officers elected and installed /
by the Women's Relief Corps, are as fol- |
lows:
President-Mrs. Wickens, Labette.
8. V. P.-Mrs. TAFT, Lawrence.
J. V E.-Mrs. MCCuues WyanuOtUes
Secretary-Mrs. R. @. Chase, of HiaWa- |
tina.
Treasurer-Mrs. Slocum, Topeka.
IpspeCter-Miss Allie Myer, of O!athe.
Chaplain-Mrs. Hanghey, PaOls.
COnductress-Miss Mary Hastings, juno /
ton City.
Guard-Mrs. w. R. Bridge. Neodesha.
Delegate-a arge-Mrs. II. W. Pond, Fort /
Scott.
Alternate Dslegate-AIrs. Addie Allen, !
Junction City.
The Sons Of Veterans elected the follow |
ing officers:
worth.
Lieutenant H. Corbin, OF /
Great Bend.