The National tribune., 1885-02-19

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p, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, of Erie; j. v.
P, Mrs. Amanda Mofitt, of Pttsburg; Sec.
Mrs. Hannah James, of Philadelphia; Chap
Mrs. Annie M. Barrels of Williamsport; Con.
Mrs. Emma J. Wensell. of Reading; g.. Mrs
Mary Stockdale, of Pittsburg; ms, Miss Jennie
Reavley, of Erie.
OREGON.
Frontier" Portland, writes: The fourth
annual Encampment, Department of Oregon
which terminated on the 29th ult., elected the
following named officers for the ensuing year
Dept. Commander, F. II. Lamb of Portland
S.V.C, J. c. Cooper, of McMinnville.
JN.C., III. NJ. Gregory, of Astoria.
Med. Director, w. III. Taylor, of Portland.
Chap, Frank Story, of Portland.
Council of Administration, d. W. Matthews
of Ashland; A. SamHels, of Corvallis; L. D.
McMasters of Salem; A. Tyler, of Forest Grove
L. j. Searles, of East Portland.
Delegates to National Encampment, Gen
Rufus ingalls, and Col. J. S. Gage; Alternates
Geo. c. Sears and f. 3. McElroy.
The officers were installed by the retiring
Department Commander, f. J. Babcock.
On the evening of the Goth inst grand
Campfire was held in honor Of the Encamp,
ment, attended by comrades and their families
to the number of 600. Addresses by comrades
and songs by the ladies were followed by grand
collation.. comprising all manner of good things
After the collation., the order of the program
was resumed, and the time passed with great
enjoyment and the affair closed with the
unanimous expression that it was the most sue
cessful Campfire ever held in this city,
Our prospects in this Department are good,
and it is expected that this year will show a
marked increase in membership We now
number % Posts and 76S comrades in good
standing. 1t has been remarked that Oregon
is seldom mentioned in your ever-welcome
journal, and if you so desire you may hereafter
hear occasionally from this part of the world.
VERMONT.
The 18th annual Encampment, Department
of Vermont, GAR, was held at Rutland on
the 4th and 9th insts., and was by far the
largest gathering of the kind ever held in this
State The officers of the Department were all
present, and nearly the entire Staff.
The first session. on the afternoon of the 4th,
was taken up in hearing the address of the
Commander, Maj. G. B. Kinsman and the re-
ports of the different officers, and the appoint
ment OF the necessary committees.
BY invitation of the Department Com
mander, the several organizations of Woman's
Relief Corps assembled here at the same time,
and organized Department; Mrs. S. E.
Fuller, Senior Vice President. of East Boston,
having been detailed for that purpose by Mrs
Kate b. Sherwood National President. Full
delegations from the five Corps were present
At s o'clock D. m. the delegates and invited
guests, with the ladies of the W.RC., marched
to the Town Hail. where an elegant banquet of
500 plates had been spread by the comrades of
Roberts Post, No IA. Commander Kinsman
presided and after grace was said by Depart
ment Chaplain, Rev. ID. r. Lowell, the attack
upon the rations commenced, and he who
would not be perfectly satisfied with the spread
must be an epicure indeed.
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called upon a large number of the comrades for
remarks, and right well did they respond, for
it has never been my good fortune to listen to
as many really interesting and telling speeches
in one evening.
Commander Kinsman introduced Mrs Fuller
as woman who was giving her life almost in
doing glorious work for the boys who wore the
blue. Mrs. Fuller responded by giving brief
history of the organization of the W.R.C. and
the pleasure she felt in being permitted to assist
i'll instituting Department in Vermont.
The exercises were inter5persed with the
rendering of National airs by the Rutland Cor
net Band and army songs by quartet, and,
Judging by the applause which greeted each
number, both the playing and singing was
highly appreciated The banquet closed at IL
O'Clock by the singing of "Old John Brown
by the entire audience.
The second session of the Encampment COM
menced at $50 a. IN. of the 5th inst. at which
time the several committees made their reports,
after which the election of officers commenced,
and resulted as follows:
Department Commander, w. L. Greenleaf,
Burlington
S. Y. C., C. Z. Groves, Remington
J. V. C., III. K. ide, st. Johnsbury.
Surg, a. III. Chesmore, Huntington.
Chap, Elihu Snow, Ludlow
Council of Administration. T. j. Cotfey,
Windsor; j. G. Morse. Cambridge; W. Ii. Gill
more, Fairlee; G. III. Bond, Brattleboro'; j. III.
Walbridge, Bennington.
Delegates to National Encampment III. +.
Taylor, Brattleboro' G. ID. Gates, Cambridge;
j. G. Stearns, Bradford Z. L. Woodward, Rut-
land.
Commander Kinsman, on behalfof the Encamp-
ment extended an invitation to the Department
w. &C. to witness the installation of officers and
they were received by the Encampmentandwe well
coined by Commander Kinsman and took seats,
while Past Department Commander Hooker in
stalled the officers into their respective chairs
Next the W.R.C. took charge of the hall, and
Mrs. Fuller, as installing officer installed the
elected officers of the W.R.C and i cannot
speak as l could wish of the impressiveness
and solemnity of the occasion when these loyal,
true-hearted women took upon themselves the
obligation to aid and assist the G. r.. in every
way possible, but if any comraGe could witness
the scene and not be more deeply impressed
with the Importance of sustaining our noble
Order, then l sincerely pity the heart he has
in him.
A short session was held in the afternoon and
closed at p. m. 1t has been customary in this
Department to re-elect the Commander, but
Commander kinsman positively refused to be
and so was not reelected, but retires
with a record of which any man may well feel
proud
During the year there have been organized IA
Posts and gain of over 500 members, and
through the efforts of Commander kinsman
the Legislature appropriated $4,000 for a
Soldiers Home, and the organization will be
perfected soon, and the matter be put in shape.
COMRADE.
CONNECTICUT.
The annual State Encampment of the De-
partnent OF Connecticut was held at Bridge
port Jan % and 20, and on the second day
the following officers were elected for the en-
suing year.
Commander, Gen. Frank d. Sloat, of New
Haven.
S. V. c., John T. Crary, of Norwich.
J. Y. c., Henry f. Taintor, of Hartford.
Medical Director, Byron w. Munson, of
Bridgeport.
Chaplain, E. T. Atwood, of East Canaan.
Delegate at large TO National Encampment
w. q. Gallagher, of Meriden.
NEW JERSEY.
The annual Encampment of the Department
of New Jersey was held on the 9Th and 9th
instS. There was large attendance Of officers
and members and the proceedings were very
Commander Nevius in his annual
address annouuced the fact that the Denart-