New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-17

Annual Encampment of the Department
of Minnesota, Grand Army OF the Re
+ public at Faribault.

Grand Army OF the Republic, department.
OF Minnesota. met in Hills opera house in
Faribault. The meeting was one OF the most
larsely-attended that has ever been held by
the department, between 400 and QUO der
egates being present with the full list OF OF
ficerS
Commander Becker read the annual adj
dress, which showed that at the beginning
OF his administration. there were 13o
posts, with 5,76S members. During
the year % posts have been organized.
and the total members hip per last
quarter shows an increase OF 75S members,
making a total OF 6,526 comrades in good
standing Jan. 1, 1856. At the present
time LAG posts are in good working condi-
ton. The funds arein good conditi IN and
| make as good a showing as last year The
demand for supplies has been large during
the year, and the cash system, adopted a
year ago, has been very satisfactory
Since the last annual encampment fit
ty-three comrades have answered the
last roll call and had their names in
scribed on the muster rolls OF the grand
army above.
| During the year 5000 has been expend
ed for the relief OF infirm comrades. and
| the time is soon coming when the sans
must be materially increased.
| The Woman's Relief corps, organized In
1854, now has eighteen corps and a mem
bership OF 525, under the leadership OF
| Mrs. Nettie NJ. Norton.
/ The Assistant Adiutant General II. A.
Norton submitted his annual report en-
bracing statistics, some OF which are IN
| the commanders address,.
Fred Seibold, the department inspector
presented his annual report: He alluded
| to the decision of the council ofadminlstra-
ton in resembling the vote allowing So per
day to inspectors. expressing satisfaction
| with the result. The total expenses of the
inspected have made reports. These reports
showed that the work is memorized
and properly performed by sixty-siN
posts, partly memorized by 80 posts
| and not memorized by % posts;
posts sending blank reports. Officers are
fully uniformed in 4S posts partly in 81,
| and without uniform in S. 80 posts report
muskets, 2 posts pay weekly benefits i'll
| case OF sickness. and so posts have relief
funds for charitable purposes, the amount
being 81, 1929. The prospects OF 50 posts
are reported good 9 very good, l excellent,
24 fair, poor, and four left blank.
The report of J. Newton Brown, depart
ment chaplain, gives the name of posts
| that observed Decoration day.
The report OF the medical director, H.
| W. Brazie, alluded in eloquent terms to the
| rapid falling OF OF the members OF the or
| der, and recommended that more should
| be done to assist needy comrades, and that
| a permanent fund should be established
| Tor that purpose, with the work properly
| systemized.
| The council of arbitration reported an in
crease in receipts OF $454. 80 over the preced
4 >4o<l. 81
ing the department commander to send to
Mrs. Gen. Hancock a telegram of SYM
pathy and condolencein her great affection
| A resolution was adopted pledging the
; department to use all honorable means to
secure the election OF Judge John 2. Rea
to the Office OF grand commander Of the
United States.
In the evening reception was rendered
the veterans at Union hall by the citizens
OF Faribault.
/, Fully 1900 people were in the Spacious
hall. Mayor Lowell delivered an address
of welcome. which was responded to by
| Capt. II. III. Castle. Speeches were made.
by Hon. R. A. Mott, D. E. Meyers
Col. H. G.. Hicks, Judge Rea, NJ. H
Kelley, J. H. Drake, and others. After
! the addresses an informal reception
was held for half an hour, when supper
was served in an adjoining room, the vi
i
| dies. The remainder of the evening was de-
voted to dancing.
| On the second day resolution was
adopted providing for disappointment ola
committee of eleven one from each judicial
| district and two at large, to present to the
| legislature the draft OF a bill providing for
| the establishment of soldiers home and
q permanent relief fund. esolutions were
| also adopted asking congress to immedi-
ately pass the pending pension BILL in
dorslng the action OF the national encamp-
ment on pension legislation and looking
to the appropriation by the state for the
burial of ex-soldiers. Invitations were ex-
tended from posts at Minneapolis, st. Paul
and Duluth, for the 7th encampment, St
Paul being finally selected after considerable
discussion. On invitation from Frank p
Blair post, it was decided to hold the semi
| annual summer encampment at OrtOnYille
| The following delegates were elected to
the national encampmentat San Francisco,
| in August:
First congressional district, R. L. Moore.
Spring Valley; alternate, George B. Arnold,
kasson. Second WI Baxter; alternate, RE
Baker. Third "A. H. Reed Glencoe; alternate.
Ara Barton, Faribault. Fourth, W. H.
Halton, j. c. Price. Fifth, E.. E. Corlis.
Minneapolis; w. II. Harris Caledonia: L.
f. Hudson; alternates, C. j. Edwards,
Spring Valley; Daniel Fish, Minneapolis;
Edward Dunn, Eyota.
The election OF officers for the coming
year next came up, and an informal ballot
was taken, the result being 1O3 votes fo,
William Thomas, so for E. NJ. Pope, and q
for l.. L. Wheelock. several ballots being
| scattering. On the formal ballot being or
dered, Thomas was elected by vote OF
100, Pope receiving 70 votes The an
| nouncement Of the vote was received with
prolonged applause, and thenew command
er. William Thomas OF Mankato, replied
with appropriate remarks Two ballots
| resulted in the election of L. L. Wheelock Of
Owatonna as senior vice commander The
| remaining officers were elected as follows.
Junior vice commander, V. Harris.
Litchfield; medical director, III. W. Brazie.
Minneapolis; chaplain, Rev W. E. stan
ley; council OF administration, Thomas
Montgomery, st. Peter; L. G. Nelson, kas-
son; A. H: Reed, Glencoe; z. starkweather,
St. Paul; R. G. Livingston. Spring Valley.
Col. William Thomas chosen department
commander, is a resident OF Mankato, an
| attorney by profession, and about 10 years
| OF age He has lived in Mankato a number
OF wears and ia counted amop1 ;fc old ,n.,