Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-01

Dakota q. 4. II. EEcanpment Meeting at
watertown.

Dakota q. Il. Il. EEcataplnent aaeetfns AZ
Watertown-
The third ANIMAL meeting OF the Dakota
sncampmeni Of the Grand army OF the Re-
public at Waterfowl, is reported to have
o,en an enjoyable affair. 4 large number
sT veterans were present, including many
distinguished officers. The emeampment
vas called to order by Commander Lncas.
commander Lee was appointed secretary
Tor the session.
Gen. Dennis OF Yankton introduced ares
olution that the department OF Dakota
endorse the selection OF Mason City, Iowa,
at the site for a soldiers home to be estab-
| lished by the State OF Iowa, which was re-
erred to special committee and alter
wards tabled At the suggestion ofthe 9th,
GERS a substantial sum was raised for the
treasury Of the woman's relief corps.
Commander Lucas delivered his annual
address He congratulated the department
on its fiourishing condition. One year ago
| he found il $3.50 IN debt. by strenuous Ell
iorts it has now a cash balance on hand OF
| S427.37. Twenty-six new posts have been
formed during the year, making now liz
posts, with membership OF 3,046. Here
| gretted the vigorous rule that requires the
suspension OF members six months in ar
rears- Meager or no. reports from many
posts render the statistical part OF COM
handlers duties difficult. Posts make
grave mistake in changing yearly post adj
| iutants and uuartermasters. He paid
tribute to the Woman : Relief corps andthe
| Sons of Veterans. The reports OF the as
sistant adjutant general and quartermaster
we're then read.
Areception was rendered to the members
| Of the g. A. r. and Woman's Relief corps
ut Goss hall. The following, with several
selections by band, was the programme:
Welcome address, Mayor Thomas; army
| gong; response Commander w. " Lucas;
address. Hon. c. Williams; address, Hon.
4. G. Melette, Who eloquently reheaTsed
the deeds OF valor the veterans had per-
formed in clear and mastery manner.
He pointed out the dangers to which the
future OF our country may be exposed.
The attendance was immense. The usual
manner OF holding camp fires obtained and
impromptu speeches were interspersed with
vocal and Instrumental music, and at 10
| O'Clock the camo fire was broken up and
the veteran guests and their ladies repair
ed TO Goss' hall, where splendid banquet,
with plates laid for GOO, was served by the
| ladies of the Watertown Relief corps. Mrs.
II. r. Pease, president OF the Watertown Re-,
| lief corps, acted as mistress OF ceremonies.
grand parade ook place, 400 veterans
being in line. Thecouncil of administration
selected Mitchell as the place Tor holding
| the reunion Of the soldiers and sailors June
! % and %. 1t was decided to hold the
next meeting of the eucampment at the
| time of the reunion of soldiers and sailors
| OF Dakota at Mitchell next June. James
town was selected as the place OF meeting
next year. The following are the officers
elected for the ensuing year:
NJ. Y. Lucas, Chamberlain, commander;
Gen j. b. Dennis, Yankton, senior vice
| commander; Horace G. w. Wolfe, Cavour,
| Junior vice commander; DIR. w. c. Shirlock,
Fargo, medical director; Rev. J. W. Bell,
| Glendale, council of administration, A. X.
| Rowley, Aberdeen; NJ. f. Moody. GanktHn;
b. f. Pay, Brookings; o. J. Anderson,
| Plankington; n. B. Dent, Glendale; dele
gates to the national cncampment at San
| Francisco, Gen. III. Allen, Fargo tat largc)'
| Il. l.. Wells, Col. Il. w. Foster, 4. d. Rom
eny; alternates, Roger Barnum lat large),
| w. A. Shilbey, |. E. West, Fargo, Comrade
| Lee.
| It was resolved THAT we, soldiers and
| sailors of the late war, representing over
| 1000 veterans, hereby memorable the leg
islature OF Dakota to Immediately pass an
act establishing n soldiers and sailors
| home or homes
The following were appointed commit
| tee on the soldiers home: First district, 5.
NJ. Booth; Second, D. Nj. Gross, Gankton;
| Third, c. +. Clement, Fargo; Fourth, i. +.
| Campbell, Sioux Falls; Fifth, A. {. Mcllette,
| WATERFOWL; Sixth, w. +. Bentley, Bis
marck. Committee at large on home: J. f.
Bennett, chairman; b. F. Payne, Gen J.
| b. Dennis.
The following officers were elected by the
| Woman's Relief corps: Lila l.. Smith,
Huron, president; Bessie A. Carter, Canton,
senior vice president; johanna Melton,
| Fargo, junior vice president; Mary Il. Hof-
man, Huron, treasurer; L. Marin White
| Flandreau, chaplain; Emma S. Free, Sioux
Falls, secretary; executive board, Emma
| s. Free. Sioux Falls; Mile Shufelt, Canton
Mrs. Wait, Egan; Mary BERTRAND, Canton
Mary A. Groesbeck, Waterfront; delegates
to the national encampment at San Fran
cisco, Mary Brown, Sioux Falls, at large
Rose w. Pease, Watertown; Mary +. Elson,
| Huron. The officers elect of both the G. A.
K. and relief corps were installed in the eve
ming at the court house, after which an
old fashioned camp fire was held until late
| hour.