Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-29
The Grand Army Encampment.
WatertoWn, Oak. March 2l-.Iha rea

Watertown, Oak, March 2J-Ihe read
ing and discussion OF the council oil
administration and the committee on
the commanders annual address con.
sumed most of the time of the morning
sesslon of the Ct. A. r. The council OF
administration selected Mitchell as th G
place for holding the reunion of the SOL
disrs and sailors June 22 and %. Let
ters of greeting were read from Generals
Sherman, Logan aud Howard. The
grand parade took place at one O'clock,
400 veterans being in line. The Red
field cornet band furnished excellent t
music in the march, as did also the
Marshall drum corps. The precision in
evolutions of the former organization
and their skill in the tactics of parade
were generally remarked, The after
noon session was occupied In the election
of officers and reading and discussing
reports of special committees. The fol-
lowing are the officers elected for the
ensuing year:
M. V. Lucas, Chamberlain, commando
or; Gen. j. b. Dennis, Yankton, senior
vice commander; Horace G. w. Wolfe,
Cavoar, junior vice commander; DIR. w.
Y. Shlrlock, Fargo, medical director,
Rev. J. W. Bell, Ellendals, chaplain: !:
council of administration, A. Il.
Rowley. Aberdeen; NJ, 4. Woolley,
Ysnktop, b. Il. Ply, Brook
ings; o. j. Anderson, Planklnton; N. b.
Dent, ,Ellendale, Delegates to the ma
tlonal encampment ct San Francisco; !;
Gen. III. Allen, Fargo (at large), e. Il,
Wells, Dol. E. W. Foster, %. u. Bomeny; !;
alternates, Roger Barnum, Cat larps),
W. A. Shilbey, |. e. West, Fargo, Com
rade Lee.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions INTRO
duced it's report, whinh was adopted. 1t
contained besides the customary reaolu-
ton OF thanks to transportation lines
and the citizens OF WatertowD, the fol-
lowing:
Rcsolced, That we, soldiers and sailors
of the late war, representing over 1000
veterans, hereby memorable the legisla-
ture OF Dakota to Immediately pass an
act establishing soldiers and sailors
home in Dakota.
Rcsoloed, That committee OF one
from each district and three from the
territory at large be appointed for the
purpose of formulating and perfecting
plans to present to ths Legislature at its
next session for the erection, sustenanoe
and government of snch home or homes.
The following were appointed com
mittee on the soldiers home:
First district, s. M. Booth; second,
ID. N: Gross, Yankton; third, U. u. Ce-
ment, Fargo; sfourth, b. f. Campbell,
Sioux Falls; hftb, A. @. Mellette, Water
town; sixth, w. e. Bentley, Bismarck /;
Committee at large on home: j. %.
Bennett, chairman; B. +. Payne, Gen. j.
B.Dsanaa.
The committees report contained a
resolution of thanks to the Iowa legis-
lature and the state for providing q
home tor the sick and needy soldiers. A
reunion OF Illinois soldiers was held at
the g. a. R. rooms at p. NJ.
THE woMAN's RELIEF CORPS.
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 b. Hoffman,
Huron, treasurer; e. Maria Mhits,
Flandrau, chaplain: Emma S. Free.
Sioux Falls, secretary; executive board.
Emma =. Free, Sioux Falls; Millie Shu-
felt, Canton; Mrs. Wait, ERan; Mary
Berprand, Canton; Mary e. G-oesbeck,
WatertoWn; delegates to the national
encampment at San Francisco, Mary
Brown, Sioux Falls, at large; Rose w.
Pesse, Watertown; Mary N. Elson,
Huron.
The ofiicers-elect of both the G. A. r.
aud relief corps we're installed in the
evening at TIE court house, after which
an oid-fashioned camp fire was held
until late hour. The conversation was
a grand success and was composed of
men and women Of ability. The mum.
Der of good speakers was unusual. The
Redtieid cornet band gave concert at
Goes hall in the evening, which was
largely attended.
Jamestown was selected as the place
of meeting next year. Al the reunion
CT Illinois soldiers and sailors this after.
noon, about three hundred were present
A permanent organization WAS effected.
1t was declded TO hold the next meeting
at the time Of the reunion of soldiers
and sailors of Dakota, at Mitchell next
June. A committee was appointed to
complete the roster and insure large
attendance at the meeting.
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