Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-04-02
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encampnlel,t, 81 The Grand Army 81 the Re-
public, at Watertown, is reported TO have
#bsen An enjoyable affair. q large number
sof veterans were present, including many
sS3iatingnished officers. The emcamp
i. was called TO order by Comm ander Lucas.
Commander Leo was appointsd secretary
Tor The session. @.sss8
Gen. Dennis Of Yankton introdu ced ares
olution that the department. Of Dakota
endorse the selection OF Mason City, Iowa,
at the site Tor q soldiers home to be estab-
ished BY the State OF Iowa, which was re-
ferred to special committees and after
wards tabled. At the suggestion Of the odi-
GERS a bstantial sum was raised for the
treasury Of the Woman's relief corps.
Commander Lucas delivered his annual
address. Hecongratulated the depar tinent
on its flourishing condition. One year ago
he found it $3.50 in debt. By strennouset-
forts it has now a cash balance on hand OF
$427. 81. Twenty ak new posts have been
formed during the year. making now liz
posts, with bership OF 3, DAG. Here
GREETED the vigorous rule that requires the
suspension of members six months in $ar.
rears.4 Meager or no reports from many
posts render the statistical part of a COM
manderB duties difficult. Posts make a
grave mistake in changing yearly post adj
jutants and squartermasters. He paid q
tribute to the Woman IS Relief corps and the
Sons of Veterans. The reports OF the as
sistant adjutant general and quartermaster
were then read. r r:
+ Areception was rendered to the members
of the G. A. r. and Woman's Relief corps
at Goss hail. The following, with several
selections by a band, was the programme:
E Welcome address, Mayor Thomas; army
song; response, Commander w. Y. Lucas;
address, Hon. G. Williams; address, Hon.
A. C. Mellette, who eloquently rehearsed
the deeds Of valor the veterans had per-
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 wereintcrspersed with
vocal and instrumental music, and at 10
o'clock the camp fire was broken up and
the veteran guests and their ladies repair
ed to Goss' hall, where asplendid banquet,
with plates laid for 600, was served by the
ladies Of the Watertown Relief corps. Mrs.
H. r. Pease, president OF the Watertown Re-
lief corps. acted as mistress of ceremonies.
grand parade ook place, 400 veterans
being in line. The council OF administra tion
selected Mitchell as the place for holding
the reunion of the soldiers and sailors June
% and 20. It was decided to hold the
next meeting Of the encampment 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. V. Lucas, Chamberlain, commander;
Gen. J. B. Dennis, Yankton, senior vice
commander; Horace &. w. Wolfe, Cavour,
junior vice commander; DR.. w. G. Shirlock,
Fargo, medical director Rev. j. w. Bell,
Glendale, council OF administration A: r.
Rowley, Aberdeen; NJ. T. Moody, Yankton;
3. e. Pay, Brookings; O. j. Anderson,
Plankington; N: =. Dent, Ellendale; dele
gates to the national encampment at San
Francisco, Gen. H. Allen, Fargo lat largc)'
E. L. Wells, Col. E.. w. Foster, E. D. Rom
eny; alternates, Roger Barnuul lat largel,
W. A. Shilbey, l. E. West, Fargo, Comr;,de
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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 a soldiers and sailors
home or homes" ~:
tee on the soldiers home: First district, S.
NJ. Booth; Second, D. NJ. Gross, Yaukton;
Third, G. 7. Clement. Fargo; Fourth, B. F.
Campbell, Sioux Falls: Fifth, A. c. Mellette,
Watertown; Sixth, w. T. Bentley, Bis
marck. Committee at large onhome: J. y.
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 r. HofI-
man, Huron, treasurer: L. Maria White,
Flandreau, chaplain; Emma S. Free, Sioux
Falls, secretary; executive board, Emma
s. Free, Sioux Falls; Millie Shufelt. Canton;
Mrs. Wait, Egan; Mary Bertrand, Canton;
Mary A. Groesbeck, Watertown; delegates
cisco, Mary Brown, Sioux Falls, at large;
Rose W. Pease, Watertown; Mary E. Elson,
Huron, The officers elect OF both the G. A.
X. and relief corps we're installed in the eve
ming at the court house, after which an
old-fashioned camp fire was held until late