Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-17

than he heard there. They would re glad to
welcome Gen. Sherman and any OF his old
soldiers should they at any time conclude to
come to Nashville or any other point IN the
South with ON encampment.
Capt. Lucas sang"Marching thro' Georgia."
tho audience joining In the chorus. The au-
dience called for "Old Shady" and he render
ed 1t In q mastery manner.
"a Thursday morniI q and afternoon ses-
sions CT the encampment were held to hear
the committee reports.
Nashville was named as the preference of the
Iowa encampment for holding the next ma.
tional encampment.
The report OF Q L. Mathews, quarter
master general, showed that s9,6s3.5 had
been received and that IS, 535 had been ex.
pended, leaving Q balance Of of %, 142.23.
The Legislature having instructed Gov.
Larrabee to ascertain the views Of the encamp-
ment on the subject OF the soldiers home, the
following resolutions were adopted:
First. Resolved, That 1t IL the earnest re-
quest OF this encAmpment that the legislature
provide q home on Iowa soil for the homeless
soldiers OF Iowa at the earliest possible day,
AS Wow ChOuia = oOluIoI WHO 10 y
citizen OF Iowa he sent out OF the state for care
Or maintenance.
Resolved, That We are are also in favor of
such amendments to our laws as will afford
more ready and ample relief to needy soldiers
requiring temporary relief In their own homes.
The resolutions were adopted BY . unani-
nous vote.
The committee Of the Woman's Relief Corps
sent to the encampment the following on the
same sutject.
Resolved, That the Women's Relief CORDS of
Iowa are decidedly In favor of establishing Q
soldiers home In our state for our own sol
Oilers In their olo age, who have 90 nobly de-
Tended our country when treason's destructive
hand was laid on her institutions.
The following delegates were chosen to rep
resent the low G.. A. r. at the next National
e~ncampment:
At Large-N. Townsend, J. f. Parker.
First-W. Luten. III. G. Lowe.
second-E. J. Babeock, Col. w. E. shaw.
Third-C. Z. Berrian. G. H. Hooper.
Fourth-L. l.. Cantwell. G.. Maggie.
Fifth-O.D ID. Boine, j. ID. Hollbrook.
Sixth-Col. =. ID. Hooper. r. IL. Lowrey.
Seventh-Gen. Given, e.. w. Chaplin.
Eighth. ID. Wells, j. g. Hasbrouck.
Ninth-A. III. Clark, j. +. Van Syckle.
Tenth-L. b. Raymond, w. Z Tompkins.
E~leventh-H. IL. Wyatt, s. F. Danforth.
w. A. McHenry, OF Newton, was elected
commander.
Senior Vice. ommandei~-P. Fl. aankins, OF
Sac City.
Junior Vice. Commander-J. l.. Geddes, OF
Ames.
Medical Direc.or-Geo. p. Hannawalt, of
Des Moines.
Chsplain-John H.. Lozier, OF Mt. Vernon.
Assistant Apjutsnt-G General Geo. l.. Wright
Of Denison.
Assistant Q1artermsster General - Melvin
Smith, OF Denison.
The officers OF the Wouan's Relief corps, as
follows, were also Installed by Past Com-
mander-.n. Chief Vsndervoort:
President-Mrs. Clara L. Nichols, Of Dee
Moines.
Senior Vice President-Mrs. Cornelia K.
Meyers, of Newton.
Junior Vice. President Mrs. Belle Brown, OF
Fairfield.
Chaplsia-Rev. Mary Gerard, of Clinton.
Treasurer-Mrs Emily McCoId, Of Des
Moioes.
Secretary Miss Maggie Monroe, of OF.
tumwa.
Tho affairs OF the department were then
turned over into the hands of the commando
of the g. A. X. and the president Of the Re-
Lief corps.