Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-04-29

REVIEWING WAR DAYS.
Meeting of the @. A. r. Boys and Their Aids
the Woman's Relief Corps

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Michigan opened In jackson, April ~, about
bOO members being present. The encalnpment
was called To order BY Commander &. ID. Long,
and prayer was Cfcrea by Chaplain Gibbs.
Commander Long gave the annual address, OF
which following are extracts:
December 81, lSs4-There have been 2Ss
posts organized with n membership OF 14,475.
December 81, lSS5--There have been organized
BS3 posts with membership in good standing
OF 1887. Ike assistant adiutant general de-
voted his entire time and energies to the work
pertaining To his office, and for the greater
part of the year worked late nights 10 Keep up
The correspondence. More than $4,000 pieces,
mail and express, have been sent out OF this
office, and more than 5000 letters written by
him. He spoke OF the soldiers home In touch
Ing and glorious terms.
The report OF lie quartermaster general, the
inspector, judge advocate, mastering officer
and chaplain were then presented and tine re-
mainder OF the day was spent in discussion
and the transaction OF routine business. After
fixing the Lour or the election OF officers and
delegates to the national encampment, the en-
campment adjourned TIL the next morning.
In the evening the members OF edward
Pomeroy post gave banquet AT Assembly hall
to the delegates present from abroad, their
wives and the ladies OF the reiiel corps. Thos.
Ii. Williams presided. Exercises opened with
music by the Purifier band, followed with
prayer by Chaplain Gibbs.
The Rev. W. Gardner welcomed the delegates
to the city In an eloquent and well received
address. lie said the city of jackson Is place
of interest 10 hany of the veterans by virtue
OF the associations OF the past. 1t was here
that some of them came to learn the arts of
war, and here, after the final victory was won
that more than thirty organizations were dis
banded. jackson Is proud OF her war record.
More than one-eighth OF Ler population served
under arms. 1t was to the city OF Jackson
That Pres dent Lincoln sent his first dist atcn
on the 10th Of April, 1861, calling upon Michi-
gan Tor troops TO maintain the union. That
same evening the jackson Grays, under Capt.
Wilmington, rendered their services through
Gov. Blair to the national government. lie
spoke in glowing terms of the galiantry OF
Col Shoemaker, and of the man who was lead
and front and the inspiring genius OF Mchi-
gan during the peIIod wnen she wrote the
graEdest chapter in her history. lie also
referred to the gallant Lieut. Allen B. Morse,
Capt Russell A. Alger, the Hon. James
O'Donnell, and Others IN glowing terms. in
closing he said:
These are Int representatives of the 40,00
battle-scarred and manned veterans now re-
siding in the commonwealth, ana who are here
tonight by their delegates. Heroes, warriors,
patriots, tried and true in the name OF edward
Pomcroy post and in behalf OF the veterans
composing IL; in the name OF the people OF
jackson We welcome you to our city, our
homes, and our hearts.
In reply Commander Long said:
"In behalf OF the Comra0es OF the depart
ment of Michigan thank you for the gen
erous welcome Coming as we do from 35j
grand army posts OF this department to the
eighth annual encampment We are receiyin.
what you promised one year aso "a rig ht royal
welcome" We meet 10 keep alive friendships
born In camp and cemenled by the trials and
dangers OF the field anu at the commence
vent OF this great struggle those men had not
yown unmindful of the history and tradition
OF the great revolutionary struggle, out o.
which grew this republic. They le-
membered also the blessings OF free govern
ment, and that TO divide this union
would be the certain destruction of this politl-
cal fabric. The demands OF an army OF 1900
men by President Lincoln was GU ckly lie
sponded TO, and the succeeding demands Tor
over l,UOO,O0O men were as readily ana heroi-
cally answered, and IL was alone the pure love
o. justice and freedom burning fright within
their minds that could engage ana hold them
last to the post OF duty. Iii your city you be-
hold living monuments OF that grand army OF
patriots, and let US not forget II ecomes a
matter of duty for every one 10 stand hrmy In
defense vi our country against ali the foes
without and within.
In conclusion he said:
You, gallant, LeEoic veterans, shall go down
to posterty with unfadlng honor, and rs gen
crations shall look upon the flag as it waves
over increased millions OF people, Tree ana
happy they shall rapturously applaud 1t as
tolls, your valor and Your patriotism.
Several selections were given by Mrs Rebecca
Steadman, Met ann, alter which GOV. Alger
was called out and made lew brief but In
teresting remarks. EX-Gov. Blair being
cal ed upon said he felt like the old patriot oil
switzerland did when he returned 10 bis ma
native land and said: "Ye erags and peaks,
Pm with you once again. He recalled the
times during the war IN an interesting man
AmnnU
Morse OF lonia, Capt Atkinson Of Detroit,
Lieut-Col. Ii. ii. hili OF psiianti, formerly OF
the 24th Virginia infantry. Comradc Dan
Griffith recit,d Jake Schneiders HIDE" and
the banquet c.osed.
TIE SECOND DAY,
The meeting opened with much larger at
tendance than the first. The most Of the
business transacted during the forenoon was
OF routine character. Deep interest was felt
In the selection OF the department commander,
and the large number OF candidates in the field
made the question OF election a slow one.
Comrade John Northwood of New Lathiop,
Saginaw county, was finally chosen and other
otcers rs follows: Senior vice commander, s.
z. Hosmer; junior vice commander, August
Goebel; medical director, Dr. l.. Howard,
chaplain. Chester 7; Berry; council
of administration, George A. Chase;
L. p. Gibbs, Thomas N. Stevens, l.. II.
Ripley, George NJ. Buck. Delegates TO the ma
next year: at large, William f. Atkinson;
general, i. Smith, George Kinney, Charles
W. Armstrong, X. 7. Dix, N. Is. Frost, ID.
Horton, p. Kane, g. 4. Hosmer Louis
kamis, N. NJ. Richardson, II. Ii. Hines, NJ. NJ.
Andrews, George W. French, george L.Fisher,
Il. NJ. Devlin; alteruates, Ira p. Grswold, A
NJ Martin, X j. Frost, L. NJ. Shanafelt, s. s.
kideaut, Charles Bassett, Rudolph Eapst, w.
l. Phillips, George NJ. Gretchel, A. A.
shalrer, b. Harker, $. 3. Dowell, y; F. Han
shetJ w. j. Lailey, j. g. Berry, c. Z. storis,
j. M. Greenfield.
1t was decided to hold the next encampment
at Grand Rapids. Several resolutions were
adopted and after the installation of officers
the encampment adjourned. This has been
the largest encampment ever held in the state
and has been successful.
The woman's relief corps met and trans
acted routine business, after which the fol
lowing officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Mary Z. Hines, Stanton; senior vice-president,
Mrs. Sarah A. Z. Plummer, lansing; junior
vice-president, Mrs. Ella Fisher, fowlerville;
treasurer. Mrs. Bertha Smith, Stanton; chap
lain, Mrs. Jennie Gibbs, Grand Haven; coun-
Gil of administration, Mrs. Addio Money,
Charlotte; Mrs. Hattie X. Murray, Homer;
Mrs. Alice Tallman, Hillsdale; Mrs. Padden,
Greenville, and Mrs. Nichols, Battle Creek.
he officers were installed in the evening, after
which the corps adjourned sine die
Train Wrecker Caught.
Henry Bailey, aged 10. of near Comstock,