The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-09
rME GRAND ARMY.

tine GRAND ARMY.
The Minnesota Department 4. A.
q. Hold Their Eighth Annual En-.
oampmont In Minnoapolls..J. n.
Ege OF Minneapolis Elected Com.
mander for the Coming Year on
the Second Ballot.
The eighth Annual Encampment oi the
Minnesota Department Of the @. A. II. WAS
held ut Minneapolis on the 23d and oath.
About 800 were present and were heartily
welcomed. Commander Wheelock OF
0watonna called the encampment to or.
der and read the annual address.
III this the commander, while claiming
that the ex.soldier had as good right
as any man to speak upon political
subjects, said no man had the slight.
est right to use the Grand Army
organization for his own advance.
ment. Memorial day. district. setni.annu.
oil and national encampments were next
considered, aud an encouraging report was
made in regard to the growth Of the Won.
the latter. twelve camps have been added
during the year, representing an increase Of
1s5 in the membership. The address con:
cluded with q number OF suggestions for
the good Of the order. Annual reports
were also submitted by w. w. Braden. St.
Paul. assistant adjutant general; +. W.
Leavens. Faribault, Assistant quarter.
master general; J. a. Leonard. Rochester.
inspector; 8: W. Hayes. Redwood Falls.
musterinR officer: Rev. w. Il. Stanley, Al.
bert Lea, chaplain; DIR. D. P. Kennedy,
Litchtield, medical director, and Mai.
Thomas Montgomery, st. Peter, OF the
council oi administration. The several
reports showed that the posts in The de.
partment are generally in prosperous
condition, and there has been steady in.
crease in the membership during the year.
aud n t,nlance of about $4,000 was re-
ported in the treasur, Of the department..
The presentation Of reports occupied most
Of the first days session.
The report Of Adjutant General Braden
shows a total membership OF $4,000 in
this department, about 1900 in good
standing. During the year $40 have been
suspended for non.payment Of dues, and
the membership OF posts from which re-
at 125. The actual number Of posts es.
tahlished during the yenr was fourteen,
and the total receipts OF the adjutant gen.
erals office WAS $4,000.
On the second day the reports Of the de-
pnrtnent commander and other officers
were adopted, and the Women's Relief
Corps were requested to cooperate in the
ndornment OF the permanent oldiers' home
buildings. Tho retiring officers were
energy displayed during their terms in al.
vancing the cause Of the order. reso.
lution wis unanimously passed reimburs.
ing Commander Wheelock the amount ex.
pende for railway fares. and a motion to
hold the memorial service on the last Sun
day in May was voted down. The Mime.
sofa senators and representatives in con.
gress were requested to urge the location
oil ~ pension agency in Minnesota, and the
passage ci tho depondcnt pension hill
framed by the national committee Of the
u. A. II. and now before congress. The
assistant adjutant general was au.
thorize'i to prepare q full roster 0f each
post in the department, toIDe kept at head.
quarters AZ long as Grand Army man cx.
lists in Minnesota. 1t wis further decided
that the department will pay the travelling
expenses OF our delegate from each post to
futurc encainpmerts, which will he go mum.
bcresl ~ to recognize the encn,npmcnt held
under the old organization, provided the
legality Of such action is approvep by the
Judge advocate general.
Among tho.e adopted by the encamp.
ment were the unes asking tho legislature
to designate memorial day as a legal holi.
day, and authorizing the department com.
mander to publish that portion OF tho
ell soldiers.
The following, offered by Judge +. St.
Julien Cox Of st. Paul, was adopted:
Whereas, Memorial day is one Of solemn
Significance and sul,dued reflection and re.
trospcction to the living survivors Of the
great war, both in the past and in future;
one by the living devoted to the memory OF
comrades who have joined the innumer.
able caravan in its march to the silent
halls. and,
Whereas, the day set apart for this oh.
servance is too often turned into day OF
amusement, frivolity and levity.
Resolved, by this encampment. that wo
earnestly urge upon the comrades OF the
posts Of this department and the public in
general that all unseemly conduct. con.
flicting with q due and revcrcnt observance
OF Memorial day. he avoided.
The afternoon and closing session Of the
work OF the order and tho cleo
tion Of officers. The principal contest was
on tho election Of a commander. the nom.
nations being as follows: james
II. Eye. Minneapolis; Il. r. Hender.
son, Minneapolis; j. j. McCardy, st. Paul;
w. +. Spnulding. Brainerd Thomas Mont
gomery. st. Peter and l.. st. Julien Cox,
st. Paul. Two ballots were taken. the
Ing, 33; McCardy, 60; Henderson, o; Mont.
gomery, 8: Cox. 1. Maj. Henderson, then
withdrew his name Internationally, and
the second ballot gave Eye 153 votes;
spaulding, ss; McCardy. so. and
Montgomery. 6. James H. Ece
was declared elected, and the
announcement was enthusiastically cheer.
ed. There was n" contest over the other
Offices. which were filed as follows:
Sop,inr vim r0,u 1roe EI xvo 81 nVp,,
Rochester.
Junior vice commander, James Compton,
Fergus Falls.
Chaplain, Rev. j. M. Stanley. Albert
Lea.
Medical director, DR.. Wilson Of Pipe
stone county.
The old council Of administration was
reelected, and the following were elected
delegates to the next national encamp.
ment. to be held at Columbus, Ohio:
Gen. i. N. Pope, Mankato; Col. William
McCrory, Minneapolis; Senator c. j. Ed.
wards. Spring Valley; Perry Stark weather,
st. Paul, and Judge L. W. Collins, st.
Cloud,
This closed the business OF the encamp.
ment. and many OF the delegates improved
the internal before the camp fire in visit
ing the soldiers home at Minnehaha Falls.
About forty ex-prisoners Of war held q
meeting. Twenty new names were added to
the roll. On the last evening there was a
rousing camp fire attended by 2, 800 peo.
Pile The entertainment consisted OF
speeches etc.
The Woman's Relief Corps held meet.
ing and elected the following officers:
President. Mrs. 8. E. Milham OF fSt. Paul;
senior vice, Emma X. Ogden OF Detriot;
junior vice. Sarah X. Clark Of Winona;
treasurer, Mrs. Jessie Nye Of Minneap polls.
The prssident's appointments we're:
Secretary. Miss Mary II. Kendell. Mime
srolis: counsellor, Miss Lulie Becker. st.
Paul; inspector, Mary A. Brenrley. Mime.
apolis.
Tire New Commander.