Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-29


8. With your continued confidence and
appreciative words brave men OF MlchlS
gan, they will perform their work with
renewed energies
They desire to walk hand in hand with
you. giving and receiving encouragement,
that together we may accomplish those
beloved Oh ects at which we aim. The
convention of the w. r. {. request that
the Grand Army will communicate their
instructions and requests for any part OF
the work in which loyal heart and the
helpful hands of women may be needed,
and with promptness and care the work
shall be performed. .
Department President
SUSAN X. WINANS,
Department Secretary.
The communication of the w. II. &. was
referred to committee of three AMI an
exceeding y complimentary reply was re-
ported and by an unanimous vote was or
dered sent to the ladies at once.
The special order Of business for the
afternoon was the election OF officers, and
rs soon as the nominations wore made the
applause given to Gardner speakers
showed he was the winning man. The
supporters of Duliield and Gardner were
about equal in number, but Gardner won
the fight the vote being: Gardner, 80;
Duflield. 2G6. For senior vice-commander,
f. t. Willet of Flint was elected; Loren
Roberts of Traverse City was chosen junior
yice-commander; medical director, w.
b. Fox. bancroft; chaplain, W. III. Millar,
Gaylord; council OF administration, k. "A.
Parker, Detroit; Louis Kanitz, Muskegon;
Franz Whipple, Oceana VIM. Jibb,
Adrian; &. w. buckingham, Flint
At the camp-fir in representative hall
in the evening an immense audience was
present An overflow meeting was held
in the senate chamber, and still 100 peo-
pie were turned away. The meeting in
representative hall was presided over by
Col. Frederick Schneider of Charles 4.
Foster post of Lansing
The address Of welcome by Gov. Luce
was enthusiastically received, as was also
the response by Department Commander
Rutherford. Wild applause greeted
National Commander kea, whose eloquent
addresses stirred the "old boys" to the
quick. Short addresses were also made
by Mrs. G. G.. Hampton, national presi-
dent of the womans relief corps. Mrs. >.
A. G. Plummer, president of the state
corps, Commander-eleot Gardner and
others.
At the overflow meeting George NJ.
Chester of Detroit, Mark Mansfield OF
Union City and others spoke.
The following have been elected dele
gates TO the national encampment, q. A.
r.: At large, John Atkinson, Detroit; by
congressional districts, first, j. Z. Wheele
Detroit second G.. +. Smith, Jonesville,
l.. T.. Smith, Dundee; third, L. l.. Warren,
Albion, Hamilton Carveth. Middleville;
| fourth, \. 4. Holcomb, Fulton, I. j. Ed
| wards owagiac; fifth, '. L. Fales. May
| land. VI. Maxwell, lonia; sixth, Cyru,
| Alsdorf, lansing, W. j.. Morgan, Pontiac;
seventh. +. p. Taylor Port Huron. Ran
dolph Papat, Lexington; eighth, N.
Bradley, Elm Hall, Y. b. Rothers, Birch
| Run; ninth, G. a. Hart, Manistee. 7. b.
| Hughes, Big Rapids; tenth Harry I. Mer.
| rill, Bay City. j. .. Potter Alpena;
eleventh, O. =. Carver, Traverse City Lot
| Nevins, Benzonin. The delegate were in.
structed, by resolution passed with hur
| rah, to werk Zeulously for the election of
| Henry NJ. Dutlied as national commander,
| and were a so instructed to vote in favor
| of a rated service pension bill.
The wife of national commander Rea
| desires a spoon Of some sort as souvenir
| of each state encampment, and the
wives of the department, officers
| and staff presented Judge Rea with an
| elegant gold-lined spoon, in a plush case,
bearing the inscription Lansing, ISIS
The next district encampment of Michi-
gan of the G.. a. II. occurs at Bay City.
woMAN's RELI CORPS
There was large attendance of the del
| egates of the Woman's Relief Corps, the
| national president, Mrs. HamptoE, and
the delegates being formally received at
| the depot and conveyed IN carriages to
the capitol, their session being held in the
enate chamber.
After prayer by the department chap
lain, the president Mrs. Plummer pre-
sented the national president, Mrs. Hamp
| ton, to the assembled ladies. She respond
ed to her cordial reception by warm
| appreciation OF the many kind voices eX-
| tende to he in tn past.
Mrs. Emma Shank of Lansing was in
| troduced as the first department president,
| and one who had done much for the order.
She spoke briefly of the first rather insig-
nidcant meeting and the subsequent
growth.
Mrs Mary Kinds of Stanton, the second
president, was. warmly received and
thanked the ladies for their forbearance
with her while she held the responsible
| Office.
Mrs. II. A. Tenney was present with a
| merited re cogntion of her womanly and
| loyal work as president of the Ladies' Aid
society during the rebellion. The same
old flags now draped about the desks in
use she had draped in those fearful days
| The references 20 the mast brought tears
To many eyes. Mrs. WinanS. the depart.
ment secretary, was also q ute1 and paid
| a high compliment 10y tho president
Mrs. Louise Robbins of Adrian was in.
| troduced with n significant remark that
| referred to her probable elevation rom
! the senior vice presidency which she now
holds.
Mrs. NJ Adele Hazlett was called for and
| described n recent visit to the scene, of
| Appomattox. a secret session closed the
morning.
In her annual address. delivered in the
afternoon, Mrs. Plummer spoke eloquent
| ly from notes AS the members of the
| Grand Army grow fewer in number the
| hands of the ladies of the corps can ease
| the burdens of those that are left, in their
| journey to the end. A steady, healthy.
| uniform growth has marked the orders
| existence the first year. Thirty eight
| charters have been issued during the year
| and i95 members added. The president
| has personally organized seventeen corps
and visited thirty: has travelled s 2SJ miles
| at cost TO the order of Sl3S 30; has writ
| ten ESQ letters and several hundred postal
| cards. Mrs. Plummer referred pleasing y
| to Michigan's success in securing the ma
| tional president at st. Louis and to the
| bright laurels won by the states repre-.
| sentatives there. Warm expressions of
thanks and fidelity were made to mem
| bers and assistant officers the address
| closing: MAY the Everlasting Arms be
beneath thee, while human hands reach
out TO thine the clasp of fellowship and
| peace"
The report submitted by the secretary
| of the women's relief corps shows that
| the order now numbers 4,5j3 members. n
| gain during the year of 1,026. The
| treasurer reported the years. receipts to
be SO 5S2.16 and the disbursements at
| $3,263.15, leaving balance of S3l9.67
At the afternoon session Mrs. NJ. Adele
Hazlett of Hudson presented the corps
| with n gold-headed cane, the wood of
| which was cut on the field at Appomat-
| tox. The ladies in turn presented this