St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-09-22
ENCAMPMENT CLOSED,
Finishing Work of This Years G. A. II. E.

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| COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 15.-At Yesterdays
session of the Grand Army encampment
Senior rVice-Commander Cole, of st. Louis.
presided, and the report of the committee
OF administration was first made. 1t
showed that the treasury was in good con-
dition. A recommendation to increase the
per capita to four cents per quarter was
defeated. 1t was decided that the judge
Acknowledgement and Inspector General
should be made salaried positions.
The new council of administration was
then announced. Among the members
are: Dakota, E. Smith, Grand Forks;
Iowa, H. E. Pickell, Des Moines; Michi-
gan, R. A. Alger, Detroit; Minnesota,
Lewis Marsh, Minneapolis Wisconsin,
George c. Ginty.
A resolution eulogistic Of the career Of
| General Sheridan and of sympathy for his
family was adopted by rising VOTE
The installation of new officers then oc.
| Cured, the oath of office being adminis-
tered by ost-Commander Reath. The
retiring COMMUNICATIVE Chief, Rea, who
had been sick for day or more, intro
duced his successor and Commander in
Chief, William Warner, and spoke briefly,
after which Commander Warner spoke in
terms of the highest eulogy of the treat
ment accorded the encampment by the
Columbus citizens and added when
we go to Milwaukee next year you
Will meet your old Commander-in-
Chief and every man, woman and child in
that city is his friend. You will be certain
to meet with generous reception. l ac-
cept the office Of Commander in Chief
1uily realizing its esponsibilities, and now
we will proceed to business,u
The Commander-in-C Chief then an
nounced the following staff officers: Eu-
gene F. Wiegel, of Missouri, Adjutant-
General; John Taylor, of Pennsylvania,
Quartermaster-Ge General. and George S.
Evans, of Massachusetts, Inspector Gen.
eral. The encampment was then declared
closed.
The National Association of Mexican
Veterans elected the following officers:
President, James w. Denver; secretary,
A. III. kenady; assistant, James n Smith;
marshal, Major McFadden. At their clos
ing meeting yesterday afternoon resolu- |
tions were adopted demanding for them
selves more liberal pensions from the GEN.
eral Government. After the closing adj |
dresses and farewell greetings they
adjourned sine die.
The business of the Woman's Relief
Corps was the election of officers. Mrs.
Charity R. Craig, of Wisconsin, was elected
president; Mrs. Eva Lynch, of Pennsyl-
vania, senior vice-president; Mrs. Izetta
Small, of Maine, junior vice-president;
Mrs. L. A. Turner, of Massachusetts,, treas
urer; Mrs. Jones, of New York, chaplain.
Commander in Chief Warner last night
issued his first official order as follows:
G. A. R.. COLUMBUS o.
Sept 14-General order No /: Having been
elected Commander-in-C Chief of the G. A. r. by
the members of the Twenty-Second National
Encampment, held in Columbus O., take this
occasion to thank my comrades for the most
mark of their confidence and es-
TEEN, and in assuming command here
by announce the following appoint.
ments on my staff: Adjutant-General,
Eugene F. Wiegel, st. Louis Mo-; Quarter
master General, John Taylor Philadelphia,
Pa; Inspector General George S. Evans, Cam
bridge, Mas. The headquarters Of the Grand
Army of the Republic are hereby established at
Kansas City, Mo Further announcement of
officers elected and appointed will be made in
subsequent orders.
By command, WILLIAM WARNER
an6o in Of