Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-28
In SYLVAN SWAMP,
The Sons of Veterans Encampment
at Moline.
Proxress with the Election or Officers
1.-The Prize Drills and Winners
The Ladies' Ala OF BeardsIey Camp
Entertaia.

of Yesterdays programme in the Sons of
Veterans encampment Of the Illinois
division on Mud Island, Moline, were the
election Of officers and the competitive
drills. McCrillis' reelectio to the office of
colonel of the division was reported in
last evenings ARGUS The other candi-
dates were Capt. c. 7. Orner. of Blooms
ington, and Capt. Geo. b. Stad>
den, of Springfield. The vote
stood, McCrillis, 90; Stadden, 4G
oner 8; scattering 2. For the Office of
lieutenant colonel the names of II. Gam
net, OF Joliet; Capt. @. W. Mesick, of
Quincy; Capt. NJ, NJ Pinckley, of Bush
nell; and II. Newman, of Chicago were
presented. Two ballots were taken with
out reaching an election in the second of
which no votes were cast for Mr.. New
man. The result of this ballot was:
Gsnnett A; Pinckley "a, and Mesick 90.
with few scattering votes. The divi-
sion encampment then adjourned to wit,
ness the competitive drills, and upon re-
assembling, Capt. NJ, NJ. Pnckley, of
Bushnell. was elected lieutenant colonel. |
The completion Of the election of officers
was deferred until today. The commit,
tee to whom was referred the matter Of |
The reinstatement of Past Captain F. c. |
Ellis, of Eeardsley camp reported sus-
talning the petition of Beardsley camp |
for his reinstatement notwithstanding
that Gen Abbott objected to such
a move, and ELS was seated and given
the title of past captain.
Only two camps entered for the COM
pelitive camp drill they were J. l. Crane
No, of Springfield, and j. b Pearson
No. S3 of Bushnell. Several changes
were made in the judges and the list AS
finally agreed upon was composed of
Lieut.. Hugh T. Reed. U. s A.; Capt. p.
c. Simmon, of Moline. Adjutant on the
staff of Col. Clendenin. of the Sixth regi-
ment, |. N. g.. and First Sergeant d. 4.
Clark. of Company II, Sixth Regiment
|. N. G., of Mon outh. Crane camp
took first prize, the stand of colors, and
Pearson camp was awarded the drum as
second best Springfield carried off all
the honOrs in the individual drills, Ser.
geant 7, e. Roberts winning first prize.
Corp. Fl. NJ. Smith second and Private ,
Joseph Grimes third. d
Before adjournment last evening an in O
Vltation was presented from the Ladies' n
Aid society of Beardsley camp to the ~
springfield and other boys to accept of
he hospitalities of the Beardsley camp
auxiliary in the evening. A motion by
len. Abbott to ignore the Invitation en-
irelV. created no little surprise ard Nc W
Jrillis exhibited indicative spirit in =,
to Influence the vote to favor ~
Abbotts proposition. but the division ne
abled the Abbott motion by unanimous
'Ote. 800
Last evening Graham post. g. A. r.
ave camp fire at Wagner's opera house av
toline to some of the camps, M,
'hie Crane camp of Springfield M
nd others came to Rock Island and were
ntertained by the Ladies' Aid Society of /
'eardsley camp An impromptu pros 4
ramme was presented including short
ddresses by Capt. Stadden, Capt. John
ALLEY. of Peoria. and Col. E. T. Roe,
f Springfield, and a drill by Capt. stad-
ems banner camp of the division Re-
'eshments were served and dancing fol-
owed.
This morning there was street parade
trough the village of Moline, and alters
ard the division convention again as.
,mbled in the swamps adjacent to that
urg.
WALLS FROM THE SwAMPs.
The encampment closes tomorrow.
Why not locate the next encampment
t Milan2 N
The Chicago boys will have acquired
n ungalnly strut with which to appear
n State street, after wading around in the
vamps of Mud island for week A
This afternoon A. E. Krebs, of Belle ~
lille, was elected major, and Rev. G. A. VI
Garst, of Galesburg delegate at large
} the national encampment in West Vir~
mia in August.
The encampment ia likely to go to q
nley next year. Onley is great place h
pretty nearly as big place as Moline. =
recently Knocked out Peoria, Chicago n
Id Springfield in getting the state fair. y