Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-04-18
AUDUBON AUDUBON
IOWA GRAND ARMY.
Tho Fifteenth Annual Encampment
at burlington.

Tho Fifteenth Annual Encampment
at burlington.
The first day proper Of the Fifteenth |
Annual Encampmont OF the Depart
ment of Iowa G. A. II. was magnih-
cent success. The throng OF strangers
might have been II little larger had tho
weather been good on tho preceding
day, but the attendance has amounted
to almost crush. One special came
in from tho west with more than l 800
people aboard, and every train into
the city has been loaded down. The
morning and latter portion of the after
noon of the first day were occupied
with reunions and various fraternal
gatherings. At 10 o'clock the grand
encampment of the Grand Army OF tho
Republic was formally opened ut the
Grand Opera House, Commander Il.
A. Consigny presiding, and at the Same
hour the Annual Convention Of the
Woman's Relief Corps went into session
at Grimes Opera House. At o'clock
tho annual parade was made under
command Of Commander Consigny.
The column was nearly mile long
and contained hundreds OF gray head
ed, battle-scarrod veterans, who had
| lived through fire and smoke Of every
battle of the war. Tho streets for
many blocks were so donsoly crowded
that IL was almost impossible to force
passage at First street, while hun
dreds viewed the spectacle from doors,
windows and house-tops. The column
passed in review before Department
Commander Consigny, Commander-in-
Chief Warner, the members Of their
respective staifs and the officers Of the
Woman's relief Corps. After the pa-
rade the officers of retrospective bodies
returned to their duties.
Tho report OF Assistant Adjutant
General Muilley shows:
There were in good standing Docem-
Der 81, 1888, iOl posts, comprising
| 49, members, gain during the
year Of six posts and 702 members
During 1887 there was net gain OF
$40 members, making the gain in two
years 1,572.
rho contributions for relief during
the year 1888 amounted to 81, 300, 43,
as against 80, 960.93 the preceding
year.
Twelve new posts were mustered in,
viz: No. 4iS. james Cantwcll Mt
Gravity; 449, j. Roby at Truro; $50,
b. +. Kirby at North English; I5l,
Hartley at Hartley; i52, Gen, Sheridan
at Soldiers Homo, Marshalltown; 453,
Il. N. Kirke at Imogene; 45i, W. $.
Wynette at Dedham: i55, X. Allen at
Riverside; 456, Van Davis at Peterson;
457, John Kyle at Coggen; 45S, S.
Fuller at Otto; 459, j. Is. Bonney ut
| Denmark.
Eight posts have disbandcd. viz:
30i, Defiance at Defiance; PA, Robin
son at Oxford Junction; 293, Hender-
son at Postvillo; 303, Thornton at
Waukee; 22l, Lee ut Smithland; 35l,
Stout at Radcliffe; All, Beaver at
Sloan.
Five Posts have been revived, viz:
Nos. 25, Custer at Cherokee; 1872, Folks
at Plainfeld; 24O, O'Bricn at Tripoli;
100, Burke Mt Fredrica; 3S6, Thompson
at Reinbeck.
Nos So at Extra, 225 at Nicola, and
3S7 at Rock Valley remain dead but
refuse to be buried with the honors OF
war by disbanding.
Twenty-Five hundred copies Of tho
laws OF Iowa for the benefit OF soldiers
| thai tufI nd hn
been printed and distributed.
The death rate during the year was
1877.
The total receipts from charter and
muster fees, per capita tax, supplies,
etc, were $5,793,03, which added to
the balance in the treasury ($3, 2O5, l9)
makes S,99S,22. The total disburse-
ments for all purposes were $6,3i3,2l,
leaving a cash balance on hand OF 3d.
655, Of. The department has property
to the value Of 81, 103.S9.
In conclusion, Capt. Muflley says:
1.-TWO years ago undertook tho exc
cutive and clerical work Of this De-
partment without any considerable
personal acquaintance with the com
|
with no knowledge Of its methods OF
business. My disappointment one year
ago is an honor which | appreciate
more than | can easily express, and ii
Is one that / shall remember with
pride and pleasure to the end OF life.
For this, and for numberless courte-
sizes, cordial support and an unfailing
fraternal comradeship, | am most hap
Ply 10 publicly extend my thanks to
Department Commander Consigny--
recording here my sincere testimony to
his worth as a man, his fidelity as "a
friend, his zeal as comrade and his
splendid success as aDepartment Com
mander-and in this am sure you all
concur. These two years have given
me occasion to know tho comrades of
Iowa both personally and officially and
the friendships so formed are among
my most cherished treasures. | am
proud to be able TO count among my
| friends the veterans OF the Depart
ment whose toll and sacrifice laid the
solid foundation OF the present splendid
structure, as well as the recent recruits
who have enlisted to swell the number
and share the work and glory. ] now
surrender my trust, with book and
records clear, gain Of ID Posts and
1875 members, with an enthusiasm and
devotion, and state OF disciplineper-
vading the Department which will, II
preserved, guarantee continued
growth for many years TO come and
will hold the order compact to the
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