The Helena independent., 1889-04-10
A Business Meeting Held Yesterday
and 0f1cers for the Year
Selected.
The Banquet Last Night a Gathering
OF Wits and Eloquent Speakers
in Plenty.
Powerful Addresses Made by Major Ma
gInnis. Colonel Sanders and Other
Grand Army Men.

MIN annual tuchulpmtul VI AhN Auaip'a
Of Wadsworth post at the court house.
Department Commander Junius g. San
ders In the chair. After roll call, prayer
and other preliminary business committees
were appointed and recess taken until 2
p. m. Upon reassemblinR the delegates
appended their names 10 the roster and
the reports OF officers were received.
In his report Department Commander
Junlus G.. Sanders Tecited briefly the Ac-
complishments of the Grand Army twenty
four years ago, when citizen and soldier
alike watched with more anxious aud
more hopeful eyes for the whlte-winged
messenger Of peace. An event such ~ the
civil war has never occurred since Tue sur
render of the armies Of Great Britain %
General Washington Al yorktown. lie
noted the progress Of the nation since the
close of the war, and speaking Of the
northwest region said "Ihls great re-
gion, constituting oDe-half OF the geograph-
zeal area OF the country, almost untia-
yefsed aud unknown AT that time, has de-
vpl0ped mineral wealth, such as no other
country possessed, hidden In the bowels Of
the earth and patriots wOnderlngly
inuulrBg whence should come the
precious metals wheTewith the credit
of the union was 10 be- redeemed.
How little did they appreciate the
energy that remained after the great strug
gle, the enterprise that was directed into
new paths OF conquest, and the resources
that lay buried In the traditional and seem.
ing waste, west OF the mighty missouri
river. over all this broad domain now ex'
isi cities that are the marvel Of the country,
and state after state arises 10 demand fecOg'
milton In this American union. We have
witnessed great TRANSPORTATION. FROM
New Mexico 10 Montana the soldiers Of the
war have engaged IN this conquest oi peace
and prosperity in this western world lie
then spoke Of the encampmeni at Columbus
and asked all 70 make this last encampment
In the territory OF Montana one OF abundant
qualification and rejoicing.
He alluded TO the report of The as
sstant adJutant general which shows
membership gain OF sixty-One against
tweDty-three tor the previous year. New
posts organized during the year were two,
Thomas Francis Meagher post, No II and
White sulphur Springs post No.lb, at Great
Falls lie Also spoke OF the SONS OF vet
Grams, Mn,en ~ d .ne n Wash,n',nr and ~.
es so'i,an ,sls dans,,n.n, v W % ars I've u orusn. an
Vso"' sl1 .a,ans o,,'' NH, onn mamhs,sh,n In
ireu ,h" G,and Army Va npii,ic.
speahnne -, .ne nianu am, ~ rs. p,s,i'.n p1ti
he SAID; "At no Time since lls oIeaiiha,ion 10,
mas tne vi anu aahiy y, VIZ epuo,I aIa,iv M
an opportunity W ~ ~uenonsuae ~ e,,a'i,
W tne WoIiu, its nun pa',Isah iIh. ipire p,, : :
IN the last nh.unhi caniPash, anu aiiuueu
10 ths question u ihvVlVeu ol naln,alr,he ~
ID olhes the man Mno plo,nu,sa,.u p a NV nv
"flag order: In cohcIusloil ne salu ne
should ever ieel Rrateiul ioi tiie n0hot con
ferred upon MN, ana nope tnat all snouIu
reno 10 MS successor that .oyay Mh,eu
characterized their ACTION W niui III tn'
year past -,.. .,
John MONT, asslstah, NJ u.an,, senei i' OF ~,
submitted his report, whlch showed mem
bership OF the Grand Army OF the hepubil'
In Montana Oh 900. mere were seven ura,n
uurine lhe year anu .ne ne, g,,,., ga,h wss SIM,
ONT inemoers. ne nnAnciai eAnioitsno"o'
so6i oO on bsnu. ann, ,.,. a,
COinfade James .. mlils, ueIeRh'e 10 w
natlOnhi encailplnen', suolii,,,su iehetn!
report Oh tne event =, Nolunous; ..,a,
ptnet tepoius "eIs ieaa anu .ne e'e..'o' ,i,',.
oi ones mas VI oaue., n,'e, ,tn. ,s.,'..u
,os s' ,',',,i n,nIan, ""oe' 'oS''
oPyIcERs ELECT.
At the eveniny session the election n
officers Resulted AZ follove
Denartment Com,,,a,,,,,.r-.Jas. Il. Gallo
wAy. of Frank Rlair most. No. b. Virpini
City'
Senior Vice Commander - Harry [
Kessler. of Lincoln most. No. 2. Butte
Junior Vice ComInander-(,eo. n. Chan
beers. of Farragut post, Livingston,
Medical Director-W Winfield =, Norcros
Wadsworth post. No 4. Helena.
Chaplaia, SNYDER, OF II, s. Gran
post. Miles CIV.
IotnciI uf Administration. .eorga \
Cowan of Mephersnr nost Eoulder. Jo6l
sloane. of Winthron nost Missoula
.lohn Mnfiit of Wadsworth nost Uelena
Cbas. i. Shoemaker. of lincoln nost Hutte
n. w. Morley, of t;eo +. Mead, most Ana
conda,
Delegates 10 the National Eneampmen
and nlses of new ms.ting nt dsnarmen
snc.mameD, aTe n, wiIi uH ha a1se,n % avpa'lnoi'
A resolution was ad"nted fsvor,np n ser
vice nenslon law roumIrtaa was an
nointed Consisting az W sanders Geo
W shaw F Kraidler p n nnImar
and nj A swami to devise a denartmen,
hadge to he yxnrn M The na,ional encamn
ment The meetiny then adionrnsd ~ t,s
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