Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-03-26
SOUTH DAKOTA G. A. X.
SEVENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPNIENT AT
SIOUX FALLS.

Gen. X. A. Alger Present and Addresses
he Veterans e. +. Langley, Of Huron,
Chosen Commander for the Coming Year
fankton Selected as the Next Place Of
s Meeting Summary of the Proceedings.
The seventh annual G. A. r.. encamp-
ment Of Dakota convened at Sioux Falls
on the 10th. nearly 800 delegates being
present, Owing to the appointment Of
Geo. b. Winship as provisional COM
mAnder for North Dakota, there was not as
large an attendance from that section as
Was expected.
EA The delegates were called to order by
oumander Silsby at o'clock in the
33end opera house aud the business OF the
pssion formally begun with closed doors.
in the evening the Grand opera house
Us filled with veterans and members OF
4e w. II. G. to listen to an entertainment
spared by the local post. Judge A. j..
geiton, Hon. 7. D. Kanouss and Gen.
ehy addressed the audience upon topics
q 3Iesisi IN q 4 l.es 3 !. "a Aslsa 3 gg
The early. hours of tie second day were
devoted to discussing the merits of the
candidates for commander, the manner Of
dividing tho relics belonging to the depart
ment and the location for the next en-
campment.
The address OF Commander Silsby, con.
tanning many suggestions, was referred to
q committee consisting of Z. NJ. Thomas,
of Huron: W. A. Bently, Of Bismarck;
j. E. Bennett, Of Clark; A. s. Mitchell, Of
volga.
The committee on resolutions Messrs.
H. G. Ayres, of Plankinton; J. L. Bennett,
Of Clark; w. A. Bently. of Bismarck; N.
+. Stroupe, of Aberdeen; II. G. Eden, of
Hot Springs, was assigned to report at
o'clock.
At the morning session it was deter
mined to settle the location of the
next encampment, and the time
fixed for voting was placed at
2:3o. A committee, consisting OF
W. V. Lucas, of Chamberlain; William A.
Bently, of Bismarck; S. ii. Jumper, OK
Aberdeen; G.. A. Wheeler. OF Grand Forks,
and N. G. Nash, of Canton, was appointed
to devise plans for the division of the de
partment. According to Adjt. Gen. Robin
sons report there is 81 1865 on hand, and
the committee will determine upon the
manner Of dividing this sum.
The committees on resolutions reported,
and the same were adopted without dis
senting voice.
AAo AcooAutIous uuoPeSu So'oA ns'A suS
main points of the Grand Army work.
They request the location of a soldiers
orpbans' home, the location of a national
hospital at Hot Springs, preference given
to old soldiers in the appointment OF
county census enumerators, and other
features.
When the committee on division met in
the evening it was found that there was
Sl,296.55 on hand, aud it was agreed that
of this sum South Dakota should have
81 ,049 95 and North Dakota S246.6o.
Tho total membership in the old depart
ment is 3,512, with 2,763 in South Dakota,
belonging to ninety-three posts. The 74'
| members in North Dakota be ong to thirty.
one posts.
Gen. Alger, national commander, arrived
from Minneapolis, accompanied d by his
wife, Chaplain Lozier, of Iowa. aud Col
j. H. Drake, of st. Pant. The party wal
escorted to the hotel and from there takel
| to the opera house, where they listened X
the program as we'll as takino part,