The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-04-12
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sp onded to by Col. PR. Dolman of
Butte.
"Grand Army of Republic Gone"
Chair responded by requesting all to
stand
woman s Relief Corps" responded to
by Rev. Walla ce of Billings.
"Sons Of Veterans" by NJ. P. Wyman
of Butte.
Boys in Gray" responded to by DR..
G. W. Monroe of Red Lodge.
At o'clock on Thursday the encamp-
ment met at Farragut Post rooms where,
headed by the band, the Sons of Veter-
ans, followed by the Grand Army veter-
ans, formed in procession and marched
through the principal streets and back
TO the Post room, where the closing ex-
erclses OF the encampment took place.
Commander Galloway announced that
the installation of officers was the first
business in order, which was proceeded
with and witnessed by large number
OF interested spectators. After the in
stallatlon of the vice and junior COM
manders, medical director and chaplain,
Col. +. r. Ferris was duly installed as
department commander and announced
his staff as follows: F.F. Osborne, as
slst ant adjutant general; II. j. Hoppe,
assist ant quartermaster general; F. P.
Sterling, inspector general; j. j. George,
mastering officer; S. A. Wallace, assist
ant mastering officer. Commander Fer
rls was then escorted to his station and
gracefully accepted the gavel handed
HIM by ex-Commander Galloway. After
recess the encampment went into secret
session for tho transaction of business
OF Importance only to the members,
which closed the proceedings of the
sixth annual encampment.
The following resolution, however,
was unanimously adopted before adj
journment:
WHEREAS, We recognize the fact that
we OF the old must soon give way to the
new, and further that the old veterans
must OF necessity have their personal
habits largely fixed, while those who are
to come after us and take our place are
still very largely in the formative period
OF their character and must of necessity
be subject to any influence adverse to
their growing into patriotic men and
good citizens, and
WHEREAS, While there may be some
| reasonable degree of doubt as to III
effects on the old soldiers of the Gus
tom OF serving wine at our banquets,
there can be no possible doubt as to it's
being pernlclous in it's effects on the
young men who are the future hope of
our country, and
WHEREAS, We cannot, in justice to
ourselves and our duty to our common
/ country, consent to stand sponsors for
anything which tends to the formation
OF bad morals orr bad habits; there
| fore be it
RESOLVED, As the sense of this en-
campment that we regard with loving
thoughts and filial affection our military
heirs and lineal successors, the Sons of
Veterans of the department. of Montana.
and desire in every possible way within
our power to encourage them in the
principles of patriotism, loyalty and
good citizenship; therefore be it further
RESOLVED, That in the exercise of our
most solemn convictions, we feel that we
o1.Vu1u lay tlls aA at the. root of evil and
quets Of the G. A. r. in this department.,
where wine is to be served, that such
Judgment will show to the Sons of Vet
Grams that we are doing our simple duty
in not inviting them to participate
therein and that such occasions shall be
| sacred to the old veterans them selves.
In the evening grand ball was given
under the auspices of Phil Sheridan
Camp, Sons Of Veterans, which was par
ticipated in by the Grand Army and nu-
merous invited guests. An excellent
supper was served for the dancers at the
European restaurant of j. B. Linger-
man.
The newspaper fraternity was repre-
sented at the encampment the past
week by Editor Fisk, of that sterling
republican journal, the Helena Herald;
Will E. Kennedy, editor of the Boulder
Age, and Capt James Fisk, also of the
Herald.
The Livingston band furnished music
during the entire encampment and were
rendered hearty vote of thanks from
the old veterans at the close of the en-
campment. The band is now one of the
institutions of which our citizens are
justly proud.