Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-24
GRAND ENCAMPMENT,
List of Ladies Elected to the Several
Ofiices-Ihe BANQUET.

omces-An he banquet.
SAN JOSE, April 23d.-Fully 900 peonle at.
tended the banquet rendered the Department
Encampment and Conventions of the WON IA s
Relief Corps and Ladies of the Grand Army at
horticultural Hall last night. There was an
loaded down with viands. Responses to tossts
were made under the direction of Dr. Mintie
Commander-in.C Chief Alger responded to the
HIand Army IN twenty miouie's address
Gard responded to THE Department of Califor-
MIA Department Commander-elect Buckles
to The Loyal Women OF the United States"
Mayor Rncker made briet address of welcome.
General Barnes made the address of tbs even
ing on Memoirs aud Influences of the Grand
Army. Judge Spencer and others responded
to toasts.
T. c. Mastellar OF Lincoln Post, San Francisco
WILL be the new Assistant Adjutant-Gener
under Buckles.
The ladies of the G. A. r. elected the follow
ing officers: Mrs. Cornelia Shirland, of Sacra.
mento, State President: Mrs. Abbey Burgess. of
san Jose, Senior Vice ce-President; Mrs. Adele
Amos OF Dixon, Junior Vice President: Mrs. n.
7. Anderson of Oakland. Treasurer: Mrs Mary
]. Squier, of Oakland, Chaplain; Mrs. Amelia
Charles, of Nevada City, Councillor: Mrs Maggie
Lawier, of San Francisco Conductress; Mrs.
kebecca Tyler. of Healdsburg Guard; Mrs. Ella
Z: Smedley, OF San Francisco. Mrs. Deveraux,
OF santa Rosa, and Mrs. sarah Whitcomb. OF
san Francisco, Council of Administrations Mrs.
Sarah A. Metcalf. of San Francisco, Delegate-a.-
Large TO the National Convention; Mrs Marion
~ VI odu AlterDate at Large.
Mrs Marie Gamble. of Santa Rosa Delegate:
Mrs Adelaide Mead, OF san Francisco Alter,
nate; Mrs. Lena ehalten, of San Francisco, Mrs.
Margaret Griffith, of San Francisco and Mrs
Lizzie Whitesides. Trustees.
The Womans Relief Corps met in the after.
noon and were visited by Mrs. Logan. GENERAL
Alger and other members of the G. A. r. Mrs.
+. stanton, OF Reno, was elected President of
the Department.
At the opening of the encampment this morn
ing Judge Walling presented the report of the
w. IL. II. Hart, of Thomas Post George H. Stey-
ems, OF Lincoln Post, san Francisco, and p. III.
McGfew and ii. 4. Smith, of Lyon Post, Oak
land, were elected to fill the vacancies on the
Hoard OF Directors of the Veterans Home at
Yountville.
The invitation of the womau's Relief Corps'
Home Association TO visit the Home tomorrow
was accepted.
Special Committees on the Woman's Relief
Corps the Sons of Veterans and the Ladies'
Grand Army, Were appointed to prepare greet
ings to organizations.
Santa Cruz and San Diego contested for the
nonor OF holding the next encampment Santa
Cruz won by 166 to l07.
The officers were installed this afternoon and
the encampment adjourned.
A campfire of the members is ordered at the
Horticultural Hall this evening
A resolution to fix the department headauar-
ters permanently at San Francisco was de-
feated, thus allowing the Department Com
mander to fix the headquarters.
RESOLUTIONS recognizing the societies of Sons
OF veterans and the Daughters of Veterans were
adopted.
Resolutions recommending the raising of the
nag OF our country over all the school. houses in
the State were adopted.