The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-09
OHIO G. A. R.
Twenty-flfth Annual Encampment
Meets at Steubenville.
A Parade of Twenty-Five Hundred Veterans
Maj. Warner Elected Department
Commander-Delegate to the
National Encampment-The
Woman's Relief Corps,

National Encampment-The
WomRns Relief Corps,
STEUBENvILLE, April 2s.-The first
day of the twenty encampment of
Ohio department of G.. A. r. opened
this morning at 10 o'clock at the opera
house. Veterans from all parts Of the
state and many from Pennsylvania and
West Virginia commenced pouring into
the city last night, and it is estimated
that now there are at least $1,000 here.
The encampment' was opened by an ad-
dress from Department Commander p.
II. Bowling, In his address he gave
the membership of the order in Ohio as
49,0l1. He spoke feelingly of the death
of Gen. Sherman, Admiral Porter and
of the rank and file who had departed
for the other shore. Tonight recep-
tion was given at the opera house to
the Grand Army and Woman's Relief
Corps, and campfire was held at the
First Presbyterian church.
STEUBEN VILE, o., April 29.-To-day
the encampment was opened with
prayer by Rev. George Mason. A COM
munication was read from the w. r. c.,
giving a summary of the work of the
year past
Piqua carried off gloriously the honors
of the place of holding the next encamp-
ment. Junior Commander Ed S. Grant
presented supplement showing the
old soldiers in Ohio to be 1O6,375 in
number. OF these 1, 19S are in jefferson
county.
The parade at 2:3O o'clock this after
noon was the chief attraction of the
day. 1t proved to be large affair and
was participated in by the G. A. Z. and
Sons of Veterans posts of Ohio and West
Virginia. 1t is estimated that 2, 500 men
were in lire. The procession was a
half hour in passing a given point.
At the afternoon session the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Department commander, A. M,
Warner, Cincinnati; senior vice COM
mander, DR.. John Pearce, Steubenville;
junior vice commander, Il. w. Prentiss,
Leipsic; medical director, DIR. Steven
son, Manchester; department chaplain,
George Munson, Alliance. These Off
GERS were installed by Past Department
Commander Joseph O'Neal, of Lebanon.
The delegates to the national encamp-
ment were announced as follows:
Dolegate.at.large, r. B. Hayes, Fremont; al
| ternate, D. r. Austin, Toledo. Delegates
| First district, c. A. Santmyer, w. @. Johnson
| William Maescher, Eugene McWard, all OF Gin
cinnati; Second district j. II. Puney, OF Har
rison; w. B. Ennis, Cincinnati; Thomas Nor
gan, NJ. A Mcguire, Cincinnati; Third district
| 10. o Thomas. DaVtOn. " l. Snpiplp Troy. II
II. Sage, Dayton; L. r. Smith, Bruokville
! Fourth district, S. w Bishop, Greenville; j. j
W. H, Gauger ST, Mary's Fifth district, w
| G. Gaigh, Columbus Grove; William Harmon
Attca; w. NJ. Yost, Mt. Blanchard; q. S.
Campbell, Crestline. Sixth district, Leo w
gate; George w. Myer BryanI Henry
NJ. o. Lawson, Payne Seventh district, c. NJ
! Eighth district, w w. Wilson, Urbana. o. II
Bartholomew, Springfield, S. w Durnnger
London B. F. Harris West Liberty, Stntt l
grass Kenton H Brown Mt. GileNd, G. w
| Waters, DunkirlI; Tenth district, j. NJ. Hall
Toledo, f, s. Newbert Toledo, W. D. Thomp
lon and George vrooman, Toledo; Eleventh
district J. II. Jones, Ironton, : d. Morgan
Coaiton, g Huber Portsmouth, j.. 1
Thomas, Thurman; Twelfth district, @, G
Nichols, Wilmington, j. Raper, thillicothe, II
II. MGttox, Hillsboro, S. Il. Walker George
town; Thirteenth district. NJ L. whitehead
Columbus e. Tay lor, Worthington, Il, w
Levitt Somerset, and g. N Bancroft, Colum
bus; Fourteenth district, G. C. Mcconnell
Sullivan, J w. Rexford, Norwall', j. @
Biggs Elyria, John W. Ferree Peoria
| Fifteenth district r. H Brenston. Pomeroy j
| w. Merville. Barlow, J. w. Danley, Marietta
| i. w. Kennedy. McCounellsv.le; SiKteentl
district, j. W, Crumpton, Cos locton, S. H
John, zanesvil e, w. A. Lovett iewark Sam
uel Sloth, Port Washington; S yorteenth dis
| trict G. S. Wellows BarncSville, Rosemal
| Gardner. Steubenville. John Caldwell Cadi2
| r,l H.. III |, 1fgt,.
| b Essig. CarrOltOn, j. S. Clemmen, Salem, II
| a. Pinn, Mass'llon, j. G.. Beatty. Columbiana
Nineteenth district, L. S. Win,hip Conneaut
John r. Lschmar Warren, Shiloh Bearca, Ra
VIENNA, Benjamin +. Ray, burton; Twentieth
district E. +. Taggart Akron, John II. Hobbs
Cleveland l.. H. Myers, Wooster O. H. Nc
| Dowell. Medina; Twcntytirst district j. NJ
| Darlington, j. Il. Beaman Nathan Straus, al
OF Cleveland; E, NJ. Elliott, Olmstead Falls
This ended the business and the ses
sions of the twenty-ffth annual en-
campment closed.
The Woman's Relief Corps was il
session to-day. This morning it wa
visited by committee of the G. A. X
Two hundred and siXty-two delegate
were present. A congratulatory lette
was received from Mary Scott Nc
| Henry, of Dennison, Ia. and a Telegram
sent in return. A telegram was ais
received from General Young. Mar,
A. McQuiston, of Nenia, was unani
mously elected department president
and Alice Whittacre, of McConnells
vile, senior vice president.
THE NEW COMMANDER.
Comrade A. NJ. Warner is member of tn
George H. Thomas Post, No. ID, e. A. r., G
which he is also post commander He has ais
| partment. His military HE began when ut tn
age OF nineteen years. He enlisted IN Compan
II. Thirty-seventh Massachusetts Volunteers
and was appointed sergeant OF the company, A
ter the bait of Gettysburgh he was transferre
to Company f., OF the same regiment, with tn
| rank OF first sergeant His regiment was rs
signed to the famous Sixth Corps, Army OF tn
Patomac, and hers he remained until th
clos. OF the war. He was in sixtee
battles including Fredericksburg Getty
burg the wilderness Winchester an
| Petersburg and with n single exception h
participated in every battle and skirm sh l
which his regiment was engaged On APP
| 1888. while his regiment was making n desnc
| ate charge on the enemy 1T Sailors creek, vi
| rinia, he distinguished himself by making
daring but unsuccessful tempt to capture III
rebel nag lie severely wounded In III" II
tempt and his left arm is still lame aS cons
unenCe For this net he made lieu @
ant, out never mustered as such. AT the clos
OF the wnr hc began the study Of law and Il
o Ssnteen yrarS has pruct ced at the HRmilto
county bar with signal success He is a MnstC
| Mason and major uf tine Independent Eattai 10
Sf atriarous M ttnIt. l. o. o. ~.
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