The morning call., 1891-04-24
The GRAND ARMY.
animated Discussion Over The Report Of a
Committee.

SANTA CRUZ, April 23.-The encamp-
ment met this morning at $40 o'clock with
Department Commander Buckles presiding.
The supplemental repOrtof the Committee
on Credentials was adopted and the roll
called.
Immediately after the rOll-call Judge j.
NJ. Walling of Nevada City, as Chairman of
the committee appointed at the last session
of the encampment to inquire Into the OBJ
jectS and aims of the Ladies Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, presented report
showing the aims to be to assist worthy sur
yivors of the late war, and that it is COM
posed of mothers, wives, sisters ana daugh-
tiers of the old soldiers, and ended with a
recommendation that resolution De adopted
commencing the work and sending greet
ings An effort was made TO lay II on the
table by the partsans OF the WOman's Relief
Corps.
Judge Walling made an address favoring
the report
Colonel George Babcock and Junior Vice
Department Commander Wharf, opposed
the resolution.
Department Chaplain A. T Needham
made q touching address for the recognition
of the mothers and daughters.
At the time of the special Order-11 o'clock
the encampment arose to take part in the
parade, with c. Mason Kinue speaking
against the report
Al 100 o'clock consideration was re-
stunned. The matter is Of live interest and
much feeling is manifested.
The parale consisted of members of the
Grand Army, Ladies of the Grand Army
and Woman's Relief. A feature was about
twenty daughters OF Veterans, aged Il to
10 in Zouave costumes, from Watsonvllle.
General w. II. l.. Barnes was elected De-
partment Commander for the ensuing year
j. F. Cunningham of Santa Cruz was elected
Senior Vice Department Commander; w. ii.
Ennis of Sacramento was elected Junior
Vice Department Commander; Rev
A. T. Needham Of Sacramento was
reelected Department Chaplain; Dr.;
elected Medical Director; Council of
Administration-L. Ii. Clement Phil I.
Fisher, A. Hollywood, c. Grass; Repre-
sentatives to the National Encampment-J.
B. Fuller, T. X. Stateer. f. Hanson, G. Z.
Thaxter, f. f. Cheever, c. A. Fuller, n. ID.
Association-C. A. Royce, G. Thatcher,
Magnus TAFT, NJ. A. Mclaughlin.
A resolution was adopted sending greet
ings 10 the Woman's Relief Corps and
Ladies of the Grand Army. and committees
were appointed to convey the greetings.
A resolution was adopted recommending
the election of w. K. Smedberg as Com
mander-in-C Chief.
A resolution was passed requesting Gov
ernor Markham to notify the heads of the
Legislature with reference to giving prefer
ence to old soldiers in their various depart
ments.
General was put at $40 per month and
that of the Quartermaster-Gen at SIS per
month.
Comrades Walling, Kline and Barnes
were appointed Committee on Honored
Dead.
The hour of installation was fixed for 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Fresno was chosen as the place OF next
meeting.
PUY4LLUP (Wash.l April 23.-The State
Encampment, G. A. R., to-day elected ID. G.
Lowell of Tacoma Department Commander.
A telegram Of greeting was sent to the En-
campment Of California, now in session at
Santa Cruz. A return greeting was after
ward telegraphed from Santa Cruz.
Mrs. Sarah NJ. TomlnsOn of Tacoma was
elected Department President of the
Woman's Relief Corps.
RECEPTION.
The Pavilion was crowded last evening at
the reception rendered to the members of
the Department Encampment and of the
Woman's Relief Corps Convention. The
Department Commander and staff and De-
| partment President and staff occupied seats
| on the platform. Past Post Commander q.
| \. Goldsby, Chairman of the Citizens Com
mittee, presided. Rev. DR.. McCreary, the
| pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church
| and a cOmrade, and Mrs. Harris, President
| of the Relief Corps of Reynolds Post de-
| livered addresses of welcome. Responses
we're made by Department Commander
Buckles and Department President Mrs.
| Stanton Marshall. The floor was finally
cleared and dancing INDUCED in.