The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-11
A\>W FIRING TO THE CAlI..
old Veteran, from All Over Montana Conn
lug Into Camp.


ANMoNDN. April 9. The delegates +,
the seventh annual department cncaup
mcnt Of the Grand Army OF the Rcpui
lie began arriving yesterday and wcr
warmly welcomed by the local veterans
On the 1920 train last night came De
partmcnt Commander f. +. Ferris q
BoZcman, together with l.. S. Wilson. :,
NJ. Lindlcy. ID. w. Swan, and W. 5. Mat
thcws of the same city. Abram Hall o
Miles City. ID. II. Davis Of Virginia CITY
and Jerry Griffith of Butte. All thca,
gentlemen registered at the Montana
Maj. Maginnis and Gen. Eaton left Hel
ena for here yesterday. but spent last
night in Butte. They will come over To-
day. All Of today's trains will bring
scores of the old veterans. tt
At 10 o'clock this morning the en.
campment will be called to order in
Meade posts rooms, in Matte Block hall.
by Department Commander Ferris. The
business meetings will be private, but it
is quite likely that the public may be in
vitcd to witness the installation Of the
new officers tomorrow. Tonight there
will be a grand banquet at the Mon
tana.
The business portion of the city al
ready presents a gay appearance with
flags and bunting, and many more mcr-
chants will decorate their places of
business this morning. Across lower
Main street is strung a handsome ban
ner with the inscription. WELCOMED Com
rades."
The officers Of the department are:
Deputy commander. r. +. Ferris, Buze-
man; senior vice commander. A. p. Hart.
Billings: junior vice commander. n. II.
Morley. Anaconda; medical director, w.
l. Collins. Livingston: chaplain. Rev. S.
+. Snyder, Helena.
DEPARTMTNT TAFF. ~
Assistant adjutant general. Il. F. Os
borne, Bozeman; assistant q~uartermaster
general. II. J. Hoppe, Livingston: inspec-
tor general. Frank p. Sterling. Helena:
chief mastering officer, J.J. York. Butte,
assistant mastering officer. S. 4. Wal
lace. Billings: judge advocate. II. S.
Howell, Virginia City.
COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
II. c. Wager. Helena: r. W. Wright.
Livingston. J. s. Wisner, Anaconda: IL.
II, Zeno. Deer Lodge. Ohio Klcmm.
Dillon.
POST DEPARTMENT C~oMMAHpER.
Thomas =. Fuller, Helena. G. $. War
rem, Butte; &C. Waters. Billings; Junius
q. Sanders. Helena; James f. Galloway.
Virginia City. II
All the foregoing are entitled to votein
the encampment. eX-otficio. The fol
lowing are the posts which will be repre-
scntcd by delegates:
John Buford post. No. I, Fort Custer.
Il members.
Lincoln post No. =. Butte. 81 members.
Wadsworth post No. 3. Helene. ia
members.
George II, Thompson post No. 1. Deer
Lodge. ~ members.
Custer post No. ), Sheridan. "A mem
beers.
Frank Blanchard post No. :. Virginia
City. 25 members.
Farragut post No. :. Livingston. %
members.
Gledman post No. $. Dillon. l. mem
beers.
William English post No. 10. Living
ston, 81 members.
Fred Winthrop post No. II. Missoula,
30 members.
j. b. Mcpherson post No. Il. Boulder.
30 members.
US. Grant post No. IA. Miles City, %
members.
John A. Logan post No. IL, Billings.
"eorge Il. Meade post No. IL, Ana
conda, "A members.
Sheridan post No. Is. Great Falls.
James II. Shields post No. Is, Lewis.
Il. H. Warren post No. 20, Fort Benton.