Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-03-25
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The Annual Reports Read and Show "a
Most Encouraging Stnte of Affairs.

TIE annual reports of the several
heads of the G. A. Il. and it's kindred
organizations now in session at Mitch
ell show a most encouraging state of
affairs, Notwithstanding the close times
of the past few years. Commander
Palmer's annual address was an elo-
qucnt affair, and was received with
great enthusiasm. From the report of
the Acknowledgement the following fig
ures are taken:
Number of member in good stand!ngJan.
j. PISA
Number in good standing Jan. 1. 1892. .a6sl
Yrasns during the year iG3
Number of chartered posts in good stand. .
Amount expended for charity
The report as to the w. II. c. shows
z gain in Premiership for the year Of
aG6. and the organization of seven al.
ditional corps. The total membership
is SOB. The amount of money expended
in charity was $4O3.4 ~, and the number
OF soldiers families assisted was 15ao.
Besides the actual cash spent there was
81: l36.S3 spent in charity in other than
cash.
The reports of the work of the S. of
V. showed that there were nineteen
camps in good standing. with a member
ship of 396, being Il gain of 1914 per
cent. over last year
The flag raising at the university was
one of the Interesting events of the
occasion. Gen. Palmer of New York
made u happy address, and expressed
his surprise and appreciation at the
general exhibition OF patriotism which
he witnessed on every hand. At the
big campfire over 1000 people were
gathered i'll the opera house and list
cned to q succession of eloquent ad-
dresses, through which q choice must.
cal programme was interspersed. Rev.
c. Il. Clark extended q hearty welcome
on behalf of the local organizations,
and Judge Haney on behalf of the citi-
zens. Eloquent and appropriate re-
sponses were made by State Commander
Palmer of the G. A. r., President Ruth
Thomas of the w, II. G.. and Col. Lyon
of the S. of v. The feature of the
evening, however, was n rattling ad-
dress by Commander-in-Chief Palmer,
who stirred the boys up to q high pitch
of enthusiasm by his references to his
celebrated flag order and his eXperi-
Gen. Palmer IN completely captured
the veterans of .outh Dakota and had
u continual reception at his rooms in
the hotel. He left for st. Pcul, having
been out for seven weeks on similar
visits to sixteen different State ncamp
ments.
The G. A. r. elected the following
officers: Commander, Col. j. b. Hoyt,
Aberdeen; Senior Vice, Col. L. Z.
Clough. Hot Springs: Junior Vice, Capt.
P. Lawrence, DE Smet; Chaplain, Rev.
C. u. Clark, Mitchell. The next en-.
campment will be held in Chamberlain
ley May.
The Sons of Veterans elected the fol-
lowing officers: Commander, ID. Il.
Printup, Britton; Senior Vice, II. c.
Green. Lake Preston; Junior Vice, L.
A. Mabbitt, Plankinton; Division Com
manders, A. Wells, Faulkton; F. w.
Lyon, Watertown; c. A. Conklin, Clarke;
Delegate to National Encampment, w.
s. Carpenter, Pierre; Delegate-at-large,
ID. v. Moore, Mitchell; alternatcs, A.
| II. Barnard, Watcrtown; 7. f. Klein
| schmidt, Redfold.
The w. Il. c. elected Mrs. H. C..
Holmes, Plankinton Department, Pres
ident: Mrs. Capt. Lucas. Hot Springs.
| Senior Vice: Mrs. Webster, Junior Vice.
AT a meeting of the Dakota National
Guard, 1t was decided to hold u militiu
cncampment in Watcrtown next June