Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-23

kee, to be adjutant general. Comrade Gray
then came forward and was indicted into
Office by Comrade Beath. Comrade Gray
was adiutant general TO Commander in
Chief Fairchild. and is now adiutant gen
eral of the Department of Wisconsin.
The new commander in chief then as
sumed the gavel and declared the twenty
sixth national encampment, c. A. r., ad-
journed sine die
The New Omcers.
A. G. Weissert was born at Canton, o.,
Aug. II, 1914. He attended the schools at
Racine, Wis, the state Of his adoption
Graduating from the Racine high school,
he entered the University OF Michigan
He was distinguished in his studies and
bore of the degree of Ii. d. He was ad-
mitted to practice in Wisconsin, and was
winning fame at the Milwaukee bar when
the war broke out As soon as the tocsin
sounded he enlisted in the Eighth Wiscon-
sin infantry, the Live Eagle" regiment Of
history, and shared its fortunes till the
battle of Nashville There he was griev-
ously wounded, receiving bullet Just over
the knee, which he still carries
Commissioning sufficiently 20 rejoin his
regiment he did so ON crutches After
four years gallant service he was brevetted
captain from the date of the battle of Lake
Chicol, Arkansas, June 9, 1864, for meri-
torious service in that fight and at the
battle of Nashville, on the 18th Of Novem-
Der following, and for extraordinary bray
cry throughout the Red River expedition.
He refused the tender of a West Point
cadetship by reason Of his wound
lie joined the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie at Madison, Wis, in 1865. and has filled
creditably every position from comrade and
officer Of the day TO department com
mander. lie has since been called upon to
administer the latter Office. He was chair
man of the executive council of the citi-
zens' committee that made the twenty
third national encampment at Milwaukee
a success. In observance of the custom of
throwing the senior vice commandership Ia
the encampment city, the hero Of today re.
ceived the prize At the Detroit encamp-
ment he received the second highest mum.
Der Of votes for the Office 10 which he was
today elected. In the capacity of senior
vice commander he visited all the depart
ments of the east in company with Com
mander in Chief r. A. Palmer. Just now
he is a member Of the Il. b. Wolcott post
/ of Milwaukee.
Colonel r.. H. Warfield, Of San Fran
1 cisco, who was elected senior vice com
mander, enlisted as private in the Fiftietl
regiment, New York volunteers, second
| lieutenant, 1864; first lieutenant, ls6f-5; il
mercantile pursuits 1857 cashier Farmers
and Mechanics bank, Healdsburg, Cal
since 1877; commander Department of Cali
fornia, G. A. r., 1885. Comrade War6elt
served with his regiment until the close o.
the war, and with it marched in the CRANE
review at Washington.
He was one of the original members O
/ O'Rourke post, No. /, Department OF New
York, which was the third post in tn
United States and is still leading an,
prosperous post In Rochester He was ais
n charter member Of George II. Thoma
post, No. 4, Department Of New York an,
organized Rod Matheson post, No rs, De
partment of California. He hns also file,
the position Of junior vice commander o
California commandery, Loyal Legion
last year Comrade Warfield retired from
active work in the bank he helped to OF
ganize and placed his son IN the position o
cashier which he now fills, and in Sai
Francisco he is quietly enjoying the com
forts Of hard earned fortune.