Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-12
THE G. A. R. AT SALEM.
Eleventh Annual Grand En-
campment Of Oregon.
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS ELECTED.
All Vote the Capital City Meet
ing a Great SucceSS--Pen-
dletOn Next.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

Mayor D'Arcy's address of well
come was q happy extempore speech,
in which Peter the Salem printer
boy magistrate, made all feel that
their liEes were laid in pleasant
places. Circuit court being in
session, and Mr.. Darcy having an
unusually large volume of business
there, he was unable to prepare a
formal address, but fired with the
inspiration of the scene before him,
he delivered the thoughts upper
most in his mind and nearest his
heart, in a pleasant and effective
manner, that was well received.
THE DEPARTMENT SESSIONS
at the state house were largely taken
up with routine aud ritual, and re-
porters were not extended many
courtesies. Roll call and creden-
tials in the two encampments
showed fifty-two posts with
one hundred and twenty
six delegates and about as many
visiting past officers and guests who
belong to the order in other states
THE wOMAN's RELIEF CORPS
assembled in the senate chamber
and showed thirty corps represented,
and about an hundred and fifty dele
gates present.
PAST OFFICERS.
The following are the officers of
the G. A. R, Department of Oregon:
Commander-Owen sum m RS,
Portland.
Senior Vice Commander-Charles
S. Wright, Astoria.
Junior Vice Commander-C. p.
Huntington.
Medical Director-B. H. Brad
shaw, Salem.
Chaplain-T. E. Clapp, Portland.
Council of Administration III.
Danchy, Oregon City; T. A. Swan,
Lebanon; r. A. Crossan, Salem;
w. N. Ladue, Salem; Van b. de
Lashmutt, Portland.
Assistant Adjutant-General-R. s.
Portland.
SUMMERS ADDRESS.
The commander said: ~ cannot
avoid calling the attention of the
to tie large number
now on the suspended list-3l5, or
about 10 per cent of the comrades of
the department that are now on the
suspended list.
"There is great amount of in
difference upon the part of the
and officers of the posts in
this matter, for there is no doubt IN
my mind that if the proper effort
was made by the officers and COM
rades in the several posts this large
per centage of suspensions could be
greatly reduced. 1t is true that the
increase for this year has been larger
owing to the changes made in re-
porting from quarterly to semi
annually. l would suggest that
each post appoint a special committee
to take such action as it may deem
for the good Of the order
in bringing comrades back into
good standing upon the rolls of their
posts"
Condensing his extended and able
address, we are permitted to say |
that when Col. Summers took COM
mand of the department on April
10th last he found fifty-two posts ia
good standing in the state. During
The year five new charters were
granted and one reinstatement made,
whicn gives now total OF fifty-eight
posts. During the year six charters
were surrendered, leaving the total
of posts in good standing
Iifty-two-the same as last year.
The roster of the department
shows the number in good standing
December 81, 1850, to have been
1905; gain during the year by muster,
iO5; by transfer, 1874; from suspended
Or dropped, 81; reinstatements, 36;
total, $50; aggregate, 1891.
The losses during The year were;