The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-13
THEIR WORK FINISHED.
The Sons and Ladies' Aid Society
Adjourn TO Msst at
Cincinnati.
Michigan and Indiana Secure the
Highest Honors In the
Nleotions.
a Helena Son Elected Junisr Vice Com
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Holden
Honorod.

The Commandery-in- Chief and The Ma
tional Ladies Aid Society held their annual
elections yesterday. The election Of COM
mandsry officers was finished at five O'clock
hut the Ladies' Aid Society did not &c
through until nearly eight O'Clock. In the
afternoon three candidates were placed In
nonination for commandsr-in-chief Mar
vim E. Hall, Of Michigan; John W. Newton,
HIT one ballot was taken. The vote stood
Hall. ffty-nine; Newton. fourteen; Fuller.
eighteen. Muller. Of Minnesota. received
two votes. On motion OF Newton, seconded
by Fuller. Halls election was made unRni-
NOUS. Commander-in-Chisf Barlow 8.
Weeks in q short speech congratulated his
SUCCESSOR. This 10 the seventh race Hall
has made for the office. He said il was the
highest ambition OF his life TO be oom man
dsr-in-ohief. He voiced his thanks in elo-
quent terms. George A. Pollitt, OF New
Jersey; and M. D. Friedman. of Tennessee,
ws re placed in nomination for senior vice.
commander. Pollitt received sixty-nine
votes and Friedman twenty. On Fried
mans motion the election of Pollitt was
made unanimous. He eloquently and
briefly expressed his thanks. John r. Mil
ler. Of q. 8. Grant Camp No. l, of Helena,
was unanimously elected Junior vioe-conl-
mander with great enthusiasm. Miller said
he supposed his election was : compliment
to Montana and Helena, to which the dele
gates shouted out that it was in recognition
Of the Helena sons services.
The commandery -in-ohief council elected
are J. v. b. Clsrkson. OF New York city,
formerly quartermaster general; G. II.
Koohersperger. of Philadelphia, Pa; H. Fl.
Wesssls, Of Litchfeld, Conn.,. formerly Of
the advisory board s. V. Guards.
After the installation Co~mmander-in-
Chief Hall announced the following APP
pointments on his staff: Surgeon general,
Dr.. L. w. Wilcox. of New York: inspector
general. Henry Frazes, of Cleveland, O.;
chaplain. Rev. Dr.. MoCauley, of Minnesota;
Adjutant General Lyons. Of Hillsdale,
Mich.
The retiring commander -in-chief. Barlow
s. Weeks, of New York, was presented with
. magnificent past commander n chiefs
badge. 1t is composed of gold studded
with diamonds n garnets. It was manu-
faotuts ed in New York city at a cost of $500.
The silver tablet set with Montana sap
phirss and on which was engraved the in
v~itation of the city of Helena to hold the
0AAN~ NOAAPAACA AOAo wan
also presented by the commandery-in-chief
to Past Commander Weeks. On it will
be engraved 4 set Of resolutions expressing
the qualification of the members of the Or
der in Montana upon the holding OF the
Eleventh enoampment in this state. United
States Attorney E. D. Weed, who is a mem
Dor of U. s. Grant camp No. l, of Helena.
made the presentation speech on behalf of
the commandery-in-ehief Past Com
mander Weeks expressed his thanks in a
brief and eloquent reply which was re-
oeived with great applause. The express
sion among the delegates il that his ad-
ministration is one of the best in the his
tory of the organization. This concluded
the business of the commandery-in-chief
which will meet next year at Cincinnati.
Ohio. All OF the visitors are highly pleased
with their trip to Helena and the cordial
reception and entertainment given them by
the people of Helena. Some will visit
Commander Weeks with a party composed
of people from New England, New York.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania leave to-day
for a tour of the National Park.
Company b. OF Spokane, Washington,
were given the $1,000 prize yesterday and
will leave for Butte to-day to-day to give
an exhibition drill. Yesterday afternoon
the company were photographed in front of
the court house.
At the morning session the commander
ln-chief decided to hold the next encamp-
mept at Cincinnati, Ohio. The other can
didate was Indianapolis. The vote stood
forty-eight to t~hirty-nine in favor of Gin
cinnati. Ohio. The quartz: master gem
erals Office was established at Chicago for
the next three years.