Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-10
NO. 78


North Yakima was chosen MS the
next meeting place Of the encampment,
The time viii be fixed by the council.
| Ol the total number of 1856 delegates,
which constitutes the full cncampment
representation Of the 50 posts of the de-
parlment, llS are In attendance. and
the adlutant reports that the total num-
Der OF veterans present exceed 500, that
number of badges having been printed
and many having been unable 10 yet
any. None were given out EXCEPT TO
veterans and n few to members of the
w. II. &.
The one post in Alaska Is located at
Sitka, and Is known as the VIM. II.
Seward Post No. 36. II was repre-
sented at the department last year, but
Is not represented here.
The Oldest man la the entire depart
ment Is the new chaplain, II. II. Moss,
Of Seattle, who IL 50 years of age, and
still hale and hearty.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following, which were unan-
im0usly adopted:
We congratulate the department
upon the management Of its affairs
during the past year and lts prospects
for still greater growth and influence,
and we earnestly urge all our comrades
TO renewed efforts in the upbuilding Of
the order.
We respectfully urge upon our de
partment officers the propriety Of hav-
ing suitable representation at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago in 1893, and
recommend that they correspond and
cooperate with other departments,
looking TO this end, In order that the
Grand Army Of the Republic may take
part In showing to the world that
Americas greatest and best product II
brave, loyal men.
Resolved, That we hereby tender our
sincere thanks to the officers and men
Of the Baltimore for the courtesies
extended To the Grand Army and its
friends
Resolved That we hereby tender our
thanks TO the comrades and citizens Of
= tairhaven for the warm welcome and
generous treatment extended to us
while In their midst.
Also that the thanks Of this encamp-
ment be extended 10 Comrade Spauld-
ing, Of Stevenc No. J, for his generous,
gratuitOus tender and Use of his steamer
Wasp to convey the members Of this
encampment and Women's Relief
Corps to and from the u. =. =. Balti-
more.
Resolved, Thas the thanks Of this en-
campment are due aud hereby cordially
extended 10 Department Commander
ID. q. Lowell for the able, efficient and
} successful manner in which he has adj
ministered the b usiness and affairs Of
this department for the past year.
Offered by request Of j. X. Klnnear
In the evening "A meeting was held
, at q. A. II. hall, In which Colonel
Langley, of Seattle, exemplilied the rit-
ual. Col. Langley acted as commander.
q. II. Brack as sr. vice, =. T. Tapping
, as jr. vice, Brown as officer Of the day
and Dorward AZ officer Of guard.
, Messrs. Lathrop, Weaver, Allison,
Stowell and Carpenter were initiated
Y into Coleman X. Apperson Post.
Al the pavilion the members Of the
Y w. x. G. and G.. A. II. departments
were entertained with campfire.
e The Ladies' Guild Of st.
r James' church served refreshments
in the rear Of the hall while the pro-
q gram was rendered from the stage.
y Major ELI wilkins genius IA a
II presiding officer was demonstrated In
: the spirited manner In which lac kept
g things moving. The male quartet,
g John Black, j. A. Kirkpatrick and o.
= ID. Ames and &. 7. COhn, rendered
u several selections with fine harmony
1 and effect Mrs. King recited John
i Burns, and Pearl Eggleston rendered "A
e patriotic selection.
] Thos. q. Newman, "A son Of "A veteran,
, the rising young attorney, delivered an
j eloquent ten-minute address, which 80
captivated the veterans Commander
e Street arose and proposed three
E cheers for the speaker, which were
y given with "A tiger Other speeches
. were delivered by Col. Wolfe, Of llli-
3 nois, Col. Langley, Of Seattle, aud Col.
g w l.. Visscher.
g Mrs. Babcock, in behalf Of the local
: corps presented the department W. X.
! &. an exquisitely beautifully satin ban
u ner, which was received by Mrs Tom
a linson. At the conclusion Of the pro-
gram, the hall was cleared and the
d remainder Of the evening passed In
dancing.
I, Following Is the roster Of the en-
campment:
e Seattle-Stevens Post No. l.-P G,
I l. A Treen; II = Heman, j Lichten-
l. berg, 5 w Clark, . McGray, Dave
, Warner, VIM Fox, John Comrey, X
? Scott, G. D'Ogley, 5 q Benedict, Robt
4 Holmes; PIP &, Geo w T'lbbetts; 5 +
}. Street, A = Spaulding, II A Bigelow,
b John X Kinnear, A w Hastie, + IL
= Hurd.
q Walla Walla-A. Lincoln Post No.
j 3-P PC, w g Ellsworth; Ben Craw-
} ford, John Piper, VIM Ellingsworth.
r. Olympia--George IA. ThOmas Post
a, No. 5.-P &, A II Adams, o A Bowen,
y + q Deming.
y Tac0ma-Custer Post No. 6.-S V &,
VI w II Jennings; & II Holmes, A NJ
D, Chesney, w II Jennings, II q Hoge,
J. Geo Thornton, Geo II BOardman, Jas
J. per Howe, II Carney, J. Gribber,
r Jack, Don q Lowell, T. ; Calendar.
., Toledo-Phil Kearney Post No. -
= ID w Mcdonald.
Y, Spokane-Sedgewick Post No. S.