Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-05-04

IOWA g. A. r.
Phil. schaller, OF Sac City. Chosen ms Com
mander.


Phil. schaller, OF Sac City. Chosen as Com
mander.
The nineteenth annual encampment
of the Iowa department Of the G. A,
r. was held at Keokuk on the 25th, Goth
and 27th. On the e5th, opening day,
the parade occurred and fifteen hun
dred men were in line The weather
had been bad and this decreased the
length of the column. In the evening
tour immense camp. fires were held, at
Major Moorhead, Department Com.
mandcr Stcadman, Past National Com
mander Warner, Gen. b. M. Prentiss,
Capt. Il. b. Hamilton, of Illinois; Judge
Josiah Given, of Des Moines; Maj. r.
ID Cramer. of Missouri; Congressman
j ohm a. Il. Hull, of PES Moines; Capt.
j. G. Hutchinson, OF Ottumwa; j. j.
Stuckey, of Des Moincs, and other
prominent speakers.
On the Goth Commander-in-Ch Chief
Weissert and ex-Secretary Noble ar.
rived. At the session officers were
elected as follows:
Phil Schaller, OF Sac City, was chosen
department commander, over A. l..
Swain, of Oskaloosa, and Geo. A. New
man, of Cedar Rapids; Thomas Bell, of
Fairfield, senior vice commander; l..
Strouse, of West Mitchell, junior vice
commander; DIR. l.. Il. Powers, of Medl-
apolis, medical director. Council Bluffs
and Sioux City each presented an invl-
tation to the encampment to meet
there next year, and Council Bluffs
was chosen. VIM Dean, of Upton;
Harry L. Shaw, of Nora Springs; X. Il.
Jovne, OF Iowa City; C. ". Neil, of
Stuart, and l.. b. Atkins, of Council
Bluffs, were selected as the council of
administration. NJ. L. Leonard, of
Des Moines, delegate-at-large to the
national encampment; Rev. A. Ken
drick, of West Liberty, alternate dele
gate.
The report of Assistant Adjutant
General Nj. l.. Leonard shows that the
number OF members in good standing
December II, 1892 was 19,904. The
total gain during the year was 1910;
the total loss, 5, IT'S, 52s of them being
by death. Number now in good stand
ing, l9,07S. There was expended for
relief during the year, $4,000 80, and
362 persons were relievel thereby.
The matters acted upon of chef pub
lie interest on the third and last day
were the establishment of permanent
headquarters in the capitol building at
Des MONIES, and fixing the assistant
adjutant generals salary at $1,000 a
year. Department commander Schal-
Ter appointed M. L. Leonard, of Des
Moines, assistant adjutant general,
and D. Graf, of Sac City, assistant
quartermaster general.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected
Mrs Flora Evans, of Clinton, depart
ment president; Mrs. Julia Young, OF
Sioux City, senior vice president; Mrs.
Ida Craig, OF Ft. Madison, junior vice
preslden,; Mrs. Laura Creighton, OF
| Des Mo,nes, treasurer; "Aunt Becky "
! Young, the famous army nurse, OF
| Des Moines, chaplain; Mrs. Helen
! Langley, of Waterloo, Mrs. Helen M,
Griffith, of Mt Pleasant, Mrs. K. Anna
Smith, of Clarlnda, Mrs. Cornella
I Meyer, of Newton, and Mrs Barbara
Detwiler, of Muscatinc, executive
| board
The Ladies of the q. A. R. elected
Mrs. Alzie Nj. Harrison, of Grinnell
president; Mrs. NJ. J Drake, of Clinton
senior vice president; Mrs. Aversa G.
| Fulton, of TT Madison, junior vice
president; Mrs. NJ. j. Toms, of lows
City, treasurer: Mrs. Nettie S. Chaplin
of Marshalltown, counsellor; Mrs
| Frank, of Clinton, Mrs. Dorcas McGee
of Griunell and Mrs. Nellie Truesdale
of TT. Madison, council OF admiuistra
| ton.