Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-14
The GRAND ARMY.
Principal Events of the Encampment TO,
Wednesday.


wednesday.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. Below is
given a brief synopsis of the Grand
Army encampment for Wednesday:
Morning.
First session of the Twenty seventh
National encampment, Grand Army,
Tomlinson hall.
First session eleventh national con-
vention, Woman's Relief corps, at Rob
erts Park church..
First session of seventh national con-
vention, Ladies of the Grand Army, at
Young Mems Christian association
building. Complimentary luncheon to
delegates of the Woman's Relief corps
and Ladies of the Grand Army.
Sessions OF the fourth annual conven.
ton, Daughters of Veterans, continued
at Second Presbyterian church. t
Business meeting and reunion OF
Eighteenth Indiana battery at residence
of Colonel Eli Lilly.
-tt Afternoon.
Sessions of national bodies con-
tinued. Reunions of army corps, di-
vision, brigade, regiment, fleet and
Result of the Election.
Commander-in-chi Captain J. G.
B. Adams of Massachusetts.
| Senior vice commander - Ivan N
Walker of Indianapolis.
Junior vice commander-J. G. Bigger
of Texas.
Evening.
Reception to various departments oi
the Grand Army at private houses
Reunion continued. Receptions and
campfres at various places.
| Canpfires at $3.50 p. m. at TomlinsoI
hall, Masonic hall, Meridian Methodist
Episcopal church, First Baptist church
Second Presbyterian church.
Reception by the Department of In
diana Woman's Relief corps from s tx
II o'clock at the hall of representatives
1apitol.
Reception by Indianapolis Woman
Relief corps from s to II o'clock at th'
Propylaum.
Electric display at soldiers monu
ment and elsewhere.
Display of natural gas in capito
grounds.
Artificial gas illuminations.
| Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. s.-Morning ant
afternoon sessions of the national bodie
continued.
Morning, afternoon and evening re
unions ontinued-Indiana day.
The women's organizations continued
their convention.
Public installation of national officer
of Daughters of Veterans, Second Pres
byterian church, s p. m.
| War pageantry parade at s p. m.
| Electric displays at soldiers monu
ment and elsewhere.
Display of natural gas in capitc
grounds.
Artificial gas illuminations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 9.-The Gran
Army encampment closed in blaze Q
glory, brilliant pageant being give,
Thursday night Fifteen floats repre-
senting important epochs in the coun
try's history were displayed.
Rev. A. B. Hendrick of West Libe1
| ty, o., was made chaplain -in-chiei
Commander Adams selected the follow
ing staff: DR.. George R. Graham Q
Maryland, surgeon general; j. F. Leac
of Massachusetts adjutant general an
Louis Wagner of Philadelphia was con
tinued as quartermaster general.
| The next encampment will be held i
Pittsburg.
The Ladies of the Grand Army
elected and installed the following off
GERS: President, Mrs. Amantha
Wathers of Minnesota; senior vic
president, Mrs Taylor of Ohio; JUNO
; vice president, Mrs N. P. Anderson c
California; treasurer, Mrs. Gordon c
Kansas; counselor, Mrs. G. V. Sherit
of Pennsylvania.
II The Women's Relief Corps
] elected and installed the following off
GERS: President, Sarah G. Mink of Ne'
York; senior vice president, Jennie s
Myerhuff of Indianapolis; junior vic
, president. Amanda 7. Newcombe {
Vermont; chaplain, Harriet K. Bodg
of Connecticut: treasurer, Armilla A
Cheney of Detroit
Killed by Cars While Drunk.
LONDON, O., Sept. S.--Larry HOLLAND