Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-09-14
ENCAMPNENToFTHEG.A Al
GATHERING OF THE VETERANS AT
INDIANAPOLIS.
Annual Review of the National En-
cnmpment-COl. j. II. Adams of
Massachuxetts Elected Command
er-in-Chief-Report Read.

camnment-COl. j. r. Adams of
Massuchusetts Elected Command
observation-disclosures Read.
indianapolis. Sept 6.-Thc stronghold
of HooSierdom has capitulated before the
onslaught of the boys who were the piue'
and with flying flags and keeping step TO
the same old strains that LED them
through valleys and over mountains lhree
decades ago. The veterans marched hke
a victorious army up and down the prln-
cipal streets amid the plaudlts OF
multitude of enthusiastic spectators. Inc
line of march was so arranged us 10
take in both fashionable residence quar-
tiers and the business district, starting
from Seventh and Meridian streets, gong
south to New York, thence to Pennsyl-
vania. thence to Market, east to New
Jersey. south to Washington and west
to Tennessee. Il distance of between
three and four miles. Maj. Gen. John
Il. Canadian. who has gained fame by
his magnificent commandersMp IN UNI
formed ranks. Knights of Pythias, was
chief marshal of the day. and he was
surrounded by experienced assistants IN
the persons of Gen. n. r. Ruckie. as
chief of staff; Eli +. Ritter, the nrohihl-
ton advocate whose reputation is ma
ticllal. At 1890, the designated hour, the
firing of a tifty-pounder gave the Sig
nal that all was in readiness to move.
The boys from Illinois, by virtue OF
seniority. had the honor of right OF line
following Immediately after the chief
marshal and his staff. Following the Ill
inois division came the detachment from
the Keystone State. and behind these
large and creditable representation or
the Veterans of Ohio. Connecticut was
sandwiched in between New York and
Massachusetts, and after the latter the
departments followed each ether i'll this
order: New Jersey, Maine, California,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire. Potomac,
Virginia and North Carolina i'll one de-
partmcnt; Maryland. Nebraska. Michi-
gan. Iowa. Colorado and Wyoming in
another; Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri.
Oregon, Kentucky, West Virginia. South
Dakota, Washington and Alaska com
bined. Arkansas. New Mexico. Utah.
Tennessee. Louisiana and Mississippi i'll
one department; and Florida, Montana,
Texas. Idaho, Arizona, Alabama. North
Dakota, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.
The rear of the column was brought up
by the department of Indiana, which
comprised nearly onc-half of the entire
number of veterans in line. The vets
We're reviewed by Communicative Chief
Weisscrt IIx-Prcsident Harrison stood
on his right and Generals Lucius Fair
child of Wisconsin and Lew Wallace,
both of whom marched in line until the
stand was reached, on his left. Each
vet salutcd the con:mander-in-chicf and
Il f1,n>v no ssnl
Officers Elected.
Indianapolis. Ind. Sept I. - The Of
fcials and delegates of the national
Grand Army cnCampment We're regret
fully compelled to allow pleasure to give
Way to business, and invitations TO To-
unions and dinner; and other social
courtcSies We're pat aside for the more
serious matter of government of the
order. TCmlinsoE hall had been gorgeous,
ly decorated in honor of the encampment
ard presented a beautiful appearance
The regulations; by which only members
| Of the order are permitted to be present
! as spectators we're riyilly enforced. 1t
| was not until nearly II o'clock, an hour
after the appointed time, that the dele
| gates appeared in sufficient numbers to
warrant Con,Inanl,.r-in-Ch Chief WciSscrt in
| declaring that the twenty-seventh annual
encampmcnt was formally opened. Ow-
| ing to the delay Of several of the depart
| ,ncnts i'll submitting their reports the
commander-in-chief had been unable to
complete his annual address until within
an hour of the opening of the proceedings,
and it was therefore submitted to the en-
campment in manuscript inctead of the
usual pamphlet form. The report Of
Adjt. Gen. Gray showed that the order
bad gained 56,3GS members during the
year and lost by death. discharge and
suspel sion 59,O25; the total membership
i'll good standing is 397, 223 Thirty-five
thouscnd Veterans we've suspended for
various causes. The death roll call ex-
ceeds that of any previous year. Seven
thousand end two comrades have Joined
the right wing of the Grand Army of
the Republic, which has gone into camp
across the river" During the year the
order has disburscd S:3:37 600 in charity.
The three following officers were elect
cd. practically without opposition: John
}. e. Adams of Massachusetts, COM
mander-in-chief; Col. l. n. Walker of
Indiana, senior vice commander, and J.
{. Bigger of Texas, Junior vice COM
mander. The new commandcr-in- chief,
John }. u. Adams, or Jack" Adams as
he is called at home. is one of the most
popular veterans in New England. He
has record that any man NAV be
proud of. In 1861, before he was TWEEN
ty years of age, he enlisted as a private
in the battalion which became the nell
clus of the Nineteenth Massachusetts,
He served throughout the war; rising
step by step to the rank of captain.
When not disabled by wounds he partici-
pated in every march and in every battle
of the Army of the Potomac, in which his
regiment took part. At Fredericksburg
he saved the rcgimental colors from
capture after eight color bearers had been
shot down. He was severely wounded in
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