Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-17
GEN. KIDD COMMANDER
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT G. a. r.
ENCAMPMENT.
Eleven Hundred Delegates and Visitors
Presont--Owosso get Next Years
Encampmcnt,
Encampmcnt.
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The opening camp fire of the state
cncampment of Michigan department
G.. A. II. at Benton Harbor was so
largely attended that the entire ca
pacity of two opera houses was taxed |
Col. l.. N. Ward, OF Benton Harpor' |
made the address of welcome to which |
Commander Dean replied. Then the |
National Commander-in-C A. u. |
Weissert, the chief guest of the en-
campment made one of his famous
witty addresses which caught his hear
ers. Washington Gardner and Gen. IL.
G.. Rutherford also made short speeches.
The formal opening of the ttteenth
annual encampment was followed by
prayer by Chaplain III. ,. White. Iheh
came the reading of Commander Dean
report which showed that during the
wear five new posts have been organ
lied and four disbanded and there are
now 800 posts in the department with
a membership of 2O,469 and no delin-
ouents; the losses by death during the
past year have been 1893 against 200 Tor
last wear; the commander recommended
that the Alger fund of S641.65, which
is not available for use ut present, De
kept out at in uerest until such a time
as the department has use for IL; the
different posts report $3.50 expended
for relief, distributed among So Ola
soldiers Commander Dean thinks that
the council of administration is too
large; he recommends that the oe-
nartment commander be authorized TO
appoint an executive committee; he
spoke KINDLY of the Woman's Relief
Corps and the Sons of Veterans; he re-
ported the status of the Memorial hall;
he called attention to one evidence OF
the peace and harmony that has
reigned in the order during the past
wear, that is that the judge advocate
has not had a single dispute to settle;
he stated that there were 1890 pen
sioners in this department and some
thing more than $4,000 old soldiers,
while there were but 20,469 of those
old veterans enrolled in the ranks OF
the G. A. r., which fact he deeply de-
plored.
The convention of the Women's Re-
lief Corps was opened by President
Cornelia o. Perry whose report showed
that the organization is in excellent
financial conditions; fourteen new corps
were formed; there are at present ESQ
corps with membership of 7,593, a
gain of 524 during the year; the receipts
during the year amounted TO "a, 81
and the expenditures to 1896, ~, leaV-
ing balance of $S9S.S9 there was eX-
pended during the year Sls3.s5 and
SAG. 90 remains in the fund; six schools
of instruction were held during the
wear. Reports were received from the
senior vice-president, Amanda j. Hol-
sted, of Concord, and junior vice-presl'
dent, Olivia Merrill, of Jonesville; from
the secretary, Hattie Ii. Ollard, and the
treasurer, Lima X. Holt, of Bellevue
The report of the chaplain, Lucy ID
Reed, Indicated that 9,075 soldiers
graves had been decorated during the
wear at an expense of 81, 162.42. Fol
memorials for unknown dead Sls5 wa'
expended. The secretary reported o.
deaths during the year.
Only two candidates were named TO
commander, Gen. Kidd, of lonla, an'
Louis Kantz, of Muslxegon. The BATH
was short, sharp, but decisive and re
suited in the selection of Gen. Kidd
The other officers elected are as fol
lows: Vice-commander, l.. Nj. Ward, o
Benton Harbor; junior vice-commandeI
+. C. Anthony, Negaunee; medica
director, w. L. Best, North Branch
Chaplain, c. A. Gardner, Newaygo
council of administration, c. K. Gastric
jackson; o. Palmer, Grayling; Chas |
Coffin, Grand Rapids; c. +. Smith
Albion; j. G. Airport, Muskegon.
The fight for place of holding tn
next encampment was hot and resulte
in the choice of Owosso in preterenc
to Saginaw.
Resolutions Of thanks were cxtende
TO Benton Harbor, Commander Dea
and the officers of the day. Con
mander Kidd announced three appoin
ments for the ensuing year. The
were assistant Acknowledgement j.
Phelps, of Ionia, assistant quartz
master-general, Charles A. Cornell,
Ionia; chief of staff, w. Il. Jackll
Fairbanks, who was major of the 81
teenth Infantry.
The Women's Relief corps elects
the following officers: President, MI
A. II. Bliss, Saginaw; senior vice-pre'
dent, Anna NJ. Barney, Kalamazoo
iunior vice-president, Hattie Nj. Pa
den, Garnd Rapids; treasurer, Nina
Kinsey, Saginaw; chaplain, Caroli
Bradford, North Muskegon; chairmi
of the executive board, Sarah
Dewey, of Grand Rapids; second Inc
Der, Ellen ID. Plummer, Benton Harb'
third, Lucy ID. Reed, Hubbardstc
fourth, Louise Bennett, Greenvil
fifth, Nellie Sprague, North Muskegc
The t., A, \. 3 N. NJ. Strike Settled
Railroad Commissioner Kirkby,
Ohio, has succeeded in setting the A
Arhor strike. He has been going
tween the strikers and Preside
Ashley for some time. He secured
lowest possible figures at which
men would return to work, and lima
got the Ann Arbor management IL
conciliatory mood. The fact is, Oh
Arthur has no desire TO implicate
other roads on account of the sta
taken by the United States Court, {
will do everything in his power
avoid general strike at this time.
An unknown benefactor has star
the ball rolling for the new Y. M. Z
building at Saginaw by subscrio
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