The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-22
Election of Officers at the Grand
Army Eneampment.
MEMBERSHIP srlLL INCREASING
Republic State Central Committe TO
Meet at Tacoma July 6.
Suicides st Chehaiis and CheIsn-The
Canadian Pacific Track Nearly Re-
stored. and the Fraser valley Farm
era Flowing and Seeding.

/ Of the visiting veterans are particularly
+ deserving OF notice. The various officers
/ in the state building have festooned their
windows with the national colors. which
/ present handsome appearance. In the
store window Of one old soldier are the
saber. hat. eanteen and army grip which
the present owner carried through the re-
beliion. When this old soldiers corps en-
/ tered Danvilie, Va. they took possession
of 8 newspaper office, and the soldiers
/ themselves issued paper for few days
/ on their own account.
After the customary address Of welcome
/ last evening at the opera house Col ;. w.
Park, OF Seattle. responded 10 she toast
Loyalty, I" and W. @. Hubbard, Seattle,
sang and responded to an encore with
Marching Through Georgia" in the
| chorus of which the audience joined. De-
| partment president OF the Woman's Re
/ lief Corps delivered an address upon the
progress of the order she represented.
| Col. w III. Fletcher. division commander.
responded 10 the toast sons Of Veterans"
| and Miss Emma Allen rendered vocal
| solo. An exhibition drill was given by
| the Tacoma Sons of Veterans. Miss Eva
| Osborne followed with an address on the
work of women and the Relief Corps, and
| this was followed by yocas solo by Miss
| Belle De Huf and a recitation by Mass
| Ada May Bell, OF Seattle.
Much OF the time of the forenoon ses-
sion today was consumed by the intro
| duction of resolutions, which were re-
| ferred to appropriate committees. Early
| in the afternoon the order for the election
| of department officers was reached. and q
| spirited contest over the election OF depart
ment commander took place.
j. n. Scott, of Port Townsend, and Nj.
| NJ. Holmes, Of Seattle. were placed In
| nomination. Three ballots were taken,
| each OF which was very close, and finally
Scott was chosen by one majority, when
| adjournment was taken.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected Of
fcers as follows: President, Mrs. Anna
| Watson. of Spokane; senior vice presi-
| dent, Mrs. Osborne. of TacomsS junior
vice president, Mrs. Burntrager, OF olym-
pia; treasurer, Mrs. Comstock. OF Spo-
kane; chaplain, Mrs. Brown, OF Vancon-
yer; members of the executive board, Mrs
Wiscombe, of Spokane; Mrs. Cartwright.
| of Spokane; Mrs. Vose. OF Spokane; Mrs.
Huston, of New Whatcom; Mrs. Clark. OF
| North Yakima; delegates TO national con-
vention, Mrs. Cannon, OF Spokane: Mrs.
Kaufman, Of Spokane
Officers were elected by the Sons of
| Veterans as follows: Commander. w. i.
| Jones, North Yakima; senior vice COM
| mander. w. W. Sparks, Vancouver; junior
| vice commander, c. w. Savidge, Olympia;
| division council, Ii. NJ. koontz. of Spo-
kane; A. r. Bedell, of Walla Walla; A. B.
| Moran, of Snohomish; delegates to ma
| tional convention, J. j. Stores, OF kelso.
| A. l.. Ross, OF Vancouver.
The Ladies' Aid Society elected Mrs. +.
| l.. Melton, of Olympia division, president;
| Miss Macarthur, of Tacoma. vice president;
division council, Mrs. Lang. Of Olympia:
| Miss Devolt. OF Kelso; Mrs. Phillips. of
| Seattle: staff officers. Mary Young. of
| Olympia, secretary; Carrie Forbes, OF
| Olympia, treasurer; T. n. Henry, of
| Olympia, Judge advocate: Mrs. Louise
| Moore. of Kelso, chief Of staff; Mrs. Will
| Jams, OF Tacoma. chaplain; Mrs Lulu NJ
/ Trimble. of Tacoma, inspector; Mrs.
/ Rradfeld, OF Tacoma. installing officer;
Miss Hamilton, of Seattle. and Mrs.
/ Davis. OF Tacoma, delegates TO the ma
| tlonal convention.
The officers were installed In the after
noon. aud the Tacoma society exsmpiihed
/ the ritual.
In his address before the encsmpment
/ Commander Sinclair reported 2s0i MEM
bers in good standing. clear gaip since
| June 30. 1898, of 29l members Mr. Sim
| clair continued:
.sOur auxiliary, the Women's Relief
| Corps has been doing noble work. Since
/ Mrs. Jennie s. Holmes. the president. has
/ had command of the department there
| has been added To the comfort OF the
| soldiers' home AT Orting beautiful SoD
/ piano. severai hundred books and many
| other little comforts for the veterans
/ rooms. This, together with many cases OF
| relief rendered TO many old soldiers and
/ their families ought 90 clearly show that
/ the Womens Relief Corps Is doing mere
/ practical good 10 the old veterans OF the
/ var than our own order. OF the sons OF
/ Veterans, reiterate now what have often
| said before, that IL is tue dnty OF the q. A.
/ r. to encourage this organization In every
| way they can now When they are young
! and weak is when they need the help OF
/ their fathers. Very soon the tables Will be
| turned. We must decrease; they will In
crease. Let as help them now. They will
return the compliment when we need II,
| which will be sooB-
ssThe Soldisrs' home at Orting 10 some
/ thing that every Grand Army man IN the
| state may Justly be proud OF. / have
! made three different visits there during
i my term OF once, Au1 every tffhe nave
! found that the inmates are cared for IN
| every particular IN q way thai Is highly
| gratifying 10 me, and have no hesitancy
in saying that in my opinion 1ommandant
;. r. Street and his good wife are better
| adapted 10 the management OF that insts-
/ tuition than any couple within the scope Of
{ my acquaintances. On my last visit had
/ tie pleasure Of organizing post there
that expect in the near future will be
/ the banner post Of the state. The charter
/ shows Il 10 have the largest number Of
members OF any post in the department. by
/ a majority of fifteen
The resolution passed by John r. Mil
I Ter Post No. 81, and indorsed by several
/ posss Of the department as vel as the
department. 10 offer reward Of $50 for the
/ conviction Of any eomrade fraudulently in
/ possession Of n pension, that order vas
/ promulgated two months ago and up 10
/ The present tine no demand has been
made for the reward. III President Cleve-
/ land vas honest in his convictions when
he asserted 10 the world that thousands OF
/ resgheorhood had their frsuduisat ren-
sloaer.,' is would pay him better 20 be cor
! railing those and procuring The 10 FOR
/ each one than 20 be spending 50 much Of
/ his time fishing.
i y. n Scott Is q brotherin-iaw Of en-
1 President Harrison. has been q resident
/ Of Port Toenserd ssveraI years. and ~
/ man of high Character. Euuch ssiestned
/ BY bis q. A T. coEnrades-