Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-09-20
Echoes Of the Eneampment.

Echoes Of the Encampment.
At the session of Thursday Morning,
SThomas g. Lawler of Illinois was elected
| Commander in Chief.
The candidates were General Ivan W.
Walker, of Indiana, and Col. Thomas G..
Lawler, of Illinois. AS they had been
nominated the previous day there were no
preliminaries, and the secretaries at once
began to call the roll by States.
Both candidates went into the election
with entire confidence. Both had made
thorough canvass on the previous night
! and each figured that he would have from
| 40 to so votes the best of it, and were not
backward in declaring so. This was an
indication of how close the friendly contest
really was.
The States were called in alphabetical
order. When Alabama was called she cast
| half her vote for each candidate. From
that on till Illinois was reached Walker
| had the best of it. LAWYERS own State
cast a solid vote for him and succeeding
states gave him large vote and the lead.
When Ohio was reached and gave Walker
three-fourths of her big vote and Pennsyl-
yania added her unit of 61 votes Walkers
stock doomed upward. At the finish Law
| Ter was 20 in the lead. Then the Council
of Administration was polled separately
and the tally was counted. 1t showed
that Lawler had $50 votes and Walker
| 3I9.
| An Indiana delegate at once moved to
make Colonel LAWYERS election unanimous
and with cheers and wild enthusiasm 1t
was formally done, General Walker max
| ing a graceful speech acknowledging hon
est defeat and wishing his successful op-
ponent happy and prosperous admins
| tratioD.
A. P. Burchfeld of Pittsburg was elect
ed Senior Vice Commander.
The new officers elected by the fsur or
CARNATIONS are as follows, including the
appointments made by Commander in
Chef Lswler:
Grand Army of the Republic-Thomas
Lawler, Commander in Chief, OF Rockford,
ILL.,; Major A. P Burchfeld, Senior Vice
Commander in Chief, of Pittsburg; Charles
n. Shute, Junior Vice Commander in
Chief, of New Orleans, La; o. W. Weeks,
Surgeon General IN Chief, Of Marion. o.,
Rev T II. Haggerty, Chaplain in Chief,
of Missouri; G. c. Jones, Adjutant General,
of Rockland, ILL.,, John Burst, Quarter
master General, of Sycamore, Ill.
Ladies' of the G. A. R.-Mrs. Nettie Gun
lock, National President, of Chicago, H.;
Mrs. Eta Tobey, National Senior Vice
President, of Indiana; Mrs. NJ. Anna Hall.
National Junior Vice Commander.
National Women's Relief Corps-Mrs.
Emma Il. Wallace, National President;
Mrs. Helen S. Morrison, Senior Vice Presi-
dent; Mrs. Lizzie r. Herrick, Junior Vice
President; Miss Armillo A. Cheney Nation
al Treasurer; Mrs. S. Agnus Parker, Ma
tional Chaplain.
Daughters of Veterans-Ellan NJ. Walk
er, President; Annie Smith Senior Vice
President; Gladys Foster, Junior Vice
President; Lena Stevens, National Chap
Jain; Ida J. Allen, Treasurer; Ada York,
National Inspector; Annie Roberts, Must
ering and Installing officer; Annie Moore,
Minnie Trescott Nellie King, Cora Pike
and Evelyn Monroe, Trustees.
THE REUNIONS
Nearly all the Butler county soldiers
participated in one or more of the Brigade
or Regimental reuni ons held on Wednes-
day or Thursday. Negley's brigade held
theirs on 9th Ave-, Wednesday afternoon.A
large number ofthe "boys"were present, and
an organization was affected with Gen.
Negley as President and Will Lowry of
Butler, as Secretary. The brigade expects
to attend the dedication of the cemetery
at Chattanooga next y ear, and will ask the
Legislature to defrsy the expense. Gen.
Negley was looking well, was in great
spirits, shook hands with all present and
could name most of them. He marched
with the parade Monday.
The reunion of the l02nd reg. was held
in Turner's Hall on the South Side. DR..
Thomas made the address of welcome, and
Hon. D. B. Dout hetC responded. Douth-
EFT reviewed the history of the regiment
comph mented the South Side on. its deco
rations, and said that even the fishes in
the Monongahala were carrying flags in
honor of the occasion. Alfred Meals was
elected one of the Vice Presidents, and
W. II. H.. Wasson, formerly of this county
= ba Tra. of ha sc,noiaticp
The reunion of the 134th was held in |
Allegheny, with 155 members present, |
and after the usual roEtine, business and |
speeches, Capt. Clark was electeI Prosi- |
dent, j. D. Orr, Seey., and 6. D. Swain |
Treasurer for the ensuing year.
The "Roundheads" or 100Ch Reg. held |
their Goth reunion in Allegheny with 200 |
members present. When the roll was |
called member named Hollabaugh an
swered "present." He is a weather-beat- |
en- soldier-citiZen, who since he laid down |
his musket had removed to Colorado. 1t |
was his first reunion with his comrades in |
arms for many years. The name of the |
next udu Hdu Ue6u cdlleu WueH LueI6 was
a rustic among the visitors and tall and |
handsome woman stood up and repeated
the name "Hollabsugh."
The old soldier arose aud stood at atten-
tion when suddenly his soldierly training |
was forgotten.
"My sister," he half shouted, and with
a glad cry he sprang toward her. For
getting the occasion in their mutual Joy |
they embraced. Then suddenly remem-
bering themselves Mr.. Hollabaugh explain
ed to his comrades that the lady who call
ed his name was a sister whom he had |
not met for twenty-seven years. She |
liyes in Mercer county and had attended |
the reunion of the Roundheads because |
her brother had been a member of the |
famous regiment and not frem any ex- |
pectation of meeting with her long ab-
sent brother.
This was the largest reunion the Round |
heads have held for eight years Eight |
deeths were reported during the year.
The following officers were elected for |
the year: President, W. E. Varsdale;
vice president, William Smiley, Ellwood |
City, treasurer, H. l. Cunningham; chap |
lain, Rev. Brown of New Castle. Secre-
tary Stevenson was retained in office. |