The morning call., 1894-04-26
GRAND ARMY'S ENCAMPMENT
Patriotism in the Public Schools
Endorsed.
WALLING ELECTED COMMANDER
Proceedings of the Associate Organi-
cations of the Host Now
Invading Oakland.

OAKLAND,-The Grand Army veterans,
now in encampment in this city, put away
mirth and levity yesterday and settled
down to serious business. The several other
orders also in session did the same and so
consistently did members attend upon mee-
ings that the city for the greater part of
the day appeared to have been emptied of
lis many visitors.
The first business before the morning
session of the Grand Army was the con-
sideratiou of request presented by COM
mittee of the Sons of Veterans yesterday
TO the effect that the delegates to the Ma
tioDal Encampment be instructed to work
for the closer Identification of the Grand
Army ana the Sons of Veterans by recog-
Dizing members of the latter order as
honorary members of the former and en-
titled TO attend its sessions. The commit
Zee on resolutions returned to report IA
vorably on this request.
The report of the committee on officers
reports, which approved OF everything eX-
cept the publication of a history, was
adopted in part only, the eDsampment
voting TO have The history published.
On recommendation of the administra-
ton council past honors were restored to
K. B. s. York of Oakland and j. c. Cum
ningham of Modesto.
The committee on resolutions brought
in report favoriDg the general observa-
ton OF a patriotic day throughout the
State by all public and private schools.
similar to that recently observed at San
Francisco.
Several years ago an old man died at San
Francisco leaving no heirs. The only will
found was a scrap of paper on which was
written. Il leave all l have TO the Grand
Army" The old mans wish is TO be OBJ
served. The encampment decided yester-
day that Lincoln Post of San Francisco be
requested to appoint comrade to secure
tho estate, whatever it may be.
At IL o'clock the election of officers
came I'D as a special order. The following
names were put in nomination for depart
ment commander: c. j. Bnsk0witz, Custer
Post No. 5, Carson City. New; c. E. VIII
Francisco; j. NJ. Walling, Chattanooga
Post No. 115, Nevada CITY. Cal.
The total vote was 367. and 1887 we're
necessary to choice. On the second bal
lot Judge Walling received 1872 and was
elected. B05kowitZ received 126 and Will
son 49. The result was greeted with
rounds of hearty cheers.
The Sons of Veterans were in business
session all yesterday morning. Reports of
committees were heard and routine mat
ters disposed of. At the afternoon session
officers were elected.
Frank I. Shipley OF Colonel E. d. Baker
Post, Oakland, was made division com
mander, and r. a. Marshall. Vicksburg
No. AZ, of Los Angeles. senior vce-eom-
mandeT.
The Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic. at FIsternal Hall, disposed Of
considerable business yesterday. In the
afternoon Mrs. Eleanor p. Anderson of
John A. Logan Circle No. of Oakland
was elected department president.
Tuesday night the Ladies' Corps had an
interesting christening ceremony at Fra
ternal Hall. The subject was James Muir
ray Bailey, the thTee-month-Old son of The
president OF the order The following
ritual was read, to the constern alton of the
infant:
IN the name of George Washington.
father of the country that gave thee birth
In tile name Of Abraham Lincoln, the illus
triouS martyred President and savior of
thy country; in the names OF the great