The record-union., 1895-04-23
FIRST DAY OF THE ENCAMPMENT.
Grand Army Men and Women Hold
Brief Sessions.
Last Nights Reception at the Capitol
The Parade To-Day, and Some
of the Other Features,


rs well as members of the auxiliary as
socIatlons connected with them, and the
local posts and citizens are doing their
utmost to cordially entertain the men
who fought for the perpetuation of the
Union thirty years ago.
The incoming trains yesterday brought
large numbers of the veterans and their
families, and by noon all the department.
officers and most of the delegates had ar
rived.
Two o'clock was the time set for the
convening of the encampment and the
auxiliary bodies, and before that time the
rooms set apart for them were well filled
with delegates. The Assembly Chamber
was tastefully draped with the American
flag, while a row of pennants encirCled
the gallery. The motto Welcome G. A.
r." was at the back of the Speakers
chair, while on the north side of the
clerks desk was an exact representation
of the flagstaff on the Plaza, it being the
idea of c. Y. Kellogg that the flag should
be raised and lowered at the opening and
close of the encampment, which was
done.
The department officers are as follows {:
j. NJ. Walling, Department Com
mander, Nevada City.
L. W. W OOO "dLus Io6llIOI ' 1C6-D6DdEL-
ment Commander, Oakland.
a. +. Dill, Junior Vice-Departm ent
Commander, San Diego,
j. r. Laine, Medical Director, Sacra-
mento.
NJ. Murphy, Chaplain, San Francisco.
I. Q, Mastellar, Assistant Adiutant-
General, San Francisco.
Eugene Wiegand, Assistant Quarter
master-General, San Francisco.
u. Wiley Wells, Department Inspector
Los Angeles.
g. E. Wilson, Judge Advocate, San
Francisco.
w. Hy. Doane, Chief mastering Officer
Carson, Nevada.
6. NJ. Bowman, Senior Aide-de-Camp
San Jose.
Council of Administration-Geo H.
Robinson, San Francisco; J. T. Sullivan,
Santa Cruz; j. r. Aver, Berkeley; L. w
dlllker, woodlands John Burke, Sacra-
mento.
After the flag-raising Comrade Frank
Miller Of Sacramento presented to the
encampment a beautiful gayel made
from wood taken from Suffers Fort,
which had been made purposeIy for the
presentation.
The Executive Committee. consisting
OF FRANK Miller, q. w. Ficks, w. B.
Maydwel, w. II. II. Wiley. O. p
Dodge, d. Moore, G. V. kellogg, T. w.
Sheehan, L. w. Grothen, c. a. Hub
bard, ID. Bennett, J. S. Easterbrook, J, S,
Jones, y. II, Murray, O. w. Herr. A. A.
Dassonville, W. Ii. Ambrose and NJ. d.
Bronson, waited on the Ladies of the
Grand Army, the Women's Relief Corps
and the Sons of Veterans and rendered
them the freedom Of the city and ex-
tended hearty welcome to them. The
Ladies of the Grand Army resDondad nv
placing in the buttonhole Of each mem
Der OF the committee beautiful little
silk flag as token of their appreciation
OF the welcome given them.
The first order OF business in the en-
campment was the presentation of re-
ports of officers.
y Committee on Resolutions was an
pointed, consisting of c. L. Wilson, W.
X. Thomas, Z. L. Blackmer, G. w, Ficks
and T. d. kanouse.
Committee on officers Reports was
appointed, consisting of j. B. Fuller. +.
=. seymour, =. Mason Kinne, 5. w
field.
The election of department officers was
mace a special order for a. NJ. on We'd
nesday, and members of the Veterans
Home Association will be elected first.
IL was decided that members of the
Grand Army should meet at the Capitol
al O'Clock this morning to take part in
the parade.
The encampment adjourned till P. NJ.
to-day.
After the adjournment the Committee
on credentials held a session and passed
on credentials Of the delegates,
Ladies Of the G. a. r..
The convention of the Ladies of the G.
a. r. was called to order by President
Eleanore P. Anderson at2P. NJ. in su-
preme Courtroom No. l,
After convening the Executive Com
Tnltt9A of the
as being III waiting. They were admit
ted.
Chairman Miller made short report
70 the convention Of what had been done
Tor Their welfare. The President then
thanked the comrades for the kjndness
which had been shown here to them ali
AT the close of her remarks she said
she would like, If there was no objection
among the committee, to appoint a COM
mlttee to pin on each member one of the
aasoclauon,s small silk flags. She ap-
pointed Past Department PresidenL
Belinda S. Bailey and sisters Senior
Vice Loper and Treasurer N. NJ. Blood
to distribute them,
After the flags were distributed Sister
Bailey made few remarks. She is an
able speaker, and is very enthusiastic
over the work of the order.
The order is composed solely of the
mothers, wives, sisters and daughters
OF the old soldiers, and in this resnect
differs from the Women's Relief CORPS.
although the objects of the two orders
are the same. There were four Past De-
partment Presidents in attendance. The
afternoon session was mainly consumed
IN appointing committees and reading
officers reports.
Women's Relief Corps.
The Women's Relief Corps met in the
Senate Chamber, the session opening at 2
Pm.
Comrade Frank Miller, with the
Executive Committee. extended a hearty
welcome 10 the delegates.
The Committee on Credentials reported.
Chaplain Mary Newcomb reported
twenty-six members deceased during the
past year.
The session was taken up mainly in
reading of reports of officers, and the
corps adjourned to meet at A. n. to-day,
and when the parade takes place it will
take recess till P. NJ.
Sons OF Veterans.
The enoampment convened at P. NJ. in
Department Two, Supreme Court, with
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