The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-04
FATHERS AND SONS.
They Join With Mothers to In
stall Veteran Officers
OLD SOLDIERS PASSING AWAY.
Stevens Pest, stevens Relief Corps and
Thomas Camp. 3. efv.. Hear Coed
speeches by Leaders.

The interesting event oe the year IN
Grand Army circles took place last even
ing in the publSc triple installation OF
officers for the ensuing year of Stevens
Post No. !. Stevens Relief Corps No i
and George II. Thomas Camp No l. Sons
Of veteranA The services were held in
G. A. r. han. in the Hinckiey block.
winch had been neatly decorated for the
occasion by the members OF the relief
corps. The incieEneut weather. RAIN over
head and sRzrsh uu1erfoot, tended to
affect the attendance. but by the time
the ceremonies We're commenced the hall
was comfortably flied with members and
friends OF each of the three organizations.
Tho installation services were made
sufficiently brief to interest the outsiders,
ard the difference in the work Of each
organization also afforded a pleasing con-
trast, and without detracting from the
more elaborate efforts OF Stevens Post
and the Wognen's Relief Corps. 1t was
conceded that the Sons OF Veterans.
under the leadership OF Colonel E w.
Young. by their soldieriy bearing and de-
livery CT the ritual without the use of
books acquitted themselves in a manner
to draw forth warm encomiums from the
Old soldiers. Colonel Young was eSpe-
ciauy martial In his bearing and delsv-
cry, and displayed an amount of military
snap strongly suggestive OF the famous
Colonel Ellsworth in his youthful days
just before the war.
Among the prominent visitors present
who Were invited to q seat on the plat
form was Past Department Commander
s. G. Cosgrove from Poneroy.
Stevens Post took the initiative. with
Past Commander John r. Kinnear as In
stalling officer. and he indicted the fol-
lowing for the year: Commander. F. III.
Hurd; senior vice commander, G. W.
Hubbard; junior vice commander, j. L.
Wrestling; adjutant. II. S. keene; quar-
termaster. S. G. Benedict; surgeon. DIR.
X. F. Stevens; chaplain. Rev. d. D.
Proper; officer OF the day, e. c. Kiiborn;
officer of the guard. James Price; SER
geant major. j. p. Crawford: quarter
master sergeant, Z. A. Morris.
Mrs. Ida Sharp. past president. INSTALL
ed the following officers of Stevens
Woman's Relief Corps, No. /: President,
Helen Burke; senior vice president Ida
Mckercher; junior vice president Caro-
line Risedorph; secretary. Jennie s.
Holmes; treasurer Clara Taylor: chap
lain, Jennie De Mott; conductor, DeKa
Coleman; guard, Katie Cranney; assist
ant conductor. Picnic Jensen; assistant
guard, Mollie. Mckiernan.
Col. Z. W. Young installed the follow
ing new officers for George H Thomas
camp, No. l. Sons of Veterans. Captain,
j. Ed Brown; first lieutenant. II. III. Phil
lips; second lieutenant, George e. Dur
by; camp counsels. L. w. Young, Charles
l.. PIympton, /. N. Hooper; chaplain, c.
Il. Plympton; first sergeant, p H. Cook
son: quartermaster sergeant. F. ]. sHe-
man; color sergeant. G. C. Spauldfng:
sergeant of the guard. G. G. jenkins:
principal musician, C. Z. bearing; cor
poral of the guard. W. ". Crantiall;
camp guard, w. L. Meredith.
The close of the triple limitations was
followed by brief addresses by the lead
ing officers of the post and auxiliaries,
which were of an interesting character,
to secure the hearty applause OF all
present. Past apartment Commander
Cosgrove made an address which had an
element Of sadness in 1t from his refer
ence TO the passing away Of the old sol
diers, whose days of usefulness. he said,
were about gone. They had been con-
querors In war and later of the wild west.
but today, if they survived to conquer
the hard times. that would constitute
about their last battle. 1t was he Sc
rious side of he G. A. r question which
the old soldiers had to face and they were
doing 1t bravely. with the pleas
ing consolation that the Sons OF
Veterans, no longer boys, but
men, shoulder TO shoulder with
their fathers would take I'D the lesson of
patriotism and carry it on through the
coming generation He concluded by say
ing: when You take our places 90 so
in the light of the history made by the
Grand Army Of the Republic and you Will
be worthy OF being the Sons of Veterans
Able addresses were also made by
Commander +. Fl. Hurt: President Mrs.
Helen Burke: Capt J. Ed. Brown: Col. E.
w. Young: Past Commander S. w. Clark
and john r. kinnear Mrs. Ida Sharp j.
III. Wrestling and NJ. NJ. Holmes.
Past Commander Clark spoke of the
good work done by the relief corps and
stated that during 1894 it had paid out
1890 for the relief of needy members.
The charitable work was carried ON quiet
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