Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-07
A JOINT INSTALLATION.
The Grand Army and the WOman'a
Relief Corps Meet Together.


: The installation Of the officers-elect OF
the Department Of the Potomac, Grand
Army Of the Republic, and of the Depart
Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army, took
place jointly last night at the First Pres
byterian Church. The officers installed
were: Grand Army of the Republic-De-
partment commander. Marion T. Anderson;
senior vice commander, John H. Hewlett;
junior vice commander, William W. Cham
bers; medical director. DR.. A. c. Adams;
chaplain, Rev. John D. Smith; council of
administration, A. N. Thompson, L. T.
Williams e. G. Grumley, S.W. Bunyea and
j. H. Dony; delegates to the national en-
campment, Green Clay Smith, William H.
Horn. Newton Ferree and George ]. T.
Wood; alternates to national encampment
William H. Meyer, Charles F. Mansfield,
Fl. s. Tinker and ]. r. Hayes. Woman's
Relief Corps-Department president, Anna
NJ. Hamilton; senior vice president, Eliza
beth Martis; junior vice president, Ruth
Roberts; treasurer, Miranda Fuller; chap
lain, Mary M. North; executive board Of
ham. Mrs. A. v. Thompkins. Eva Chase
and Ada Decker; delegate, Sarah J. Mel;
alternate. Mrs. Anna Devoe.
The church was deliberately decorated.
above the pulpit and under them was sus-
pended, in heroic size, the regulation Grand
Army badge. star Of bunting with a
flag projecting from each angle embellish-
ed either side Of the pulpit Bunting was
prodigally looped along the north and
south walls; the side chandeliers were
draped In tri-color and the choir gal
lery was yelled in national hues.
At 7:45 o'clock the organist of the church
struck up '.Reveille," and as the familiar
call welled through the church, the Old
Guard filed In, presented arms and took
seats reserved for them. Then the organ
q at
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp" Rally Round
the Flag" John Brown and johnnie
Comes Marching Home" The organist
turne in E. Then entered the department
officers and the officers-elect.
Lafayette Post came in as an organi-
cation. The church filled up and Chaplain
Stratton of Lafayette Post mounted the
platform and announced that the formal
exercises would open with the singing of
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" by the Grand
Army Musical Union, under the leadership
Of Comrade Tracy. This was done.
Department Commander Nathan Bick-
ford called the assemblage to order and
invited the proper dignitaries Of the allied
organizations to seats on the platform. In
the brief announcement which he made
as to the purpose Of the meeting, he said
that they met in loyalty, fraternity and
truth. The department chaplain rendered
the invocation. The Mount Pleasant Drum
and Bugle Corps was scheduled for the
next number, but because of some misun-
Outstanding the boys did not appear.
Commander Bickford. through courtesy
to the sex Of the members Of the Woman's
Relief Corps. gave them the right Of way
in the ceremonies Of installation and yield
ed the gavel to the department president,
w. R. c., who in turn yielded it to Mrs.
Emma r. Wallace of Chicago, national
president, who installed the department Of
fcers-elect. Mrs. Bross, national secretary,
acted as conductor. The ceremony of in
stallation was performed according to rit-
ual The new president received some flow
ers and acknowledged the honor and ap-
plause as was meet.
The installation of the offlcers-elect of
the G. A. r. was performed by Past De-
partment Commander 8. s. Burdett. Amer
lea was sung by the G. A. R. Musical
Union and the address Of the evening was
delivered by Prof. Goodwin Smith. His re-
marks called forth loud applause.