The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-10
THE GAR. ENCAMPMENT,
Meeting Of Veterans From All 0EaF the
State 49,, ~.
BUSINESS
SESSION
Grand Parade To-Day In Which, All
) VIII Participate With scncoi y
Cadets as q Guard OF
Honor-The w. &C.

+. BUTTE, April 9.-The 11th annual en-
campment of the department of Montana
g. A. r.. convened this morning in Fidel-
ity hall, in West Broadway, with about
100 officers and delegates in attendance.
r.. K. Fisk of Helena, senior vice COM
mander OF the department, presided. and
the following officers were also present:
r. G. Heidi of Great Falls, junior vice
department commander; Rev. G. w. Jen-
kins. department chaplain; p. II. Man
chos;er of Butte, assistant adjutant;
William A. Haven of Helena, assistant
quartermaster general; 7. c. Davidson
of Anaconda, assistant inspector general;
J. ii. Nixon, Bozeman, departments
mastering officer. Tho following past de-
partment officers were present: O. 4.
Warrior and II. c. Kessler of Butte and
10. Gregg Of Great Falls.
The forenoon was taken up with pre-
liminary' work swhile tho afternoon was
devoted tothe annual reports of officers
aud other routine business. The adju-
tant report showed q total membership in
the G. A. II. in Montana on Dsc. 81 OF
524, which was q gain of IL over the pre-
ceding year. There were 70 losses during
tho year, .vided as follows: BY death,
2; honorably discharged, 6; transferred,
6; suspended. "a. The gains for the year
numbered 81, divided as follows: Mus
tered in, SO; transferred. 10; reinstated,
10; reinstatement of Stedman post. IL.
A business session will be held to-mor-
row, at which the reports of committees
will be received and officers elected for
the ensuing year. A parade of the old
soldiers and w. r. c. will take place
from Fidelity halls at o'clock. The High
School cadets will act as guard of honor
to the veterans.
The following is list of those attend
ing the encampment:
Lincoln post No. 2, Butte-Commander
w. p. Rodebank; past commanders, J.
ID. jerks, L. Z. Holmes. II. Z. Kessler, j.
Ii. jackson. c. 5. Shoemaker, A. J. Scott.
Almon, b. N. Beebe. =
Wadsworth post No. 3, Helena-Com-
mander, A. p. Webster; past comman-
ders, r.. c. Wallace. G. w. Shaw, II. K.
Fisk, Ed. S. Walker, II. +. c. Klein
schmidt; delegates, DIR. c. B. Miller, j. r.
Hillman, William Potter, j. b. Loomis,
A. G. Votaw.p
Custer post No. 5, sheridan-Delesate.
Simeon Demo.
Frank p. Blair post No. 6, Virginia City
Post commander, A. Gloyd; delegate,
Farraaut post No. z, Livingston-Com-
mander,' w. II. Yeaton; past commander,
G. 7. Chambers; delegates, N. Everett, ..
N. Dodge.
Siedman post No. 8. Dillon-Delegates
Fred Hopp. Chris Darnitzer.
William English post:No. 10, Bozemau-
Commander, N.E.Sprague; past commands
.ers, b. +. Osborne, w. Y. Rogers. >. A. Me-
Elroy, j. III. Nixon. Il. NJ. Pierce; dele
gates, George w. Flanders, w. p. Mat
-thews. -1a
George G. Meade post No. 16, Adaconda
Commander, John Barry; past COM
manders. IL E. Wisner, +. N. Morley.
Eben Golden, A. Short; delegates, John
Hallahan. w. S. Whiteby.
Sheridan post No. IS, Great Falls-Past
commander, J. o. Gregg; delegate, w. II.
Burnside post No. %. Philipsburg-Com-
mander. Morris Sharpe; delegate, j. X.
Pardee. -
Matt Lyons post No. %. Kalispel-Com-
mander, Lyman Loring; past command
ers, David j. Plume, r.. G. Palmer; dele
gate, w. j. Sparks.
The council of administration. which is
composed of j. b. Scott of Butte, T.
0'Leary of Anaconda, II. S. Howell of
Virginia City and e. +. Osborne OF Boze-
man, met this evening and passed upon
reports of committees which will be pre-
sented to the encampment tomorrow.
The second annual convention OF the
w. r.. C., department of Montana, met in
Good Templars' hall at 10 o'clock to-
day. Mrs. Moore of Missoula. depart
ment president, called the meeting to or
| der, and after some routine work an adj
| tournament was taken until 2 o'clock.
|, At the afternoon session the reports of
| the officers were presented and delega-
| tions reported from Livingston and Booze
man. Lincoln post No. of this city will
give a banquet at the Auditorium to-mor-
|. row evening to the visiting comrades and
members of the w. r. C..
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