The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-08
shcAMP MENU CLOSES
The Karzs1s G. a. h Eject Of1cers for the
Ensuing Yesr-Johs r. Harris, of Ottawa.

| Ensuing Yesr-J0ts r.. Harris, of Ottawa.
/ for Commander.
! LAWRENCE. Kan. March John P.
Harris. OF Ottawa was elected depart
ment com1sandeF OF the G.. A. K. of
Kansas yesterday afternoon. receiving
31TvoteS He was born in Ohio fifty
six years ago and when IA years of age
went to Iowa and LATER came 70 this
state.
Afterthe. election Of Harris as de-
partment commander OF the g. A. r
Jerry Shaw, of Dodge city was elected
senior vice commander E i. Jones,
of Holton, was chosen Junior vice COM
mander The next eneampment was
voted to Beloit.
The Woman's, Relief Corps elected
the following officers: Mrs. Emma B.
Alrich. of Cawker City, president; Mrs
Julia Mccarthy, OF Larneti- senior vice
PRESIDENT; Mrs. Julia Campbell, of
Hutchinson, Junior vice president; Mrs
Helen Edwards, OF Troy, corps treasur-
err; Mrs. Amanda EEattr of lawrence,
chaplain.
The adjutautrgenerars report show
that the IA posts in this department
had mustered only 4s1 recruits
during the first and S96 during
the last six months term-S77 in all.
December 81 there were t6, liz members
in good standing-5O7 less than Deem
Der 81, 1898. In suspensions and rein
statements there was a net gain of 496
over the year 1898. During 1924 s94
comrades died For the past five years
the average death rate was l4s in TO-
900, and for the. five years pr evious
lightweight in 10000
At the first session Of the Sons of Vet
Grams the division commander, Ed. H.
Madison, made his annual address. He
spoke of the hardships.of she past year,
and thought that the order was in re-
markably good shape for the hard
times that had prevailed He disap-
proved of the idea of making the Vet
Grams Guards a separate organiza-
ton. He wanted an insurance feature
added to the order and wanted perma-
nent headquarters for the division.
The report of the Sons of Veterans
adiutant-general- Frank Hobble,
showed the membership of the division
Quartermaster Markley's report
showed that the indebtedness of the
division was wiped out, and that with
little. more economy there would be
a surplus. The receipts of the year
were s2,5s6.49; expenses. s., 563.69.
THE CLOSING SESSION.
LAWRENCE, Kan, March 1.-The final
days session of the Grand Army en-
campment was opened yesterday by
with his annual report and the passing
ofresolutions Aresolution introduced
by Gen. II. $. Hall called for the petit
tioning of the legislature and congress
for the erection of memorial
hall of United States history as
a part of the University of Kan
sas. The men were selected for
the council of administration as fol-
lows: r p. McGregor, Charles Harris,
o. w. Moore, Ben Flagen and T. C.
Bowie. Delegates were selected to the
national eneampment as follows: First
district, Phil Kelly, J. P. Mathews; Sec
ond, C. II. Harris, L. NJ. Earnest; Third.
B. Bornblazer, d. McTaggart; Fourth,
+. W. Jenkins, Z. W. Cunningham;
Fifth, S. L. Wilson, jesse Denver;
Sixth, C. w. Beeble, w. S. Tilton; Sew
enth, ]. r. Baird. Ida d. Brougher.
The Sons of Veterans encampment
took up the matter of the location of
permanent headquarters for a term of
three years, and Emporia having re-
ceived a majority of votes was declared
the headquarters of the division for the
ensuing three years. The officers for
the coming year were chosen as follows:
w. II. Russell. of Rush Center. division
commander; L. b. Price, of Mulvane, Sc
nior vice commander; A. G. Clark, junior
vice commander; John Berry, of Troy,
w. p. Feeder, of Great Bend, Fl. Han
nah, of Wildsy, division council; o. II.
Graves, quartermaster; T. A. Hobble,
of Dodge City, A. B. Callahan, of To-
peka, E. Borep, of Oberlin, C. z Rose,
of Concordia, d. Z. Barnes, of Wichita,
delegates to the national encampment-
The department officers of the La
dies Aid society were chosen at their
morning session: Mrs Emma La Paz,
of Wichita, president; Flora Rush, of
Oberlin, vice presidents Belle La Bar
Harbaugh, of Erie, Carrie Tinker.
of Pittsburg, Lille Martin, of Belle
Plaine, division council; Mary
Olmstead, of Lawrence, chap
lain; Ruby Scott, of Bur
lington, installing officer; Effie Hart,
of Belle PLANE, mastering and install.
ing officer; Anna Dennison, of Erie,
delegate to the national encampment;
DINNERS Jones, of Pittsburg, alter
nate; Emma Wilcox, of Emporia, alter.
nate at large.
Mrs. Emma B. Dalton, of Emporia,
was reelected department president Of
the Ladies of the G. A. r. The other
officers are: Mrs Anna Brusman,
treasurer; Mrs. Mollie Jenkins, OF
Leavenworth, and Mrs. Bell Morrow,
vice presidents. For council of admin.
istration, Mrs. L. I. Rench, of Lave
renee, Mrs. E C. Huegnin, of Parsons.
Mrs. Moses, of Great Bend;
delegates to the national en-.
campment, Mrs. Anna Thomas, of To.
peka; delegate-at-large, Mrs. Cole, Of
Hayes City, alternate; delegates, Mrs.
A. Landy, of Winfield, Mrs. WherfeI,
of Hutchinson, Mrs Plummer, of Cha.
mute, Mrs. Pinkston, of Florence; al.
ternates, Mrs. Snyder, of Wichita, Mrs
Blair, of Horton, Mrs. Jackson, OF
Newton, Mrs. Sarah Covert, of New
ton; Mrs. Anna P. Wall, counsellor
Mrs Foster, Winfield, secretary.
Five Thousand Passes.
TOPEKA, Kan, March IA. A. Hurd,
general attorney of the Atchison. To-