New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-16
ATKINSON CHOSEN COMMANDER.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS nY THE ENCAMPMENT OF
THE STATE DEPARTMENT. q. A. H.
Saratoga May II (SpeclaD.-Thc Grand Army OF
the Republic. Department of New-fork. completed
its tweny-ninth annual meeting at $50 O'Clock this
afternoon. The closing day was devoted TO the
election OF officers and delegates. There were TWO
tickets IN the field and the contest was an exceed
ingly spirited one one was headed by Edward j.
Atkinson OF New-York and the other by Judge
Seymour Dexter OF Elmira. with the exception
OF two-Iarnes II. Gibbs. OF Saratoga Springs, Tor
Senior Vlce-Commander, and y. \. Iord, OF hihS-
hamton for a member OF the Council OF Admins
tration-thc Atkinson contingent was successful
The following were elected: Commander. Edward
J. Atkinson New-York; Senior Vicc-commander
G Hull Grant Brooklyn; Junior Nicc-commander
John Koc.cr. Utica; McdIca. Director. j. }. Ashley
Brooklyn: Chaplain. Matthew Ganney. Manllns;
Council Of Administration-A q. Mils. New'i"rN
l. : Graham. Rochester; John Conway. James
town; Martin Short Brooklyn; Thomas Moore
Oswcgo; delegates to National Encampment-A-
bert d. Shaw WATERFOWL Cat large; j. II. l'ell
Hrool.Iyn; T.. G. Fleming. Rochester; c. y. Shaw
Hrooklyn; j. = Gross. Owog0. j. 7. Davidson.
Eimira; T. Dimlcr. New-Brshton; VI. Mead
Avoca; r. ". LIIommcdiou. Brooklyn; j. w.
Muller Albany; g. W. Stanley. Batavia: ). w.
Payne. Gouvcrneur: NJ. c. shattuck. brooklyn; $
G. ,fackey IIavcrstraw; \. II. Splcrrc. Albany;
W J. Floyd. Canton; s. Burrows brooklyn; H. -
Stnlwell. Port Byron: \. IL. Stafford jamestown.
/ K Hood Delhi: l. II. Isaacs. Buhalo; w. w.
RYDER Sing Sing; +. II. Cramer, Malone; d. D
Roster. jamestown: ". J. Cramond Rome: j. L.
Foster Dansvlllc G. NJ Brink Kingston; @. III.
schermerhorn. Olcan: Il. Wilson. Newburg; H. a.
Wheeler. Waterville: J. II. Stone. Toronto; H. J.
McGowen. Long Island City; r. II. Dyer. Auburn;
A. Race Rochester: j. j. Augustine. Rochester; J.
Parks Medina: ID. NJ. Crum. South Otselic B.
Mullin Port Richmond: G.. W. CoVey Hudsoh' ana
c. ~ Woolsey Tarrytown. Alterhates were also
elected. 49,, r>.-....,
officers and large number OF veterans Attsnacd
the obseques of a comrade of Post Wheeler or Sar-
atoga Springs. Major William j. RIGS a veteran OF
l.ihc "a Ecw-York Artillery. ,, .
The Woman's Relief Corps, which completed It's
labors to-day elected the following; President
Mrs Anna +. Cleary, Rochester: senior vce-presi-
dent Mrs Mary Johnson Warsaw; junior vice.
PRESIDENT Mrs Elizabeth Pursells. Goversvlie sec
retary and treasurer. Mrs Il. j. smith Kockport,
Conrade James Fox. OF J. II. Bosworth POST o.
A. r. OF Fair Haven. VT who fell about forty feet
down n stairway In tho Columbian Hotel ~ IN iair
way FOR complete recovery His case - a remarka
bic one When picked up he was apparently ueaa
and Coroner NJ. f. varney. who IS aso s surgeon
was sent for. His quick eye detec,ed s,sns OF re-
aiming e although beatngs OF sn rt ncar'
disce rnibe lie resorted at orce 70 ar'Iscai resp
ration and Fox began to breathe b pr vaTTney
sent for Drs Inlay and Moriarta 70 ara nm aia on
their arrival made q full examination OF the oa''enI