Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT Of the Grand Army of the Repub- lie, Alabama Division, IN SESSION AT MONTGOMERY Birmingham Gets a Share of Officers, Including the
 Commander.
IN SESSION AT MONTGOMERY

MONTGOMERY, April 4.-iSpecial. ]-Tbe seventh annual encampmsnt of the depart ment of Alabam' Ora Army of ths Re- public, met this afternoon at Odd Fellows hall for the election of off ,ers and trans- action of other business coming before the body. There are delegates here from the posts at Birmingham, Cullman, Decatur, Huntsville, Larkinsville, Anniston, Mo- bile, Fort Payne, Athens, Moulton, Town ley, Steees and this city.
 General Lawler and the same staff officers who have been with him in New Orleans and Mobile are on hand and having much attention shown them by the local as well as visiting Grand Army men.
 The following new state officers were in- stalled by General Lawler:
 Commander, Monaoh Bostvick of Custer post, Birminghan; senior vice-coni- mander, William H. Black, Montgomery; junior vice. com mmander, Nj. D. Wicker sham of G ,ldword post, Mobile; adjutant- general. E. D. Bacon; quartermaster- gem eral, Et BrIchenougn: chaplain, George G. Jackson, the last three of Birnin sha In post; medical director, Irvine of Mont- gomery.
 The next annual encampment will be held at Birmingham.
 Tonight an elega Ut banquet was given by the local post to the delegates and visitors. About sixty members are in attendance.
 The following resolutions were unani- mously passed:
 Whereas, There is strong desire among many of our comrades of the northern states to emigrate to the "Sunny South;" and,
 Whereas, The large manufacturing in- dustries of the north are making investiga- climate, with it's inexhaustible supply of cotton, coal iron, timber and varied min- eral resources; and,
 Whereas, Alabama, our adopted state, possesses unequaled advantages in climate, soil and resources to furnish homes for farmers, manufacturers and laborers; and !,
 Whereas, The people of Ala bama extend cordial invitation to our comrades of the north to make their homes with us; and,
 Whereas, The convention of the Com cent meeting in Birmingham, passed reso- lutions inviting Grand Army calculations throughout the north to make Alabama their home; and,
 Whereas, We hail with delight the pros pect of again clasping hands with those to whom we are bound by bonds welded in the fire of battle; therefore be it #
 Resolved, That the state enca m pment of the Grand Army of the Republic for the state of Alabama, in session at Montgoin- cry. Ala, on this the 4th day of April 1, 1895, extends to all our comrades through out the north a most cordial invitation to mako Alabama their home, hereby pledg- ing ourselves to do ali in our power to aid them in securing suitable locations for farming and for any branch of industry they may wish to assume; and further
 Resolved, That this encampment author iZes the commander of this department to appoint two comrades from each post in the department as committee to iormu- late all the necessary plans to carry into effect this most desi rable end; and further
 Resolved, That the department com mauder shall be a member of said commit tee when formed, and shall be chairman thereof.