The Washington times., 1895-03-07
RATIFYING THEIR CHOICE
Department Officers of the G. A. r.
and ". R, c. Jointly Installed.
Impressive Ceremonies and Eloquent Ad-
dresses By Prominent Speakers Amidst
Patriotic Surroundings.

The twenty seventh annual encampment
of the Grand Army Of the Republic. Depart
ment of the Potomac, adjourned sine die,
last night at the elose Of the session held at
the First Presbyterian Church for the pub
lie installation of the officers for the en-
suing year. At the same time and place the
! offeers-eIect of its auxiliary organization,
the Women's Relief Corps, We're also in
Quoted into office, the latter ceremony oe-
curing first.
There Were upon the platform with Com
mander Bickford Gen. 5. s. Burdett, As
sistant Adjt. Gen. Stone. Assistant Quarter
master General storm, Congressman W. V.
Lucas, OF South Dakota; Congressman-eIect
b. b. Doveher. of West Virginia; Comrade A.
Hart, of the official staff, and the follow
ing representatives OF the W. R. c.: Miss
|. Wallace. national president; Miss CowI-
ing, department president; Mrs j. Turner,
and others.
Mrs. Wallace Officiated as installing
officer for the auxiliary order, and IN 2 na-
/ uonal secretary, Miss Jennie BToss. served
as conductor. Prayer was Offered b. Mrs
! W. G. Davenport, department. Chaplain
and after the customary fOunalitr<. the
new officials Of THE corps were duiy in-
stalled, as follows. Mrs. Anna NJ Hamu-
ton, department president; Mrs. f. Montis,
senior vice department president; Mrs.
A Roberts, junior vice department presi-
dent; Mrs. Fuiler. department treasurer;
Mrs. II. NJ North, department chaplain;
Mrs. Mamie G. DAVIS, department secre-
I tary; Mrs. Annie NJ Peck, department IN
spectOT; Mrs Joanna Turner, department.
counsellor; Mrs Sgsan Rose, department.
| institlting and Inspecting officer; ex-
ecutive board, Mrs. +. H Rose Miss a Y.
! TompEins, Mrs A. G. DickersOn, Miss
Chase, and Mrs FOrdham.
Potomac Corps, by the hands of Mrs.
Stark-y, presented the pTesid ident- elect,
Mrs. Hamilton, with handsome gavel and
a BEAUTIFUL bouquet OF rare roses, aud sim
har floral offering was made to Mrs. Wal
I lace, the national president.
Mrs. Hamilton read a brief address. taste
fully expressing her thanks for the honor
conferred b. her election, and the corps
gave way 10 Gen. $. 5. BUrdett, who was
named as the installing officer for the G..
A. R.
Capt James NJ. Edgar, as conductor, pre-
sented the officers as they Were named in
/ turn, ard the impressive ceremonies were
Proceeded with, the official honors OF the
eucampmrnt being safely transferred from
/ the outgoing 70 the incoming standard
/ BEARERS, the list installed being NJ T.
Anderson, department commander, J. II.
Howlett, senior department comma nder;
W W. Chambers, junior vice commander;
Charles F. Benjamin, assistant adjutant
general; James E. McCabe. assistant
quartermaster general; W B. POmerOy,
department Inspector: J. . S. Berger, Judge
! advocate general; George 3. Ross, chief
mastering officer. Department Chaplain
]. d. Smith was unable to be present, and
the chief aide is yet to be chosen. Dr.. L
York, of the Old Guard, ofLciated as
chaplain
The ladies of the department presented
to the retiring president, Mrs. COwling, a
silver cake basket as a token of their ap-
probation of her past services, and her
THANKS were duly expressed
There were several eloquent but brief ad-
dresses, Congressman Doyensr and Lucas,
Commander Anderson, AIRS. Wallace. Gen.
Burdett, DR.. Goldsmith, Mrs. K. A. Cham
-r srFt cFier~ rg tHf.tF-- ErrS.
and retiring Commander y. BiCkford, in
the proper place in the exercises while he
was IN charge, responding to the demands
of the occasion.
Several of the speakers referred in their
remarks in a complimentary way to the VEN
erable pastor of the church, DR.. Sunder-
land, who was unable, on account of indiS-
position, TO he present.
The officers of the department and the
OfficeTs-eleCt We're driven TO the church in
carriages, escorted by the Old Guard. with
the Mount Pleasant Drum and BueIe Corps
accompanying Excellent music for the
sicaI Union.