Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-03-07
ENcAMPM EnT CLOSES.

for Commander.
: LAWRENCE. Kan. March John P.
Harris, of Ottawa. was elected depart
ment commander of the G.. A. R. of
Kansas yesterday afternoon, receiving
BIT votes He was born in Ohio fifty
six years ago and when II years of age
went to Iowa and later came to this
state.
After the election Of Harris as de-
partment commander of the G. A. r
Jerry Shaw, o. Dodge city, was elected
senior vice commander. z. B. Jones,
of Holton, was chosen junior vice COM
mander. The next encampment 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 Larned, senior vice
president; Mrs. Julia Campbell. of
Hutchinson, junior vice president; Mrs
Helen Edwards, of Troy, corps treasur-
81; Mrs. Amanda Evatt, of lawrence,
chaplain.
The adjutant-general's report show
that the 444 posts in this department
had mustered only 4S1 recruits
during the first and $50 during
the last six months term-S77 in all.
December 81 there were 10, ia members
in good standing less than Decem-
Der 81, 1898. In suspensions and rein
statements there was net gain of 496
over the year 1893. During 1894 294
comrades died. For the past five years
the average death rate was 142 in TO-
| 900, and for the five years pr evious
| Lightweight in 10, 600.
! At the first session of the Sons of Vet
Grams the division commander, Ed. III.
| do h ID Hea
spoke of the hardships of the 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
TO be 1O4 camps and 2, 2O2 members
Quartermaster Markley's report
| showed that the indebtedness of the
division was wiped out, and that with
little more economy there would be
= surplus. The receipts of the year
were 81, 40; expenses, 81, 500. SO.
THE CLOSING SESSION.
LAWRENCE, Kan, March 1.-The final
days session of the Grand Army en-
campment was opened yesterday by
Judge Advocate E. w. Cunningham
with his annual report and the passing
of resolutions A resolution introduced
by Gen. ii. S. Hall called for the petit
tioning of the legislature and congress
for the erection of memorial
hall of United States history as
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 wero selected to the
national encampment as follows: First
district, Phil Kelly, j. P. Mathews; Sec
ond, C. III. Harris, L. NJ. Earnest; Third,
B. Bornblazer, D. McTaggart; Fourth,
r. w. Jenkins, E. 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 ajority 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. Fl. 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, II. Han
nah, of Wildsy, division council; o. III.
Graves, quartermaster; f. A. Hobble,
of Dodge City, A. B. Callahan, of To-
peka, E. Boren, of Oberlin, c. E. Rose,
of Concordia, d. E. 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 president; 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; Fife Hart,
of Belle Plaine, mastering and install
ing officer; Anna Dennison, of Erie,
delegate to the national encampmenti
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 N1ollie Jenkins. OF