The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-25
GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT
Officers for the Ensuing Year Elected at
Sacramento
Names of the Successful Candidates - Some
Very Pleasant Little Incidents.
W.. r. c. Matters

SACRAMENTO, April A.-The encamp-
ment of the Grand Army elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows:
Department commander, Charles E.
Wilson, of San Francisco; senior vice
commander, w. B. Maydwell. of Sacra-
mento junior vice-commander, George
Hopkins, of Arcata musical director, E.
E. Russell, of Marysville; department
chaplain, W. Acton, of Dixon; assistant
adjutant general, I. C. Mastellar (sixth
year,; .quartermaster gen eral Eugene
Weigand; council of admin stration, Co
hen. Burgess. Miller, Sullivan and Dodge
Delegate to the National Encampment,
A. W. Barrett, of Los Angeles; delegates
at large, c. Eldermand, - Burbank. G.
W. White, J. P. Lauck, H. W. King
alternates. Ford, Simmons. Wallace, Hill
liker. Shuck and Baker; members elect of
the Veterans Home Association, Gridley,
Backus, kennie. Garnett and Todd.
resolution was passed unanimously
asking the enactment of the law making
all honorably discharged Union veterans
of the civil war pensioners when they
shall have reached the age of 81.
The following committees were APP
pointed Transportation - Fuller, Ar
buckle and Boskowitz; to confer with
Womans Relief Corps and ladies of the
G. A. R., with relation to the union of
the organizations-Wa Buckles and
Warfield; on department badge--Kinne,
Fuller and Ticknor; on Sons of Veterans
-Arbuckle. Bowman and Blackmer; on
ladies of the g. A. R.-Jacobs, Fuller and
Sullivan.
The courtesies of the floor were ten
dered to Clarence Ashford : brother of
V. V. Ashford, once encouragement of
Hawaii, and commander of George w.
Delong post, G.. A. r. Mr.. Ashford made
a very interesting address on matters in
the Hawaiian islands.
In accordance with his remarks resolu-
tions were submitted condemning the
action of the Hawaiian government in
expelling Grand Army men and imprs-
oning others. The matter was referred
to the belong post.
The place of holding the next encamp-
ment was fixed for Santa Cruz, and tile
encampment adjourned.
In the Woman's Relief Corps officers
were elected as follows: Department presi-
dent, Mrs. Alta Comstock of Santa Cruz;
senior vice president, Mrs. Matte Man
non of Ukiah; junior vice. PRESIDENT Mrs.
Sarah Gent OF Sacramento; chaplain Mrs.
Nettie Winans; treasurer, Mrs. Lettie ii,
Forbes of Oakland.
Executive board - Mesdames Stelter
Martin. franklin, Secord and Falker
Members of the Evergreen Home A $50
ca ion-Mesdames Budd, Frisbie, Mer-
rift, Howard and Spofford.
Secretary of State Brown presented to
each of the ladies of the corps a hand
some souvenir sealed tn the great seal
of the state.
A committee from the G. A. r. waited
on the corps to express the hope of the
former body that the W. r. c. and the
ladies of the G. A. r. would unite and
form one organization, as their objects
were the same.
At the session of the Sons of Vete rams.
the following officers were elected:
Division commander, l.. Z. Schroeder,
San Francisco.
Senior vice division commander, W. H.
Banks, Woodland.
Junior vice division commander, w. II.
Collins of Vallego. Division council-C.
NJ. Tabler of San Jose, f. II. Houck of
Santa Cruz, and II. f. Pratt of Pasadena.
1t was decided to hold the next en-
campment at Santa Cruz during the next
session of the Grand Army encampment.
At 8 o'clock tomorrow morning spe.
cial excursion train will leave for Folsom
with members of the GAR organiza-
tions.
Tonight banquet and campfire was
rendered to the visitors by the local posts
at the exposition building. when betwe II
800 and 800 guests sat down to an excel
lent collation.. Comrade Frank Miller of
this city acted as toa tmaster and re-
sponses were made by the department
officers and others and the festivities kept
up till nearly midnight.
The ladies of the g. A. R. selected their
last year s officers unanimously.