The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-24
NILES MADE ADJUTANT.
The Beloit Encampment Elects
Delegates and AdjOurns.
Col. ID. R. Anthony is Turned
Down for Delegate-at-Large.
J. z. Niles Of Beloit is Made Adjutant
tReducedPay- Soldiers Home
at Ellsworth Favored-The
Ladies of the G.. A. r.
Elect officers.

Commander Whitney has announced
the appointment of j. Y. Niles of Be
lott as adjutant.
The ONCE of adjutant is the one to
which almost all the work of the de-
partment is attached and a resolution
was passed requesting Adjutant Niles
to give the Office his personal attention
but at the same time his pay was re-
duced from 81 600 per annum to 500.
There was probably more discussion
over the question of the reduction OF
the pay than any other at the en-
campment The adjutant has had at
his disposal. 81 500 per annum to pay
the expenses of his office He en-
DlOyed q clerk for $500 w no does the
work and kept 81 600 for himself though
he devoted very little time to the office
The committee recommended that
his allowance be reduced to $500 but
this was defeated through the efforts
of Rev. Bernard Kelly and others and
it was fixed at $1,000 with the under
standing that his part of the allowance
is to be 500. The encampment allowed
$500 additional to pay expenses OF the
commander. Miss Maud Herreu will
be retained as clerk in the office
The new commander Of the 81 a. R-,
W G. Whitney, is one of the most pic
turesque characters i'm western KAN
sas. He is over six feet in height and
has a powerful frame He lives at
Cawker City in Mitchell county and is
considered wealthy. He says he Will
move to Topeka as soon as he can ar
range his private affairs 50 that he
can leave.
The proposition to make the ELS
worth reunion grounds a branch of the
Dodge City Soldiers home met with
the APPROVAL of the encampment and
resolution was passed requesting the
commander to appoint committee to
draft memorial to the legislature, eN-
pressing the desire of the q. a. IT, Of
Kansas to have the grounds turned
into a soldiers home. The committee
has not yet been named
The only contest OF any consequence
on the election of delegates came when
the nominations We're opened for del
egate- at--larga. Two nominations were
made, Col ID. r. Anthony and wv. I'll.
Smith of Marysville. Anthony was de-
feated, receiving less than so votes.
Following are the delegates as elect
ed by congressional districts:
First district. G. L. Knapp. Leaven-
Second district, o. E. Morse, Linn
county and I'll. NJ Miller. Allen
Third district, j. W. Scott, MOntgOm-
cry and j. w McGehe, ELK
Fourth districtE- Alexander, Shawnee
and ID. w. Eastman. EmpOria-
Fifth district. George Smith, Ottawa
and w. II. Short, Cloud.
Sixth district. j. w. Meek, Lincoln
and S. r. Buel, Osborn.
Seventh district J. A. Porter, Rice
and G. wv. Moses, Barton.
The ladies of the q. A r. elected the
following officers.
President Mrs Emma Wall, Law
renee; senior vice president, Mrs. Ar
Meta Lundy, Winfield. junior vice,
Mrs. Loretta DeROSs, Wichita; treas
urer. Miss Nellie O. Rhodes of Man
haitian. by reclamation; chaplain, Mrs.
Il. il. Mcbride, LeavenWOrth, secre-
fa7v Mrs. SWerrch Lawrence: con-
ductress, Mrs Carrie ireland, EmpOria;
guard Mrs. Emma Sage, Topeka;
counselor. Mrs. Emma b Dalton, Win
field: council of administration Mrs. j.
A. Bull BelOit. Mrs. Sarah Covert,
Newton and Mrs. a. Morrow. Ottawa,
delegate at-large to the national meet
ing Mrs. Ida Moses, Great Bend; all
ternate Mrs Moore Great Bend; dis
trict delegates. AIesdames Mile Wood
cock. of Wichita, Dillehaut Of Kansas
City and Martin of Hutchinson; alter
mates AIesdames jenkins of Leaven-
worth. Lord of Valley Falls, Bush of
Osborne, and Bailey of Parsons.