The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09
G. A. R. IN BOHEMIAN
About Is Members of Lincoln Post
Butte, Will Attend.
WILL ELECT NEW OFFICERS
The Roster as 1t Now Stapds-Can-
dida es for Commander-1he Sc
lection for Home Superin-
endent VIII Re Made.

About Is members of Lincoln Post,
/ G. A. r., and 10 members of the wom-
ans Relief Corps left on the Northern
Pacific at 1880 o'clock last evening for
Bozeman, to attend the annual en-
campment of the G. A. r., of the state
of Montana, which opens in that place
this morning. Col. p. r. Dolman, DIR.
l.. E. Holmes, Capt. c. S. Shoemaker
and Judge Almon are already over in
Bozeman from Lincoln post. Among
those who left last night to reinforce
them are Gen. c. S. Warren, w. p. Ro-
Senthal, Col. j. ID. Jeni1s, Chance Har-
ris, James Corkwell and Messrs. Beebe
Glover and Fisher. There are two
members Of the Women's Relief Corps
already over in Bozeman and 10 more
left by last nights train.
The encampment will continue for
three days and royal good time is
expected and in fact is well nigh as
sured for never yet have these occa-
sions failed to be of great interest 1t
Is the time of the year of greatest in
terest to the old soldiers, who greet
each other once again, talk over the
old times and shed tear for those who
attended the encampment last year but
will never attend again in this world.
There are now "a G.. A. r. posts in
Montana, one new post having been Just
established at Columbus Falls. 1t is
styled the George b. Mcclellan post
No. "a Of Columbia Falls and was es-
tablished on March &c. There are in
the state more than 500 soldiers of the
G. A. r., and there are about As of
them belonging to Lincoln post of this
city.
The present officers Of the G. A. r.,
Department of Montana, are:
Commander Robert f Fisk Halena.
senior vice commander. Timothy
O'Leary, Anaconda; junior vice COM
mander. Benjamin F. Osborn, Boze-
man; medical director, Levi E. Holmes,
Butte; chaplain, George w. jenkins
Butte; judge advocate, Thomas NJ
Pierce, Bozeman; inspector, Horatio S.
Howell, Helena; chief mastering Off
Ger. James ID. jerks, Butte; assistant
adjutant general, Ed. s. Walker, Hell
ena; assistant quartermaster general
William A. Haven, Helena; council of
administration, II. l.. Childs, of Frank
p. Blair post; II. +. c. Kleinschmidt
of Wadsworth post; Lyman Loring, of
Nat Lyons post; Robert NJ. Whitefoot,
of VIM. English post; representatives
HEIDI, Great Falls; Thee. II. Klein
schmidt, Helena; alternates, O. f. Par
meter. sheridan; H. f. c. Klein
schmidt, Helena.
Along with the other business and the
festivities always attendant on a G.. A.
A. reunion, new officers are to be elect
ed. The candidates for commander are
understood to be +. George Heidi of
Great Halls, Timothy O'Leary of Ana
conda, and Wilson of Bozeman. The
only candidate Lincoln post has is DIR.
l.. f. Holmes, who will be presented for
either senior or junior vice.
Another matter of great interest will
be the election of a superintendent of
the Soldiers home. In reality the Sc
lection of a superintendent is left to the
board of directors of the home. who
will be appointed by the governor. But
II Is generally expected that the choice
expressed by the G.. A. r.. encampment
will be confirmed by the directors. 1t
Is life job and there are many who
want the position, about % candidates
having already been heard from. The
candidate from Lincoln post is Capt. j.
b. Glover, but Ii is rather expected that
a Helena man will swipe the biscuit.