The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-11
AN ENJOYABLE TIME
Grand Army Delegates to BCzaman
Royalty Entertained.
THE PARADE AND BANQUET
Officers of the Department and w.
r. G. Eiected-Cld Soldiers hon
orary Members of Woman's
Relief Corps-Resolutlon

Montana, G.. A. r.. this forenoon, the
regular routine business, with the re
ports of various committees, taking up
the time until about o'clock, when the
department officers for the ensuing year
were elected. For commander General
Lester s. Wilson of Bozeman, was the
unanimous choice of the encampment
with the other officers as follows: Sc
nior vice commander, George Heldt OF
Great Falls; Junior vice commander
Lyman Loring of Kalispell; medical dl-
rector /. NJ. Rockefeller of Anaconda: /:
chaplain, G.. w. Jenkins of Stevensville
adjutant, General b. +. Osborne of
Bozeman; assistant quartermaster gen
eral, Il. IL. Evans of Helena; and the
appointed officers: Inspector, w. ii.
Dickinson of Missoula, mastering Off
Ger. S. II. Almon of Butte.
The members of the council of ad-
ministration are: Joseph Rich of Dill
lon, A. l.. Gloyd of Virginia City, James
Gibson of Choteau, j. NJ. Linley of
Bozeman and w. III. Yeaton of Living
ston. For delegates to the national con-
vention, Il. G. Davidson of Anaconda
and c. b. Miller of Helena were named,
with w. III. Dickinson of Missoula and
j. Il. Loomis of Helena as alternates.
There was little discussion over the
next place of meeting-the next en-
campment is to be held at Anaconda.
No name was suggested for superin-
tendent of the soldiers home, this be-
ing left to the soldiers home commit
tee.
Among the matters of interest was
the fiscal report, which shows more
money now on hand than for some
years past, and in every respect the de-
partment of Montana was found to be
In a most fiourishing condition. Then
an average of ages and weights of the
delegates present at this encampment
was taken, which showed the average
age to be Sc years and two months, and
the average weight 16S pounds. If this
is fair representation of the physical
condition of the Grand Army men OF
Montana, they are a fiourishing body
of men in that respect, which 1t would
be hard to beat among the lodges of
the state. The following resolutions
were introduced by Il. NJ. Beebe, COM
mander of lincoln Post No. 2, and were
adopted unanimously by the encamp-
ment:
Resolved, That the sincere thanks of
the Department of Montana G.. A. X. be
and are hereby rendered to William En-
glish post and its individual members;
also to the post and individual men,
bers of William English post No. 3, of
the Woman's Relief corps; also to the
street railway company for unlimited
free transportation.
is due to Miss Josie Van Tassel for the
enjoyment we have had in witnessing
her exhibition of class drill and listening
to the patriotic songs of the children
In her charge, as also to her own
matchless vocal demonstrations in pa
triotic songs, and to the citizens of the
Gallatin valley and of the beautiful city
of Bozeman, for the royal manner in
which we have been entertained during
our twelfth annual encampment; and
be II
Resolved, That the adjutant general
furnish the press a copy of the fore
going resolutions"
Not only were these resolutions unan-
imously adopted, but many of the dele
gates present wished also to make
Bozeman the permanent place OF en-
campment, as they all declare this TO
have been the finest time they have ex-
perienced at a Grand Army encamp-
ment 1t was the largest, both in num-
ber of delegates at the q. A. II. and the
w. II. G.
The Ladies' work.
At the meeting of the womans Re-
lief corps. the following important reso-
luton was passed:
Whereas. The comrades of the c.. A.
r. are advancing in years and must
naturally pass away, and evidently, in
broken in many places; and
Whereas, The Woman's Relief Corps.
their loyal auxiliary. desire at all times
to work for their interest. be II
Resolved. That all old soldiers be
made honorary members OF the wo-
mans Relief Corps: further.
Resolved. That the delegate TO the
national convention be Instructed TO
present to the national convention this
resolution and use every influence TO
have the same passed by that high
body at their next regular meeting.
This resolution was passed by the
Woman's Relief Corps with but four
dissenting votes and then II was made
unanimous. 1t was then taken 10 the
G. A. r. headquarters. where. by a ris-
ing vote. the members of that body
passed resolutions OF thanks to the w.
II. c. for this action and for the honor
conferred upon the old soldiers through
the untiring efforts Of Mrs. jolly. who
has labored for two years In an en-
deavor to get this resolution passed.
The comrades then made Mrs. Cora l..
jolly of Bu,te an honorary member for
life of the Grand Army OF the depart
ment OF Montana.
The officers OF the W. r. c., depart
nent of Montana, elected for the ensu-
ing year are as follows: Department
president. Amytis Manchester OF
Butte: department senior vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Ella NJ. Edsall Of Bozeman;
department junior vice president. Mrs.
Mary +. Short OF Livingston; depart
ment treasurer Mrs. Mary +. Sires OF
Great Falls: department chaplain. Mrs.
Nettie NJ Williams II Phiiipsburg; exc
cutive board. Mrs Mary ;. KILN of
Livingston. Mrs. Susie r. Priest OF Hell
ena, Mrs. Bertha Buck OF Great Falls,
Mrs. Susie Berthoud OF Philipsburg
Mrs. Hesta Thayer OF Great Falls. del
egate-at-large 10 the national conven-
ton. Mrs. Eta Angevine ~ Missoula:
alternate. Mrs. Add-e Mardis % Roze-
man; delegate for -he national conven-
tion. Mrs. Eliza n. Shaw Of Helena;
alternate. Mrs. Mary 5. KILN OF Liv-
ingston.
At O'Clock in the afternoon there