The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-18
GRAND ARMY PARADE,
A Thousand Men March in the
Streets of Tacoma.
c. 7. PATTERSON. COMMANDER.
He In q Tacoma Coach Painter With .
coed War Rscord--womensa
Relief Corps Election.

Tacons. June ii-Srecsal--Ths second
6ay Of the Grand Array encampment vas
marked by the election OF officers Of the
three organizations fer the ensuing year
and the transaction OF large amount OF
routsne business c. 7. Patterson was
chosen department commander OK the
Grand Army this afternoon Commander
elect Patterson Is n member Of Winslow
post. Of South Tacoma Mrs Ursula Mat
sison Of Tacoma. was chosen department.
president ot the Relief Corps.
Most o. the day was spent In secret see-
sion nv the veterans. Aside frcsn the elee-
ton Of officers for the year. the most I'm
portant action was the passage Of = reso-
luton inStructing the delegates 20 the ma
tional encampsaent AZ St Paul TO present
resolution 20 that body granting the
privileges % the countersixn and pass
weird Of the q. A. r. TO the sons OF Vet
Grams Resolutions expressing tia thanks
OF the veterans to the local entertainments
COMMITTEES and 10 the citizens oe Tacoma
were passed. At O'clock the encamr-
ment adjourned "a participate IN the pa
rade AZ s.se O'Clock and the entertainment
at the Ninth street theater In the even
ing. given ny TIE W. r. C. and =. OF v.
The election OF Patterson, OF Tacoma. to
the office Of department commander OF the
q. A. r.. was a foreSone conclusion on
account Of the fact that Seattie's strength
was divided between its four candidates
ana Tacosna's posts were united In favor
of the successful s<pirant. The following
were placed Ia nomination: G.. r. Pattcr-
| con, OF Tacoma: l. J. TichteneerE. George
W. Tihhstts. n. IL. Istimer and 3 =.
Street OF Seattle, and Senior Vice Conn
manAer Alexander. OF Sidney. Judge lich-
senherg who was nominated by Albert 8.
Cole. OF whafcoyn- developed the most
strength on the first ballot. which re-
suited as follewss Lichtenberg "a Fat
tersou s.. I.stimer IS Tiehetss 8 AlexAn-
der L. scattering L. On the second ballot
Patterson received S. and Liehtenberg 81.
All except Judge Iachtenhcrg withdrew
when the result Of the second ballot was
announced. As the vote on the third bal
lot was being called. Judge laehieneerg
withdrew. and Patterson was chosen
unanimously. The choice of the encAmp-
ment was announced amid applause
other officers OF the Grand Army en-
camprnent were elected as follows. Senior
v.ce-coTngnander. r. ~. Ellsworth. Of Coli
fax. Junior ytce-commander. a. r.
Maussrnan. OF chehalis. chaplain. A. II.
Iackey OF Aberdeen. medical director.
Or. Freeman. OF Spokane: members OF
the council OF administration. 7. NJ Young.
Of Seattle. l.. a. Treen. OF Scatter n =
Lilcgar. OF OrtinG and J. w. Iara of
Mount Vernon
Tho following delegates 20 the national
encampment at ST. Paul, which win b
Holmes and j. w. Bradneld. of Tacoma:
John r. Kinnear. OF Seattle. and o. w.
Carl. OF Burlington
Nearly go men participated In the par
ade this evening. Headed by Harmony
band. the parade marched from the TACO
ma hotel 10 Pacific avenue, thence 70
Seventeenth street. thence north on e
street 10 Ninth. and thence hack TO tho
hotel The visiting Sons OF Veterans and
their drum corps participated In the march.
The officers OF the department occupied
two carriages IN the line. In the evening
the visiting delegates % tho three organ
lzations enjoyed pleasing prowramme At
the Ninth Street theater arranged by the
local relief corps
Tomorrow there win be an excursion to
the Soldiers Home at oEting. special
train viii be furnished by the Northern
Pacific railroad. II wiI leave the city ~
10 o'clock, returning AZ 5 o'clock.
The convention Of the w. II. c. elected
the following Officers. Department. presi-
dent Mrs. Ursula Mastison. or Tacoma:
senior vice president. Mrs Belle Curry or
Spokane: Junior vice president. Mrs. Ella
Place. OF Port Townsend: treasurers Mrs.
Hoyt az Tacoma. chaplain. Mrs. Lizzie
elder. OF Dayton.
ranrnarsis.r-E.ie Patterson was born
IN Grand Rapids Mich. March - fsis. He
was the son OF painter. and after ne had
passed through the public schools young
At the age OF IL NJ enlisted as a private In
the Seventh Michigan cavalry and saw
three years OF hard service. He was with
Sheridan In the Shenandoah campaign.
ard went through the wilderness under
the same IN nous leader. Commander Pat
terxSn participated In the battles % Spotts-
sylvania. Trevaillian Station. Yellow Tav-
ern. where Gen. Smart was killed. ana
was At Arpomattox when Lee surrender
Ell After the grand review AZ Washington
City he was mustered out and returned 10
his home In Grand Rapids. where he
married Miss Jeanette Hail. in 1851. Conn
ing 20 Tacoma ia fsss. Commander Patter-
son entered the employ OF the Northern
Pacific railroad as coach painter and has
remained in his po.isfI ever since. Since
the South Tacoma shops swere built Com
uaander Patterson has been steadily At
work there nt bis trade. lie IL pcssessed
OF considerable property and has reared
q family around hiV1 I'm this city
The election OF a Taeoman as commander
cf the department. means that the head
quarters OF the department win be iocat-
Ell Tn fifss city for the ensuing year Conn
rnanaer Patterson VIII appoint Jacob
Emory. % wius'ow post. South Tacoma.
assistant adfutant general His other APP
posniments have not been decided upon
yet
The following officers were elected By
tire Sons Of Veterans Deputy commander.
w r. Locke. ~ whascom: serior vice
COMMANDER. ~ r. Hubbard OF Cheney:
Junior vice commander. r. A. Fox. OF ort-
ing: q. r. Thompson. II Tacoma: G. r.
Allen % Seattle. ard e. Marquette, Of Kel-
SC division council.
Mr. A J. IAroeks ard Mrs. Osburn we're
chosen ". r.. C.. delegates 70 thu national
convention.