The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-20
|SAHL is COMMANDER.
Grand Army Veterans Close
Their Most Successful
Eneampment.
Encampment.
Sncaicz ID tAc. Jsrgeu citu Ne,re.

ASBURY PARK, June 20. 1s9G-The
most successful encamprnent ever held
by the Now Jersey Department Of the
Grand Army of the Republic terminated
Yesterday. The veterans were so pleas
ed with the innovation of meeting during
the summer instead of January that
they voted TO hold the next encarnpmant
some time next June the date and pace
TO be fixed by tise incoming Council Of
A drinst stration. Atlantic City will prob:
afsIy be clsesen fer the ,ess meeting
place stlthousai the vets were delight
ed with the reception gwen them here.
The attendance was unusually large
at the two sessions held yesterday The
resolution submitted by Colonel j. r.
Mu.likin of Newark, expressing SYM
pathy for the Cuban patriots in their
endeavor to bring about freedom, was
brought UP at the morning session and
adopted by a rising vote. Every veteran
in the han arose when the question was
put, and the cheers that followed the
announcelnent by Commander White that
the resolution was adopted were deafen-
ing.
The election of officers followed. The
candidates for department commander
We're Colonel Ernest C. Stafl eff Aaron
Wilkes Post Trenton; Joseph NJ Smith,
Of Marcus L. Ward Post, Newark, and
D. w. Chandler of General wadswortll
Post, somervil.e. stahl led in the early.
balioting and Smith withdrew before the
vote was half finished The Trenton can
didate was elected. His majority over
Chandler was 243 There were two can
didates Tor senior vice commander
George E. Martin Of T. NJ K. Lee Post,
Camden, and e. It. Kaun of ice Hooker
Post Atlantic City. Martin was elected
The other officials chosen were
Junior Vice Commander. Samuel G.
Hayter, of William 8. Plerson Post
Bloomfield, Medical Director, John. H.
Pickett of Judson Fitzpatrick Post
Elizabeth; Chaplain. Charles e. He'll of
Arrowsuaith Post, Red Bank; Council of
Administration, John Lawrence of Robert
Boggs Post, New Brunswick; William IT.
Carmen, of C. K. Hall Post, Asbury
Post Plainfeld; A. A. Mesero.l, of Bay
ard Post. Trenton, and Frederick Boer-
man. of Van Houten Post Jersey City.
Delegates to the national erlcanIpment.
Trenton; G. F. Tilden. Of Van Houten
Post Jersey City; Joseph Collier, xrof
rhfi. Sheridan Post. Newark; w J.
buckley, of Farnagut Post. Paterson;
Post. Princeton; w. F. Miller, of G.. X
Hall Post, Asbury Park; Abram Lower
of Elwood Arnold Post, Point Pleasant
and Samuel T. Fcsser. of Bayard Post.
Trenton.
the new department commander made
the following appoint 1tss:A ASSISTANT
A5jutaaat General E p. So,ithwiclx, OF
Aaron Wilkes Post, Trenton. Assistant
1e1r
+ssv'aa Eseutesi Post Jersey
The department also passed a resolu-
ten recommending that suitable acton be
taken to ercct a monument to the memory
of ex-governor Marcus L. Ward, stThe
soldiers friend Sill another resolution
board to procure necessary legislation
from the Legislature for the care of in
digent soldiers. Before the enca,np1nent
adjourned an address, was made by ex--
Illinois, who predicted that the national
erlcampment for 1898 would be held at
Asbury Park.
The annual meeting of the LADIES' G. A.
r. was held in Library Hall this after
noon. There were $50 delegates present,
and the foloWing officers were elected
field Circle: Jersey City; vice-President,
Mrs A. NJ Barnes, of Lincoln Circle.
Jersey City Chaplain, Mrs. Lizzie Gar
Blyer, of Camden; delegates to the nation
al convention. Mrs NJ. Frank Strickland.
os. ofss Camden; Mrs Witchner. Of jersey
The Ladies' Relief Corps agreed upon
these officers: President, Mrs Mary NJ
Morse, Of Plainfield, re- elected: Senior
mlesPreFdaf ingea T,n;n Mrs G. Eorsn Of Flem
Wolf, Of Union Hill; Chaplain. Mrs. Caro-
lire Gabriel. Of Railway; Treasurer Mrs
lslizapsth fsis MeVey. Of Plainlle1d; delegates,
I1ankinSGn, both of Trenton