The San Francisco call., 1896-04-25

officers, G. T. Masteller of San Francisco
being chosen department commander
without opposition. General Masteller
has held the position of assistant adjutant-
general for this department. There was
scarcely trace of a contesting spirit in
the election of any of the officers. Besides
the election the work was purely of a
routine character. The same spirit of
unanimity obtained in the meetings of the
Sons of Veterans, the Woman's Relief
Corps and the Ladies' Circle, g. A. r.
Santa Cruz is honored with two leading
Judge L. f. Smith being chosen advocate
of the G. A. R. and Charles c. Houck
division commander of the Sons of
Veterans.
Judge Smith is well-known attorney
of long practice, and Mr.. Houck is one of
the younger men in the Sons of Veterans.
He is an attorney, also, but young in
years and in legal practice.
The next encampment will be held at
Salinas, and that town may thank Jesse
D. Carr, one of the wealthy men of Mon
terey County. He came here in person
and volunteered all the monetary assist
ance that the old soldiers of Salinas would
need to make the encampment success.
The delegates and visitors tonight de-
voted themselves TO pleasures of social
character. The old soldiers who love war
"reminiscences sat down to a bullshead
dinner and called the affair campfire.
The Woman's Relief Corps danced at the
Sea Beach Hotel and the ladies of the G..
A. R. held reception at the Pixley. The
Veterans and the Sons of Veterans not at
! L. al I~1Gx-
two places.
Following are the officers elected by each
OF the four organizations:
Grand Army of the Republic-Commander
T. G. Masteller of San Francisco; senior vice
commander, L. Finnegan; junior vice-com.
mander, F. w. Cushing; chaplain, Dr. j. A.
Cruzan; medical director, s. L. Lee. Council ol
administration-P. J. Fisher, Thomas Post No. 3
San Francisco; J. c. Bolles, Lincoln Post No.
San Francisco; J. G. Freisting, Thomas Post
No. 2, San Francisco: L. w. Hillaker, Wood
land; A. E. Cohn, Garfield Post No. a. San
Francisco.
Yountville Home Association-H. Tichner, s
Calm, C. j. Handy and ]. H. Banfeld; dele
gates to the next department encampment j
d. Barnett, N. P. Chapman, P. K. stateler, A
w. Lewis, George Babcock and 81. II. Rich
mond; alternates, FL. F. Martin, T. L. Schuck
Magnus TAFT, ]. J. Frank, J. D. Favor and John
Tuttle. Appointed officers-Assistant adiutant
| general, George H. Robinson, San Francisco
assistant quartermaster-general, Eugene Wei
CART, San Francisco; judge advocate, L. F
Smith, Santa Cruz; inspector, J. L. Winans
| Petaluma; chief mastering officer, A. H
| johnson, Los Angeles.
Sons of Veterans : Division commander
Charles C. Houck of Santa Cruz; senior vice
division commander, Harry E. Pratt of Pasa
dena; junior vice-division commander E. NJ
Billings of Vallejo; division council B. ]. Blais
dell, Oscar Judell and J. A. Miller; delega te-a at
| large to National encampment, Harry E. Pratt
delegate, H. ]. Shirley; alternate-at-large, Guy
Bare; alternate, Oscar Judell.
Woman's Relief Corps-Laura j. Robinson Of
Lincoln Corps No. 3, San Francisco, depart
ment president; Martha A. Chaplin, John A.
Logan Corps No. 43, Los Angeles, senior vice
president; Sara s. Iripp, Rawlins Corps No
%, Stockton, junior vice ce-president; chaplain
Rebecca Murphy, Sebastopol Sonoma County
| treasurer, Mrs. Susie ]. Harris, Santa Cruz
Executive board-Cora O.. Merritt, Lyon Pos,
No. 8. Oakland; Lizzie II. Condy, Rollins Post
No. 20, stockton; Bessie Johnson, General