The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-28
GRAND ARMY IN RETREAT
ENCAMPMENT AT AN END AND YET.
 BRAINS ARE LEAVING BUFFALO.

IT. o' A'eh or connecticut Elected Junior Vice Commander-in-C -Chief-sketch of the New Commander, Gen. Gobin-Presen.
 tations and Addresses-Meeting of Army Corps-New Chaplain-in- Chief. Buffalo, Aug. 27.-Night finds the Grand Army in retreat from Buffalo. The encampment of 1897 is over, and it's comrades are leaving town as fast as the railroads can carry them. Band after band followed by weary men trudglng to the railroad stations, pass- ed down the streets at intervals during the evening. Home Sweet Home" was the usual selection and the crowds which still fill the streets shouted good- bye after the departing comrades.
 The last function on the long pro- gramme of events was reception of officers and chairmen of the women's citizens committee at Women's head- quarters at o'clock
 The commander-in-c chiefs headquar- ters was closed at o'clock, and by 9:SO the adtutant generals office was dark. The bugler of the encampment might we'll have sounded Lights out.'
 Buffalo, Aug. 27.-The Grand Army has elected it's officers Tor the ensuing year and the encampment of 1897 has adjourned to meet at Cincinnati next year.
 To-day's session lasted from 9:15 o'clock this morning until 3:45 o'clock this afternoon without intermission. Opening under the order of business the encampment took up the election of a senior vice commander-in-chief. Com rade Alfred Lyth of Bidweil- Wilkeson post of this city, was placed in non1ina- tion by Major A. K. Smith, the com- mander of this post, and he was elect ed unanimously, there being no other nomination.
 The election of a junior vice com mander-fn-chief was not accomplished until after hoon there being four can- didates and several interruptions to the proceedings of the encampment by speeches and the admission of a ,com- mittee from the woman's relief corps.
 On the first ballot F. B. Allen of Connecticut the candidate of the naval veterans, led with G. w. Carpenter of South Dakota second; c. L. Knapp of Kansas third, D. B. Ross of Delaware fourth, and J. B. Cummings of Oklaho- ma fifth.
 There was evidently no desire to contest the election beyond the first ha11nf fho began going over to Mr. Allen rap4div. and before the roll call had been com- pleted, the adjutant general was ir- structed to cast the vote of the en- campment for him. Mir David Mack aye of Dallas, Texas, was elected sur geon unanimously, and Rev. Frank c, Bruner of the First Methodist church of Chicago, was in like manner elected aplain-in-ohief.
 Past Commander -in-C Chief Walker of Illinois was presented with silver ser- vice by the encampment, the address being made by W. M. Nolan of Boston. committee from the woman's relief corps presented the convention with several beautiful floral emb1ems
 Mrs. Woodley national president of the army nurses, was also admitted to the convention. Likewise Mother, Ransom of California, eighty-two years old, the oldest army nurse living. and Mrs. William seatt, who spoke for the colored veterans who were unable to attend the encampment.
 General Gobin's Career
 Brevet Brigadier General John P. ss Gobin, now a resident of Lebanon. Penn.. who on Thursday was elected command -in-chief of the G. A. R., is one of the most distinguished of the volunteer officers of the war of the re- bellion. He entered the war as a cap- .ain and at the close of hostilities came put with the rank of brigadier general.
 General Gobin was born in Sudbury. Penn, on January 26, 1888, and is near y f1fty-nine years old. He attended ,he public schools of Sudbury and was admitted to the bar just before the breaking out of the war. In 1861 he en- isted in the Eleventh Pennsylvania for ,hree months service, and at the expi- 'ation of his enlistment went with his company, which was merged into the Pennsylvania infantry. He was soon in command of that regi- nent, and fought with the Nineteenth lrmy corps in the Red River campaign, md with Sheridan in the Shenandoah valley.
 During the campaign his meritorious iction brought him the rank he now lolds, and after the surrender of Lee le was made provost judge of South Carolina, and remained in that office turing the reconstruction days.
 He has been prominent in Grand Army circles, and organized post No. AZ, f the Department of Pennsylvania, in S67, at Lebanon, Penn, where he set led after his term of service as provost udge in South Carolina.
 He was prominent in politics in Penn ylvania, and for sixteen years has cen a state senator, and for several erms presiding officer of the Pennsyl- ania upper house. He is a prominent Jason, and now commands the Third rigade of the Grand Army of the Re- ublic
 Junior Vice-Commander Allen.
 Francis B. Allen, the junior vice in-chief, elected yesterday. Tas born in Baltimore, Md, June 1, '41, of north of Ireland ancestry. His