The morning times., 1897-02-25
A jlIhF INSTALLATION
Officers of the G. A. II. aN W. K. {.
IBdueted Into Office.
Commander Hopkins Scores the Ad-
ministration-An Interesting
Program Rendered.

The annual joint installation OF the OF
ficers Of the Department OF the Potomac, q.
A r.. and the Woman's Relief Corps was
held in Grand Army Hall, No 142O Penn
syIyania avenue. last evening The hall
was appropriately decorated with Amel-
can flags and o. 4 r. banners
The installations OF the W Il. c. came
first. Past Coi..I.... ass Ida Hendricks act
ingas installing 5.:i-s.. The officers elected
TO serve during the ensuing year, are as
follows: President, Mrs. Georgia u. Eain;
senior vice president. Mrs. Marie L. Craw-
ford; Junior ,-l1c- president, Mrs. Georgia
u. Van Fleet: treasurer, Mrs. Gladys L.
Thompson: chaplain. Mrs f. A. Chambers;
secretary. Mrs. Julia Leighton; l.
and NJ officer, Mrs Clara I. Chase;
executive committee. Mrs. Ida l.. Chase,
chairman; Mesdames Mary Thompson,
Rachel Lee. Florence Howells, and E. a.
Waller.
Mrs. Bain, the newIy-elected president,
took charge OF the gayel after the inst ALA
tions hadbeen effected. and returned thanks
for the honor done her.
Before proceeding with the installation
of the department officers a rising vote of
thanks was rendered the retiring COM
nlander, Major John McElroy, for the eff
cient and satisfactory manner in which he
had discharged the duties OF his office.
Past Commander NJ. T. Anderson was in
staIing officer. and the officers installed
were: Commander, Thomas s. Hopkins;
senior vice commander, Dr. j. +. Raub;
Junior vice commander, James E. McCabe;
chaplain. Rev. w H. Black surgeon, c. Y.
Pettys. ". D.; council OF administration,
Thomas Galloway, George E. Davis, James
Woods, William ID. Wallace, and Sidney w.
Herbert
Commander Hopkins announced the fol-
lowing appointments: Assistant adjutant
general, Arthur Hendricks; assistant quar-
ternasUer general, ]. Tyler Powell; in
spectOr, Joseph E. Clifford; judge advo-
cate, John JOY Edison; chief mastering
officer. H. II. Martin; chief Of staff,
DR.. II. b. Arnold.
At the conclusion OF the exercises
the commander delivered his inaugural
address, in the course OF which be said
the main purposes Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic are cooperation and support.
The comrades stood, fought and starved
together in the civil war, and as they sup
ported each other then I bey support each
other now.
We are not only loyal to our flag"
SAID Commander Hopkins, but we stand
ready today TO again fight for il if need
be. For the past ten years the Union
soldier has been persona non gratd at the
nations capital. In most OF the great de
partnJeIitS OF our government the q. 4. R..
man has been tolerated, not encouraged
The powers that be have made the
mountain OF civil service very hard Of
ascent for the old soldier. and most Of
the few who have reached the summit
have disappeared as mysteriously as a
disgraced faN Norte in a Turkish sera ghio.
But under the new administration we viii
ask and viii no doubt receive the justice
which is our due.
I'm closing | wish To add another TO
our cardinal principles. IL is sympathy for
our suffering brothers, whether in Cuba,
Crete or Armenia"
Commander hopkins address was fol-
lowed by the presentation OF a Jewelsd
pssr commanders badge TO the retiring
president OF the ". r c.. Mrs A Johnson
The evening was closed with a musical
and literary program. consisting OF a solo
by George Lnlibridge, an address by Past
Commander Patrick OF Alabama, a song
by Mrs. Lena Sheppard. recitation by
Duncan Hayward. and the singing OF
'America'' by all present.
Preceding the installation exercises the
Department OF the Potomac met and paSSe /
resolutions Expressive Of the commands
sorrow on the death OF Past COMMANDMENTS
Chief Gen. John c. Robinson, and the
honor ia wuicil be was held by all members
OF the department.