The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-23
The Enoampment.


were on each incoming train; Wednes-
day the streets were crowded and
Thursday, the big day, it seemed
everybody was here. Delegate Con-
ventions of the G.. A. R., S. of VS.,
and L. A. S. All these orders are in
a healthy condition, and have enthu-
siastic meetings. They all meet at
Wichita.
The following are the officers elected
by the G. A. r:
Theodore Botkin, Commander;
S. L. Wilson, S. V. Commander;
G. L. Knapp, ]. V. Commander;
DIR. A. A. Kirkpatrick, Medical Dl-
rector;
B. f. Pugh, Department Chaplain;
Lew Hanback,, Adjustant Gederal;
Col. ]. G, Carpenter, Juege Advo-
cate.
w. r. C.
The W. R, g. elected the following
officers:
Margaret Griffith, Dept. President:
Mrs. - Dickins IN, S. V;
Mrs. Kimball, j. V;
Mrs. Logan, Treasurer;
Mrs. Hendrick, Mrs. Wright, Mrs.
Bradford and Miss Dora Wierman,
Division Council.
LADIES OF THE G. A. R.
The Ladies of the G. A. R. elected
the following officers: Pres. Emma
Wall; ST.. V. Mrs. Woodcock, Of Wich-
tia; Jr. V. Mrs. Rawlings of Horton
Treas. Mrs. Frances Wood, of Topeka;
Chaplain Mrs. Patterson, Of Emporia;
Dept, Counselor Mrs. Cartiledge;
Members of council Mrs. Williams, of
Greenleaf; Mrs. Lundy; of Winfield;
Miss Emma Cave, of Chanute.
SONS OF VETERANS.
TheSons ofVeterans held theThurs-
day session beginning at 8 O'Clock
and remaining in session until noon.
The early part of the day was taken
up with routine work, and many i'm
portant propositions were brought up
and discussed. One Of the most i'm
portant was the pledging of suffic-
lent money to lift the department in
debtedness. The new division officers
start in without the incubus of divis-
ion financial obligations to meet.
The proposition to recommend several
radical changes in the organization to
the national encampment was defeat
ed but the object Of the department
commandery-that of arousing in
terest in the spread Of the order-was
accomplished, and doubtless much
good will result.
The "Sunfower Picket" was named
as the official organ of the department
and Major Ezra Beard, the editor, was
warmly eulogized upon the good wor k
done by him in the past.
The election of division officers for
the ensuing year was the most i'm
portant business of the morning ses-
sion, and although the fight was a
close enc, the best Of feeling prevailed
and the contest was clean and fair.
Naturally the chief interest centered
upon the division commandership.
Only two candidates were in the field,
W. P. FEEDER, of Great Bend, and L, B.
Price, of Wichita. Both candidates
are prominent workers in the order,
and each mustered large support.
There being only two candidates, the
first round was the final one, result
in the election of w. P. FEEDER by a
majority of ten votes.
J.H, Young, of Oberln, and w. P.
Smith, of Topeka, were the candidates
for senior vice-commander, ard the
vote resulted in the election of Broth
er Young. This is in the nature Of a
promotion, as Vice Commander Young
was Junior vice during the past year
Chanute was interested in the cleo
tion of the junior vice-commander, as
Chanute Camp No. had candidate
in the person of A. M. Sailors, and it
was supposed that he had no Opposi-
tion. In order, however, to make it
interesting, Lee Harrison was noml-
mated and made good showing.
Sailors was elected by a'handsome ma
jority. The division council elected
for the coming year are Lee Harrison,
e. L. Smith and J. G. Lieber; delegate
at large to the National Encampment
Tracy Leonard; alternate, Col. W. P.
Wilcox; delegates to the National En-
campment, c. S. Denison, ]. L. Papes,
and N. D. Sanders; alternates, L. Fl.
Wells, E. D. Beard and NJ. M. Jones.
The new division officers were in
stalled after the parade at Masonic
Hall by Past Colonel w. Y. Morgan
of Hutchinson.
L. A. S.
The L. A. S. spent the morning in
l+,+aninr, En- tho off3oarc raportc opd