The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-06-17
From Yesterdays Daily
DOWN TO BUSINESS s; |. \. |;
The EnCampment Began Its Annual
Grind in Earnest This rlorn-
ing-Number Grows.
Camp Arrived on This Mornings
Train and rlilham Worked Jim
Hills Freight Train.
The Ladies Aid Heard the President S
Report This forming and Are
Now Fully Under WAY.

Tuesday was devoted to reception of
delegates, assignment to quarters and
general organization. The local camp
acted as an escort, accompanied by the
G.. A. r. and L. A. S., and when the
morning train arrived the visitors
were heartily welcomed. At the opera
house G. A. Dickey, of the citizens
committee, and T. H. Galley, as mayor,
welcomed the visitors, while similar
duty was performed by I. G. Patterson
for the S. V. and Mrs. r. D. Patterson
for the L. A. S. Responses were made
by Capt. Morse, Col. Kelly and Mrs. S.
e. Lyons. In the evening a reception
took place at the opera house, at which
Capt. Adams and Capt. Morse spoke
briefly, after which a social hour was
passed in getting acquainted. :.
When the gavel dropped in the
hands of Col. Kelly, there were pre-
sent the following division officers:
Commander Geo. P. Kelly, of Tracy;
S. V. Commander H. O. Allen, of
Wells; J. V. Commander Henry Sto-
deck, Jr., of Minneapolis; Member of
Council D. w. Bowers, of St. Paul;
Adjutant and @. M. Geo. H. Sheire, of
Evansville; Mastering Officer, VIM G..
Young, of Montrose.
In the absence of other officers the
commander made the following tenn
porary appointments: Acting Surgeon,
Capt. Adams, Camp 10: Acting In
spector, Capt. Morse, Camp 4; Acting
Chaplain, J. r. Henderson, Camp Is;
after which the session was opened in
ritualistic form and the report of the
committee on credentials as far as pre-
sented, was adopted by the encamp-
ment, and the committee authorized
to bring in a supplemental report.
The reports of officers was next
taken up, beginning with that of Ad-
jutant Sheire. It showed a total of 81
camps with S74 members in good
standing on March l, 1891. Since
that time two additional camps have
been mustered into the division roster.
There were four deaths in the order in
this State during the past year. The
gains during the past year by muster
was 1858 members but there were losses
of 500 members by suspension. Eleven
camps stand suspended while four have
surrendered their charters during the
year. The total receipts of the quar-
termaster's office were $841,5 So and the
expenditures $729.75 leaving balance
of $lll.S3 in the division treasury and
supplies on hand valued at $50.
The Chaplain's report showed that
475 men were reported in line on
Memorial Day. The order also con-
Quoted the funeral services for IA de.
parted Veterans.
After brief recess Commander KEEL
ly announced the following committee
appointments:
On officers reports,J. H. Morse, i; J.
G. Stearns, SO; w. J.. Thompson, 80; r.
E. Swob, IS; and H. O. Kerst, 16. On
resolutions, w. H. Adams, 10; Geo. L.
Hargraves, 10; H. Wood, IS: H. B.
Nickerson, 81; G.. G.. Grose, IS; H. L.
O. Lucken, -.
Commander Kelly confined his re-
| port to a number of recommendations
allowing the encampment to judge OF
the condition of affairs from the re-
ports of his staff officers. He laid the
adverse conditions existing in the or
der to the prevailing hard times and
the earnestly contested national elec-
ton. He recommended that each
camp officer pay rs cents for their com.
missions issued from headquarters.
He recommended that for the purpose
OF inspections the State be divided into
districts, under the directions of the
division Inspector. The insurance
feature was again recommended to the
members. The present cumbersome
ritual was again condemned as not be-
ing the most practical for the order
and that steps be taken to secure 6
more simple form OF secret work.
/ All of the officers reports were re
ferred to the committee on reports fo1
further consideration. Louis Del estr,
i, reported the passage of the new Law
prohibiting the national flag for adver
Using purposes, the full text of which
| is printed in another column. Theten
campment adopted and approved tn,
| report with thanks to the member
, through whose efforts the law was Sc
, cured and the incoming commander wa
I instructed to advise the members of tn
order to see that the law is enforced.
The encampment then took a reces
until Wednesday morning 8 O'Clock.
THE PUBLIC RECEPTION. .s
Y The events of the opening day cam
! to close with a public reception ten
dered to the visitors and people q
Princeton and held at the opera house