The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-13
WAR VETERANS AND LADIES.
THREE INSTALLATIONS LAST
EVENING.
Grizz1ed Warriors Of the Posts and
Ladies of the Relief Corps
Frateruize.

Liberty Hall in the Foresters building
was the scene of double installation
last night, when the sturdy. strong,
grizzled veterans of Sumner Post, who
thirty-five years ago played their parts
at Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg and IN
the Wilderness, met to seat the officers
they recently elected for the Asuns
year, and the ladies composing Edward
Reby Circle, No. =, Ladies of the g.
A. r., did likewise.
The veterans. respondent in piue
uniforms and regalia, lost no time In
getting down to the business before
them, and With Comrade j. S. Esta-
brook as installing officer, promptly
seated the following for the year:
Post Commander, L. S. Geitner; Sen
Tor Vice, ]. FL. Measure; Junior Vice,
E. +. Lewis; Surgeon, NJ. Langley; ON
Ger Of the Day, A d. Hurd; Quarter
master, G. w. Herr; officer of the
Guard, H. Moore; Chaplain, ]. H. john
ston; Adjutant, j. S. Jones; Sergeant
Major, j. Burdfck; QuartermaSter-S Ser
geant, E. f. Warner.
At the conclusion of the installation
the newly-instaHed officer of the Day,
A. d. Hurd, escorted the officers IF the
Edward Roby Circle to their posts, and
the second installation of the evening
was proceeded with. 1t proved to be
the most imposing public installation
seen in Grand Army circles for years,
and the wives and daughters of the vet
Grams showed themselves worthy and
equally capable with their ex-mflitary
lords, of keeping step and slight touch
of the elbows; of touching to the left
and dressing to the right; of marking
time, and to stepping off, left foot for
ward, with heads erect, and the little
finger touching the seams Of their
gowns.
The installing officer was Mrs. Caro-
line Vaughn, assisted by Conductor
Mary G. Dunn. and the ceremonies were
interesting in the extreme. The officers
installed were: President, Annie Code
has: Senior President, Louisa Al
len; Junior Vice-President, Sadie Rob
inson; Secretary, Belle S. Herr; Treas
urer, Edith Renwick; Chaplain, Rosa
Darlington; Conductor, Agnes Mc1n-
tosh; Guard, Victoria Garrison; Pianist,
Maria Dassonville.
After the installation services the
following programme was rendered;
Recitation. Barbara Freitche, j. S.
Estabrook; recitation, Parody on Bar
bara Freitche," e. Lewis; song in Chit
nese costume, Claude Curl; instrument
al quartet, by Red Mems Glee Club,
Messrs S. JSturner, e. G. Hunt, f.
Schadt and G. Wara; song, Marching
Through Georgia." by audience; Mac
beths dagger scene, Comrade Kellogg;
addresses, Comrades Geitner. Vaughn,
Wiley, Jones and others. In conclu-
sion the audience sang America" and
the double installation was over.
ANOTHER INSTALLATION.
On Tuesday afternoon the recently
elected officers of Fair Oaks Relief
Corps, Ladies of the Grand Army, were
installed, Mrs G. w. Ficks officiating.
The officers installed were: President,
Eta Norton Senior Vice-President,
Eliza Higgins; Junior Vice-President,
Mary Eilers Secretary, Alice Teal;
Treasurer, Mary J. Dunn; Chaplain,
Jennie Mealand; Conductor, Anna Van
Horn; Assistant Conductor, May Jor-
dan; Guard, Anna Peterson.
AT the conclusion of the ceremonies,
the Treasurer elect, Mrs. Dunn, on be-
half Of the corps, presented the retir-
ing President, Mrs. Sara Bragg, with a
beautiful emblematic jewel, in appre-
citation Of her services, and in return
Mrs. Bragg presented each of her re-
firing officers with a token of her es-
TEEN, in honor of the faithfulness and
ability with which they discharged
their duties