Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-13
q. A. II.

Convened at 2 O'Clock This Afternoon
The Visitors Here.
The Grand Army OF the Republic OF
New Mexico has captured Albuquerque
today. this beiug their fifteenth annual
eneampment. Department Commander
Downs and a number OF comrades ar.
rived last night from the north, south
and west. Col. Downs was met at the
depot by the members OF q. X. Warren
Post and the WOmen's Relief Corps, aud
was escorted 10 the Grand Central hotel,
the g A. X. headquarters, by the First
Regiment band and Company q, Albu
querque Guards.
THE VISITORS.
The delegates to the encampment are
a. follows: Department Commander
Francis Downs; Past Commander, II. N,
Davis; Col. ". s. Fletcher, A. A. g.; Jacob
Neltmer, A NJ. g.; Col. G.. q. Coleman,
O. s. A.; Col. X. II. Bergman, Edwin
Miller, all OF Santa Fe.
Capt. Smith II. Simpson, Of Taos; Judge
Frank Buchanan, OF SocOrrO; Col. j. l..
Norris, Of Thornton; Judge John Y. Hew-
1T. Of White Oaks.
THE NEW OFFICERS.
This afternoon the first session of the
encampment was held and the following
officers elected for the coming year:
Department commander, Francis
Downs, Santa Ne. reelected; senior vice.
commander, Leyerett Clark. Albuquer-
que, reelected junior vice-cOmmander,
H. Buchanan, SOc0rTO; medical director,
A. NJ. Whitc0mb, Albuquerque.
j. NJ. Moore, OF this city, was elected
delegate 10 the national encampment at
Cincinnati, and j. l.. Morris, OF Thorn.
ton, alternate.
The following were elected members OF
the council OF administration: II. 6.
WhitcOmb. Albuqnerque; j. Y. Hewitt,
White Oaks; W. s. Burke. Albuquerque;
Edward Miller, Santa Fei Smith II.
Simpson, Taos.
An invitation was received from the
Commercial club extending TO the dele
gates the freedom OF the club rooms dur
Ing their stay In this city. The invita-
ton was accepted aud a vote OF thanks TO
the Commercial club was passed.
Senior Vice Commander Leyerett
Clark, In behalf OF the Women's Relief
Corps, invited the delegates 10 attend the
reception at Mrs A. Buffers, Gold avenue
and Third street. this evening.
The encampment then took a recess
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow forenoon.
A FEW FACTS.
The provisional department OF New
Mexico was organized June IL, 1883, by
Commander in-Chiet Paul VanderyO0rt,
with II. NJ. Atkinson a. department com
mander. BY action OF the national en-
campment at Denver a few weeks later
this territory was made a permanent de-
partment. Many citizens OF national re-
pute, whose names are inseparably
linked with the early history OF the
southwest, have been identified with this
organization In New Mexico. Among
these are the late Col. Ned WynkOOp, OF
the original famous First Colorado cav
airy, who served a. department com
mander in 1884. In 1886 this position
Aas held by Hon. Elias s. Slower OF this
city, formerly lieutenant governor OF
Kansas. Ex-senator s.. W. Dorsey was
department commander In 1892, and
Judge Francis Downs, OF Santa Fe, a
grand old Wisconsin veteran, Is now
serving his second term a. department
commander. One OF the original eigh-
teen charter members OF Carleton post, or
glniZed In 1883, Judge Downs and Col.
W. 3. Fletcher, now serving as assistant
adiutant general, are the only surviving
members. The order IL In f%OuTishing
condition financially, AZ 1t has ever been,
aud Its membership Is composed OF
worthy citizens who enjoy the respect OF
all the people OF New Mexico.