Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-17
REUNION AT CANTON

REUNION AT CANTON
Veterans of the Civil War Meet I'm En-
campment and Recount Deeds of
valOr for the Flag.
Major Anderson, Ed Lake and Colo
mel Linn arrived Friday morning from
Canton where they attended the state
encampment of the Grand Army held
there. They enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely and are especially pleased with
The success which crowned their ef
forts to secure the location of the next
encampment at this place.
Major A. II. Anderson, Capt. ID. G.
Gaippen, Ed Lake, Col. Linn and Mrs.
Carrie NJ. Cleveland were early at
work at the state encampment of the
q. A. r. at Canton last week to secure
the location for the next encampment
at Hot Springs. They began at once
to distribute tags bearing the words,
..s.Put me off at Hot Springs" The idea
was suggested by LID. Smith, the "old
man of the Miner" as he is best known
to the newspaper fraternity, and was
quite a factor in fixing the attention
OF the delegates on this place. Mitch
ell was the only other contesting point
and and eloquent plea was made by
her supporters that she be selected
Major Anderson presented the claims
of Hot Springs and reminded the en-
campment delegates that they had
promised to come here for several
years, described the beautiful scenery
of the Black Hills country and told
them that there were one hundred and
fifty veterans here who would never be
able to attend an encampmett unless
it come to them. The appeal was one
of the best things of the encampment
and the Mitchell delegation amidst the
storm of applause which followed it
withdrew from the race. To Captain
Grippen, also, much credit is due, for
it was he who first started the move
ment and has since worked to see it
achieved. Mrs. Ceveland's influence
among the old veterans was noticea-
ble factor in deciding the location, as
she did some good work in getting the
tide started toward Hot Springs.
The election of officers of the three
bodies composing the encampment, the
Grand Army. Woman's Relief Corps
and Sons of Veterans, resulted as fol-
: lows or the ensuing year:
Commander, Col. Il. p. Parr of
Pierre.
Senior Vice Commander, Col. B. +.
Bowman of Ipswich.
Junior Vice Commander B. Madi-
son of Sturgis.
Medic nDirector, Col. f. w. Foster
of Armour
Chaplain, Granville Demarest of
Watertown.
Violet Murphy of Iankton was made
department president of the Relief
Corps.
Senior Vice President. Martha De
Long of Canton.
Junior Vice President. Anna Peters
of Alexandria.
Chaplain, Angelipe Howard, of Len
LennoN.
Secretary, Nevada therefore, of Yank-
ton.
Treasurer. Helen Hobbs of Yank
ton.
The Sons of Veterans elected as:
Commander. w. a. Morois of Red
field.
Senior Vice Commander. NJ. T.. North
of Watertown.
Junior Vice Commander, b. III. Mil
lard, Canton.
The reports of the department Off J.
GERS occupied the time of the Wednes-
day morning session. That of of Col.
2. G. Walton. assistant adjutant gen
eral, shows that at the time the report
for 1s97-9S was made the total member
ship was 2,2Oo; during the past year the
gain by muster was 1.3; by transfer 20:
by reinstatement 10. making the total
year: by death, 30: by honorable dis
charge. 4: by dishonorable discharge ,:
by delinquent reports IS. making to-
tai of 392. leaving IL membership OH
Dec 3lst. 1897. of BOG. 70 this should
be added gains by delinquent reports
4 and organization 81, making the total
membership at this time of 2,l4s The
total number OF posts in good
standing is 90: posts reiustatea during
the year, j; one post surrendered its
charter and onenew one va, instituted
The receipts from the per capita tax
was s11sl.555: from sale of supplies.
slO5.G9.
From the report OF Col. c. l.. Sum
mers, assistant quartermaster general.
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