Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-23
MICHIGAN NEWS SUMMARY.
Doings of the Week Recorded in a
Brief Style.
CONCISE AND INTERESTING.
Michigan q. A. *. Encampment at Port
Huron Selected Detroit Man as De-
partment Commander-w. X. c. and
\. OF v. Conventions.

annual encampment, and right well
did the city act the part of host for the
veterans, and at the same time took
good care of the Women's Relief Corps
and the Sons of Veterans conventions,
which were held simultaneously with
the G. A. Il. eacampment
The grand review parade, which is
always feature of the encampments.
was witnessed by several thousand peo-
pie and various portions were enthusi-
astically cheered.
The business sessions of the G.. A. K.
were held in the Auditorium. Depart
ment Commander Bliss in his annual
address rebuked the slanderers of the
pensioners and characterized it as
despicable attempt to poison the public
mind against the veterans. He advised
the G.. A. X. to advance the interests of
the S. of V. and complimented the
work done by the W. r. c. in its sup
port of the grand army The report of
Adit. Gen. Pond. showed a membership
June 30, 1897, of 1906 in the depart
ment of Michigan and a membership
at present of - ,S3l, in $50 posts. The
death loss during the year was 33s
while the net loss was but PCS, indicat-
ing gain in members of 73. Relief
was furnished amounting to S2,759.5 "a.
The total assets of all the posts of this
state is given as exceeding SIS, 900. The
receipts of the department during the
year were 5,59G.51 and the expendi-
lures S4,G62.43 present cash assets
4 = e IL, - I.
Alger fund. During the year 1000
headstones were placed over the graves
of veterans.
The contest for the department com
mander promised to be quite animated,
with Alex. Patrick and Mai. X. W.
Jacklin, of Detroit: Commandant Judd,
of the Soldiers Home; Judge K. r.
Peeler, of Three Rivers, and ex-Labor
Commissioner Charles Il. Morse, of
Gratiot county, as candidates, but on
the first ballot Comrade Patrick re-
ceived 279 out of total of 37s votes;
Charles II. Morse, AS, Capt. Judd, 80;
Mai. Jaclxlin, 10; scattering, 4.
For the other officers there was very
little contest and ballots were taken in
as follows: Senior vice-commander,
Moses +. Carleton, Port Huron; junior
vice-commander, David c. Spears,
Azalia; medical director, DIR. Oscar Pal
mer, Grayling; chaplain, d. Durham
Tracy, Detroit; assistant adjutant-gen-
eral, Col G. V. II. Pond, Lansing; coun-
Gil of administration, Rem. Barker,
Reed City; Thomas Reyes, Ionia; IL. 5,
White, Romeo; Ogden Tomlinson,
Plainwell: j. c. Bontecou, Petoskey.
A telegram of greeting and common
dation was sent to Gen. Alger on the
successful manner in which he has
managed the affairs of the war de-
partment.
Petoskey was chosen as the place for
holding next years encampment. The
other business transacted was of rou-
tine character. The veterans their
wives and sons were given a ride on
Lake Huron on the steamers O. y. Con-
! ger and Hiawatha.
The Women's Relief Corps held their
sessions in the Congregational church
with nearly 200 delegates in attend
ance. The reports of officers showed
| the organization to be in a very flour
ishing condition. During the past
year there was gain of sos members
and 10 corps, making the present mem
bership in Michigan s,0G6, and total
number of corps 254. Over $1,000 was
spent in relief during the year, and
the amount on hand is Sl,753. The
following officers were selected: De-
partment president, Mrs. Mary A Con-
nelly, Flint; senior vice. Clara +. Tor
rey, Rochester,; junior vice, Josephine
A. Post, Port Huron; chaplain, Mary
Van Doran, Holly; treasurer, Emma
Chamberlin, Flint; secretary, Eunice
Haynes, Flint; inspector, Mrs. Roscoe
A. Dix; chief of staff. Mrs. Eliza A..
Barker A new secret work was ex-
emplifed.
The 18th annual camp of the Michi-
gan Sons of Veterans was pitched in
Pine Grove park, with 200 delegates
present. The reports of officers showed
the organization to have passed very
prosperous year. The present mem
bership is . ,0S3, with ~ camps: "a new
camps having been instituted during
the year. A greeting was sent to the
Sons of Veterans company of the 33d
Michigan regiment, encamped at Camp
Alger. The following officers were Sc
lected: Commander, Geo. f. Cogshall,
Grand Rapids; senior vice, $. A. Crane.
Deerfeld; junior vice, Fred w. Sher-
man, Port Huron; adjutant, +. ID.
Eddy, Grand Rapids; quartermaster,
G. j. Post, Grand Rapids; mastering
officer, Capt. f. +. Bennett, Mancelona;
inspector, Louis Kanitz, Muskegon;
judge advocate, Capt. G. 5. Guile, Bel
laire. Past Commander Cowden was
presented with sword and belt
Gov. Pingree has pardoned James
Appleyard, convicted at Cheboygan in
1895 of the murder of Daniel Gahan,
who criminaliy assaulted Appleyard's
fiancee. The governors action in par
doning Appleyard meets hearty ap
proval at Cheboygan.
Col. John +. Tyrrel, of Jackson, who
Notwithstanding his record in the
Miehioan National Guard failed IN se.