Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-06
GRAND ARMY MEETS.
TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL EN-
CAMPMENT AT PETOskEv.

Generals wheeler, AlGer and Duff
field are Guests of the Boys In Blue
No New Posts Being Formed-Om-
cers Are Elected.
The twenty-first annual encampment,
department of Michigan, G.. A. r., began
its session in Petoskey on Tuesday with
headquarters at the New Arlington Ho
tel. Great preparations had been made
for the proper reception and entertain
ment of the visiting veterans. Every
train and boat brought crowds of old sol
diers with their families and friends.
The meeting of the executive commit.
tee at department headquarters was call
ed to order at 2 o'clock, and was followed
at 3 o'clock by n secret meeting of the
council OF administration. AT = O'clock
the public reception to the department
commander and president and distinguish,
ed guests was held at the New Arlington
The proceedings of the encampment
were kept strictly secret, sentry with a
bayonet guarding the door and only the
report of Commander Patrick read We'd
htosNiy OihiuS ouOWtu tuut WHAT Httic
money there was left in the treasury
would be taken up in meeting the ex-
penses of the present encampment. The
report also said that the commander had
refused to authorize the formation of any
new posts and recommended that the
same course be followed by his successor.
The reason for this is that the existing
posts can hardly hold their own as their
numbers are constantly passing away,
with few old soldiers remaining as men,
bers, and the formation of new posts
weakens the old ones. The annual parade
was given on Wednesday. Company @,
Thirty-fifth Michigan volunteers, march
ed with the civil war veterans.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler arrived early
in the day from the South and Secretary
Alger and his party came in later from
the North. The presence Of Gems. Alger.
Wheeler and Dufiield was the feature Of
the encampment. The generals were the
speakers OF the evening at the campfire
at Bay View. A big crowd was in at
tendance. There was not even standing
room in the Bay View auditorium. There
was a great deal of interest in Gen.
Wheeier's visit because this was the first
time any soldier of the Confederacy had
been guest of the Michigan boys in blue.
The next encampment will be held at
Grand Rapids When the matter came
up Flint man wanted the question de.
ferred day, saying that many Flint men
were absent. When this motion was
adopted the Flint delegate said he would
be willing that Grand Rapids should have
the honor if Flint could have it in 1901.
xunS hnn al l..,e 81.
ment should go TO Grand Rapids The
attendance this year was not heavy, sup
posedly because of the long distance Of
Petoskey from other parts of the State,
where most Of the veterans live.
The encampment elected officers "a fol-
lows:
Department Commander, r. Il. Peeler,
Three Rivers.
Senior Vice Commander. C. Bonte-
cou, Petoskey.
Junior Vice accommodates. III. Nal
Tory, Lake Odessa.
Council of Administration-O. b. Cur
tbs, Detroit; S. NJ. Kent, Grand Rapids
r. Schneider, Lansing; Fay Wyckoff,
Lansing; o. p. Carver, Traverse City.
Adjutant-Col. G. V. X. Pond
Quartermaster-Maj A. Udell, Cold
water.
Judge Advocate General-Judge Mi
chael Brown, Big Rapids.
Delegates and alternates to national en-
campment at Traverse City first names
are the delegates, next names are the al
ternates)-First district, VIM. +. Akin
son, Frank G. Tpwbridge, Detroit; Sec
ond, Frederick Bay, Ogden City; 5. H.
Avery, Jackson; third, W. -. South
worth, Grand Ledge; ]. j. Holmes, Eaton
Rapids; fourth, ID. Il. Birdsall, Hastings;
Henry Spaulding. Hartford; fifth, Dink
Van Raalte, Holland: Alfred NJ. Apted,
sing; John Givney, Howell; seventh. VIM.
Baird. Marine City, VIM. Smith, Lamb ;
Eighth, Jacob Ring, ST. Johns; y. NJ
Richardson, Caro-; ninth. G. l.. Brundage.
Muskegon; ID. +. Averill. Manton; tenth
Edwin Il. Darlington, Bay City; John Ii.
Clark, Cheboygan; eleventh. VIM. j
Mears, Boyne Fails: Hiram Il. Hudson,
Mancelona; twelfth. Curtis Buck, Iron
wood; Benoni Lacharme, Mackinac ISL
and. At large, five delegates and five
alternatcs: :. :. Babcock. De; roit; John
G.. Berry, Vanderbilt; Ben Barker, Reed
City; James Greenfield, Flushing: A. l..
Durham, Jackson; Alvin Chapman.
Philip Miller. Kalamazoo \. q. Miller.
y. III. Walbr;dge, Grand Rapids; Edwin
Morgan.
Mrs. Maynard OF Coldwater was elect
Mrs. c. V II. Pond.