The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-11
GRAND ARMY.
The Work Of the Encamp=
ment.
COL. E. R. M0NFORT
Chosen Department Com
mander on the First
Ballot.
GREAT CROWD
Handsomely Entertained by the
City of FindIay.
REII EEONTAINE
Handsomely Entertained by the
City of FindIay.
BELLEFONTAINE
Wins the Encampment For 1901 by
a Majority of 81 Over
All Others.

Grand Army Encampment at Findlay
this week, $50 votes being cast fol
Commander. In addition to the dele
gates present, there were perhaps 20(
or 300 alternates, and thousands O.
Grand Army men not delegates or al
ternates. And besides these, there
were nearly as many women, delegates
to the Women's Relief Corps, the Wo
mems Grand Army Society, and the
Daughters of Veterans. All these peo
pie and the thousands that came il
every day from the country and neigh
boring towns, made great crowd, but
Findlay fed and bedded all who needed
it, and did it handsomely. We never
at any encampment heard less com
plant, and we never knew where there
was less ground for complaint.
The parade, Wednesday afternoon,
was grand display, and the beautiful
broad Main street, with its miles o1
good paving, made a splendid avenue
on which to display the procession and
the crowd. -s..~-.
Neighboring cities, Fostoria, Bowling
Green, Lima, &c sent in fine delegations
Wednesday to take part in the process.
sion, and contest for the prizes, and
one town, Dunkirk, Hardin county, sent
a Post of Grand Army men about fifty
strong, that came the old way-afoot
marching the whole distance, 20 miles
The city was beautifully decorated and
the citizens did their best to make
everybody feel at home, and everybody
cBme away with the best feeling
toward the handsome, hospitable
growing young city, of the Northwest
The solid column of little misses from
the Findlay schools, dressed in red
white and blue, in masses, was the mos
unique and most beautiful feature O
the procession. The girls all promised
to come to Bellefontaine next year.
1t is claimed the procession was ONT
of the largest that ever marched at an!
State Encampment.
Gov. Nash, Gen. Shaw. the Nationa
G. A. r. Commander, and Thomas r
Shinn, State Commander of the G. A. r
| reviewed the procession.
Col. Monfort was chosen Commando
on the first ballot. It had been circu
lated to his injury, that he was the can
didate of Boss Cox, and when he wa
called upon the stand after his election
the first words he spoke, were word
of indignation, strongly declaring tina
he wore the collar of no man and tina
he had club for any man who woul'
come to him with any suggestion o
thought of making the Grand Arm
a political machine; and that his onl
thought was to keep the organizatio
true to it's character, and free from a
personal and political influences.
E. T. Dunn, of Findlay, was unant
mously chosen Senior Vice Commander
Charles Newton, of Marietta, wa
chosen Junior Vice; Abram Miller, {
Alliance, Chaplain; and DR.. 81. v
Henry, of Columbus, Medical Director
Bellefontaine was selected as tn
place for the next Encampment, on tn
first ballot, by a majority of GA over al
The report of the Commander shove
a net gain of 1898 in the membership
the State, during the past year.
The speech of Gen. Shaw, the M
tional Commander, at the Camp Fir
was the feature of the occasion.
There were numerous reeitstions an
fine music, the best of all being tt
singing of The Star Spangled Banne
| by four young ladies of Findlay.