The National tribune., 1900-09-20

mt next Eneampment Adopted, and Past
Commauder-in-Chief Rake appointed as
| Chairman.
On motion recess was taken until 1 80
p. M, same day. at which time Encamp-
ment resumed and after being called TO
order proceeded to elect five members of
Board of Regents for National Military
College. as follows: Senior Vice Com
mandcr \. l.. Sorter. jr.. Iowa: Past Com
mander Geo. Il. Cox. Connecticut; Past
Commander W. II. Church, Illinois: Past
Commander III. L. Cowdin. Michigan:
| Past Commander w. 4. Morris, South
| Dakota.
| Several recommendations of committees
were adopted by Encampmcnt, the princi-
| pal ones being that roll call of members
| at meetings be dispensed with; that pen
| atty be established for Camps failing to
send in ChaplainS reports; that power
of diSpensation be granted in cases where
| recruit has failed to present himself with
in three months; that one member of
| Camp Council be elected for three years.
| On question of accepting or returning to
Mrs. Davis, widow of Maj. A. =. Davis,
| the legacy of $500 contained in Maj. Da-
yiS'S will, was referred to incoming adj
ministration. The c., r. and II. was
| amended so as to leave no doubt as TO
necessity of Division Commander filing his
| bond within 80 days of installation. The
| Encampment decided that when present
| supply of forms is exhausted the Quarter
masterGencral, with assistance of Adju-
| tant General, be authorized to change any
forms necessary. The proposition to hold
| Encampmcnts at same time place with G..
| \. Il. was referred to Committee on Fra
tcrnal Relations.
The following resolutions We're agreed
| to: -- --
Committee to be appointed to modify
questions on inspection blanks.
Greetings and encouraging words to w.
Il. G.
Greetings and encouraging words to l..
| \. S.
Response to G.. A. r. for resolutions of
encouragement with reference to Military
College.
Thanks to committee in charge of en-
| tertaining delegates to this Encampment
| and to citizens of Syracuse for hospitali-
| ties extended.
Proposition to confer rank of Past Com
mander on a Past Commander of the Post
system now a member of New Jersey Di-
vision; laid on table.
Resolution to confer rank of Past Cap
tain Lutzi, of New Jersey; agreed to.
Providence, X. l., was unanimously Sc
lected as place of next Encampment.
| The election of officers for ensuing year
resulted as follows:
mmander-in-C Chief, 70. W. Alexander,
| Reading, Pa; Senior Vice-CommaBder-in-
| Chief, 4. III. ROwitzer, Omaha, Neb.; Jul
Nor ce-C0mmander-in-C Chief, 9. S. Da-
Wis, Washington, ID. G. Council-in-C Chief,
Don G. Gable, Jacksonville. o.: Jas. Il.
| Adams, Atlantic City, n. j.; @. j. Post,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Recess was taken until o O'Clock a. M,
| Sept. IL.
FINAL SESSION.
Encampment resumed at o Il. m, Sept
| 13, and Past COMMANDMENTS Chief Abbott
| proceeded to install the officers, after
| which COMMANDMENTS Chief Alexander an
| nounced a portion of his staff, as follows:
Adjutant- General, II. Ii. Hammer,
| Reading, Pa.
Chaplain-in-C Chief, Horace Thompson,
Rising Sun. Ind.
| dge-AdyOcate General, G.. III. Little,
| Manchester, N. III.
Retiring Commander-in-C Chief A. w
Jones was presented with a handsome gold
cross, studded with diamonds, rubies and
| emerads.
Announcement was made that pursuant
to action of 18th Encampment, Past Com
mander-in-Chief II. NJ. J. Reed had been
presented with jewel.
| The action of Pennsylvania Legislature
| to erect monument to John Burns of
Gettysburg" was Endorsed by Encamp-
| ment.
The Encampment then adjourned.
NOTES OF ENcAMPMENT
A committee of the Woman's Relief
| Corps, headed by Mrs. Sarah Il. Phillips,
Past President, Department of New York,
visited the Encampment. The remarks of
| the ladies We're responded to by Rev. III.
g. Dana, Rhode Island.
| Hon. J. A. r. Hull, Chairman of Mill
| tary Affairs Committee, House Of Repre-
sentatives, was in attendance at the En-
| campment.
| Probably the oldest member of the En-
| campment present was BENZ. II. Cook,
| Delegate from Massachusetts, and late
| Lieutenant Colonel of the 18th Mass.
| webster Regiment). Col. Cook has rep
resented the City of Gloucester some five
years in the State Senate and has been
| Mayor of Gloucester three times.
Commandcr-in-Chief Jones gave the En-
campment the result of his experience as
presiding officer of the Upper House OF
| the Ohio Legislature, having been Lieu.
| tenant-Goyernor of that State for several
| years.
! The trolley ride and theater party to
Lakeside, which the Delegates and theiI
friends enjoyed as the guests of the SYRIA
cuse committee, was a pleasant feature
of the Encampment.
j. Frank Durston, who was Commander
DarlinS's Inspector-General, as Secretary
of the Local Committee, was untiring III
his efforts to make the occasion one long
to be remembered.
There were in the neighborhood of zoe
people who attended the Encampment, Ia
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