The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-08

Fort Scott. and Hutchinson captured
the reunion for this fall
The H. Clay Evans fight did not
break out. The nearest approach TO II
was the adoption of a resolution that
THE president be most respectfully re-
quested to appoint as commissioner OF
pensions for the ensuing term one VINO
VIII construe the laws in the spirit IL
which they were enacted and admins
ter the laws according to the ordinary
rules of evidence"
r. W. Blue and S. r. Peters, candi-
dates for Evans job, agreed that II
would not be wise and perhaps not saIe
to carry their contest into the encamp-
ment and neither was mentioned IN the
resolutions.
The new department commander was
instructed to have the old soldier law
lately held by Judge Clark to be IN
constitutional carried to the supreme
court.
The commander was instructed to
appoint a committee of five to examine
the school books now in use and report
whether they are sufficiently patr1otlc.
The commander was instructed to
pay out none OF the state appropriation
of 81 900 for the G. r. R. museum with
out the consent of the council of admin
istration. It was charged by Charles
Harris of Emporia and others, that
been spent for office furniture and 9th
er things for the use of headquarters
General Daniel E. Sickles was indors-
ed for commander in CHIEF.
These delegates were elected by the
g. A. r. encampment to attend the ma
tional encampment: At-large, A W.
Smith, Mcpherson; T. F. Andrews, indie
pendence; D. W. Finney, Neosho Fails;
Q. Olson. Wa-Keeney-
First district-Esd Jones' Holton; +. e.
Markhart, LeayenWOrth.
Second district-N. C. Parker. Louis
burg; d. B. Shuey, lola.
Third district-H. c. LOomiss Wlnfeld;
John H Sperry, Thayer.
Fourth district-C. r. Stone, Emporia;
z. N Smith. FL Dorado.
Fifth district-W- T. Short, Concor01a;
Fred Eiggins0n, Relleville-
Sixth district-Will Hildebrands Os-
borne; J. B. McGonigaL Colby.
Seventh district-M. w. Sutton, Dodge
City; George NimockS, Garden City.
The department accepted an invitation
from Republic county to attend the lay
ing of the cornerstone Of the monument
to mark the spot in Republic county
where Pike raised the United States
flag in 1906. This will occur July 4, and
the unwilling will be held September 20,
1901.
were elected as follows: President,
Jennie Walker. Goodland: senior vice,
Dora Candy, Topeka; Junior vice, Emma
Cribner, Junction City; treasurer Mary
Davidson, Abilene; chaplain, Cloe Saw
age, Belleville; delegates to the national
encampment, Jennie Marsh, Manhattan;
Minerva Reynolds. BelOit.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. elected Off
GERS as follows. President, Mrs. Annette
Lundy, Winfield; senior vice, Laura F1tz,
Vineland; junior vice, Charity Peck,
Cedar Bluffs; chaplain, May Weible,
Lawrence; treasurer. S. J. Engle, Law
renee. Delegates to the national meet
ing Mary Swearingen, Kansas city;
Revane st. John, Kansas City; Elsie
Gathers .Beloit: Sarah Dilhurst, Kansas
city: Matilda Stone, Emporia; Mrs. a.
NJ Wheeler. Chanute.
The Ladies Aid Society, auxiliary to
the Sons of Veterans, elected these Off
GERS for the year: President, Ida Sell
leck of Emporia; vice president, May
Oficer, Reading; chaplain, Rosa Jen-
nings. Burlington; inspector, Minnie
Human Newton. treasurer. Pearl
Morgan, Emporia; members division
council, Mrs. c. ]. Martin. Parsons; Eva
Goreat, Wichita; Eta Brown, Colw1ch;
NJ and l. officers, Emma Jones, Safords-
Vile; delegate at large, Nellie Ben
jamin Lawrence. National delegate,
May Murphy, Lawrence