Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-16
.ENCANPMENT ENDED,
San Francisco Chosen % the Next
Meeting Place.
A SPLIT IN UNION VETERANS UNION
Commander Chief Stewart Of the @. A
r., Rsappoints Qusrtsrmastsr General
Barrows-Oface OF the Sons Of Vet.
Grams and WOmen's Relief Corps.

campment Of the Grand Army of the
Republic for 1902 came to close yes
terday, although a few social gather
ings may assemble to-day. San Fran
cisco was chosen as the next place
OF meeting and the election OF Off
GERS begun Thursday was completed.
A. W. Atchison, of Texas, was chosen
surgeon general and Rev. D. &.
Shuey, of Kansas, chaplain-in-chief.
Resolutions were adoted by the en-
campment having in view liberal
treatment of veterans in the matter
Of public Offices and pensions.
The kindred bodies to the parent
organization also brought their sew
eral conventions to close, the Sons
of Veterans, Women's Relief corps
and other bodies choosing officers for
the ensuing year.
The Union Veterans union had a
decidedly lively day and the final re-
suit was split in the organization.
The first row was over a question OF
eligibility to membership. A reso-
luton was adopted that let down the
bars too much to suit some of the
state delegations with a large mem
bership in the order. This caused i'll
feeling. Later the friction in the
union developed rapidly in conse-
quence of the adoption by commit
tee Of the order which had been in
vestigating the character and con-
duct of Commander-in-Chief Dyren-
forth of a report recommending the
suspension of the communicating
chief. Gen. Dyrenforth was presid-
ing over the convention when the
committee endeavored to report. He
refused to recognize it or to surren-
der his office to the next ranking Of
ficer of the order. Turbulent scenes
followed until, finally, large ele-
ment of the organization withdrew,
those remaining re-electing Gen.
Dyrenforth and the seceders taking
steps to form a new union.
Before adjourning yesterday the
encampment of the Grand Army OF
the Republic adopted resolution
submitted by Past COMMANDMENTS
Chief Burdette, indorsing the position
taken by Commander-in-Chief Tor
rance in his recent address calling
for assistance from members of the
Grand Army for the home for con
federate soldiers at Mountain Creek
Ala., and urging on the veterans gen
orally the adoption of an attitude OF
brotherly kindness towards then
foes of the civil war.
Commander-in-Chief Stewart, OF
the Grand Army, yesterday reap
pointed Quartermaster Genera
Charles Burrows, of New Jersey.
Commander-in-Chief Stewart, Of
the G.. A. r., has announced the per
sonnet of the new council of admin
istration. 1t is made up of one mem
her from each department and IN
cludes the following: Indian terri
tory, Alfred Griffith; Iowa, 5. G
James: Kansas, j. X. Hudson; Mis-
souri,, +. NJ. Sterret; Nebraska, JOIN
Lott; Oklahoma, William Tomkins.
The Sons of Veterans elected the
following officers: COMMANDMENT
| Chief, Frank Martin, Of Indianapolis
senior vice commander, Frank b. VII
SON of San Francisco; junior vic'
commander. James B. Adams, OF AT
lantic City, N. j.
The following officers have beer
elected ,by the National Women's re
lief corps: Mrs. Lodusky J. Taylor
Of Minnesota, president; Mrs. Geral
dine Frishy, of California, senior vic'
president. -. j..
The Ladies of the Grand Army o
the Republic have elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year
President, Mrs. Anna Hall, of Wheel
ing, W. Va; senior vice president
Mrs. Ida Smith, of Pittsburg, Pa.
Junior vice president, Mrs. Lydi'
Hinkley, of San Francisco; treasurer
Mrs. Anna Kitchener, of Germantown
Pa; chaplain, Mrs. Mary Stark o
st. Louis; counsellor, Mrs. Lawrence
of Kansas.