Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-04-11
BUSINESS DONE.
Final Adjournment Of
Encampment.
The New Council of Admins
tration.
Parade, Camp Fire and Banquet
Were Held Last Evening.
THE NEW OFFICERS.
THE NEW OFFICERS.

The nineteenth annual encampment
of the Department of New Mexico fin
ished it's work and adjourned this
noon. A delightful feature of the
morning was the introduction by Mrs.
j. w. Edwards of Mrs. Laura B. Hart,
most worthy grand matron of the order
of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Hart de-
livered brief address.
The encampment adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, BY this department, that
the thanks of the nineteenth annual
encampment be and are hereby ten
dered to Post Department Commander
j. r. McFie for his very efficient SER
vices for the past two years as COM
mander of this department.
Resolved, That the most sincere
thanks of this department are due and
are hereby rendered G. X. Warren
Woman's Relief Corps. No. 1. of the
city of Albuquerque for the splendid
reception and banquet given our COM
rades and friends on the evening of
April 10, 1902; and we heartily con-
for their most generous hospitality.
Resolved, That this department ten
ders its most sincere thanks to G. X.
Warren post, No. g.; to Adjutant Gen.
eral Comrade Whiteman; to company
G. of the National Guard; to the Span
ish war soldiers; to the First Regi-
ment band; to the fire department of
Albuquerque; and to the daily press of
this city for their kindness to us dur
ing the session of our encampment,
and during the parade of last evening.
A letter of regret was received by
Commander Edwards from Jonn A.
Brown, of White Oaks.
The new council of administration
consists of E. s. Slower, j. Nj. Moore
and Leverett Clark, of this city; F. P.
Crichton, of Santa Fe and Lee H. Ru-
diselle, of White Oaks. The time and
place of the next encampment was left
to the council of administration. Final
adjournment was then taken.
Parade and Campfire.
The social event of the encampment
was held last evening at Grant hall.
The First Regiment band, company G.,
of the National Guard, Spanish war
veterans and the fire department acted
as escort for the civil war veterans.
Just as the parade was ready to start
a heavy wind and sand storm came
up, but 1t did not daunt the veterans
or the escort and to lively music the
start to the hall was made. The ladies
of the Relief Corps went direct to the
hail.
Grant hall had been prettily decor
ated for the evening with flags, bunt-
ing, stacked arms here and there. can
teens and other reminders of military
days. The event was purely an invita-
ee.... xxtlsl hn &c
assembling, the First Regiment band
played several selections.
After a prayer by Department Chap
lain Harwood, the audience, standing,
sang America" The public installa-
tion of the newly elected department
officers followed, the impressive cere-
mony being given in full. Professor
Di Mauro. with Miss Hanthorn as ac-
companist, gave one number and De-
partment Commander j. w. Edwards
of this city welcomed the delegates
and visitors. Mr.. Edwards said:I
Department officers of, and dele
gates to the nineteenth annual en-
campment, Grand Army of'the Repub-
lie, and honored guests-A duty has
been placed upon me, one which | feel
wholly incompetent to perform in a
manner which it should be done, but a
soldier should never shirk any duty
imposed upon him. SO | will endeavor
to obey the orders of my superiors.
Comrades, the order has been given
by our commander to you who camp
beyond the hills to pack your KNAPP
sacks, strike tents, forward march and
pitch your tents in our camp. And |
have been detailed as the picket or
camp guard TO receive and conduct
YOU within our lines. You are here.
Our flag will be your flag. Comrades
and friends. | can only give you a sol
dier's greeting, and the glad-hand
shake of a comrade and a friend.
I'm behalf of G. X. Warren post No.
5. Grand Army of the Republic. and the
noble ladies of our grand auxiliary,
the Woman's Relief Corps, OF Albu-
querque. and our whole community. |
welcome you in fraternity; | welcome
you in charity; | welcome you in 10y
atty.
There are bonds of all sorts in this
world of ours. fetters of friendship and
ties of flowers, and true lovers knots
| ween. The boy and the girl are
bound by a kiss. But there is never
a bond. old friend, like this, we nave
drank from the same canteen.
Comrades and friends, come into our
tent, rest and refresh yourselves. Sill
Yer and gold have We none, but OF such
as We have. give We freely unto you.
Our tents will be yours, our rations
we divide with you and we will drink