Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-21
Hampton Man Chosen Com
mander of the Iowa Depart
ment of Grand Army
ENcAMPMENT is A SUCCESS
Grand Army Men Pleased With Their
Entertainment at Cedar Rapids
Governor cummins and John c. Black
at the campfire-cIose Of Encamp-
ment Today.
Special to Tlmes-Republ.can.


Cedar Rapids. May 21.-The G.. A. r
encampment closes today and by even
ing most of the visitors will have left
the city. Many departed on the morn
ing trains. and only handful of the
boys We're left to finish up the business
of the session.
The following officers were elected:
ommander-Colonol L. b. Raymond,
Hampton.
Senior Well. d. Newlands, Center
Point.
Junior View. C. Tompkins, Clear
Lake.
Medical Director--H. P. Duffiela,
Marshaltown.
Chaplain-H. N. Chaffee, Mount Yer
non.
Mrs. Jennie l.. Berry. of this city.
was elected department president of the
w. r. c., over Mrs. Frederick Philpot.
of Cedar Falls.
Last evening there was one of the
most memorable camp fires on record,
when speeches were made by General
Black, of Illinois. Governor Cumnins,
General Given, Congressman Lacey,
and others.
1T has been the best encampment
have ever attended" said one veteran,
land l have attended good many.
Everything was harmonious and salts
factory. The enjoyable encampment is
a fitting close to the year of good work
done by the Grand Army, under the
direction of Commander Lindt.'
The expressions of commentator for
the work of Commander Lindt have
been numerous during the past few
days, and they eliminated last night in
a memorable scene in the club room of
the Grand hotel, when he was pre-
sented with magnificent silver serv-
ice as token of the esteem in which he
is held and as a recognition of the
good work he has done.
But little remains to be done. The
committee on resolutions will report
today, and the encampment will elect
the delegates to the National Encamp-
ment at San Francisco. They have al
ready been chosen by their respective
districts. This evening there will be a
public installation of officers at the aud
itorium. and then the twenty ninth
encampment of the Iowa department,
G. A. R. will have passed into history.
The Sons of Veterans held their en-
camplnent in room 13, old postottice
block, and elected the following Off
GERS:
commander-C. w. Bryan, Prairie
City.
Senior Vice.. L.. Knox. Casey.
Junior Vice. L. Better, Wapello.
Division Council-Lewis A. Dilley,
Davenport: Harry j. Green, Decorah;
f. E. Dinsmore, Prairie City.
The New Commander.
Colonel l.. b. Raymond the newly
elected commander, is editor of the
Hampton Recorder He is native of
Rock county, Wisconsin, and is 65 years
of age. He enlisted in the Sixth Wis
consin infantry, his regiment being one
that constituted the famous Iron Brig
ade."
Colonel Raymond has resided in
Hampton since 1865, and has not only
acquitted himself creditably in the var
ious public positions that he has held,
but has been one of the most public
spirited citizens of the community
During many years he was prominent
in educational affairs, and has been the
leading spirit in the public library since
it's establishment and it was largely
thru his efforts that the donation was
secured for the public library building
now in process of erection.
In Grand Army matters he has al
ways been prominent and active. He
assisted in organizing the first post III
Hampton in 1867, and upon the reor-
ganiZation of the order, was one of the
charter members of j. w. Mckenzie
post at Hampton, and was one OF thu
earlier commanders. He is the first
man in Hampton 10 whom any old SOL
der, or soldiers widow or orphans go,
If in trouble or distress, and he never
tires of looking after their interests.
He has been honored by the department
of Iowa. having been a delegate to the
national conventions at San Francisco
and Chicago, and having served Oh the
department council of administration,
and also on the national council of adj
ministration, being a member for three
wears of the executive committee of
that body. 1t was he, who in the de-
partment encampment. make the first
motion looking toward the care. at the
Soldiers Home, of the wives, widows,
and mothers of soldiers, and it was
largely thru his work, as chairman of
the committee appointed for that pur-
pose, that the first legislative appro-
priation was secured to accomplish
that end