Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12
old Soldiers
OF New Mexico

encampment Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic closed its two days session
| in Albuquerque yesterday
Delegates from all Of the existing
posts In New Mexico were In attend.
ance and while the per cent Of the vet.
lerans from outside cities was smaller
than in former years, the old soldiers
OF Albuquerque were out in force and
the encampment was Just as success.
| full as those Of former years. The en-
Icampment was formally called to ord.
er In X. Of r, hall. Prayer by Rabbi
Jacob II. Kaplan was followed BY an
address BY Mayor Frank McKes well
coming the veterans to Albuquerque
and offering them the freedom OF the
city. A response to the address OF
welcome was made by r. w. Heman
Of the Grand Army senior vice depart
ment The annual address of Depart
ment Commander Edwards was the
next event on the program and this
was followed by the roll call Of the
department, an event which always
shows the constantly decreasing OF
ranks Of the veterans Of the Civil war.
Appointments OF committees was the
last order OF the morning session.
During the afternoon the encampment
was occupied with routine business
followed BY drive about the city
Tuesday night the visiting veterans
We're the guests at the regular meeting
OF the G. X. Warren Post. AL this
meeting there was a pleasing cere-
mony when the Woman's Relief Corps
Of Albuquerque presented a very hand
some flag TO the @. K. Warren post.
Today there were the annual cleo
tion of officers. the closing Of routine
business and dinner served by the
ladies Of the Albuquerque corps. The
evening session was occupied by the
formal installation OF the officers,
The installation of the officers was
the one public meeting held by the de-
partment ani the Elk's opera house
was comfortably filled with citizens OF
Albuquerque. The meeting was open
ed by Commander Edwards, and after
prayer BY the chaplain there was sing.
Ing BY Mrs, 4. H. chamberlain and an
eloquent address BY Attorney George
Clock on the life of Lincoln. One OF
the most interesting features OF the
evening was recitation by Miss May
Mudgley entitled Raising the Flag
which so completely captivated the
audience that the young lady was com
lpelled To respond to an encore. Then
there were music and addresses BY the
old soldiers, followed by the Initiation
Of the new OFFICERS Of the department
and speech from both the present
and past commanders.
The department commanders assem-
bled at the headquarters OF the local
post al 7:30 In the evening. and
marched 10 the hall headed by the In
dian School ban1 and Company q. NJ
g. n. NJ, IN command Of Captain
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Ruppe. A. the close Of the public In
stallation, the "hoys" assembled at the
opera house and marched back 10 the
headquarters where taps. the most sol
emn Of all calls which a soldier an
swers, was blown and the encamp
ment disbanded. until next year, when
II viii reassemble al Roswell.
| Yesterday the encampment was In
session all day and much business Of
q routine nature was transacted. Al
the noon hour the veterans were the
guests at q repast by ladies Of the
La. A. n.
The following officers we're elected
for the ensuing year: Department
commander Theodore w. Heman, Of
Kearney Post No. 10. Of White Oaks
whose residence Is at Tucumcari; sen
ior vice commander, Smith n Simp.
son, Of Carleton Post No. 5, whose
residence is at Taos; junior vice
commander, J. Y. Consaul, Of Sher.
man Post No |, Las Vegas; depart.
rnent chaplain, Rev. Thomas Harwood,
lof g. X. Warren Post No 8. Albu.
lquerdue; medical director, Leverett
Clark, of g. X. Warren Post No. s,
Albuquerque.
atCouncil Of administration: David
Benham, Albuquerque; billiard IL.
Clark, Roswell David Risdon, Ration /;
W. b prunton. Las Vegas. and ID. =.
Demorest, Santa Fe.
| For delegate to the thirty.eight ma.
tional encampment Of the G. A. r., 10
be held al Boston on August is. 1904 I:
j. NJ. Moore, Albuquerque: alternate,
j. M Randall. Boston. who Is d mem.
Der of Albuquerque post.
/ J. " Moore was also appointed as.
sistant adjntant general and assistant