The Minneapolis journal., 1904-03-14

49,. ISAAC I. MAHAN.
Retiring Department Commander Of the State
&. A. h. e...#f
copper medals awarded for good work
done by pupils Of the high schools of the
state in preparing essays on Memorial
Day. -
In order to gain admittance into the
encampment each comrade entitled to a
seat must personally call on the Gre
dentials committee and secure his
badge. This committee is in session
to-day at the office Of the assistant
adjutant general on the eleventh floor
of the Lumber Exchange and will be
at the encampment hall tomorrow
morning before the session COM
mences.
The department commander has Sc
lected Officer of the Day William G.
Gibbons Of Morgan post for officer
of the day of the encampment; Captain
Hiram L. Mason Of Butler post, as
officer Of the guard; Past Commander
I. H. B. Beebee Of st. Paul, as color
bearer and Comrades e. W. T. Green
Of Appomattox post and William j.
Jones Of John A. Rawlins post, as color
guards. z~t . .". .-, -e4.
c Election of Officers. o.
- AS to the officers to be elected for the
ensuing year there will be little If any
contention. Senior Vice Department
Commander Harrison White Of Lu-
verne seems to have a clear field for
department commander, while If there
is to be any opposition to Comrade L.
o. Merriam Of Minneapolis for senior
vice, it has not yet appeared. For
junior vice several comrades have
been mentioned, among them Com
rades ]. Frank Locke Of Long Prairie
and George A. Whitney of Wadena.
Dr Nil1iop, Poharte nf natrOit G
also been mentioned. 1t is known
that Comrade Roberts, who came from
Boston, where the next national. en-
campment is to be held, desires to be
sent as a representative Of this de-
partment to that gathering, but it is
choice beween the position of junior
vice and that of department represent
| tative, as either gives him a seat and
voice in the national organization.
The Camp Fire.
| The camp fire is to take place to-
morrow night at the Plymouth Con-
gregational church, Nicollet avenue
and Eighth street, and the committee
having the matter in charge has pre-
pared the following program:
Reveille. Comrade A. L. Gardner, Company n,
| Ninety fourth New York infantry.
Invocation, Rev; L. H. Hallock. Plymouth Con-
ADDRESS of welcome, J. G. Haynes, Mayor OF
Minneapolis.
Solo, Miss Bertha Wasserzeiher Of Minneap
| oils.
Address, response to the mayor, General L. A.
! Grant, Minneapolis
Ten-minute address, Governor S. R. Van SAINT
Violin solo, Miss Luella stanton, St: Paul.
Ten-minute address. Rev. G.. L. Morrill, Of the
Peoples church. Minneapolis. ..
Music, Bryant post quartet, ssMassah Lincoln
| Music, Bryant post quartet, 'Massah Lincoln. u
Clark. -a-
Five-minute address: Mrs. Sophie {; Fisher de
partment president, Woman's Relief Corps; Mrs
the G. A; R.; Past Gommander-in,Chief Ell Tor
Locke of Long Prairie, GomEade Harrison White
Music, .'Don't You Go. Comrades" by Bryant
post quartet.
Presentation Of medals by Department Com.
mander Isaac L. Mahan
Tattoo, by Comrade Huntington.
Close by singing state song written by
Miss Helen L. Ferry. led by the Bryant quartet
Audience all join in the chorus.
The doors will be opened at 7:16 and exercises
commence sharp at o'clock at the Plymouth
church, corner Nicollet and Eighth street. The
body Of the church will be reserved for the vet
Grams and their auxiliaries and the gallery fo
visitors.