Evening journal., 1905-09-14

Al this mornings meeting Of the IT,.
V. L. officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows:
National Commander-Joseph NJ.
Kay, Post No 90. Brooklyn, n. Y.
Junior Vice Commander-Joseph A.
Joel, Post No 3S, Brooklyn. n. Y.
Quartermaster General-J. NJ. Key
ser Post No.e1. Pittsburg. Pa
Surgeon General-Dr. j. p. McCord,
Post No. l. Washington. ID. c.
Chaplain-George c. Cloud, Post
No. /. New York.
When the election Of Snior Vice
Commander was called there were
three candidates on the ticket: James
Parke Postles, No. "a, Wilmington:
II. Mavis No. 81, Brooklyn, and w.
3. Tracey, No. z, New York 1t was
found upon counting the votes that
no candidate had received a majority
of the ballots and the election was call
ed off until this afternoons session,
which meets at o'clock.
KAY'S ELECTION UNANIMOUS.
The election of General Kay came
as q surprise to many of the delegates
present and there was much wire pull
ing previous to the ballot being taken.
1t had been reported that General Kay
was i'll and would not accept the Of
flee of national commander but this
morning a message was received from
him to the effect that If elected he
would serve. Previous to the vote
being taken National Commander
Manning said: Comrades 1 hope
there win be no spirit Of juggling in
this vote for if there is it would be to
me like striking my mother. There is
no more honorable body in the world
than this and 1 want the honor of the
order to be maintained"
Cheers greeted Commander Man
lning's speech and when the vote was
ANNOUNCED giving Mr.. Kay 2S9 votes
and General Reilly SO the convention
was in an uproar. To cap the clima,
General Reilly then moved that tn,
election be made unanimous. In re.
sponse to General Reilly's words Gen.
eral Manning said: 1T affords m,
great satisfaction and pleasure to NEE
such a man as General. Reilly He ans
his comrades in Wilmington have don,
us proud"
COLUMBUS SELECTED.
Early in the convention the subjec
or a place of meeting next year wai
brought up and Columbus, o., was Sc
lected. But two ballots were taken
The other aspirants were Pittsburg
Pa Gettysburg, Pa, Altoona, Pa, ant
Fredericksburg. Va.
At the meeting of the Ladies' Auxil
iary this morning the following Off
GERS were elected:
President-Mrs. S. f. Prettymar
Washington. d. c.
Senior Vice President-Miss Saral
Z. Taggart, Buffalo. N. Y.
Junior Vice President-Mrs. Agne
lSyshon, Philadelphia. Pa.
Treasurer-Mrs. Ellen G. Wogan
Wilmington.
COLONEL WILL" KNAUSS.
One of the most interesting veter
lans at the encampment is Colonel "
III. Knauss, of Columbus. o., who dur
ling the war was with the First NeN
Jersey Brigade. In one engagement
lin the South Colonel Knauss was sho
beneath the left eye and was left upo
the field as a dead man. When tn
hospital corps went over the groun
after the engagement it discovere
Colonel Knauss, who showed signs O
consciousness and placed him in a
! ambulance with the remainder of tn
{ wounded Later he was shipped t
! Philadelphia for treatment. Befor
the train reached that city, however
r Colonel Knauss became unconscioul
! and upon its arrival in Chester h
was removed from the car and lai
upon the platform. owing to the ma
n ture of the wound the Colonel becam
{ paralyzed and was unable TO spea
or move. Suffering with intense pail