The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-06-24
G. AR. STATE ENCANPNENT
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION
wamAR's Rsiief ceEPs Convention ies-
tisn % Onisers Resolutions Passed
EHenrsioa On Lake Nsxt Nesting ~
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ms eigutbehth annual eheampment
o. the department of Idaho, Grand
Army Of the Republic, aud the tenth
annual convention Of the Woman q
Relief Corps we're held In this city
Tuesday and Wednesday. The
q. A. X. sessions were held IL
SANDER ball aud the women met ID
Fraternal hall. There we're repre-.
sentstives present from most OF the
posts aud corps in the state and the
sessions we're bath interesting and
profitable, much business being trans.
acted.
The sneampment Was called 40
order Tuesday morning and the nee.
essary committees appointed. Dur.
ing tbs day much preliminary basi
mess vas transacted. Ia the evening
the veterans and their friends held a
camp IRE at Netherlands ball which
was = specially enjoyable feature.
The session HAs called 90 order by
MFa. Matte y. Budlong. department
counsellor, and }. 49, Elder was
selected ~ chairman. lie introduced
u. ~ Duhn. ahn very heartily ex
tended welcoms 70 tho visitors. ~,
saring them that Il uRs with pleasure
and the best uIshes Of tho citizens ot
Occur d'Alsne that he bid them
welcome 20 cur midst. Responses
ueEu made by Department Commander
DRAKE, H. II Barton and Charles
CLARK. of Muacap, Major George
Manning. u Lewiston, Col. ID. n.
Badioug. % this city. aud DR. Jamie.
900. % Moscou. AmunR The ladies
uh0 spoke and uhuso remarks WeFs
much enioyUd uvrs Mrs. Emma c.
Eutng, u hoiss. Mn. HoskiHs. Of
Payuiss, Mp Mailon, u wsllace,
Mrs Lille II. Nsahitt, Of this city.
There weFp visitors present from tbs
departments II Nev York. tliinois,
iawn aud Kansas
Wednesday uas devoted 20 ths
transaction Of general business ans
tho election Of officers which roauiiss
~ toiluuss
Department commander, George 4
Manning, q Lewiston; senior stct
commander. George A. Little, q
Caldwell. junior vtco commander
n. n. FreiepborE. Of Coour d'Aiene
medical dlroctaF. William X. Jamie
son. Of Moacow. chaplain. e. J. SIC
Baus. Of Moscow. delegate TO ID
nationai sueampmont, James Wood
vaFd, Of uranRoviile; alternate /
tho national cncampment, }. Il
Wsutlry. II Bolss: counsel % I'd
minissFatiou. =. Il, Dclanu Of Pay
cite. q. N. kellogg Of Lewiston, Il
n. barton oi Moscow, Henry Babb q
Caldwell and u. n. Budloug. q
Coeur d'Alene. Commander Man
ming viii appoint an assistant I'D
iutRnt general.
For the holding Of the next annns
eucampmeni, payoste was selected
the date belns left open to be d
cidod upon later by the counsel {
A0uiiWt#tEHkfGEfs
During The evening, the doleaat'
wore entertained at the Auditorium
with q program Of music, recitation
and essays by seine Of tho publ
school scholars and others. The prs
gram consisted Of recitation
Raising the Flag. by Eddie Bu'
long. esaay, patriotism, =
Lnttie Tompklua, essay, THE Flag,
BY Lnra smith aud plano solo
Miss Campbell Then followed q
presentation Of a beautiful flag y
to Lura Smith ~ a prize for q
beet selection aud reading on the 81
icct Of the dag. and q. 4. 4. eI
blem 30 Loitie Tompkins. On beha
Of the " Il. c., the school v
presented With beautiful dag. Nj
Emma {. Ewing, u Boise, MAXI
the presentation speech IN each, ea'
Responses we're made by DR. $. I
MoEuen aud ". A. Andrew on behi
Of the school board and for the pr
winners. In which they thanked
donors for their kind aud patriot
consideration.
Before the adjournment the depa
ment meeting passed the follow
resolutions:
Resolved, That we condemn
action Of any public official "
would remove from office an !
soldier In order to give a place t
political favorite, without showing
Just reason therefor.
Resolved, That we again call
attention Of our posts to the wisi
and necessity Of preserving historic
records OF our veterans, living q
dead. Each post should be provit
with a book In which the perso
and military record Of each oomrl