The Holly chieftain., 1905-09-15
TANNER HEAD OF GAR.
GEO. ". COOK NEXT IN COMMAND

| 0ES. W. SVOR NEAL IN COMMANS
Mrs. HaEen Of Massachusetts, Re
elected President Of W. r. c.
Ruth z. Foets Of Colorado Presi-
dent q Ladies Of the>G. A. Il.
Next .Eneampment oiSs to Min
neopoiis.
Denver, Sept 9.-When the Grand
Army Of the Republic adjourned yes
terday afternoon it had concluded the
entire business of the thirty-ninth en-
campment. in manner which left
everybody satisfied with the gen
eral outcome. 1t was fitting
close to the program OF week,
in which the city of Denver won
new standing as one of the pleas
antest spots in the Union for a con-
vention of any size or magnitude. The
departing veterans, who will begin
leaving In great numbers to-day, car
ried with them good impressions OF
Denver. and leave behind them moth
ing but words of gratitude for duty
well performed.
The election of General George w.
Cook as senior vice commander is evil
dence that his work as chairman OF
the committee of arrangements is
fully appreciated.
The choice for the location of the
next national encampment of the G.
A. r. lay between Minneapolis, Mime
sofa, and Dallas, Texas. Minneapolis
was selected by good majority.
The following officers of the Grand
Army were elected for the current
year.
Commander n Chief = Corporal
James Tanner of New York.
Senior Vice Commander-in-Ch Chief
General George w. Cook. Denver.
Junior Vice Commander-in-C Chief
General Silas H. fowler. Minneapolis.
Surgeon General = General Hugo
Philler, Wisconsin.
Chaplain-in-Chief-Rey Father J..
Leary, Kansas.
The new commander-in-c chief made
the following appointments:
John Tweedle, Washington, D. c.,
adjutant general.
| Thomas G. Sample, Allegheny, Pa,
executive committee.
Allan C. Bakewell, New York, patri-
otic instructor.
Following are the officers elected by
the Woman's Relief Corps:
President-Mrs. Abbie A, Adams.
Nebraska.
Senior Vice President-Mrs. Julia
Sine, Illinois.
Junior Vice President-Mrs. Eunice
Munger, Oklahoma.
National Treasurer-Mrs. Charlotte
G. Wright, Connecticut.
National Chaplain-Mrs. John c.
Kennedy. Colorado.
Administrative Board - Orpha D.
Bruce, Florida; Sarah E. White, Indi.
ana; Florence P. Babbitt, Michigan;
Maria E. Deane, Tennessee.
The election of the Ladies of the G.
A. r. resulted as follows:
President-Mrs. Ruth E. Foote OF
Colorado.
Senior Vice President-Mrs. Mar.
garet Stevens of New Jersey.
Junior Vice President-Mrs. Mindie
Barnum of Minnesota.
Treasurer-Mrs. Ella Jones of Penn.
sylvania.
Chaplain-Mrs. Anna Weaver OF
Iowa.
Counsellor to President-Mary T.
Hager, the retiring president.
Council of Administration-Mrs. Alb
bic Krebbs of San Francisco, chair.
man; Mrs. Genevieve Longfield of Iii.
nois, and Mrs. Elizabeth Griffin of New
York.
Following Is list of the officers
elected by the Daughters OF Veterans:
President-Miss Bertha Martin of
Massillon, Ohio.
Senior Vice President-Mrs. Clara
Hoover OF Chicago, Illinois.
Junior Vice President-Miss G. NIL
lie Leighton Of Clinton, Massachusetts.
Chaplain-Miss Anna Freeman, Den
yer, Colorado.
Treasurer-Miss Carrie Kilgore OF
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (re-elect-
ed).
Inspector-Mrs. Gertrude Soderberg,
Chicago, Illinois.
Instituting and Installing Oflcer-
Miss Rose Kirsch, Buffalo, New York.
Members of the National Council
Mrs. Ida E. Warren, Worcester, Massa-
chusetts; Miss Lillian Phillips, Chi.
cago. Illinois; Mrs. Florence Parks,
Littleton. Colorado; Mrs. Minnie Cult
hard, Alliance, Ohio; Mrs. Adelaide
Freer, Binghampton, New York.
The Civil War Nurses elected the fol-
lowing officers:
Presidept-Mrs. Fannie T. Hazen of
Cambridge, Massachusetts( re-elected).
Senior Vice President-Mrs. Clar.
ence F. Dye of Philadelphia.
Junior Vice President-Mrs. Fred
erica ]. Cone of Beatrice, Neb.
Treasurer-Salome M. Stewart, Get
tysburg, Pennsylvania.
Secretary-Kate M. Scott, Brook
VILE, Pennsylvania (re-elected).
Chaplain-.Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman,
East st. Louis, Illinois.