Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-14
MASSACHUSETTS G. A. r.
Assemblies at. Boston for Its 4Oth An
nuaI Encampment.

Boston, Feb. 13.-Commander-in
Chief Tanner of the Grand Army of the
Republic brought the welcome of the
national organization to the 4Oth an
nual encam,,ment of the Massachusetts
department which was opened today In
Faneui hall. Tie annual convention
Of the Women's Relief Corps OF Mas
sachusetts was also held here today,
the delegates assembling in Peoples
church. South End. There was Il large
attendance at the G.. A. r. meeting.
Department Commander James I'll.
Wolfe of Brighton in his annual re-
port showed that there had been loss
i'll membership but without decrease
in the number of posts. He said: Al
though It was thought year ago that
there might be q loss in the number OF
posts in the year to follow, | take
pleasure III the fact that the assistant
dGjut;lut general can report that none
have diSbanded. the number rcmdln-
lng at zl0. The net loss i'll membership,
3I., is Tot so large as has been report
eI many times i'll recent years ana
when we note that the deaths num-
lercl $50, it is not a heavy loss.
sala ries of the assistant adjutalt gen
eral and the headquarters clerk contin-
.ie at $500 and 5000 respectively; that
ne sum OF $500 be appropriated to
icfray all expenses of the department
-ouncii of administration when attend
l.y council meetings. campfires and
other patriotic meetings in the depart
lent. This shall include the expenses
of such aides as may be detailed by
ne commander to perform any of the
.fOresaid duties; that the expenses OF
ie department commander and the
assistant adjutant general In attending
,4e nuuonal encdmpment OF 1906, also
the expense incident TO malntalnnS
department headquarters, be paid by
the department.
He also recommended the acceptance
of a legacy of $1,000 given to the de-
pertinent under the will of the late
Conlmander-in-C w. w. Blackmar.
The reports Of the department officers
were covered substantially in the ad-
dress OF Commander Wolf. The report
of the assistant quartermaSter gener-
ii showed that the receipts during the
year were $5I15 and the expenditures
S:i,5. There is q balance of S3SS4 in the
-
treasury.
At the convention of the Womcn'S
Relief Corps department Mrs. Ralph
presided and Rcv. DIR. G. a. Crane of
this city welcomed the delegates to the
city. Mrs. Ralph':; annual report shows
that the amount expended in relief,
turned over to post and the value of
relief, other than money exceeds $1S,-
;,, NJr.- pol,
within the past few years the organ
i1ati0n has spent 100000 in caring for
the soldiers home ard its inmates.
Mrs. Mary f. Elliott, secretary, read
statistics showing a fetal membership
Of f.I1S net gain of 10. The finan-
cial condition of the OrGer was shown
to be prosperous by Mrs. Sarah e. Full
Ter, department treasurer. who report
ed $26z8 in the treasurer.
The 1etn annual convention OF the
Massachusetts department Daughters
of Veterans was opened in Chapman
hall, fremont Temple, and will be con-
tinued tomorrow. Mrs. Nina A. Little
field. state president, presided and the
morning and afternoon sessions were
devoted to the reading of reports Of
the officers and different tents. In the
report Of the president, attention was
called to tfc increase of memb .rship
which now numbers 910, a gain of 10
rrcmbers over last year. There are 20
tents in the state organization, u gain
Of three tents, the past year.
Mrs. Jennie Austin of Lynn, the de-
nartnent president. was chairman of
the 14th annual convention Of the La
dies of the G. A. r. held in the Park
Street church. Officers We're chosen at
the evening session and reports We're
read. The officers chosen were:
President, Mrs. Mary L. Kimball,
Haverhill; senior vice president, Mrs.
\. T. Quimby, Salem; junior vice pres
ident, Mrs. Lena Palmer, Haverhill.
The Woman's Relief Corps from
three candidates to the presidency
elected Mrs Alice NJ. Goddard of
Erockton, Mrs Annie G. Shattuck of
FitchDurg was elected senior vice
president, While the balloting on the
Junior vice president was put over until
tomorrow's session.