The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-29
B. +. B|GEL0W STATE
COMMANDER FOR
G. A. R.
Well Known Jamestown Veter-
an Honored- Description Of
the Encampment.
G. A. II. Officers.
State Commander-B. f. Bigelow,
: jamestown.
Senior vice-Oscar Ward, Bis.
: marck.
W. R.C. Officers.
: President-Mrs. Cooch, Lisbon.
: Senior Yice-Mrs. Johnston,
!: WahpetOn.
: Chaplain-Mrs. Gearey, Fargo

G. A. R. attendance was increased by
the arrival of delayed trains. Cover
nor Sarles was among the arrivals to-
day and Immediately got busy in an
official way to make the veterans en-
Joy the occasion.
This afternoon there are excursions
for both the G. A. R. and the w. R. G.
1t was royal welcome which the
citizens of the copital city extended to
the veterans Of the G. A. R. who as
sembled here in goodly numbers to
participate in their annual encapment
Accompanying the boys in blue"
were large numbers of delegates of the
state Women's Relief Corps, headed by
Mrs. E. E. Porter of jamestown the
state president. The distinctive badges
of the w. R. c. seem to be numerically
the larger. One battle SCARED vet
eran attributed the reason that many
of the comrades are saving their pen
MES" to attend the national encamp-
ment at Minneapolis as that is the
chance of their lives to meet many old
friends as the distance is not SO great
from this state.
Among the honored is General
James Tanner, commandments of
the national G. A. R., who is accom-
panied by his wife and Mrs. Adams,
national president of the w. R. c.
They of course are the cynosure of all
eyes.
Late yesterday afternoon there was a
reunion of the G. A. R. and w. R.
G. in the large space on the northside
of the distinguished N. p depot pile.
The guests of honor and friends and
officers viewed the assemblage from a
gaily, but appropriately decorated
platform.
Yesterday morning the w. R. G.
state gathering held the first business
meeting in the hall of the knights of
Phythias. The meeting was called to
order by the state president, Mrs. E.
E. Porter. The decorative scheme
adopted for the interior of the hall
was most beautiful indeed and the la
dies of Bismarck we're showered with
compliments for the harmonious ar
rangements and artistic blending of
colors.
Commandant Carroll of the soldiers
home at Lisbon is here, Editor Win
ship of the Grand Forks Herald, Ma
jor Black of Valley City, Col. w. H.
Brown of Grand Forks and scores of
others. Also there must be mentioned
little Miss Marion Mercer of Larimore
who is quite accomplished as child
elocutionist. She will figure in some
Of the entertainment features and 1t is
unnecessary to say that she is being
lionized and petted by everybody. The
little miss delightfully."- entertained
number of passengers on the train
Tuesday between Dawson and Steele.
The train had broken down engine
and had to creep distance of eight
miles.
Last night the Bismarck band, in
khakai uniforms, gave a concert op-
posite the depot, listened to by about
1000 people.
The spacious Patterson hall, re-
splendent with its hundreds of cleo
trio lights which bordered the ribbed
ceiling, was filled with veterans, w.
h. c. delegates and ladies and gentle
K. G. delegates and ladies and gentle
men of Bismarck to participate in the
seventeenth annual campfire, fea-
ture of the annual state encampment.
The underlined number of the pro-
gramme, was, of course, the address
VI JduSS lduucI, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of the G. A. R. The distinguished SOL
der did not speak long, but what he
said stirred his auditors to a pitch of
enthusiasm. He declined to take a
place on the platform, he spoke "his
piece" from among the boys with whom
the old story, often told, with an elo-
quence which was remarkable First
he paid tribute to the ladies of the
w. R. G. which was a priceless gem
in words. He said that the G. A. R.
will meet glorious extinction by
death, but the w. R. c. will succeed
from mother. to daughter and on, and
on, forever. To the citizens of Bis
marck he spoke in the most endearing
terms and expressed the pleasure of
himself and wife for the many cour-
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