The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-17
SSAR At 0GA
.Fortieth Encampment q. A. R.
Selects Famous Watering
Place in New York for 1907,
Over Cincinnati.
BROWN THE NEW
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Veterans Now Departing for Their
Homes = The w. r. C.
Recommendations.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
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Q Commander in Chief-R. B. o
Q Brown, GAINESVILLE, o. o
Q Senior Vice Commander-Wil- o
Q liam H. Armstrong, indianapolis. o
Q Junior Vice Commander-E. B. .
Q Fenton, Detroit. %
. Chaplain-in-C Chief = Archbishop o
9 Ireland, st. Paul. o
Surgeon General-W. H. John o
Q son, Lincoln, Neb. 9
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Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug 17.-Worn
out by the round of continuous pleas
ure that has been theirs since they
arrived In Minneapolis early in the
week, the Grand Army veterans, the
members of affiliated organizations and
the thousands of other visitors who
have been here today saw the official
end of what is loudly praised as one
of the most successful national en-
campments in the history of the
G. A. r.
The various organizations assembled
for their final sessions today and
cleaned the decks of all unfinished
business. The new officers were kept
busy receiving congratulations, while
no less effusive demonstrations were
given in honor of their predecessors.
On every hand nothing but praise is
heard for the manner in which Mime
apolis has played the host. Despite
the fact that crowds were even larger
than were calculated every detail of
the reception and entertainment pro-
gram has been carried out with ma
chine-like precision. The tens of
thousands of strangers have been
treated as the city's guests in every
sense of the word. The local commit
tees have made it point to see that
the visitors have not been victimized
by overcharging.
filled and tomorrow will see a ma
jority Of the visitors with their faces
turned hOmewari. Some will remain
in this vicinity Sightseeing fora few
days longer, while others will avail
run up into Canada or a trip through
the great lakes. Many of the visitors
from New England and the east will
SASShu SuSit s.!p Ou W luc 1dCllC
coast and viii visit Ca';:e :':.l.a ana
other parts beiore returning home.
Chances are growing less that the
Republic will take any acton either
on the question OF the abolish nent of
the canteen from the old soldiers
homes or on the proposed erection of
a monument to Henry Wirz.
Af>I>
was in session until a late. hour last
night did not prepare any statement
on either question. When the encamp-
ment opened today the first question
called up for consideration was the
selection of place for the next en-
campment. At yesterdays session the
name of Saratoga was offered by the
New York delegation and met with
great favor: Today Cincinnati extend
ed an invitation and the veterans
were strongly urged to visit the Ohio
city u. ..4
In the convention OF the Ladies of
the Grand Army, the project to pur-
chase the Mclean house at Appomat-
tox where Lee surrendered to Grant,
and present it to the government as
peace memorial was unanimously
endorsed.
The above officers were elected to-
day at the annual meeting of the
Grand Army of the Republic All
other officers are staff appointments
and will be announced later by the
new cOmmander-in-chief.
The strongest opponents of Brown
for the honor of being commander-ins
chief were c. G. Burton of Missouri
and Captain P. H. Coney of Kansas.
Both of these withdrew when. it was
seen that the election of Brown was
certainty. Friends of the newly
elected commander-in-chief declared
last night that there was no possibility
of beating their man for the position,
inasmuch as he had received the
promise of support from the four
strongest delegations at the conven-
ton, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
New York. The followers of Burton
and Coney, however, refused to accept
the situation as outlined by the Brown
adherents, but when the convention
today came to elect commander-in-
chief it was seen that the election of
Brown could not be prevented. and SO
both men declined the nomination and
asked their friends to vote for Brown,
who was chosen by acclamatlOn.
New Commanders Record.
The new commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army, R. B. Brown. was
born in 1845 in Ohio. He enlisted in
the Fifteenth Ohio infantry at the
age of 16 years and served in the
Fourteenth Army Corps in the Army
of the Cumberland. until he was mus
tered out in 1864. He then re-enlisted
as a veteran soldier and served as
such until the end of the war. He
was private throughout the first
three years of this service and then
became non-commissioned officer.
He has always been active and promi-
nent in the work of the Grand Army.
Mr.. Brown is now editor of the Zanes-
Vile Courier.
The total membership Of the Grand
Army is declared in the report Of Ad-
jutant General Tweedale to be 1885,
1923 an increase Of 3.368 during the
last six months. The losses by death
for the year ended December 81. 1905,
were 9,206, or $50 per cent of the
total membership. In the preceding