The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-17
BROWN. PROMISES
TO BE AGGRESSIVE
New Commander-in-C Chief Will
Spend Year in Bringing All
Veterans Into G. A. r.

Captain R. B. Brown Of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. will devote his
energies to the building up Of the
Grand Army organization and the en-
rollment in its ranks Of every Union
nouncement Of Captain Brown in tho
West hotel today, and it means the
most active canvass for membership
in the history of the G.. A. R.
During the past year Commander
Tanner has commenced campaign for
increased membership in the Grand
Army organization and in his report
made Yesterday, he showed that the
membership had increased 5000 during
the year. Commander Brown will con.
tinue the work started by Tanner and
with the aid of the Grand Army posts
turnout the country the effort to en-
list every Union soldier in the order
will be started at once.
Minnesota has special interest in
Commander Brown for he was a citi-
zen Of the state for three years and
in Minnesota. Directly after the war
he accepted position teaching school
IN the southern part Of the state, and
| Tor three years he remained in Min
nesota. He is a friend Of G. S. Cairns,
the local attorney.
| Commander Brown is enthusiastic
over the Minneapolis encampment and
declares that the encampment was the
most successful and the hospitality
shown the guests the most noticeable
in the history of the grand army.
Speaking of Minneapolis, he said to-
day: "When began looking around the
city on my arrival Monday, I could
rot realize that I was in Minneapolis,
The change in twenty-five years has
been wonderful, and since the. 1884 en-
campment l have not been in Mime
sofa. Minneapolis seems to have every.
thing that a city should have; health,
Wealth and the right sort of people,
; Never before have I seen a community
composed Of people as courteous and az
sollcltous for the comfort of visitors,
Everybody here seems to be imbued
} with the spirit Of the town and every
: body is boosting Minneapolis. The
management of the encampment has
been perfect in my opinion, and the re.
, suit or the plans for preparation was
particularly noticeable in the parade
the best conducted affair Of its kind
: have ever seen.'
Was Boy with DR.. Harper.
! The new commander-in-chief Of tn,
= G. A. R. is native of Muskinpun
county, Ohio, in which he still resides
4 de was born and brought up in the vii
a lage OF New Concord, sixteen miles cas-
o Of GAINESVILLE. The same village wa.
9 the birthplace of the late President
Harper Of Chicago university and Their,
he was brought up. The famous "Nev
Concord Silver Cornet band' Of thirt1
years ago, of which young Harper wa
] the admired leader, also had Brown fo
3 one of it's members. Many were tn,
:, honors which the band bore home from
! other Ohio towns where they went t,
t dispense music.
\ A small college town was too small
o and Brown went to GAINESVILLE and be
a came the editor and proprietor of til,
q GAINESVILLE Courier, one of the oldest AM
o most Influential papers in southeastern,
$ ohio: He is an able, ready and forcibl
;. convictions and unquestioned integrity
i He has been influential in the affairs o
- - his great state as well as Of the G.. A
. R., and will be success as commando
Of the great order Of heroes which
. Is chosen to head.