The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-22
G. A. R, ENCAMpMENT
AT YANkT0N, S. D.
Annual Meeting of the Old
Soldiers Being Held
This Week.
TO BE COMMANDER
Three Veterans of the Civil War Seek.
ing Election as Commander of the
South Dakota De-
partment.

Yankton, S. D., June 21.-Neterans of
The civil war, members of the Grand
Army of the Republic and members of
the auxiliary order. the Womens Relief
corps, are pouring into Yankton on
VERY train to attend the state en-
campment of the old soldiers. The city
Of Yankton is profusely decorated with
flags and bunting, bands are playing
patriotic airs, the state militia in uni
form acts as the reception committee
and everything possible is being done
20 show the veterans good time and
cordial welcome.
Captain ]. b. Wolgemuth, department
commander of the state G. A. r., with
his assistant adjutant general and
staff. and President Clara A. Lukens,
of the w. r. c., with her corps of off,
GERS, arrived shortly before noon to-
day and have taken rooms at the
Pierce, which is made headquarters for
the encampment. The sessions of the
meeting will be held in the onera
house. the first meeting to be this
evening. The encampment will last
three days. tomorrow in all probability
being the more important Of the an
nual meeting.
Though the elections of officers of
the G. A. r. and the w. r. c. will not
be held until Wednesday evening or
possibly Thursday morning, interest
already centers around who will be the
new official heads of the two depart
ments. There are three avowed cam
didates for the position of commander
of the state G. A. r.: Captain George
a. Ludlow, of Sioux Falls; Judge H. H.
DeLong, of Canton. and General N l.
Lowthian. of NIilbank. The support
ers of each are confident their favorite
will be elected and are making ener-
getic efforts to that end.
Captain Ludlow became a candidate
at the earnest solicitation of large
number of old veterans of Sioux Falls
and Vicinity who for weeks have been
doing everything within their power to
advance his interests and aid him in
his candidacy Captain Ludlow served
with distinction during the war of the
rebellion.
Captain DeIong has lived in Dakota
for thirty eight years, all of his long
residence being spent in Lincoln coun-
ty He served throughout the war of
the rebellion and is a prominent MEM
Der of the state department of the
g. A. r. His friends wished to present
his name before the department for
commander at the last encampment,
but he would not allow it, and it was
only at the earnest solicitation of his
friends that he has allowed his name
to go before the encampment this
year.
General Lowthian is another old
soldier with a war record equaled by
lew ANlns veterans OF lnat memor-
able struggle between the north and
the south. The general has always
taken a deep interest in department
affairs and his friends amorg the
veterans are doing their best to fur
ther his candidacy.
At present Mrs. Harmon Is the
efficient senior vice department pres
ident, and in line of promotion to the
head of the order. She is an earn
est, loyal and efficient worker in the
order. not only in her efforts to build
up her home corps, but in visiting
the sick and distressed and in all
labors of love and charity.