The National tribune., 1907-08-29
An official invitation to Commander
in-Chief Amies to attend the National

An official invitation to Commander.
in-Chief Amies to attend the National
G. A. r. Encanl pment at Saratoga In
September Was received from COM
ms;: -, n CE.ef Erowr. The same YVES
accepted. and Commander Amies vas
by 49, f the E.ce:npnlert, instructed
to attt.:;i the g. 4. r. meeting.
At the concluding session of the En-
campment a life-sized portrait of Com
manCer-in-C n-Chief Amies was presented
10 the National body by the Division OF
Pennsylvania. and ordered to be placed
in the Hall of Fame along with the por-
traits of other Past Commanders-in-
Chief in Memorial University at Mason
| City, Iowa.
COMMUNICATIVE Chief Amies was
made the recipient of n gold star en-
bellished with diamonds, the recogni-
ton mark of his rank.
Officers Elected.
The Encampment of 1908 will be held
in Niagara Falls. N. Y. Following are
the newly elected National officers:
Chief DIR. Ralph
Sheldon. Albany. N. Y.
Senior Vice Commander-in-Ch Chief,
Fred w. Spear, Bennington, VT.
Junior Vice Commander-in-Ch w.
s. Reeder, Dayton, o.
Council-in-Chief Thomas j. Harmon,
w
Wayne Ind; James B. Adams, Atlantic
City. n. J.
National Counsellor, F. T. F. John
son, Washington, D. C.
Patriotic Instructor, Fl. v. Speelman,
Cincinnati, O..
Chaplain, Rev. w. H. Patton, Mason
City. Iowa.
Inspector. E. E. Schoening, st. Louis,
Mo.
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary.
AS is the custom. the Annual National
Meeting of the Sons of Veterans Aux
iliary was held at Dayton at the same
time as that of the S. of V. body proper.
The attendance was large, and the
reports of the officers show the Auxil-
larry Society to be in a flourishing con-
dition. National President Mrs. Julia
A. Moynihan, of Rochester, N. Y, pre-
sided at the meetings.
1t was shown by the reports of the
National Treasurer that the sum OF
$4,000 had been expended for relief
during the year. The sum of $500 was
voted as an appropriation for the sup
port-of Memorial University.
Upon retirement from Office Mrs
Moynihan was presented with a beau
tiful diamond ring.
Following are the newly elected Aux
iliary officers:
National President, Miss Name
Herbst, Canton, o.
Vice President, Miss Pauline Pennell
Atlantic City. n. j.
Council Mrs. Julia Moynihan, Roch-
ester. N. Y; Miss Flora Staples Boston
Mass; Mrs. Bessie Bowser. Indianapo-
lis, Ind.
National Treasurer, Mrs. Pauline
Creighton, Champaign, I'll.
Chaplain, Mrs. Esther NJ. Gilman
Maine
Inspector. Mrs. Libbie Meis. PhiIa-
delphia, Pa.
Miss Herbst, the new National Presi-
dent, announced the following appoint
ments: Secretary. Miss Lille B. K
Herbst. Canton. o.: Judge-Advocate-
General. Col. D. @. Morrow. Hfllsboro
| o.: Patriotic Instructor, Miss Kate G.
Raynor. Toledo. o.: Press Corresponds
ent, Mss Ida NJ. Patterson, Rockford
Ill.
The Auxiliary adopted the Banner as
its official organ. and authorized the
National President to appoint COM
| mittee to revise the Ritual and report
at the Niagara Falls meeting in 1908.
During the sessions of the different
Encampments greetings were received
| from delegated committees representing
the G. A. R.. the Ladies of the c. A. r.
and the Woman's Relief Corps.
A joint meeting of the two bodies
was heid Tor the purpose of conducting
| memorial services in honor of those
who had died during the past year. This
| meeting was presided over by Past
Conmander-in-Chief Fl. V. Speelman
and appropriate addresses We're made
by Commander-in-Ch Amies. Nation
al Chaplain Van Ness, Gen. r. NJ J.
Reed, Fremont s. Gibson. III. D. Davis
Mrs. Moynihan. Mrs. Milham. of Min
nesota. and Miss Wallace, of Indianapo-
l.
and Impressive, and it was decided by
unanimous vote that they shall occu-
py place on the program of all future
conventions.