Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-04
M.Nevius Com-in.Chief GAR
C.R.Newton, Spanish War Vets.
G. A. r. VETERANS.

Toledo. Ohio, Sept. 3.-Colonel Hen
ry NJ. Nevius of Red Bank, N. j., was
today elected COMMUNICATIVE chief OF
the Grand Army of the Republic. The
election occurred on the first ballot
| winch gave Mr. Nevius Asa compared
with 254 for Former Governor Van
! SAINT of Minnesota, and 80 for L. l.
| Dickson of Illinois. On motion of the
former Minnesota governor the choice
| OF the New Jersey man was ma lie
unanimous. The other officers were
chosen as follows: Senior vice COM
mander, j. Kent Hamilton of Ohio;
Junior vice commander, c. c. Royce
OF California;: chapla in in chief, j. z.
Spence of Missouri; surgeon-in chief,
6. Lane Tannehill of Maryland
J. w. Stebbins of Alabama made q
fisnt Tor junior. vice commander IN
the ground that. the South with its
10000 graves of Union, dead to care
Tor, should be represented on the MT
tional staff. W.. NJ. Scott of Atlanta.
Ca, the retiring junior vice commat..
der, declared that the South, repre-
scented bNiJ. f. Spence among the ma
tional officers, had every reason to be
satisfied. He" expressed his approval
of the selection of the officers from
widely separated sections OF the coun-
try.
The selection of city for the next
cncampment will be made tomorrow.
The strength of sentiment so far ax-
pressed in favor of Salt Lake City.
Stories that Atlanta was after the en-
campment this year had been set afioat
Nv, ia, -; 4
firing vice commander declared that
when Atlanta'S new auditorium was
completed next year that his city
would make decided bid for the hon
or of entertaining the veterans
Col. NeViuS Il native of New jersey,
was studying law with the late Russell
A. Alger of Michigan when the VAR
broke out and enlisted from the state
with the Lincoln Cavalry. Young
Ncvius rose to Il commission with the
9TH Michigan and the 25th New YORK
Cavalry Regiments and lost an arm III
the front at Fort Stevens. when .he
Union army was engaged with General
Early. Col Nevius. besides being
twice department commander of New
Jersey, has been judge and president
of the New Jersey state Senate
The Womans Relief Corps today
elected Mrs. w. L. Gilman, Roxbury,
Mass, president.
Toledo. Ohio. Sept. 3.-With the pa
rade and other features of the 42d ~
campment over delegates to the en-
of the Grand Army of the |
Republic today took up the business |
of the order Business meetings We're
held also by the Women's Relief Corps. |
the Daughters of Veterans and the |
Ladies Of the G. A. r.
Commander Burton after congratu- |
lating the members of the G. A. r. up |
on the success of the encampment |
said:
The consolidated reports of the as
sistant adjutant general for the tern
ending June 80, are never received in |
time to enable the adjutant general to |
tabulate them for the benefit of the |
next succeeding national encampment |
and it is impossible to state our NUM-
erical strength on June 80. 1908.
''On Dec. 81, 1906, the members in
good standing numbered 229,932. On
Dec. 81. 1907, the members in good |
standing numbered 225.157, net loss in
during the year 1907.
4775
During the year 1907, our loss by
death was 10,242. which was partly |
offset by o467 members who were add :
ed to our roll by muster-in and re-
Commanders in Chief Burton declar-
ed that the suspended list is very |
large and suggested that whenever it |
i
his dues without detriment to himself |
or family, his post should promptly /
remit them.