Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-11
j. C. Milliman Chosen as Com
mander For the Department
of Iowa
CONTESTS FOR DELEGATES
Districts Select Representatives to the
National Encam pment-other Off
GERS Chosen = Mrs. Ring Heads w.
r. c.-sons Of Veterans Also Choose
Officers.
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Cedar Rapids. June 1.-THE encamp-
ment of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie held a session after the parade that
was one Of the most harmonious IN
it's history. The principal matters set
tied were the election of department
commander and the place of the next
meeting. ]. C. Miliman was elected
department commander and Ft. Dodge
was the lucky city to get the next en-
campment.
Three candidates were nominated for
department commander: ]. c. Milliman
of Logan, H. A. Dyer OF Mason City,
and Mike Mcdonald OF Bayard, On the
first ballot Dyer received ITO 1-3 votes,
Mcdonald 101 1-3 and Milliman sol 1-3
Mr.. McMilliman is a former lieutenant
governor and has been an active Grand
Army man since the close Of the war
The next elective office is that of senior
vice commander. Frank G. Clark Of
this city, was elected by reclamation.
There was a three cornered fight for
the office OF junior vice commander
and this was carried away by j. E.
Kent of Perry. The three candidates
We're +. Il. Wires Of Toledo, who re-
ceived ten votes, ]. F. Troutner Of
Nashua. who received forty seven
votes, and j. Z. Kent, who received $50
votes.
The office OF medical director was
given to DR.. S. S. Lyle of Iowa City,
by acclamation. For the office of de-
partment chaplain there was but one
ton. He also was elected by acclama-
ton.
The next order Of business was the
election Of delegates to the national
encampment The position of delegate
at-large was easily won by General
Granville M. Dodge of Council Bluffs.
General Dodge is one OF the few sur
viving brigadier generals and has the
honor of having served long and hon
orably during the entire war with
General Grant and was member of
his staff His alternate who was cleo
ted was Alonzo Abernetchy Of Usage.
The following delegates and their al
ternates from the districts were cleo
ledo, Ohio:
Third ct-Delegates-J. H.
Hutchins, Hampton: w. HI. Thrift. Du-
buque Alternates-J. M. Groat, Wa
terloo; c. A. Bliss. Iowa Falls.
Fourth district - Delegates Harry
Shaw, Nora Springs; D. A. McMartin.
Castalia. Alternates-N. H. Spear,
West Gate; C. M. Adams, Mason City.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures j. H.
onstodt, Mechanicsville; r. H. Ryan,
Tama. Alternates - S. NJ. Edmonds,
Vinton; j. B. Dennis, Traer.
Sixth district Delegates - j. +.
Mcneil, Oskaloosa; Samuel Mahon,
Ottumwa. Alternates-A. K. Hostetter,
Grinnell; Levi Meas, Sigourney
Seventh district - Delegates w. v.
Wilcox, Des Moines; Josiah Petty, Per-
ry. Alternates-Joseph Deemer Des
Moines; c. C. Wells, Knoxville.
Tenth District-Delegates: Benja-
min Garthwait, Britt; d. ID. Cormick
Rolfe. Alternates--F. S. Ross, Boones-
boro; ]. M. Miller, Lake City.
Eleventh Observation-Disclosures ]. J..
Davis, Kingsley; B. e. Nichols, Sioux
City. Alternates-George Franzen,
Kingsley; E. A. Hermon, Sioux City.
A council of administration was
next selected, consisting OF John Nc
Andrews of Winterset, H. M. Pickell
Of Des Moines, M. H Byers, of Glen
wood, A. d. Collier, of Sioux City. and
M NJ Miller, of Mediapolis.
Fort Dodge, Davenport, and Perry
were each heavy bidders for the next
encampment and this was taken away
by FIT. Dodge in a rather easy man
ner. On the first ballot Davenport
received sixty votes, Perry eighty
three and FIT. Dodge 100.
w. r. c. Election.
The afternoon session of the Wom-
ans Relief corps was a closed meet
ing and was opened shortly after 8
p. M, at the close of the parade. Be-
fore the election, Mrs. Belle G. Sem,
chief of staff, in behalf Of the aides
and officers of the department, pre-
scented the department president with
a beautiful ring in testimony of their
love and appreciation of her untiring
efforts in the work of the year just
closing. Mrs. Plopper gave a feeling
response. Mrs. Maria Basham, of Des
Moines, was nominated for department
president, but withdrew. Mrs Eliz-
abeth M. Saunders, Of Dubuque; Mrs.
Margaret G. Sterling, Of Burlington,
and Lena Ring, of Marion, were NOM
mated and presented to the conven-
ton. Mrs. Ring was elected depart
ment president; Ethel X. Collier of
Sioux City, was unanimously elected
senior vice president; Amanda 4. Mar
tin, Of Red Oak, was also unanimous
choice for Junior vice president; Mrs.
Lenna L. Coleman, of Sanborn, was
unanimously reelected treasurer, and
Mrs. Katherine Farmer, of Cedar Rap
ids. was unanimously reelected chap
lain.
Sons of Veterans Elect.
The Sons of Veterans, which have
been Assem- bled in this city during the
encampnlent of the G. A. r., elected
the following officers:
Department Commander. j. Yag-
gy, Davenport.
Senior Vice Commander-Rev. j. A.
Porterfield Algona.
Secretary Treasurer. A. Dewey
Davenport.
Tho Buckeye News.
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Buckeye, June Ill. w. Briggs
shipped a carload of hogs of his own