Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
VETERANS CONCLUDE WOl K
officers Elected for G. A. R., Relief
Corps and Ladies Of the g. A. R.
NEXT YEARS MEETING AT YORK
session One OF the Largest and Most
Successful Ever Held by the Vet
erans of the state of
Nebraska.

HASTINGS, Neb., May n.-Cspecial Tele-
gram. .)-The thirty-second annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
while perhaps not the largest ever held
by the department in this state, has been
none the less satisfactory to all the visitors.
Probably in proportion to the number OF
veterans living in the state the attendance
has been as large as at any previous gath
ering.
The Grand Army, woman's Relief Corps
and Ladies Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public adjourned at noon. Most OF the
morning was consumed by each organiza-
tlon with the election Of officers. 1t was
voted unanimously to hold the next en-
campment in York
The following department officers were
elected by the Grand Army: Commander,
Ell Barnes, Grand Island; senior vice COM
mander, DR.. Brothers, Beatrice; Junior vice
commander, w. H. Stewart, Geneva; as
sstant adjutant general, assistant quar-
termaster general, A. NJ. Trimble, Lincoln;
medical director, DIR. Spaulding, Omaha;
chaplain, John Deliver, Syracuse. Delegates
to national encampment. ]. Burwell,
Juniata; c. E. Adams. Superior; L. d.
Richards Fremont George c. Humphrey,
Grand Island; o. c. Bell, Lincoln; c. 8.
Lucas. Central City; A. ]. Frantz, Hast
ings; John A. Dempster, Omaha; c. o.
Shields, Shelton; r. d. Pine, Lincoln.
| All the newly elected officers were in
stalled by General A V. Cole, past de-
partment commander.
or the "a veterans registered. the repre-
sentation Of states. by enlistment. was as
follows: Illinois, 125; Iowa, 50; Indiana. 81;
Ohio. 81; Pennsylvania, AZ; Wisconsin. %
IL
New York. "a New Jersey, 8; Maryland, 81
Kansas, 2; Colorado, l. Nebraksa, 6; Ken
lucky. 4: West Virginia. 2; Tennessee, Il
California, l. New England states, 15
nineteen states represented. The arrange
ments for the encampment were directed
by committee composed of General Cole
chairman; James walling, Joseph Meyer
Herman Stein and w. E. st. John. Their
efficient and thoughtful work occasioned
much favorable comment.
Women Elect Omcers.
This morning the corps elected the fol
| lowing executive committee: Mrs. Mary
| Houser David City; Mrs. Mary Butler
Ewing Mrs. Josie Bennett Harvard: Mrs
Belle Newell. Lincoln; Mrs. Sarah Sweet
! Creighton. The following were chosen
delegates to the national encampment: Mrs
Agnes Mover, Blue Springs, at-large
Mrs. Elda Treadwell. Beatrice; Mrs. Frank
HILL Hastings; Mrs. Minnie Bell, Lincoln
Mrs. Matthews, Omaha, alternate. dele
| gate-at-large.
The ladies' OF the Grand Army of the
Republic elected the following: Presi
dent Mrs. Hannah Coates, Aurora; senior
vice president Mrs. Lizzie Metcalf Omaha
Junior vice president, Mrs. E. F. Foster
! Ord; chaplain, Mrs. Dolstein Thornton
Kearney; treasurer. Mrs. Nora Kidder
Scribner; council of administration
MesdaInes Caroline Putnam Lincoln; Mrs
M e. Richmond, Minden; Mrs. Glare
Lyons. Omaha. Mrs. Nora Kidder wal
elected delegate-at-large to the nationa
meeting. other delegates are: Mrs. C
Putnam, Lincoln; Mrs. Esther Tophan
| Minden; Mrs. Fannie Wilson, Kearney.
The women's Relief Corps elected Of
ficers as follows Harriet Luce of Republi
can City, president; Mrs. Kate G. Boyd o.
this city. senior vice president; Emma ]
Ducker of Red Cloud. junior vice president
Addie l. Hough of Omaha, treasurer anC
Ella Corbin of Beaver City, chaplain.
The State association of Ohio volunteer
reorganized today, the following officer
being elected: Jacob Wooster. Hastings
president: ]. Burwell,. Junlats, vice presi
dent; A. L. Warren. st. Paul, secretar!
and treasurer.
The Nebraska department Of the Ma
tional Association of Civil War musician
elected the following officers: j. II. Smith
Burkett president; C. w. Allen, Geneva
fife major; G. H. Rhodes, Burkett. drum
major; H. D. Roberts. Dorchester, sec
retary.