Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-09-11
JUDGE NEV|US
OF NEW JERSEY
ELECTED COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF GRAND ARMY OF THE
REPUBLIC.
HE IS A oNE.ARMED VETERAN.
Has Been Twice Department Conn
mander of New Jersey and Pres
ident Of the Senate Of
That State.

Toledo, O.-Col. Henry NJ New
ius of Red Bank, N. j., was on
Thursday elected commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The election occurred on the first bal
lot, which gave Mr.. Nevius Asa votes
compared with 254 for ex-Gov. Van
SAINT Of Minnesota and 80 for L. T.
Dickson of Illinois. On motion Of
the former Minnesota governor, the
nomination of the New Jersey man
was made unanimous. Other officers
were chosen as follows:
Senior Vice Commander. Kent
Hamilton of Toledo.
Junior Vice Commander-C. G.
Royce of California.
Chaplain-in-C Chief-J. F. Spence of
Tennessee.
Surgeon-in- -Chief-Lane Tannehill Of
Maryland.
Col Nevius, a native Of New Jer-
sey, was studying law with the late
Russell A. Alger of Michigan when
the war broke out, and enlisted from
that state with the Lincoln cavalry.
Young Nevius rose to commission
with the Seventh Michigan and the
Twenty-fifth New York cavalry regi-
ments, and lost an arm in front Of
Fort Stevens when the Union army
was engaged with Gen. Early. Col.
Nevius, besides being twice depart
ment commander of New Jersey. has
been a Judge and president Of the
New Jersey senate.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected
Mrs. w. L. Gilman of Roxbury, Mass,
president.
Toledo, o. Estimates of the num-
ber Of veterans in the G. A. r.
parade Wednesday varied from 5000
to three times that number, but it
is doubtful IL there were more than
10000. The various posts marched
with half a block between them and
the departments were even further
arating each row of marchers, and 1t
was this liberality of space which
made it require four hours to pass the
reviewing stand Fully half the vet
Grams wore the badges of either Mich
igan or Ohio.
Georgia, with 80 men in line, elic-
tied applause by displaying a bundle
of cornstalks which appeared to be
from IL to 10 feet in height South
Dakota's veterans paraded with corn
cobs stuck on the end of canes car
ried over their shoulders, while North
Dakota's men hinted of that states
staple crop, with heads of wheat
tucked in. their hats. This depart
ment also had full rugged Uncle
Sam, one of the two in evidence dur
ing the day. Oklahoma, proud of her
new statehood, to make sure that the
fact was understood, bore a banner
with State of Oklahoma" in ample
lettering. The popularity of the re-
freshments served at rendezvous
points was attested by the appearance
of souvenir tin cups at the belt of
nearly every man. The Fourth Mich
igan carried a pole on top of which
was an imprisoned rooster. On the
sides of the coop was the boast: 1--WE
captured JEFF Davis"
Toledo, o. - The two main at
fractions of the G. A. R. encampment
Tuesday were the dedication of the
Fort Meigs monument and the civic
parade. In the latter 5000 members
of local organizations marched with
bands playing and banners flying.
The most significant of the days
exercises occurred at Perrysburg, IL
miles from Toledo, where a great
granite shaft so feet in height was
dedicated in honor of the dead of
Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and
Virginia, who fell in the battle around
Fort Meigs during the war of 1912.
1t was at Fort Meigs that Gen. Will
lam Henry Harrison checked the Brit
general had profited by Gen. Hull's
surrender of Detroit. With citizen
soldiery gathered from Ohio, Ken
lucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia, Gen.
Harrison succeeded in preserving the
American boundary as it now exists.
Several thousand visitors were pres
ent when d. r. Hollenbeck, president
of the Historical society, called the
assemblage to order. Following the
singing of America" and the invoca'
ticl by Rev. Father Michaelis, Gov,
Harris made an address reviewing the
chronicles of the historic spot and
telling of the work of the monument
committee. Other speakers were Sen
ator Foraker, Gen. B. H. Young OF
Kentucky, Lieut.. Gov. Murphy OF
Pennsylvania and Mai. Robert F.
Hunter of Richmond. Va.
Watkins Is Officially Notified.