The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-29
i. A.R. ENCAnP MENT
 AT SILOAM SGRINGS
Membership Increased 60 Per Cent During Past Year Placing Ar.
 kansas in the Lead Off cers fur Next Year.

fhe Grand Army of the Re public, d partment of Arkansas mot at the utiful city of Si ,oam Springs, Thursday, Apri g. 1909, closing Friday April 3
 A resolution was passed thank mo Commander c. E. Newman and Adj. Gen. Clalk and tn, Council Of Administration for h, gratifying results of lheif admin. islfation, in winch time they hot increased the meriioefship 50 D 1 cent, which places Arkansas if the lead or the other 40 depart. meuts. Our Commandpr-in Chis Henry M. Ncvlns, of Red Bank, N. l., finding 1t was impossible for mim to be there, sent his in. spector c neral William II. Har- il ,dy of Lawion Okla, who 50 ably performed the duties en- trusted to hini, that ohr short ac. quaintance will never be forgot- ten.
 Friday morning we had public installation of the officers elected  for the coming year, which are as follows:
 Commander H. Y. Killings worth, Sloan Springsj Senior Vlse Com, D. c. Rugg, Hot Springs; Junior Vice Com. ,J. W. Jackson, Forest City; Chaplain, ]. r. Ross, Rogers; Medical Di- rector. A. D. Thomas, Little R3ck; Department Inspector, K. J. Maxson, Gentry; Patriotic Iu- structor, $. Bilkeimer, Little Rock; A. A. X A. Q. N. General, J. w. Lane, Siloam Springs; Council of Administration, NJ. Kirst, Little Rock, P. ". Drum- iiiond, Rogers, E. Landou. Ft. Smith, E. T. Wolfe, Mena, D. K. Ross, Little Rock.
 Alter the public installation of officers, we were t,keu for morning drive over the city, pass ing many beautiful homes and acres of orchards, finally coming 10 the college building, where we got out and were taken upstairs into the niaiii school room, where we were greeted by the professor and students. After a prayer, a slDg ana few short addresses we staried for our carriages. As we went out we beard, as we thought, the voices of an im- mense flock of crows. Then came tbe words. 'G. A R., G. A. R." and on locking round We be- held, insteads of crows, the brlght happy laced pupils oi the school, cheering us. ca our re- turn from the college we saw tiiany more beautiful homes. We were then taken to the opera house, whefe the address of well come 10 the city was delivered by young man, MT. LaFollette, a relative of Senator LaFollette. l have heard a good many ad- dresses of welcome, but none that l have heard excelled this. At 4 o'clock came the banquet at the Lakeside hotel, of which J. M. Proctor is proprietor, and he fur nished everything that we could wish, cooked and served in the finest of style. After this came fine moving picture show at the opera house, treat to us by the management. Our treatment in Sloan Springs may be equaled by other cities, but candot be ex- celled. So 1 will say to the com- rades and citizens of Sloan Strings, you have builded in our hearts a gratitude never to be forgotten, and, comrades, if we are not permitted to meet so pleasantly again in this life, may we meet in the life to come and know each other in that land where the shadows of this life cannot come.
 Our nexs encampmeut meets at Little Rock, March 9, 1910.
 Yours in F. C. X L.,