Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
VETERAN ASSOCIATION

The Southern California Veteran as
sociatfon, composed of members of the
G. A. R, U. S. w. v, and their rela-
tives closed the most successful en-
campment ever held in the history of
tthe association, last week at Hunting
ton Beach.
More than 1900 veterans and their
wives were registered at headquar-
ters and many visitors were III attend
ance.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: A. j. Wilson,
commander, Los Angeles; John A.
Davis, senior vice commander, Whit
tier; II. A. Plimpton, junior vice COM
mander, Riverside; DR.. John Hasson,
surgeon, Buena Park; J. S. Pttman,
chaplain, Los Angeles; Frank Hobart,
historian, Ventura.
The council of administration was
elected as follows: e. c, Seymore,
San Bernardino county; J. j. Shepard,
Los Angeles county; Frank Hobart,
Ventura county; r. H. Bulls, San
Diego county; o. H. Coulter, Orange
county; Tom c. Galbraith of the United
Spanish War Veterans of Los Angeles;
o. L. Thomas of the Sons of Veterans
of Los Angeles county.
The auxiliary societies elected these
officers: Mrs. Harriet Coulter of Santa
Ana. president; Mrs Ella Crawford of
Pasadena, senior vice president; Mrs
Adele Gardner of Huntington Beach,
Junior vice president; Mrs. Martha
Packard of Los Angeles, treasurer;
Mrs. Rachel Talbot of Los Angeles,
chaplain; Mrs. Mary Dunning of Los
Angeles, president of the Penny club
and Mrs. Nancy NJ. Dean of Los An
geles, vice president of the Penny club.
In the council of administration are
Mines. Julia Hobart of Ventura coun-
ty, Mary f. Hattery of san Bernar-
dino county, Nellie Gray of san Diego
county, Charlotte Smith of Orange
county, Nancy I. Mcdonald of River
side county, and Lydia Withers- and
Ella Carpenter of Los Angeles county.
Among the most active workers IN
making the encampment a success. this
year, were: A. J. Wilson, r. c. Sey-
more, O. II. Coulter, A. b. Paul and
| T. c. Galbraith.
| Bids are open for the place of meet
| ing next year. They will be received
| by A. B. Paul, quartermaster, at Santa
Ana.
Last Wednesday evening a minstrel
| show was given for the Southern Cali
| fornia Veterans association by w. S.
| Rosecran camp No 2, Sons of Veter-
I
! ton Fremont Tent No. 4, Daughters of
Veterans, which was said to be the
best entertainment ever given for this
association at Huntington Beach.
Royal Stott was interlocutor; the
end men were Walter P. d. Hamon,
bones, Fred Paugh, Nellie Baldwin and
Mrs. Runquist, tambos.
| The program was as follows: VioliS
and piano duet, March from Tam
| hauser," Miss Norma Dennison and
Miss Helen Bacon; "Rig-a-Jig and
Hot Time" chorus by entire company;
song, Il Wonder Who's Kissing Her
New" Walter P. d. Hamon; song,
Oats Music to Me-" Miss Gertrude
Connect; song with banjo accompani-
ment), "Topsy," Mrs. Fannie D. Col
! Inns; song, "A Friend of Mine Told n
Friend. of Mine" Fred Paugh; vocal
solo. Rose of My Life,' Miss Mar
guerite Goodman; violin and piano duet,
! "Dorina Bella Miss Dennison and
Miss Bacon; Mission band, Fannie Col
Inns and chorus; Whistling solo, Miss
Helen Bacon: duet, The Last Fare
WELL" Mr.. Hamon and Miss Connect;
A Funeral Sermon, Fannie Collins;
song. I'm Make Dat Black Gal Mine, -
| Miss Marguerite Goodman; song (with