Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-16
VETS MARCH IN RAIN
Thousands Brave the Wetness to
See Military Pageant
MOVE SOLDIERS MONUMENT
Department Commander Mcdonald
Tells q. A. r. Enoampment Why
Shaft Should Be Removed
Dyer Elected Commander.

Dyer Elected Commander.
Des Moines, June 11.--Recommend-
alton that the soldiers and sailors
monument, south OF the state capitol.
be moved to the east bank of the
Des Moines river, opposite the city
library, was made by Michael Nc
Donald of Bayard, department COM
mander OF the G. A. r., In his annu
al address at the opening meeting
OF the department at the Auditorium.
He said that this magnificent moEu-
ment was now ovorshadowed by the
state capitol building and was not
serving its intended purpose. If the
city will deed to the state sufficient
plat Of ground on the east side Of the
Des Moines river. opposite the city
library, recommend that this or.
ganization use It's influence In the
next legislature to pass an act au.
thorizing and directing the removal OF
the monument"
Despite slow drizzling rain the
parade, the big feature of the G. A.
R.. encampment, was held.
A great crowd stood In the rain to
see the parade which stirred patriot.
ism In the breasts OF thousands.
II. A. Dyer of Mason City was unan.
imously elected commander of the
Iowa department of the G. A. r. by
the thirty-sixth annual encampment's
session in the Auditorium. He sue
ceeds Michael Mcdonald of Bayard
Muscatine was unanimously chosen
as the place of the 1911 encampment
Following are the officers elected
by the G. A. r.;
Commander-H. A. Dyer of Mason
City.
Senior vice commander-B. C. Ward
OF Des Moines.
Junior vice commander. M.
Briggs of Anita.
Medical director-A. U. Chapman,
of Des Moines.
Chaplain-James Connoran of Keo-
kuk.
Following are the delegates to the
national G. A. r. encampment.
Delegate at large-Major General
Grenville M. Dodge of Council Bluffs,
the ranking general Of the civil war.
Alternate at large-Hon. John Her.
riott of Stuart, former lieutenant gov
ernor of Iowa.
First Observation-Disclosures, g. III.
Johnson of Keokuk and o. e. Stuart
of Burlington; alternates, J. ]. KEEL
logg of Washington and II. Williams
Of Fairfield.
Second district-Delegates, J. A.
Carson of Maquoeketa and G. G..
Butterfeld OF Dewitt; alternates,
Elias Park of Davenport and J. l..
Henderson of Marengo.
Third Observation-Disclosures w. Blade
OF Dubuque and e. A. Snyder OF Ce-
dar Rapids; alternates, ]. F. Camp OF
LaPorte and G. N. Hindman OF Bel
mond.
Fourth district-Delegates, III. Fl.
Bailey of New Hampton and w. c.
Thompkins of Clear Lake; alternates
A. j. Cratsenberg of DEBORAH and Al
bert Little Of Strawberry Point.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures, G. w.
Davis of Lisbon and r. p. Fitzgerald
of Garwin; alternates, John Bowling
of Stanwood and s. w. Robbins OF
Marshalltown.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures, J. F. Nc,
Neill Of Oskaloosa; alternate, w. r.
Cowan of Oskaloosa.
Seventh district-Delegates Milo
Ward OF Des Moines and J. B. And.
erson of Winterset; alternates, J. w.
La Sale of Des Moines and c. e.
Haverly Of Ames.
Eighth district-Delegates J. w.
Stratton OF Creston and George w.
Sheeks Of Moravia; alternates, G. w.
young OF Clarinda and w. 4. Harper
of Osceola.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures, L. b.
Cousins of Council Bluffs and James
Gowdy of Stuart; alternates, r. M,
Roberts Of Red Oak and J. l. McPher-
SON of Oakland.
Tenth district-Delegates, s. c.
Spear OF Algona and c. w. Cressler
of Scranton; alternates, G. w. Smith
OF Emmetsburg and T. A. Reseng OF
Humboldt.
Eleventh Observation-Disclosures, J. 8.
Fadden of Spencer and A. A. Allro OF
Lemars; alternates, T. Y. Tuppa OF
Rock Rapids and B. p. Wood OF Cher
okee.