The National tribune., 1910-07-07
DEPARTMENT OF OHIO.
1t Holds a Fine Encampment at xeniu


Editor National Tribune: The 44th
Annual Encampment of the Depart
ment of Ohio. G.. A. R., was held at
Xenia, 55 miles southwest from Colum-
bus, the center Of the State. June IA,
Is and 16. There were $50 Delegates
present. The weather was fine, clear
and warm. Department Commander
Charles H. Newton and the Assistant
Adjutant- General, VIM. s. Matthews.
seemed to have good control of the
work of the Encampment. and the busi-
ness was performed with precision and
timeliness. There was estimated to be
3. 900 in the parade on Thursday after
noon. There were three candidates for
Commander--John Kissane. of Cincin-
natl; John E. Wilcox. of Maumee. near
Toledo, and Henry A. Axline, Of Column
bus. The latter received $40 votes. and
was declared elected. Kissane receiving
| 100 and Wilcox 119 votes. Henry A.
Axline is one of tho youngest of the
the war Of the rebellion. He was 15
years old when he enlisted In Co. G.,
159th Ohio, May 2, 1864. and served
100 days. He enlisted again Feb. 13.
1865, in Co. G, 196th Ohio, for one year.
and was discharged Sept. IL. 1866. He
made efforts like many other boys to
enlist earlier, but was declared too
young. He was Assistant Adjutant-
General of Ohio while Joseph B. Forak-
er was Governor two terms, and he was
Colonel of q regiment in 1898 which
was ready to go to Cuba during the
Spanish American War. but there were
too many Ohio regiments in advance,
and his regiment was not sent out Oh
the United States.
John H Wilcox was wounded at the
battle of Gettysburg, and has suffered
continually from the effects of the
wound
John Kissane has q good record as a
soldier of long service.
John w. Smith, Senior Past Com
mander of Lewis Post, of Xenia, was
elected Senior Vice Commander: ]. K.
P Farrell, of Urichsville, Junior Vice
Commander; DIR. c. NJ. Galloway, of
Xenia, Medical Director.
The Encampment indorses the $40
per month pension bill.
The financial condition of the De-
partment is much better than that of
| last year.
Resolutions of respect and love for
the memory of Miss Hannah q. Maxton,
who was a nurse In the army during
! the war of the rebellion, were passed.
She passed away at her home at CALI
polls, May 26, 1910, and was laid to rest
on Memorial Sunday with military hon.
ors by Cadet Post, 126, of GalIipolis
The reports of the Department Com
mander and the Assistant Adjutant-
General evidenced good work during
the year. There had been loss in
| membership from deaths during the
year 1909 of LOO.
Capt. William S. Matthews was reap
pointed Assistant Adjutant-General by
the Commander-elect.
The city of Lorain, on Lake Erie, was
chosen as the place of meeting in June,
1911.
An invitation was received to meet
at Fremont in 1913 at the time when
the centennial anniversary of battles
fought there in 1913 will be held
The committee and all citizens of
Xenia extended a royal welcome, which
was thankfully received and greatly en-
joyed.
Other Societies.
The Woman's Relief Corps, the La
dies of the G. A r., the Sons of Veter-
ans and the Daughters of Veterans held
their Department Conventions at the
| same place and time.
Mrs. Tuta NJ. Huffman, of Whining
ton, was elected Department President
of the w. r. c.; Mrs. Charlotte d. Da-
wilson Senior Vice and Mrs. Dora l..
Brush Junior Vice President. They
passed strong resolutions advocating
the bill to remove the Limitation of time
| in granting pensions to widows of vet
Grams.
Mother Dunbar, who has been an at
tendant for 30 years at the Ohio Sol
diers and Sailors Orphans Home at
| Xenia and is now matrOn, was intro
duced to the Convention.
The visit on Wednesday afternoon to