Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11
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TION; MUSCATINE WINS NEXT
MEETiNG; CAMP FIRES GREAT
SUCCESS.

Des Moines, June 10.-(SpeciaD ~
While the G.. A. R., camp fire at the
state encampment was a big success
last night it was the Spanish war vet
erans who set the record. Their camp
fire started at o'clock last night and
after the formal affairs the United
Civil war musicians with drums and
flies were escorted from the iowa
hotel to the campfire and until l
O'Clock this morning assisted the sol
diers of the Spanish war in celebra-
ton At o'clock this morning the
old fifers and drummers were routed
out Of bed and played reveille on the
down town streets and will &C
company the Spanish war veterans
to Fort Des Moines to be the guests
Of the Sixth United States cavalry
today.
H. A. Dyer Of Mason City was
unanimously elected commander Of
the Iowa department of the G. A r.
by the thirty-sixth annual encamp-
ment's session in the Auditorium yes
terday afternoon. He succeeds Michael
Mcdonald of Bayard.
Muscatine was unanimously chosen
as the place of the 1911 encampment.
Des Moines would have made an effort
to land the next year convention, but
1t has never been in the same city
two consecutive times. J. l.. Giesler,
president of the Muscatine CONNER
cial club, and Mayor w. s. Hill OF
Muscatine spoke in favor Of their city.
Major Dyer had no opposition for
the place. He was candidate against
Mr. Mcdonald year ago at the Fort
Dodge encampment, but later his
name was withdrawn from the race
and it was understood among the old
soldiers that he would be the. next
commander.
The election yesterday was ex-
traordinarily duiet as there were no
contests The only difficulty of the ell
tire election was when the Eighth
district split on the choice of dele.
gates, but 1t developed later that this
was due to the delegates becoming
separated In the convention hall.
Following are the officers elected:
Commander-H.A A. Dyer Of Mason
City.
Senior vice commander-B. G. Ward
Of Des Moines.
Junior vice commander-J. 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 Delegates, s. H.
Johnston Of Keokuk and o. z. Stuart
of Burlington; alternates, ]. ]. Kellog
Of Washington and II. Williams OF
Fairfield.
Second district Delegates, J. A.
Carson of Maquoketa and G. G. But
terfield of Dewitt; alternates, Elias
Park Of Davenport and j. l.. Hender-
son Of Marengo.
Third Observation-Disclosures w. Blade
of Dubuque and E. A. Snyder Of Ce-
dar Rapids; alternates, j. F. Camp OF
La Porte and G. N. Hindman Of Bel
mond.
Fourth district Delegates, H. II.
Bailey of New Hampton and w. G.
Thompkins of Clear Lake; alternates
A. J. Cratsenberg of Decorah and Al
bert Little of Strawberry Point.
Fifth distrfct-Delegates G.. w.
Davis of Lisbon and r. p. Fitzgerald
Of Garwin; alternates, John Bowling
of Stanwood and 8. w. Robbins OF
Marshalltown.
Sixth district Delegate, J. F. Nc
Neill Of Oskaloosa; alternate, w. n.
Cowan Of Oskaloosa.
Seventh district-Delegat Milo
Ward of Des Moines and J. B. Ander-
son of Winterset; alternates, j. w. La
Sale Of Des Moines and G.. e. HaYerly
of Ames.
Eighth district-Del Delegates, J. W..
Stratton Of Creston and George w.
Sheeks Of Moravia; alternates, G. w.
Young of Clarinda and w. e. Harper
of Osceola.
Ninth district Delegates, L. B.
Cousins of Council Bluffs and James
Gowdy Of Stuart; alternates, r. M.
Roberts Of Red Oak and j. |. McPher-
son of Oakland.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures s. q.
Spear Of Algona and C. w. Cressler OF
Scranton; alternates, G.. w. Smith OF
Emnetsburg and T.. A. Reseng OF
Humboldt.
Eleventh district-Dele j. S.
Fadden Of Spencer and A. A. Allro Of
Lemars; alternates, T. Y. Tuppa OF
Rock Rapids and B. P. Wood of Cher
okee.
Mrs. Whedon Heads w. r. C.
Mrs. Jennie Whedon of Winterset
was elected department president Of
the Womens Relief Corps of Iowa at
the business session of that organiza-
ton held yesterday afternoon at the Y.
NJ. c. A. auditorium