Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-10
VETS HOLD ELECTIONS
II. A. DYER, OF MAso NciTY, is
CHOSEN COMMANDER FOR
IOWA.
IoTHER OFFICERS SELECTED
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
Musoatine to Entertain Next Year.
State Encampment-Mrs. Wheaden
Heads w. r c. and e. c. johnson tho
Spanish War veterans-Parade in
Rain.


! Rain.
/ Des Moines, June 10.-H. A. Dyer,
of Mason City, was unanimously elect
/ ed commander of the Iowa department
Of the G. A. r. by the thirty-sixth
annual encampme session. He sue
ceeds 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.
! Major Dyer had no opposition for the
place. He was a candidate against
Mr.. Mcdonald year ago at the Fort
I Dodge encampment. but later his name
was withdrawn from the reace and It
was understood among the old soldiers
that he would be the next commander.
The election yesterday was extra
ordinarily quiet as there were no con-
tests. The only difficulty of the entire
election was when the Eighth district
split on the choice of delegates. but
it developed later that this was due
to the delegates becoming separated
in the convention hall.
Following are the officers elected:
COMMUNICATE. A. Dyer of Mason
City
/ Senior vice commander-B. c. Ward.
of Des Moines
Junior vice commander j. M.
Briggs, of Anita.
Medical directory. U. Chapman, of
Des Moines
aplain-James Connoran, of Keo-
kuk
Following are the delegates to the
national G.. A. r. encampment:
Delegate at large-Major General
/ Granville NJ. 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.
I First district-Delegatas ties, S. II. John
ston. of Keokull and o. E. Stuart, of
1 Burlington: alternates. j.. j. kellogg. Of
Washington and IL. Williams, of Fair
/ field
/ Second district-Delegate ties. J. \. Car
son. of Maquoketa and G. G. Butter
field, of Dewitt: alternates. Elias Park.
of Davenport and j. l.. Henderson. of
/ Marengo.
\ Third district-De Delegates. w. Blade.
of Dubuque and e. A. Snyder. of Cedar
Rapids: alterpateS. J. r. Camp. OF La
L Porte>and G. \. Hindinan. of Belmond.
1 Fourth district Delegates, II. II.
Bailey. of New Hampton and ". G.
Thompllins of Clear Lake; alternates.
d a. J, Cratsenberg, of DEBORAH and AL
4 bert Little, of Stra Nberry Point. ~
lie. al ~
Wis. Of Lisbon, and r. r. Fitzgerald. of
i Stanwood. and Il. w. Robbins. of Mar
shalitown.a
/ Sixth district-Delagate. J. F. Nc
{. Neil. of Osk;,loosa !, alternate, w. r.
/ Cowan. OF Oskalooss
! Seventh district - Delegates. Milo
Ward. of Des Molnes. and b. 1Ander-
son. of W-interset: alternates. j. w.
| La Sale of Des AIoilles. and c. E.
Hayerly. Of !Anes.
! Eighth district-Dele gates. J. w.
/ Stratton. Of Creston. and George w.
/ Sheeks. Of Moravia: alternates, G. w.
Young. of Clarintla. and w. E. Harper,
| of Osceola.
/ Ninth Observation-Disclosures. L. 3. Cous
/ ms. of Council Bluffs, and James Cow
dy. of Stuart: alternates, r. NJ. Rob
! erts. OF Red Oak and J. /. Mcpherson
of Oakland.
t Tenth Observation-Disclosures S. c..
/ Spear. of .Algona. and. c. w. Cressler
1 of Scrar;on: alternates, G. w. Smith
of Emmetsburg, and 7. y. fReseng. of
| Humboldt.
Eleventh Observation-Disclosures, J. S.
Fadden. of Spencer, and A. a. Afro, Of
lie Mars: aiternates, r. Y. Tuppa, Of
Rock Rapids, and 3. P. Wood, of Cher
okec.
Parade in Heavy Rain.
| Iowa's war veterans showed yester-
day that they are not cutters.
Altho a downpour Of rain began at
/ 3 o'clock all of the old soldiers who in
tended to march in the great Inrade
were on the dot at the street corners
assigned to them by Captain Hugh NJ
Pickel chief of Commander M. Nc
Donsld's staff.
While heavy rain beat down upon
| the pavements the veterans began to
march. Shortly afterWard the rain
stopped. then it came again and at fire.
] quent intervals the parade passed thru
showers.
| The sidewalks on Walnut and Locust
streets and all along the line We're a
mass of umbrellas. Many of the vet
Grams of the sixties were protected
from the rain, but hundreds marched
thru the streets with their heads barred.
| In spite of the rain Des Moines has
never seen such a parade. S. r. Van
| SAINT of Minnesota, commander of the
national G. A. r.. declared that under
such weather conditions he has never
! reviewed a. parade of such length
Mrs. Whedon Heads w. r. C.
| Mrs. Jennie Whedon, Of Wihterset,
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