Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-20
SUCCESSOR TO JOHN F. D1ENER
Member of Post No. 25 of Lincoln
Gets Chief Place.
NEXT ENCAMPMENT AT BEATRICE
Unanimous Decision Reached on
Choice Of Place.
MOVE FOR sULLOwAY BILL
General y. ~. Culver Acts As InstsII-
Ing officer when Newly Elected
Officials Of Various Socie-
ties Take Places.

KEARNEY. Neb., May 19.-(Special Tels-
gram)-At a business session Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic here today A. NJ,
Trimble post No. sS OF Lincoln, was
elected department commander to succeed
John F. piener Of post No q OF Syracuse,
over J. $. Hoagland Of North Platte .. II.
Durand post No. II. Fairbury. was chosen
senior vice commander by a vote OF aD
against Is for h. A. Warner Of York. For
Junior vice commander, Fireman Morriman
Of Hearney was selected by accamation
The following council Of administration
was elected l.. 0. Payne, post No. 1s,
Hastings w. J. Blystont, post No. "a,
Lincoln; NJ. T. King. post No. %, Geneva;
John Fl. McClay post No. PA Lincoln: A.
w George, post No 0S. Broken Bow.
Following is a list OF the delegates chosen
to the national encampmcnt in Rochester.
y. Y, In August: James McKelvey, post
NO. 81, Juniata; p. J. Ruch, post No. %.
York; II. j. Colline, post No 40 Ord: w. O.
Dungan. post No. 81, Minden: Frederick
Myers. post No. 25, Lincoln: e. c. Calkins
post No. l, Kearney; ~ w. George post
NO %, Broken Bow NJ. n. Hinman, post
No T. Fremont; c. II. Warren, post No. 1c.
Edgar.
Next Camp 20 Beatrice.
me order given ls I'm ratio to the votes
received. After a brief discussion on the
floor OF the house as 70 the next encan,p-
ment city, all other towns withdrew ana
Beatrice was unanimously declared the
proper place
John f. Gilman of Boston. commander
in-chief Of the Grand Army OF the Repub-
nc was present at the meeting and dis
cusSed at length the Sulloway pension bill
ana express ed determination at head
quarters to put up a strong fight in the
next congress to secure the passage of the
Dill, which VIII then be known as the
Anderson bill.
Would Have Park at Fort KearnS
The committee on resolutions, headed by
J. II. Culver of Milford, presented ,bs
following, which was unanimously adopted.
Whereas, In searching history for the
most historic place in Nebraska the reader
@ nnds that the annals OF Fort Kearny
Place In the state; It was the great way
station across the plains in the early
heighting days. Officers and men who
confederate armies served here prior 10
the war, and this was the strategic point
IN early indian troubles and during war
as war ever directed toward II from the
time II was located by the secretary OF
war and the spikinR Of the guns by Can
IAN IAN DICK Iaylor until IL was ordered aban-
doned by General Sherman because OF the
disloyal sentiments Of DOLBY town there
fore be IL
Resolved That we request our senator's
and congressman to unite on some plan
that will eventually lead to the establish
ment OF public park including the sight
OF old Fort Kearny.
A resolution thanking the citizens OF
Kearney for their Entertainment of the Wis
itinH veterans was also passed
Joint Installation.
Joint installation of officers of the Grand
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corps and Ladies' of the Grand Army of
the Republic was held this afternoon at
the Methodist church General John H.
Culver, past department commander, waA
the Grand Army installing officer Mrs
Pattie NJ. Vaughn OF Lincoln installed the
officers of the Ladies of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, who had been elected, as
follows: Caroline Putnam, lincoln, presi-
dent; Nora r. I<idder, Scribner, senior vice
president; Louisa Diener. Syracuse junior
vice president; Sohpia C. Bliss, Juniana,
sentry; Flora Nelson Ord. treasurer.
The officers OF the Women's Relief corps
who were Installed by Mrs. Mary r. Nor
gan Of Alma, were chosen as follows: Lii
lian p. Eddy Omaha president: Clara Def
fler, Kearney, senior vice president; Nettia
johnson, Fullerton, junior vice president;
Frances Thrall, Grand Island chaplain,
Josie c. Bennett, Harvard, treasurer;
board OF executives. Minnie d. Bill, Lin
colin Beuah c. Davis, Omaha; Olive Bal.
lard. Diller; Mary Elder. North Platte;
Augusta Taylor, Broken Bow.
W. "a. c. Delegates.
Women Relief corps delegates to the
national convention are: Delegste-at-larSa
Esther Horth. Shelton; aIternate-at-largs
Matte Rhoades, Grand Island; Jennie
Tramor, Omaha; Mrs McMorris, Lyons,
Anna Wyckoff Juniata; Mrs. Green. IAn-
colni Julia Heine. Hooper, alternates. Jen-
ME Kirkpatrick, Ilrney; Alice sehleh,
Omaha; Mrs CleInmons Norfolk: Ruby
Marion and Mrs Armstrong
The Women Relief corps officers are
Harriet E. Wilcox, counselor; Addie E.
Hough secretary; I. and l. officer. Eta
Stone, Neigh; Inspector Ada l. Heine,
Hooper; patriotic instructor. Mary r. Nor.