The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-06-13

and the fire he had fiftv years ago.
He gave a graphs description of the
famous battle of Gettysburg, in which
he was participant, and could thus
present the matter from personal
standpoint.
Mr.. Silsby stated that o. L.. Bran
son, who had been scheduled to give
an address during the evening was
unavoidably absent. He was taken
| i'll durin. the afternoon.
Held Joint Memorial Exercises.
During the afternoon of Friday a
joint memorial service was held by
the G. A. r. and w. r. c. in the city
hall. Addresses were made by Rev.
c. b. Clark and Mrs. Davis, while
f. A. Fassett, department chaplain,
spoke of the soldiers who have passed
away during the year. The number
of soldiers who have died since the
last encampment is placed at ninety
three.
| Want Professional Nurse.
| AT the business session tht G. A. r.
| department adopted resolution to
petition the state legislature to ap-
propriate sufficient sum of money
ito the hiring of a professional nurse
/ for the soldiers home at Hot Springs.
| The resolution rccited the fact that
There were great many old soldiers
| in the home who felt the need of a
professional nurse so that they could
have better care and attention. The
resolution asks that the incoming
governor to recommend in his mes
sage to the legislature the passage of
an appropriation bill to cover the
nurse expense
| Held Joint Installation.
This morning the G. A. r. and the
| w. r. q met in the Elks hall to in
stall the newly elected officers. The
work of installing the w. r. C. Off
GERS was done by Mrs. Cora NJ Davis,
the national president, assisted by
Mrs. Clara Lukens, as installing con-
ductor. The work was performed in
the distinction of being inducted into
Office by a national official. The fol-
| lowing is a corrected list of the offic-
ers. including the appontive officers
President, Mrs. S. Nevada Here
/ forod, Aberdeen; senior vice, Mrs.
Minnie Eichberg, Brookings; Junior
vice, Mary Cowell, Plankinton; chap
lain, Isabelle Ewing, Rapid City; tre-
asIrer, Minnie Van Ess, Aberdeen
Secretary, Effie Hereford, Aberdeen
inspector, Ruth Thomas; counsellor,
Helen kibbee; Q. and @. officer, Le-
Mary Brown; executive board, Jane
Mary Virgins, Canton; press cores
pondent Lois Isabel; chief of staff
Cherbourgh, France.-The French
Mason, Rachel Norton, Louise Haus-
egates at large to national encamp-
ment, Belle Prentiss, Vermillion; al
Iternate, Mary Wiggin. Canton; del,
|egates to national encampment, Ellen
Geiger, Mitchell, Mary Ward, Yank.
ton.
The Grand Army officers were in.
stalled by Past Commander T.. P
Farr, of Pierre. Commander Clifford
|appointed Sylvanus McManus, of Can
ton, as assistant adjutant general.
i During the afternoon the delegate.
to both departments departed fol
ltheir homes and all agreed that the,
had a royal good time in Mitchell
At noon today She local w. r. c
entertained about thirty of the dele
gates to the G. A. r. and w r. C. a
dinner in the Post rooms. Several o
1.-THE prominent officers of both depart
ments and the national presiden
were present. AT the conclusion of tn
dinner there were several toasts Civ
en- by the visitors and they expressed
themselves as having fine time a
the hands of the local members O
the Post and Corps.
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Washington, ID. C.-United State
q Senator Nixon, OF Nevada, died at l
, O'Clock last night. Senator Nixon ha
q been at the Episcopal, eye, ear an
j, throat hospital since last Thursda.
q when an operation for nasal catarr
!, was performed. Spinel meninget
developed and the senator's conditio
soon became critical.
f. The senator's wife and relatives
= Nevada had been notified of his COZ
ldition and they are now hurrying