Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
HOMECOMING FOR THE
IOWA WAR VETERANS
MI-CENTENNIAL ENCAMPMENT
TO BE HELD JUNE 9 TO II
AT DIES MONIES.

! Des Moines, March 3.-(SpeciaD-
Hon. Granville M. Dodge Of Council
Bluffs, the only living major-genera
who commanded an army In the civil
war, has been chosen commander o
the semi-centennial home coming en-
campment for Iowa soldiers Of tn
war of the rebellion, which will b.
held here from June to IA.
| Major General Dodge has accepted
the command and in his official orde
| No. / just issued has directed that thu
encampment shall be known as CamI
Samuel J. Kirkwood, in honor Of the
war governor Of Iowa.
! Active working committees are nov
busily engaged in making plans fo'
the reunion and entertainment. 1t il
expected old soldiers will assemble
from every state In the union for this
event, and no pains will be spared tc
give them royal entertainment.
Ask Legislative Aid.
To insure success Of this first re
union of the army Of Iowa, the present
| legislature will be asked to make an
appropriation Of $4,000 which will be
but a mere help on the expense.
Though time has greatly depleted
the ranks of the Grand Army, of the
Republic, it is estimated that several
thousand wearers of the bronze but.
ton will participate in the big parade
which will be one of the features OF
the gathering.
Prominent speakers will be invited
to address the numerous meetings,
There will be reunions Of different
regiments of Iowa cavalry and infantry
and batallions of batteries. Everything
that goes to make such a reunion a
delight to the men who fought In the
war of fifty years ago will be pro.
vided.
In his first executive order Com
mander Dodge makes the following
staff appointments:
Adjutant general-Guy E, Logan,
Des Moines.
Assistant adjutant general-EIubert
A. Allen, Des Moines.
Assistant adjutant general Edwin
E. Lucas, Des Moines.
Assistant adjutant general-Ernest
R. Bennett, Des Moines.
Assistant adjutant general-George
L. Carton, Des Moines.
Assistant adjutant general-Leon w.
Ainsworth, Des Moines.
First vice president - Hugh M.
Pickell, Des Moines.
Second vice president-D. J. Palmer
Des Moines.
Vice presidents-J. D. Brown, Leon,
Iowa; E. B. SOBER. Emmetsburg, Iowa;
Mike Mcdonald, ,Bayard, Iowa; S. W.
Rathbun, Marion, Iowa; George w.
Crossley, Webster City, Iowa; Mahlon
Head. Jefferson, Iowa: H. H. Rood,
Mt. Vernon, Iowa: w. P. Hepburn,
Clarinda, Iowa; Lot Abraham, Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa; c. O. Horton, Mar
shalltown, Iowa: Alonzo Alternately,
Des Moines, Iowa; George D. Perkins,
Sioux City. Iowa; w. G. Wilson, Los
Angeles, Cal; e. w. Tadlock, Salt
Lake City, Utah; E. F. Winslow, Paris,
France; Cyrus S. Busy, Washington,
D. c.; Jed Lake, independence, Iowa;
w. V. Lucas, Santa Crus, Gal.
Secretary and treasurer - V. F.
Twombly, Des Moines, Iowa.
All Urged to Attend.
All brigade and regimental associa-
lions of Iowa soldiers have been re-
uuested to hold their ANIMALS, biennials
or usual gatherings that would come
this year in conformity with the dates
and place of this big Iowa homecom-
ing. In this way all can assemble in
one grand reunion and at the same
time have their division gatherings.
Stevens Objects to State Aid.
Mason City, March 3.-The G. II.
Huntley, G. A. r., has gone on record
in protest against any plan OF appro-
pirate by the general assembly for the
aid Of Des Moines in caring for the
coming state encampment of the
Iowa department of the Grand Army.
Members voted approval of letter
sent by J. H. Stevens, senior vice
commander Of the Iowa encampment,
to Representative Pickford. The letter
says
"My attention has been called to a
measure that has been introduced in
the Iowa legislature asking that body
to make an appropriation to help pay
the expenses of the Grand Army en-
campment to be held in Des Moines
in June.
"As a member of the Grand Army
and also as senior vice commander Of
IHC uSpdTIulSut VI 1O"d WdAS W
enter my protest against our legisla-
ture putting their hands into the pub
lie treasury for any such purpose.
when the encampment was held
here last June the people went down
into their pockets and raised s1,517,
and gave the boys the time of their
lives. When the encampment was to
be located for 1913, Des Moines, Cedar
Rapids, Boone and Perry were in the
field. Des Moines made the repre-
sentation that it was the purpose to
make a general homecoming of it, and
being the larger city was better able
to raise the necessary funds. On this
representation it was voted to go to
Des Moines. Now if they can't make
good let them say so, and I venture
to say a dozen cities would be glad
to take it off their hands.
"The Grand Army does not have to
60 begging to be entertained so ong
as there are SO many patriotic and
public spirited men and women in it's
towns. We could raise the necessary
funds here inside of fortyeight hours.
Other cities stand ready to do the