Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-05-28
G. A. R. CLOSES THE
STATE ENCAmPMENT
Parade and Election Of Officers
Features the Last Day.

Fargo, May 2O.-The annual en-
campment Of the Civil War soldiers
closed Wednesday evening at Fargo.
There were 100 veterans in line dur
ing the annual parade wearing the
uniform of the blue while one boy in
gray marched in the columns wit
messed by many hundreds of Fargo
ans. The G. A. R veterans led the
parade, followed by the sons of vet
erns and behind these were the la
dies Of the w. R. c. marching in
double file. To close the lines
marched hundreds of school chill
dren, all carrying American flags.
Tuesday evening the session in
cluded a splendid camp fire in the
auditorium of the Masonic temple
where National Commander in Chief
Washington Gardner of Michigan ad-
dressed a large audience, telling in
vivid style stories of the battles of
'61, '62 and '63.
Other speakers were Mrs. Ida S.
Mcbride of Indianapolis, national
president of the Woman's Relief
Corps; Mayor Emery of Fargo, a
veterans. son; Governor Hanna of
North Dakota; Mrs. Jean McNaugh-
ton Stevens of Towner, retiring presi-
dent commander of the G. A. r.
New G. A. r. Officers of North Dakota
Commander-Alexan Hay, Wah-
peton.
Senior Vice Commander-Oscar
Barrett, Fargo. '~~i
Junior Vice Commander-F. J.
Peck, Grand Forks.
Chaplain-Robert Kee, Sanborn.
Medical Director-Dr. H. ]. Rowe,
Casselton.
gates-at-large-J. L. Smith,
Leonard.
Alternate-at-large - Robert Kee,
Sanborn.
Membership Delegate-John Pet
tit, Fargo.
Membership Alternate IF. A.
WardweN, Pembina.
Relief Corps Officers.
President-Mrs. Mary E. Lane,
Wahpeton.
Senior Vice Commander - Mrs.
Jennie B. Hill, Fargo.
Junior Vice Commander - Mrs.
Jane Black, Tower City.
Chaplain-Mrs. Jean McNaughton
Stevens, Towner.
Treasurer-Mrs. Jessie Soaring,
Wahpeton. /
Delegates-at-large-Mrs. Kate Sny-
der, jamestown.
Alternate-at-large - Mrs. Helen
Lowry, Wahpeton.
Delegates-Mrs. Hattie Durphy,
Fargo.
Delegate Alternate-Mrs. Hattie
Beals, Valley iCty.
Executive Council-Mrs. Lillian
Hartwell, Mrs. W. 8. Lauder, Mrs.
Nettie Wall, all of Wahpeton; Miss
Retta Cooch. Lisbon; and Mrs. Lena
Dawson, Fargo.
Resolutions.
Resolutions of thanks for the hos
pitable reception and entertainment
were adopted by both the G. A. r.
and w. r. c.; to the various speak
ers, Commander Gardner, President
Mcbride and Governor Hanna; also
expression of gratitude to United
States congress for the fair and lib
eral pension law now in force, and es-
pecially to Senator Porter J. McCum-
Der, chairman of the senate commit
tee on pensions; also resolution
urging the speedy passage of the
Sheppard-Hobson proposed amend
ment to the United States Constitu-
ton for prohibition.
jamestown residents who attended
the G. A. r. and W. R. G. encamp-
ment at Fargo were Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Kurtz, Mr.. and Mrs. c. J.
Schmitt, Miss Clara Schmitt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Judson Wright, Mrs. I. M.
Freese; Judge B. F. Bigelow, Charles
Chapman, Mrs. seckerson, Mrs. w. D.
Hughes, Mrs. John Kurth, Mrs. VIM.
Gallup, Mrs. Kate Snyder, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Mark, Mrs. Thomas CT T.
loner, Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Davies, Mrs.
Amanda Meserve and w. r. Knee
land.
Kansas City, May 2s.-Vick Guer.
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