The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-13
CHAS. ANDRES
 NEW HEAD OF
 STATE U.S.W.V.
Bridgeport Spanish War Veteran Is Unanimously
 Elected to Office
LONSBURY ORDERS
 QUARTERMASTER
Encampment Picks Repre- sentative Members As Del
 egates to Louisville


 Charles Andres. of the N. w. Bishop camp of this city was elected unant- mously department commander of the Connecticut United Spanish War Vet erans at the annual state encamprnent being held in the Odd Fellows hall today. Andres was acknowledged to have the best chance for the post, but 9 number of other candidates were in the field, and a spirited election had been anticipated. At the last moment, the other candidates dropped out of the running, and the Bridgeport man was elected.
 Other officers who were elected this afternoon were: Senior vice depart ment commander. Martin Lobscher of Rockville; junior vice department Norwalk;g department adiutant, Cas- sius B. Deitz of Bridgeport; judge ad- vocate Albert A. SkeeI4 Stamford; de- partment surgeon, Harold P Hoyts surgeon, Soldiers Home, Noroton; chaplain, George A. Turner, Norwich; department quartermaster, William I.ounsbury, Bridgeport; department marshal, James Schiller of New Hal- ven, and department inspector Will liam D. Reed of New London A num- Der of the officers were elected only after spirited contests.
 Four delegates were appointed to the national encampmeent to b. held in Louisville, Kentucky. for five days beginning Aug. 31s The delegates were J.J. Sheridan, J. T. Stevens. post master of Shelton, Major A. D. Mo- Intyre, and William Basely. Alter mates elected were H. A. Rathburn, w. E. Reed, J. s. Daley and George J. Sabes- A number of appoAntive posi- tions to the commanders staff will be filled by the new department com Tnander.
 The encarnprnent was called by De- partmentf Commander F. E.. Johnson at 9s3O this morning and immediately went into executive session. The re- port of the resolution committee was read and considerable lively discus sion followed.
 At Ii o'clock a delegation of the Ladies Auxiliary which is holding it's .encampmert in the city, visited the hall and extended their greetings
 delegation was then appointed, comprising Past Department Com mander Brecl1biIl, Charles H1. Bl1rdick and Adolph D King, who visited the auxiliary encampment and presented them with a. beautiful bouquet and greetings from the veterans
 Department Commander Frederick V. Streeter of New Britain, Adjutant A. A. May and Chief of Staff Charles A. Beaton, all of the e. A. R.. were present and participated in the pro- gram this morning.
 The Hon. Lynn w. Wilson was pre- scented to the encampment late this afternoon and addressed the assem- bled veterans. Following this, the en- campnent adjourned to the dining room where a gigantic banquet was held. This was scheduled for two o'clock, but was late owing to the spirited contest in some of the e1ec- tions.
 There were several hundred veter- ans from all sections of the state present at the encampment, both to- day and last night. There was the usual exchange of greetings. Some who because of illness or other caus- es were unable=to attend past encamp- ments, greeted brothers on the field affectiona tely. Throughout the day. the veterans were extended the free- dom of the city.
 The encampment was called to or der for the first time last night at 7:S0 by Past Department Commander Johnson. Among the prominent vet erans who were present at the open ing were Past Comma nder in Chief 1 Charles w. Newton, Past Departme ment 1 Commander of. New York J.. Bernard Wall Past National Inspectors Lewis | EppeI of Boston, and Past Depart | ment Commander T. J. BreckbiII
 Department Commander Johnson | read the annual report. It was shown | that the orders finances were in pros 1 porous condition. There has also been | a great increase in numbers during | the past year. The reports of De- | partment Commander Clarence Rusk of | Hartford, Quartermaster Basiden of Hartford, and a number of others were | read.
 Judge Alfred B. Beers of this city, | past commander in chief of the Grand | Akmy of the Republic, sthen addressed | the encampment. He told of the union i of patriotism that has existed between | the G. A. R and the U. s. w. V in l the past, and he hoped that in the ] future this bond would be strengthen ed.
 He said that the three greatest ex- periences of his life were the Gettys- burg reunion. where Mayor Johnson son of a Southern commander, drank R. toast to the unity of the north | and the south; the amaIgamation of the Spanish War Veterans and the Spanish American War veterans into E the present organization ,and the meet ing in Hartford of the commanders in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.
 He declared that existing bonds be- tween the two organizat tions are grad ually strengthening He spoke in a l. humorous vein of the statisticians who declared some years ago that all the Civil War veterans would be dead by 1905. He said that this had 1ater been increased to 1850. In the past years he said that the inmates of the Soldiers homes throughout the coun- try had increased.
 He was followed by Mayor c. B.
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