The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-27
Joint Installation of
Officers Held tuesday
Relief Corps and G. A. r., Enjoy
Impressive Ceremony After
Good Dinner
press Correspondent

(TreSS COfreSpOnOenCJ
The Grand Army Post and Wom-
ems Relief Corps held a joint install
lation January 20. There was large
attendance Of the Post, Corps and
invited guests.
After partaking Of delightful
supper prepared by the Relief Corps:
and the tables cleared and put away.
/ the Installation of the Post began.
The following officers of Post No.
IS. were installed: Henry Schmidt,
Commander Chas. Beer, ST., Vice
Commander, A. v. Fedderly, Jr., Vice
Commander, August Knuepple, Ser
geant, H. N. Bell, Quartermaster, S.
A. Hall, Chaplain, H. c. Baker, Off
Ger of Day, Alfred Zesler, Officer of
Guard.
H. N. Bell was the Installing Off
Ger, and the services of installation
were performed very impressively.
At the close of the installation of
the Post, The Relief Corps took their
places, and began the installation of
officers. Mrs. H. N. Bell, was the in
stalling officer, assisted by Mrs. r.
E. Fuller, as Conductor, and acting
color bearers: Mesdames, A. E. King;
w. R. Barnes; A. D. McRae and Ira
Reynolds.
The following new officers were in
stalled: Ida Carruth, Pres, Francis
Chadbourn, ST., Vice Pres, Mary
Baker, Jr., Vice Pres, Maud Winter,
Treas, Phoebe Fuller, Sec, Colista
Swan, Chaplain, Lena Stensvad, Con-
ductor, Ida Williams, Guard, Mrs.
Murset, Assistant Conductor, Orma
Starr, Patriotic ms. Leona Hall, Press
Cor, Julia Glassco, Musician, Alta
Byram, Assistant Guard, Color Bear
ers: Helen Robinson, Ida Fedderly
Nellie Durham and Rhoda Ferris.
At the close Of the installation the
president called on Superintendent A.
G. Pratt, for a few remarks, which
she gave in very appropriate man.
ner. Among other things she told
what the schools of the County were
doing in the way of teaching patriot
ism, many of the schools have fine
flags and fiagstaffs, and she hoped
! to see every school district in tn.
county, have the same in the near
future.
| 10, +oanhiy,or the cohn1
ars how0to salute Old Glory.
] Superintendent Pratt admired the
spirit of a school officer who says
''when a flag is worn out from use,
it should be replaced by new one.
i President Carruth called for Super
intendent Street, but as hehad gone,
his wife was called on for few re-
marks. She responded in a happy
manner. saying that she feared she
would not make good substitute. As
this was the first installation of the
kind that she ever had the privilege
to witness, she was greatly pleased.
and was satisfied that the flag would
mean more to her in the future.
The new commander of the Post
was called upon, and responded as he
had been under Captain John S.
March's command; he told of the in
stance of the ambush at the Redwood
Ferry where the Captain lost his life
and his soldiers were slaughtered. Al
so told of the siege of the Indians
at Fort Abercrombe, where he and
small hand Of soldiers were besieged
by hordes of Indians five days, be-
fore reinforcements came; The wom-
en- in the Fort made bullets for the
men.
The exercises closed by giving the
salute to the flag, and all singing the
National Hymn.
The members of John S. Marsh
Post No. s5, and Relief Corps No.
"a, were all heartily agreed, as to
the exceptionally fine work done by
our Installing Officers, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. n. Bell and think it useless to send
away, when we have such capable
talent at home
Press Correspondent,
IEDNA Hall,