The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-21

The annual encampnent Of the
! North Dakota division of the Grano
Army Of the republic closed yester.
day afternoon with a big parade
through the streets of Fargo, in which
100 Civil war veterans were in line.
In great contrast was the number
of veterans in the procession yester-
day to the number in the review at
the time of the encampment ten years
ago. Then there were 700 members of
the Grand Army of the republic in
the state Of North Dakota. Now there
are only few over 200 in the order
in the state.
Capt. e. c. Gearey, Spanish war
veteran and son of Civil war vet
eran, was grand marshal 70 the pa
| rade. His aides were Smith Stimmel,
| only surviving member of Lincoln's
body guard, and Lieutenant Heron,
U. S. A., commandant of the cadet
battalion at the North Dakota
Agricultural college.
Capt. Dan E. Lewis was marshal Of
the first division of the procession.
| Miss Mary Schlanser was marshal Of
| the second division with Miss Lamp
| man as her aide.
John Parsons, a Confederate vet
eran in his uniform of gray, headed
| the column carrying the Stars and
Stripes. Thus it was truly a union
Of the Blue and Gray.
General Vallandingham, DR.. S. j.
Hill and the other officers of the North
Dakota division led the procession
Following came all the Civil war
veterans. ...
Next in line came the members Of
! the Gen. John A. Logan camp of the
Sons Of Veterans. led by the COM
Lnander Of tns camp, w. l.. Van Horn.
Following were the members of the
state department Of the Women's Re-
lief corps. Then came the Spanish
war veterans. and drawing up in the
rear the city school children.
The officers or the North Dakota di-
vision OF tie encampment reviewed the
parade in front of the Gardner hotel.
after marching about the business dis
tricts of the city.
1t was beautiful and touching sight
as the men ard women marched by, the
old veterans II. what may possibly be
their last review. 1t was with deep
covered before the men who offered
their lives fifty-one years ago to pre-
serve the flag.
Following is resolution adopted
Just before the close OF the encamp-
ment:
Report of the Committee.
For the good or the order
First, we regret to learn from the re-
port of A. A. Gen. S. ]. Hill, Of the
failure, since our meeting of one year
ago to recover any considerable portion
of the missing department records as
then stated.
We trust there will be no abatement
in the search for all records and Grand
army material existing within our
borders. We feel to commend the earn
estness with which the present A. a.
general is conducting the campaign of
recovery.
Second, while we are not informed Of
| , the progress--if any--in the matter
that was suggested by this committee q
year ago, to-wit: The compiling OF in
dividual Geographic sketches in the In
terest of history and qualification of
posterity, vet we trust that the scheme
that we then presented-see. pages %
to "a of the twenty-fourth annual res
| port may have been helpful in
prompting many to execute duty that
| we owe to those who come after us.
| (The chairman here offered a sam
| pie, incomplete, Of such sketch.) Z
Third, somewhat in line with the