The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-09
PATRIOTIC ORDERS
INSTALL THEIR
OFFICERS
OLD SOLDIERS AND THREE OR.
pERs THEY FATHER JOIN
IN CEREMONIES.
Nv MABEL X. NALL.

Harmony and good fellowship
marked the gathering of four patriotic
orders at the Knights of Pythias hall
last evening for joint installation cere-
monies. Members Of the four orders
and q few guests numbered more than
200 honored patriots. The Ladies Of the
g. A. H, had first place on the program
Mrs. Margaret Hutchinson performed
the duties of installing officer. She
inducted the officers elect into their
stations with becoming dignity and
ease.
Sloane Acts for Both.
Judge j. L. Sloane took the chair as
installing officer for both G. A. r. and
Sons of Veterans. He confined himself
to the ritual in conducting the cere-
mony, the things which were in his
heart to say relative to the thinning of
the ranks of the old soldiers, which
means that soon the whole patriotic re-
sponsibility that has been carried by
them will shift to the young and vigOr-
ous shoulders of the Sons of Veterans,
until during the banquet, and then he
spoke in an informal way. The young
organization is now the cherished hope
of the old men, To)it they look for the
perpetuation of their patriotic ideals,
for soon there will be no grand army
of the republic-not until the reorgan-
zation over yonder, in the big camp be-
yond the Great Divide.
For w. r. c.
Mrs :Addie Murphy. retiring presi-
dent OF the Women's Relief corps took
the chair and introduced Mrs. Clara
Daily. past department president OF
the w. r. c., who served as installing
officer. Particular impressive was the
ritual of this installation, and the
Fred Winthrop post, w. r. c. have
made point of doing their parts we'll.
A Happy Banquet.
A social session and banquet COM
pleted the program. Long tables were
spread with choice and abundant
viands, and ladies from both the circles
and the corps served the company.
Even after the banquet was over, the
soldiers. old and young, and those en-
thusiastic patriots, the ladies, fingered
to song war songs and national hymns
and to talk over patriotic service of the
past and for the future.
Officers Installed.
The officers installed by the four or
ders last night were as follows:
Grand army of the Republic. B.
Catlin, commander; Mr.. Faucet, senior
vice commander; James McTaggart,
junior vice commander; Mr. Grant,
chaplain: Mr. Mcdonald. surgeon; ].
l., Sloane, adjutant; J. c. Raymer.
quartermaster: Mr.. Eastridge, officer
Of the day; ]. P. McClain, officer Of the
guard and patriotic instructor.
Sons Of Veterans--Charles f. Avery,
commander; F. H. McClain, senior vice
commander; E. A. Trip, junior vice
commander; Z. II. Mccarthy patriotic
instructor: j. c. Raymer, chaplain; G.
A. Tripp. secretary; E. S. Paxson
treasurer; c. E. Boren, color bearer;
Charles Herman, guide; A. N. Thayer
inner guard; Harry Hutchinson outer
guard.
Ladies of the G. A. R-Ella McCul-
Tough, president; Margaret Hutchin-
son, senior vice president; Emma
Chase, junior vice president; Emma |
MalOney, chaplain: Anna Aylward |
secretary; Jamie Blakeney, treasurer !
Woman's Relief Corps-Helen Sturm,
president: Susan James, senior vice
president; Ollie Walford, junior vice
president; Kate Mcdonald. chaplain;
VanNatta Cyr, treasurer; Caroline |
Pease, conductor; Christina Siegel, |
guard; Katherine Moore. secretary;
Sarah Tracy, assistant conductor: |
Martha Scherk, assistant guard; Mar
garet Lemley, first color bearer; Ad-
die Murphy. second color bearer; Fran
els Wheeler, third color bearer; Olive |
White, fourth color bearer; Georgiana
Crawshaw, patriotic instructor; Clara
Daily. press correspondent Myrtle Du-
rant, musician.