The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-09-08
David J. Palmer
Heads The GAR.


Detroit, Sept. 4.--The forty-cishtli
annual reunion Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic came to . close TO-
day. r
Colonel DAVID J. Palmer Of Iowa
past commander Of the department. Of
Iowa. was elected commander b
chief and Warrington was chosen a
the next convention city. q
Sentiment had much to do !. with
the choosing Of the capital for the
1915 encampment. II will be the A.
teenth anniversary Of the review bA-
fore President Lincoln when the men
Of the north were mustered out and
the parade before the president next
year will be the last to be held. The
veterans wish to again be mustered
out on their last parade a. they wese
in '65.
Other officers elected we're: Joseph
B. Griswold Of Grand Rapids, Mich.
senior vice commander in chief; W..
F. Conner of Dallas. Texas, Junior
vice commander in chief; Orville J.
Nave Of Los Angeles. CAL. chaplain
in chief; George A. Newman Of Des
Moines. Iowa, sdjutant general. Col
onel D. R. Stewits of Buffalo, N. Y.
quartermaster general, were re-
elected.
The various organizations which
are afiliated with the @. A. r. who
held their annual conventions in con.
nection with the national encarnp-
ment Of that body closed their bust
ness sessions with the election Of Of.
ficers and accepted the choice Of
Washington ~ the next convention
city. The onicers follow:
The ladies Of the G. A. R.: Mrs.
Mary A. Jameson. Marine City. Mich.
national president; Mrs. Hattie War
ner of Missouri, Junior vice president,
Mrs. Nellie r. Mcmillan of Kansas,
treasurer; Mrs. Genevieve II. Lane,
Chicago, secretary; Mrs. Katherine
Hoyt of Minnesota, chaplain; Mrs
Sarah J. Ehrmann Of Buffalo, N. r.,
national patriotic instructor.
The Woman's Relief Corps: Mrs.
Sarah E. Fulton, Rochester. N. y.
national president; Mrs. Belle w.
Bliss, Baraboo. Wis.,, national senior
vice president; Mrs. Jennie l.. Pond,
Lansing, Mich. junior vice president
and Mrs. Rosamond, Densmore, Sc
attic, chaplain.
The National STAFF association &C.
ted Mrs. Regina b. Marest Of New
York, president; Mrs. Sarah ).
Bradford of Montana. vice PRESIDENT
Mrs. Mary North Of Virginia. secre'
tary. This association is composed
of women who have served on the
staff Of presidents of the Woman's
Relief Corps.
The Sons of Veterans chose Chas'
+. Sherman of Mt. Vernon, N. r.,
commander in chief; william ID.
Chambers, Columbus, Ohio, senioi
vice commander In chief; Fred ),
McMurtie, Detroit, Mich, junior vice
commander in chief; C.. G. Behnke
st. Louis, Mo-, G. e.. Bachelor, An
sonia, Conn, and II. C. Springston
Peoria, Ill, counsel In chief; Edware
M. Annie, Altoona, Pa, chief O.
staff; II. II. Hammer. Reading, Pa.
national secretary; James l.. Rake
Reading, Pa, national treasurer.
Mrs. Bessie A. Bowser. Of Indian
apolis, Ind, was named president and
| Mrs. Helen Aldrich Of Kansas. vic'
president Of the Sons of Veteran
auxiliary.
Commander in Chief Palmer Of tn
q. A. r.. tonight announced the. fo'
lowing stan appointments
Adjutant general--George A. New
man. Des Moines.
Qusrtermaster general-Colonel l
e. Stowitx, Buffalo.
| Assistant quartermaster general :
IL. H. Holcomb, Philadelphia.