Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
MISSISSIPPI RIVER CITY WINS
OVER DIES MONIES FOR NEXT
MEETING PLACE.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
PASSES WITHOUT CONTEST
w. r. c. Chooses Officers at Afternoons
Meeting - Delegates From Depart
ment to National G. A. r. Encamp-
ment Are EIected-M srbers Of Coun-
Gil of Administration Also, Chosen.

Davenport was chosen for the 1911
encampment of the Iowa Department
OF G. A. R., and in addition to officers
! delegates and alternates to the ma
tional encampment, and members OF
the council of administration were
elected late Wednesday afternoon. Of
ficers of the w. Il. C. were elected and
some Of the appointive offices We're
filled at the Wednesday afternoon meet
ing of that auxiliary.
Davenport, Des Moines, and Iowa
City invited the encampment, and a
lively contest ensued between Des
Moines and Davenport. The city on
the Mississippi won chiefly because il
has been many years since the en-
campment met there, while Des Moines
had the encampment four years ago.
Also many of the veterans were mus
tered out at Davenport and wanted to
visit that city once more.
The vote on the selection of the en-
campment city was Davenport l5S, Des
Moines 81. and Iowa City Is.
G. A. r. Delegates Elected.
J. w. Carr. of Montezuma, was elect
encampment. and W. II. Barker, of
Sioux City, was chosen alternate. The
district delegates and alternates are:
First. T. Smith, Burlington; Mil
ton Rhodes, Mt Pleasant; alternates,
d. A. Boyer. Washington: G. w. Laird
Mt. Pleasant.
Second-W. H. Easterly, Clinton: A
W. Craig, Davenport: alternates, Her
man Schmidt, Nuscatine: ]. H. Carl
Muscatine.
Third-T. L. knight, Goldfield: c. D.
Becker, Waterloo: alternates. William
Burris, Hampton; F.. A. Chapman,
Cedar Falls.
FOURTH. F. Troutner. Nashua: J.
H. Stevens. Mason City; alternates, J.
r. Cook West Union. S. W. Smith
Mason City.
F'ifth-E. ]. C. Bealer. Cedar Rapids;
David Kelsey, Anamosa: r. H. Ryan.
Tama; alternates, G. w. Davis. Lisbon:
J. NJ Parker, city; H. A. Kolp, Traer.
Sixth-T. r. Buckley, Ottumwa; B.
+. Shreve. Bloomfield: w. III. Brown,
Rose Hill; alternates, J. WNCarr. Mon
tezuma: George Rohb Abba: w. H.
Brown. Rose Hill.
Seventh--C. r. Haverly, Ames; J. \.
Young, Knoxville: c. II. Gross. Des
Moines: alternates. Andrew Nelson,
Cambridge: o. w. Lowney. Des Moines:
r. H. Cooper, Winterset.
Eighth-J. c. Smith, Garden Grove:
J. V Hoakison. Creston; George w.
Sheeks. Moravia: alternates, ]. B.
Wells. Osceola: E. H. Scales, Corydon:
J. s. Noble. New Market.
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Codington>. Adair: alternates, DAVID
Petit, Greenfield; David Nichols, RED
Oak.
Rehabilitation Head, Jefferson: j.
L. Good, Boone: alternates Charles
Miller Britt: a. +. Morse, Humboldt.
Eleventh. VI. Black, Ireton; e.
Boyer, Spencer; alternates, II. II. Rice.
Sioux City; D. J. Spencer. Sioux City.
Council Of Administration.
The five members of the council of
administration elected were: r. l..
Chase Des Moines; A. G. Beatty, In
dependence; E. J. c. Bealer, Cedar
Rapids; G. H. Van Houten, Lenox, and
s. C. Spear, Algona.
There were no contests in the cleo
ton of officers. Attic G. Fl. Van
Houten, of Lenox, was a candidate for
commander against John II. Mills, of
Redfield the former withdrew in a
little speech seconding the nomination
of Mills
A similar incident prevented con-
test for junior vice commander. Henry
Karwarth, of Davenport withdrew in
favor of l.. ]. kron, of Hampton. AS
is often the custom of the encampment
it honored the city that entertained it
by electing a local man senior vice
commander. J. B. C1assen, was chosen
for this office. AS medical director DR..
D R Hindman. Of Marion. was elected
to succeed DR.. A. H. Woodward, Of
Adair. and Rev. w. E. Stanley, Of FL
dora, was reelected chaplain to sue
coed himself.
Officers-Eleet Speak.
Officers elect were called to the
platform one by one and made short
speeches of thanks and acceptance.
A delegation from tee Ladies OF the
G. A. r., composed of Mrs Catherine
D. Roche. Scranton, Pa: Mrs. Grace
Sebers. Waterloo, and Mrs. Laura
Zimmerman. visited the encampment.
Commander-in-Chie A. E. b. Stevens,
Of Cincinnati. Of the Sons of Veterans,
represented that organization in for
NAL visit The latters references de-
rogatory to The Birth Of Nation