Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-09
STATE G. A. R.
ENDS SESSIONS


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gates to the National Encampment TO
he held at Kansas City, the newly
elected officers were installed by Past
Department Commander c. NJ. Gram
Itch, after which the session ad-
| journed to meet i'm Johnstown next
year. Announcement was made of
the selection of Johnstown by the
newly elected department commander.
DR.. L. F. Arensberg of Uniontown.
The result of the balloting for Ma
tional delegates will be announced
from Philadelphia. Six election
boards were busy until o'clock this
afternoon counting the votes. They
reported to Assistant Adjutant General
Samuel p. Town, who will have an
other count made at Philadelphia and
the result will be made public in the
first general order to be issued in
July.
Few veterans remained in Harris
burg to-day. On the special train tc
| Gettysburg over the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway were 100 passengers
including many veterans and their
wives. The Philadelphia delegations,
with few exceptions, returned home
last night Past Department COM
mander c. NJ. Gramlich left this, aft
ernoon, and Assistant Adjutant GEN
eral Samuel P Town will return to
Philadelphia this evening.
Resolutions adopted yesterday in
cluded votes of thanks for the local
committee, citizens of Harrisburg and
press, for the good care taken of the
veterans, entertainment and hos
pitality.
The resolution expressing a united
stand of the Department of Pennsyl-
Vania Grand Army of the Republic
fer preparedness received unanimous
endorsement, and will be forwarded
to the National Encampment. Action
to be taken at Kansas City will be for
warded to Congress, and will include
the endorsement of the Pennsylvania
members, as well as expression from
other States.
The candidates voted for to-day for
representatives TO the national conven-
ton follow:
DR.. w. A. Bishop, Harrisburg; A.
Wilson Black, Harrisburg; ]. w.
Bishop, Philadelphia; II. H. Bengough,
Pittsburgh; John Cooper, German
town; j. Y. Chessrown, Pittsburgh:
Wade ]. Day. Washington; Daniel
Doone, Pottsville; f. II. Eckelman, Har-
risburg; Jacob j. Eberhardt, Philadel-
phia; j. Winslow Fries, Philadelphia;
Andrew James, at large; Joseph II.
Gartside, Philadelphia; Joe Gould,
Mount Carmel; John S. Hunter,
Du Bois; w. NJ. Heddens, Danville;
Samuel T. Hart, Rraddock; j. w.
Kaufman. Huntingdon; Robert Lees,
RoXboro; Charles Marshall, Philadel-
phia; w. A. Moudy. Carlisle; c. w.
Meconnahey. Philadelphia William
Patterson, at large II. E. Paine,
Scranton; w. II. Rodgers. Mifflintown;
w. W. Renken, Pittsburgh; A. ]. Reed,
Pittsburgh; c. H. Ruhe, Pittsburgh;
t. P. Stephens, Indiana; j. l. Shoe
maker, Wyoming; William Schlosser,
Philadelphia; r. n. Spohn, Pittsburgh;
Adam Seid, Northumberland; Jacob F.
Smith, Altoona; Harry White, Indiana;
]. d. Walker, Pittsburgh; Joseph Zieg-
ler. Mount Holly Springs; II. A. Boyer,
Reading; A. G. Baker, Watsontown;
w. w. Brown, Bradford: Joseph II.
Condor, Philadelphia; B. j. Coll, Pitts
burgh; J. r. Dodds, franklin S. II.
Dutton, West Chester; r. w. Dins-
more, PunXsutawney; Arthur ]. Ellis,
at large; p. II. FratZ, Lancaster; Abra-
ham Foster, Philadelphia; Hugh r.
Fulton, Lancaster; Harry F. Glass,
Philadelphia; John I. Grissim, Phila-
delphia; w. H. Green, Philadelphia;
Washington F. Hambright, Lancaster;
w. S. Hanna Springdale; c. W. Hoff-
man, Philadelphia; w. Fl. Kramer,
Allentown; C. r. LantZ, Lebanon; ].
w. McCune. Lancaster; w. T. Moran,
Pittsburgh; Oliver a. Parsons. Allen
town; r. NJ. ]. Reed, Philadelphia: o.
I
Greensburg; Giles Ross, Wilkes Barre;
G. L. Sellers, Harrisburg; b. II. Scott,
Pittsburgh; John NJ. Sutman, Monon-
gahela: A. II. Schaper, Erie; Henry c.
Scattergood, Philadelphia; Charles NJ.
Spare, Philadelphia; Nathan Tanner,
Summit Hill; Alfred b. Wannop,
Philadelphia; Joseph V. Wilkinson,
Conshohocken; John W. Williams,
Aetna.
Montfort Sees City
In company with his aids, Past Com
mander A. Wilson Black and Post Ad-
| jutant n. A. Walmer of Post 5S. Com
mander-in-Chief Elias r. Montfort, of
! Cincinnati, was yesterday teken over
| the city in an automobile. Many
places of interest were visited and the
national leader of the G. A. r. was
! emphatic in his expressions on Har-
| risburg as a beautiful city.
The trip was made possible through
the courtesy of William Strouse, who
| rendered the use of his automobile to
the veterans and accompanied the vet
Grams on the trip.
Captain George w. Rhoades, of
Post 5S, G. A. r., was to-day given
an application blank and will organize
tent of the Daughters of Veterans in
Harrisburg. Any person desiring to
! join the new organization is requested
to communicate with him.
The delegates to the Daughters of
| Veterans encampment from Susque-
hanna county were the guests last
| night of w. d. b. Ainey, chairman of
| the Public Service Commission, at a
dinner given at the Senate