Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-20
George Taylor, Cedar Rapids, secre
tary and treasurer
Daughters to Organize Here.

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tary and treasurer.
Daughters to Organize Here.
There is nothing but a temporary
organization of the Daughters of Vet
Grams in Iowa, and it is the intention
and hope to organize at this encamp-
ment. Ida Hare Wartield, of Mus
catine. is president of the temporary
organization. Mrs. Lulu Carlin. OF
| Chicago, national counsel of the
Daughters of Veterans, is here for the
purpose of organizing not only the
state but local tent. All daughters
and granddaughters of civil war vet
Grams are eligible. and a meeting Will
be held "a, the Central Church OF
Christ Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock.
The daughters are planning to par
ticipate in the encamptment paFaoe
Thursday.
Other Headquarters Busy.
At the other headquarters there was
activity in the various ORGANIZATIONS
altho interest centered at the Pilgrim
with the G. A. r. and w. r. {.
At the Stoddart Hotel the credentlal
i committee and officers OF tile i-aGies
of the G. A. r. were preparing their
delegates FOR seats III the toh'ehtioh
and arranging details.
At the Evans Hotel. where the sixth
Iowa cavalry. Sons of Veterans ana
Daughters OF Veterans were maintain
ing headquarters similar activities, but
| on q smaller scale. were under way.
Early in the day musical features be-
gan 20 make their appearance. No
sooner had they reached the Y. NJ. {. y.
than the forty members of the state
! drum corps. got out their flies and
/ drums and cut loose in the y. NJ. G. A.
lobby.
The first band to- appear on the
, streets was that from Arlington. some
of whose members are young women.
! Camp Fire Tonight.
| The Centerville w. r. 6. is scheduled
| to give flag drill al the soldiers home
grounds at O'Clock this afternoon. i'm
mediately following the presentation of
the Lincoln portrait to the Marshall
/ town Club by the w. r. G. Tonight
marks the first formal meeting Of the
encampment, when reception and
camp fire viii he held at the Methodist
church at s o'clock.
Merritt Greene will act as chairman,
and Rev. Fl. O. Pratt. of the soldiers
home will give the invocation. Acting
I Mayor VI. S. Mcfarland will give an
address Of welcome in behalf of the
city. and Governor George w. Clarke
will speak on behalf of the state Of
Iowa Judge J. NJ. Parker of this city,
will respond behalf of the G. A. R.,
after which there will be a patriotic
reading by Miss Patience Wallace. Elias
K. Montfort. of Cincinnati, national
grand commander. will then give the
principal address of the evening. Mr..
Montfort said this morning his address
would be primarily to the old soldiers.
Rev. w. S. kiSht, Of Des Moines, will
also speak
| For those who do not attend the
camp fire there will he moving pictures
at the soldiers home assembly hall at
S o'clock this evening. The people OF
! Marshalltown, as well as the visitors
and delegates, are welcome at the even
ing meetings.
/ Clarke Here.
Governor George w. Clarke. who Is
one Of the principal speakers at the
camp fire this evening, arrived in the
city with the kinsman post drum corps
on the special train from Des Moines
about o'clock this afternoon. The
governor ana his party went at once TO
the soldiers home, where they were en- :
tertained until evening.
Change in w. r. c. Sessions.
The only important change which
has been made in the scheduled pro-
gram is the changing Of the place for
holding the business sessions Of the
W. z. c. from the Congregational
(h,t To he n ~f r ", ,,;ct
The Congregational church was found
to be too small for the accommodation
Of the members OF the w. r. c., hence
the change was made at the reques.
Of Mrs. Lu L. Schrack, department
president. The Daughters Of Veterans
who were to meet in the Central
Church of Christ, will have their bust
ness sessions in the Congregational
church.
Grand Commander Arrives.
National Commander Elias r. Mont
fort, Of Cincinnati, arrived in the city
; Monday evening at $40 from st. Paul
He is staying at the Pilgrim. Mrs
!, Catherine DeLacey Roach, of Scran-
ton, Pa, national president of the w
R c.. Is also in the city, and quar-
tered at the Pilgrim. Former National
Commander David J. Palmer, Of Wash :
ington. Iowa, was another prominent
. veteran who came Monday evening
All the state officers have been in the
, city since early Monday. and are busy
organizing their various departments
Both Mrs. LII L. Schrack, department
president of the w. r. c.. Mrs. Lillian
= Clark Cary. holding the same office
! with the Ladies Of the G. A. r.. Assist
| ant Adjutant General G. A. Newman
and Department Commander ]. F
Merry. are all in the city
State Drum Corps Arrives.
: The gymnasium Of the Y. M c. "A
presented military appearance this
morning. with four long rows Of cots
ten in a row, covered with red blan-
kets. and surrounded with old soldiers
, representing the state ffe and drum
corps. The entire forty members Of
, the corps arrived Monday night and
this morning, and began playing In
time for the frs. scssioc. They are te
be quartered in the Y. NJ. C. A. thru
out the encampment. The gym has
already been termed the "harracks' by
members Of the corps Kineman Post