The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-06-15
ENCAMPMENT
Of G. A. R. ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR 1878
New Officers Are Elected at
Thirty. fifth Annual Meeting ,
Warriors Enjoy Automobile
Ride This Afternoon.

The thirty -utth annual cn,amp-
mcut Of the Sew Mexico department
cr the Grand Army u 'hr Republic
ended this afternoon and new officers
tor the ensuing year were elected
Although there are fewer veterans
Ewing today and fewer delegates ~
attendance AT he meeting, never be
tore was there patriotism Of such
strong character tn C",'CuCc ut a
state cncnmpmont The Alrriors who
attended the meeting were a repre-
sentative group OF the entire army
that saved the Union-thcy had N
listed from various states aud came
10 New Mexico after the war.
New Officer.
The new officers elected are John
W Terry OF lAs Vegas. department
commander: s, W. ShciiCy. Of las
Cruces, senior vice commander; q. l..
Gregory, of Las Vegas. 'unior vice
commander: John G~reenwald, OF 80.
zorro. assistant a|dJutant general and
assistant dnartermastcr general. $ X
), dcs. OF Las Vegas. chaplain, aud
T. 8 Stovcr, medical director The
council OF admintstra ion follows W
~ Mcdonald. Lee Rulisill. John
Shank. q. J Pace. and Thomas Bran.
igan.
The cnCampmcnt adjourned late
this afternoon \ Dime was served
'hc delegates this noon by the LADIES'
Of the g 4 u.
Resolutions Passed.
Resolutions passed by tho cucamp.
mont before adiourning 5oNow
Resolved. That our thanks arr due
and are hereby rendered 20 the press
OF the city Tor their k'udncss ana
generosity to the O 4 IA pablo
notices FOR us.
Resolved. That we ow thanks to
the O. X. Warren Rclicr corps and
IRdica' Circle No. z. 7. OF G. a u.
Tor the excellent dinners provided for
the comrades and also ;or their part
~ the entertainment ~ the camp.
iirc.
Resolved. That our thanks are due.
and are hereby rendered 70 the Girl
Scouts for their splendid drill and
entertainment At the campfire.
Resolved. That we tender our
thai ks to Rev. g o. nct kmnn ior
the Invocation and 10 r. y. Barnes
and G. :. klock for thc'r patriotic
addresses.
The veterans cnioyed a1 automo
btlc ride after this afternoons sea.
son. MANY Of them vii leave to.
ght FOR their homes.
Veterans Hold Campfire.
Last night the veterans held their
campfire. \ well arrange patriotic
program was offered hy G. \ II. the
q *. Warren Woman's relcf corpF
and the Ladies Of the q A u, More
than TOO people attended the affair
which was The only ptt,ic meeting
= ven bv the veterans during the en-
tapmept.
The Girl Scouts Of IN erica gave
an exhibition oC banlaging In an
unusually short time. tic girls ad
j,,stcd the bandagcs. \ t-vcar-Oid
girl scout was a special feature Of the
Demonstrations, She adjusted a
LcndHge without assistance.
Tie Rev. G. O. Hickman, gave the
! Invocation,
Are Monument Ia iibcrtN.
Judge II, r. Barnes addressed tho
Veterans and told them tncv were the
most delightful and untluc lvinf
monument of liberty todiv.
war has brought as al w have
4 Judge Bnrncs declared. Tho rcNo.
hutton bought us cur Wa ingtou. the
civil war brought Ms Abraham Lin
coin and Grant, and to-day the pres
"nt war has brought ns Prcsidcr
Woodrow Wilson. This war has
brough, ny a new patriotism THIS
patriotism which is gtowup in the
breast OF every America. today is not
q patriotism that intends 10 better
the rnited States alone II is the
extension 10 Europe and To an the
world of the principles Cor which W.
Etand The red. Whita and blue
means freedom for all hic world aud
not that America shall triumph over
All the world"
Coming 5000. 900 strong"
Judge G. $. Elock Was the second
speaker of the evening lie dccla rod
that %autocracy was not TO crush tho
seed Of democracy
You veterans. some rftY vcara
ago. said We are coming Father
Abraham. 500, 900 strong To-day the
snme SON IL sung. only u IS changed
10 We are coming Father Liberty,
5000. 900 more.
An excellent program OF reading
original compositions Nnd musical
numbers was given ~ the grand
children VI the veterans,