Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-22
G. A. R. ELECTS
JUDGE STRONG
co N N A n DER
Meet Next Year in Broken
! Bow, With Spanish War
Veterans Going to
.. Grand Island.

York, Neb., May 2l.-(Specia
Telegram.)-The encampment Of
the Grand Army and kindred
organizations in session closed
Wednesday. Officers were elected
as follows:
Grand Army: Commander, Judge
Strobe, Lincoln; senior vice com.
mander, T. J. Bender, Fairmont;
junior vice commander, R. E,
Cutler, York; medical director, C.
A. Flippan, Grand Island; chaplain
Rev. Leonard, University Place;
council of administration, w. J.
Blystone, Lincoln; J. o. Moore
Syracuse; A. J. France, Hastings;
J: M. Mahaffey, Bennett; c. D.
Fuller, University Place; assistant
adjutant and quartermaster gen.
eral, Harmon Bross; delegates to
national encampment, Columbus
O., R. B. Windham, P1attsmouth
delegate at large, o. c. Bell, Lin
coin; S. P. Rowland, G. R. Nc
kelvie, Juniata; John w. Bowen
Scottsbluff; w. J.. Blystone, Lin
coin; H. w. George, Broken Bow;
Addison Wait, Syracuse. Alter
mates: Andy Traynor, Omaha; J. R
Retcliffe, Central City; Alf Brown
Palmer; Charles f. Brown, Grand
Island; D. K. Williams, Republican
City; T. E. Glass, Lincoln.
Spanish War Veterans, depart
ment commander, Percy Miller,
Omaha; senior vice-chaifman, A. B.
Woelhof, Lincoln; junior vice-com-
nander, R. o. Allen, York; judge
advocate, August Wagner, Column
bus; historian, O. w. Meier, Lin
coin.
Sons of Veterans, divisional COM
mander, Frank Mills, Lincoln
senior vice-commander, Charles ].
Humphrey, York; junior vice-com-
mander, ]. H. Raffety, Minden; di-
visional council, Bert J. Galley,
Columbus; w. H. Smith, Lincoln
George E. WOLF, Friend; divisional
secretary, R. G. Drake, Lincoln
treasurer, A. w. bort, Lincoln
patriotic instructor, f. c. Kemble,
Lincoln; chaplain, H. B. Reed,
Columbus; historian, L. w. Mar
quette, Lincoln; H. B. Reed.
Daughters of Veterans-President,
Mrs. Dion, Omaha; senior vice pres
ident, Mrs. J. C.. Mckinley, York;
junior vice, Mrs. Flora Rowel1, Kear-
ney: treasurer, Mrs. Maulsby, York;
patriotic instructor, Mrs. Kingsley,
Lexington; department Of council,
Mrs. Lucy Johnson, York; Cora o.
day, Kearney; Mabel Stoddard,
Omaha. Delegates to the national
convention, Columbus, O., Mrs. J.
c. Mckinley Of York, delegate at
large; Mrs. w. E. McCloud, alter
nate; Mrs. Flora Rowell, Kearney,
delegate; Mrs. Mabel Stoddard,
Omaha, alternate.
Ladies of the Grand Army-Pres-
ident. Mrs. Lyna Lawsha, Seward;
senior vice, Mrs. Ray, Cambridge
junior vice, Mrs. Mabel Moore, Bro
ken Bow; treasurer, Vera Tuisman,
Cambridge; chaplain, Minerva Put
man, Lincoln; council OF admlnlstra-
ton, Mrs. Bertha Franklin, Seward;
Mrs. NJ. E. Richmond, Minden;
Alice Kull, Ord; delegate at large,
Elba Mallory, Cambridge; coun-
seior, Ada Kline, Aurora.
Women's Relief Corps-President,
Eta Brooks Reese. Broken Bow;
senior vice president, Celestine
Troyer, Grand Island; junior vice,
Mrs. Stevenson, Lincoln; treasurer,
Lola Wintersteen, Republican City;
chaplain, Sylvia Varney, York.
The Grand Army and auxiliaries
adopted resolutions expressing ap-
probation of the treatment received
at the hands of the citizens of York.
All 1920 encampments will be held
at Broken Bow, except the Spanish
War Veterans, which will go to
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