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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

Charles Thibodeau of Waterville
was among the out-of-town callers
on business matters Tuesday at the
county court house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. David l.. Keene of
Wilton are the guests of relatives on
Winthrop street for few days visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

Mrs. F. NJ. Dean of Norwood, Mass,
is making few days visit in this
city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

h. J., Maxim of Kent's Hill, an apple
"uyer and packer. was here in the
INV Tuesday, calling on business
friends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

Seth Williams Independent Relief
Corps viii hold its. first fall meeting
On Thursday at 800 T. NJ, in G. A.
Z. hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

Edwin Lemieux who has been the
guest of friends in Lewiston for sew
eral days, has returned to his home
in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

William B. Arey of Boston was
among the business callers along
Water street, Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

on for appendicitis but he was not
strong enough to survive the oper-
alton. He leaves three sisters. two
brothers and several other relatives.
Mrs. Herbert Sanborn of Massa-
chusetts was called here last week
by the illness and death of J. +.
Gallison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

Rev. Costello Weston of Readfield
was in the city Tuesday calling on
friends and relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

Cyril Cyr of Jackman was in the
city Tuesday calling on friends and
acquaintance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

Mrs. I.ottie Reed of Cony street is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14


MF. and Mrs. Frederick T.. Higgins,
H. OF Oldtown. were here in the city.
a oeing automobile CALLERS. They are
..hJoying a trip to Portland and Bos-
.uh and will return to their home via
uie White Mountains Mrs. Higgins
inc public health nurse in Oldtown.
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naFe Clifford of Winthrop was
n, on friends in the city, Tuesday.
a'e VIII return to Bates College to re-
."'"e his studies. MIR Clifford in
|, "Panl with Ray Buker of New
,rin ,hpshire has just returned from a
up TO Fort Kent. They made the
ny oy motorcycle and say that they
,s au fine time Mr.. Clifford says
Soy. the roads are excellent in that
lion of the State and the bad roads
were struck near Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14
AUGUSTA LOCALS

". ]. Bradbury of Fairfield was a
caller Tuesday. in this city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-14

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Co, Portland, Maine. ~
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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Teams Picked For
Big Water Battle

The two teams of negroes who
will compete in the big water fight
which is to be staged Thursday morn
ing as a special opening amusement
feature in the cooperative sale, have
been named and are getting in con-
diton for the battle.
The teams are composed of John
Mozell, Samuel Hillman, Ben Allen,
Chester Williams, of one team, and
Jasper Kennedy, Bob Walker, Sidney
Stanley, and Charles Campbell on
the other The fight will be at the
corner of Main and Central at 1890
o'clock Thursday morning
The negroes will fight with two
lines Of fire hose under emergency
pressure, strong enough to knock
down an ordinary man if caught full
force. The space will be large
enough to permit maneuvering of the
opposing water squads.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Old Colonist Dies
After Long Illness
c. P. Mcmillan Succumbs to Heart
Trouble; Funeral Held Today

Cashius Preston Mcmillan one of
Fitzgerald's original settlers died at
his home Saturday after long ill
ness with heart trouble. Funeral
services are this afternoon at the
Central Christian church, Rev. S. A.
Strawn officiating, the Fitzgerald
Lodge No. IS, I. o. o. F., of which
the deceased was a charter member,
is in charge of funeral.
Mr.. Mcmillan was born in Ohio in
1856 and came South with the Sol
diers Tribune Company in 1895. He
had been in business here ever since.
Surviving him is one daughter,
Miss Ida Mcmillan of Washington,
D. c., one son Ralph Mcmillan of
Portland. Maine, and one sister, Mrs.
A. NJ. Petrie of Kansas.
The pail bearers at the funeral this
afternoon are to be J. p. Seanor, J.
M. Earnest, F. G. Clarke, J. A. Par
rott, w. H. and w. w Pickens, all
charter members of the Fitzgerald
Lodge No. IS, I. o. o. F. Six hon
orary pail bearers have been named
from the Sons of Veterans, of which
he was also a member
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Strike Breaker And
Striker Have Fight
E. J. Osborn Painfully Cut by The
ODDS Cone Saturday Night

In a fight said to have developed
because of i'll feeling on account Of
the strike, f. ]. Osborn, about fifty
five years aid. was painfully cut by
Theodis Gone, about twenty-five
years old. Mr.. Osborn is a striker
and Mr.. Cone an employee of the A.,
B. & a. The fight occurred in the
alley between ]. A. Jones and Moore
Brothers stores about 9 o'clock Sat
urday night
Osborn was cut on the back, the
forehead and across the throat. mar
rowly missing the jugular vein. Cone
suffered confusion on his forehead.
City cases for fighting were made
against both men and a warrant
charging assault with intent to muir
der was sworn out against Cone. The
hearing on the warrant has been set
at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
before Judge d. ?. Adams. The city
case has been postponed indefinitely
by Mayor Pittman pending improve
ment in Mr.. Osborn's condition. The
wounded man came down town 10
attend the trials this morning but
became SO weak that he had to be
taken home.
According to people who were il
the neighborhood of the melee, Mr.
Cone and two other men were stand
ing in the alley when Mr. Osborn
passed. They exchanged some sharI
words and Osborn struck Cone, whC
pulled his knife, slashed the older mar
and fed into the street where he sur
rendered to Patrolmen Dixon anc
Smith. Osborn was carried across
the street to DR.. Wards office fol
surgical attention and then carried
home.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Cats Arrested By
Federal Authorities

ALBANY, May 23.-Sidney J
Cats, former Governor of Florida
was arrested here Saturday on Fed.
eral warrant from Florida, charging
peonage His bond was fixed at 49,.
500 when he was arranged before
United States commissioner White.
Cats was arrested by Sheriff Tar.
yer and Chief OF Police Lockett. He
made no attempt to conceal his iden.
tity when approached by the officers
When Cats put his right hand into
his coat pocket, the officers searched
him and found short leather billet
loaded with lead in the end
Cats appeared greatly stirred by
his arrest and sent for DR.. Smith,
pastor of the First Baptist church
here, of which denomination Cats
formerly was minister, Cats made
bond Saturday afternoon and left fol-
Jacksonville
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
RURAL SCHOOLS TO
SEE BIG PROGRESS
Two Consolidation Projects and
Additional Funds
LONG RIM ASSURED
Will Make 1o21-1o22 School
Year a Memorable One

The next school year will see the
most radical Improvements of many
years in rural education in Ben Hill
county as a result of two school
consolidation projects and special
local tax levy authorized by popular
vote in two enlarged school districts
which will add approximately $1,000
to the county school funds.
Patrons of the Paulk and Lula
vile one-teacher schools Authorized
the consolidation of those two dis
tricts with the Lynnwood district
and patrons of Horton and Dorminey
schools authorized consolidation with
Ashton school. A smaller consolida-
ton was that of the Eureka and
Evergreen districts.
The new Lynnwood district will
have six teachers and an eight
months term for the full nine
grades. The Ashton district will
have seven teachers and eight
months, the Eureka Evergreen school
will have two teachers and eight
months term. The funds available
last year made only six months OF
school possible.
Three large motor trucks are to
be purchased during the summer for
use as kid wagons" to transport
children to the new consolidated
schools. A new department of agri-
culture will probably be established
at the Ashton school with an expert
of the United States Department of
Agriculture in charge.
Superintendent J. H. Billiard states
that an effort will be made during
the next year to put through several
more consolidation projects and to
raise the standards of the Ben Hill
county rural schools to a college
credit rating basis within as short a
time as possible.
One of the most unusual features
of Ben Hill rural school improvement
for the year will be the expansion
in the Queensland Industrial School
for negroes. The negro farmers who
support the school have raised a fund
OF $4,000 by private subscription to
be used in improving the institution
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Local Men Attend
AbbevilIe Market
Propose Home Demonstration Agent
for Wilcox and Ben Hill

County agent c. T. Owens and J
H. Billiard, county superintendent of
schools, attended the opening of the
curb market in Abbeville Saturday
and addressed mass meeting of club
women and farmers at the city hall
after the opening. At the meeting it
was suggested that a home demons
tratlon agent to handle girls club
work on the farms be employed
jointly by Wilcox and Ben Hill
counties and divide her time between
the two.
Abbeville women have opened a
rest room in conjunction with the
curb market on Wednesdays and
Saturdays. The rest room is in the
city hall, near the site of market, and
is for the special use of patrons of
the market from out of town. The
Abbeville market opened with three
wagons. The Fitzgerald market had
six on its first day but has grown to
nearly sixty in two months.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Auto Wreck Victim
Is Buried Saturday
John Brown Dies AS Result of Auto
Wreck Last Saturday

Funeral services were held at the
grave Saturday afternoon for John
Brown, young automobile mechanic
who died Friday night as a result of
injuries sustained in an automobile
wreck last Sunday morning.
Mr.. Brown was driving the car
which turned over at the corner OF
Merrimac and Mckinley drives, SER
iously injuring Mrs. Louise Billiard
1t was not known until Friday that
Mr. Browns injuries were serious
but he began to suffer internal bleed
ing during the day and died about
$50 o'clock Mrs. Billiard is report
ed as slightly improved today but is
not out of danger yet.
The funeral services were conduct.
ed at o'clock Saturday afternoon
by Rev. J. F Singleton. The pail
bearers were Crowder Gates, Her
man Jones, George Harold, Car
Bruce, Steve Harold. and Glenn SUIT
ton.
Surviving the deceased are his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Brown
and six brothers, Talmadge, Bill
D., Oscar, Robert L., Roy, and Louis
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
IS STORES HAVE
SPECIAL SALES ON
Greatest Bargain Offers Since
1914 Described Today
EXPECT HUGE CROWDS
Automobiles Cover Entire Sec
ton with Advertising

Sixty-hve Fitzgerald business con-
Germs making preparations today to
stage the biggest bargain landslide
Georgia has ever seen and probably
the biggest that it will ever see.
Stocks have been carefully gone over
by the proprietors and every article
marked down for the three days as
low as present market prices will al
low.
Hundreds of articles have been
marked far below cost in order to
make it worth while for people in dis
tant communities to come to Fitzger-
aid to lay in their summer supplies
of dry goods, hardware, drugs, fur
niturc and everything else.
Just to give a faint idea of the bar
gains that are being offered at all the
stores, sixty-fve merchants have
mentioned one special each in the
double page advertisement in the
second section of today's Leader.
Six automobiles started out from
Fitzgerald in all directions today to
cover Central South Georgia with the
advertising circulars telling of the
sale. Advertisements were printed
last week in eighteen weekly news
papers in the Fitzgerald district de-
scribing the wonderful offers.
The sale will be given an exciting
beginning with water battle at 1890
O'Clock Thursday morning at the
corner of Main and Central Other
interesting amusement features have
been planned
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Fitzgerald Business Making Greatest
Expansion Since Boon, Days of Colony
Seven New Firms Enter Bust
ness; Established Firms
Expand Their Business
Leading Business Men See Era
OF Prosperity Ahead for
Fitzgerald Companies

With seven new Business concerns
entered or preparing to enter the
arena OF commerce in Fitzgerald,
and five old established concerns
spreading oht to handle more bust
ness, leading business men and bank
ers OF the city forsee greatest era
OF prosperity that Fitzgerald has
ever experienced.
The new concerns that have al
ready opened for business are the
Sans-Souci Swimming Pool, til e
Georgia Shoe Company, Goldberg
Grocery Company and the Dixie
lire Company H. K. Staten Com
pany, handling ladies' ready-towear.
the Piggy Wiggly Grocery Store
and the Reeves-Fowler Company
are preparing to open for business
Ill the near future. The new con-
Germs will be some of the best in
their respective lines in Fitzgerald.
cording to the proprietors. The
Feinberg Furniture Company is an
acquisition within the year although
it opened last summer
In addition to the new business
blood that has been injected into
titzgerald's commercial system, sew
eral established firms have enlarged
their establishments and gone out for
bigger trade than ever before The
biggest expansion has been made by
the Fitzgerald Furniture Company
and the Fitzgerald Automotive Com
pany. The Fitzgerald Furniture
Company moved from Central ave
nue. to the corner Of Main and Pine,
now occupying three times its for
mer floor space. The Fitzgerald Auto
Exchange took in the store made
vacant by the removal, doubling its
floor space. The Fitzgerald Auto
motive Company has remodelled its
entire three-store front into one of
the finest automobile houses in Geor-
gia.
The Bazaar Store and the Home
Furniture Company both enlarged
their establishments by removing
from Grant street to the new Bowen
block on the Corner of Main and
Central avenues, making way for the
Piggy Wiggly the H. K. Staten
Company, and the enlarged Brad
shaw Music Company.
The Casper Hide and Skin Com
pany discontinued its junk depart
ment since January lst and went
into the wholesale shoe and leather
business on large scale, leading to
the opening of the Georgia Shoe
Company by Bert Casper The bag
factory OF the Casper Hide and Skin
Company has also been increased to
$4,000 bags day capacity.
The Fair Store has made extern
sive improvements since January 1st,
remodelling the entire interior.
Fitzgerald has more business en-
terprises than any other city OF its
size in South Georgia. About
eighty commercial enterprises OF
various kinds are doing business here.
Sixty-fve of them joined in the Fitz-
gerald Cooperative Sale to b e
staged May 26-27-2S
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
FIND DYNAMITE ON
A. B. & A. TRACKS
Think Strikers Tried to Wreck
Freight Train Saturday,
DID NOT Elk ODE
Charge Said to Have Been
Pressed by Engine Wheels

Pinkerton detectives and railroad
agents today are pressing an investi-
cation into what is supposed to have
been a second attempt within the
month to dynamite an Atlanta, Biz
mingham and Atlantic train. Dyna-
mite was found by section men near
Ambrose and another charge near
Wray Saturday morning.
According to information fir m
Deputy Sheriff G.. r. Putnam who
made an investigation Saturday, the
charge of dynamite near Ambrose
had seemingly been pushed off the
track by the pilot of the locomotive
on freight train number 90. Two of
the twelve sticks in the charge had
been mashed, supposedly by the train
wheels, but the wheels had not come
III contact with the percussion cap
and the charge was not exploded.
The charge OF dynamite found
near Wray is said to have been in
the form of bomb with the sticks
inside a can. The percussion caps
were pot placed properly, according
to people who saw the continuance.
and it failed to explode on impact.
No arrests had been made today
in connection with the case but it is
understood that the detectives and
railroad agents are working on the
theory that strikers made an attempt
to wreck train. No arrests have
been made in connection with the
first alleged dynamiting on May 9TH
for which two negroes were arrested
and later released
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Col. Tom Eason Is
Dead AT McRae Home
Former Resident of Fitzgerald and
Solicitor of Ocmulgee Circuit

Col. Tom Eason died at his resi-
dence in McRae Friday after an ILL
ness extending over many months.
After being stricken with paraIy-
Sis in August. 1918, Colonel Eason
was somewhat recovering when he
sustained severe injuries in fall
year later. From the injuries and
paralysis his condition for many
months has been continuously grow
ing worse. He has been in an I'M
consciousness condition for several
days.
Funeral services were held from the
residence of the deceased Friday af-
ternoon at $50 o'clock.
The entire membership Of the 10.
cal bar and many Shriners, of which
order Colonel Eason had long been
a member. formed an honorary es-
cort He was buried in the McRae
cmetGy
Mr.. Eason was for a number OF
years resident of this city and
previous to his residence here Solic-
itor General of the Ocmulgee circuit.
of which Irwin county was a part.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Rail Union Chiefs
Call Pay Cut Meet
Will Confer July to Pass on the
labor Boards Wage Awards

CLEVELAND May 23.-Approx-
imately 900 general chairmen of the
four big brotherhoods and the Switch
mems Union of North America, will
attend joint conference in Chicago
on Friday, July /, to consider and
pass upon the wage award made by
the United States railroad labor
board, which becomes effective on
that date.
This action was decided upon to
day following two days conference
of the railroad brotherhood chiefs
here, at which the railroad labor
boards announcement of last Tues
day of its intention of revising down
ward the wages of more than one
million unskilled rail workers was
considered.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
MERCHANTS PREPARE FOR BARGAIN LANDSL IDE
II WILL GET HIGH
SCHOOL DIPLOMAS
Commencement Program at
Court House Tuesday
BACCALAUREATE SUNDAY
Rev. Singleton Delivers Sermon
to High School Grads

Twenty-seven boys and girls will
receive diplomas from the Fitzgerald
High School at commencement ex-
ercises at the Ben Hill county court
house Tuesday night. DR.. George D.
Goddard of the state department of
education will be the speaker of the
evening. The honor graduates are
Edwin Stovall who will speak the
salutatory, Miss Gertrude Brantley
who will read an essay, and Miss
Mae Peavy, valedictorian
The baccalaureate sermon was de
livered yesterday by Rev. !. F. Sin
gleton of the First Baptist church
Other churches OF the city dispensed
with the morning services. Rev. S.
A. Strawn OF the Christian church
read the scripture lesson, Rev. J. H.
Elder of the First Methodist made
the invocation, Rev. r. M. Mann Of
the Presbyterian church pronounced
the benediction.
The graduating class this year is
below the average in number, the
1920 class having established a rec
ord with forty-three last year. but
the size of the Junior class assures
a return to a normal number of grad
yates next year.
Those who will receive diplomas
Tuesday night are Irene Archer.
Gertrude Brantley, Effie Cleo Brewer,
of Douglas. Gibson Broadhurst. Ran
aid Burke, Addie Davenport, Thelma
Dorminy, Pauline Dunn, Mildred
Hale, Theodore Hoffman. Leonora
Hunter, Ernest Justice, Lois Malcolm.
Ruth Martin Mark Mayes. Mary Lou
Moore. Mae Peavey, Ethridge Pow
ell Anthem Rohrer Norma Shan
nonhouse, Eve Stewart. Edwin STOW
all, Robert Strange. Laura Whitley,
Marvin Whitley Audrey Wilcox
and Floyd Wilcox.
The baccaiaureate and commence
ment programs are as follows:
Program Baccalaureate Service at
First Baptist Church,
Sunday, May %
Professional Holy. Holy. Holy"
Senior Class.
Song-Senior Class.
Scripture Lesson-Rev. Strawn.
Invocation-Rev. Elder.
Song, Come Thou Almighty King
Congregation.
Duet, Angels Guide Us Through
the Day'-Misses Eulalie Dorminey
and Dorothy Thurmond.
Offeratory.
Song-Junior Glass.
Sermon-Rev. ]. F. Singleton.
Song. Onward Christian Soldiers
Congregation
Benediction-Rev. r. NJ. Mann.
Graduating Exercises Tuesday Even
ing May "a, $3.50 O'clock at the
Court House
Processional-Senior Class.
Song, "America"
Prayer-Rey. I: P. Tyson.
Song-Junior Class.
Salutatory-Edwin Stovall.
Duet, "In the Garden'-Eulalie
Dorminy and Dorothy Thurmond.
Essay, LEST We Forget" Ger
trude Brantley.
Valedctory-Mae Peavey.
Song-Senior Class.
Literary Adress-Prof. George D.
Goddard.
Delivery of Diplomas Superin-
tendent F. G. Hail.
Class Song
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
WHITE : HORTON

Judge D. P. Adams officiated at
the marriage of Miss Della Horton
and Mr.. T. n White of Omega
Sunday afternoon at the home OF
friends of the young couple here
They motored over from the Tiff
county community to have the cere-
mony performed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Memorial Services
Planned For G. A. R.
Will Honor Veterans OF Three Wars
at Christian Church Sunday

G.. a. r. Memorial Service will be
held at the Central Christian church
Sunday, May %. at 3 p. m. Rev. S.
A. Strawn will deliver the memorial
address
Music arranged for by the Choir
of the Christian church.
The following Patriotic Orders
will meet at the w. R. c. Hall al
2:30 p. m. and march to the church
in the order named:
American Legion, Gloon Howell il
command P 0. S. of A., F. L
Bigham in command; P. o. of A
Mrs. W. R. Davis in command; S
of V. U. S A.. A. c. Matthias il
command; w. K. c., Mrs E. N
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23

Miss Martha Jane Turner who has
made a fine record at Agnes Scott
College in Decatur the past year will
arrive in few days to spend the
summer with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Turner on South Main
street.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
CHARLES G. PEELER-MAcoN

Charles G. Peeler, we'll known
throughout this section, having been
connected with the Garbutt Lumber
Company, when operating at Gar
butts MILL died at his home in Ma
con, Friday night The deceased was
IS years old and leaves his wife,
two sons and four daughters to
mourn his death.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23

Davis in command; G. A. R., A. w
Howder in command
By order of William Mccormick.
chairman of the Memorial Commit
tee acting officer of the day.
Approved A w, HOWDER, Com
mander Post IA. G. A. R.