The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-01-07
6. A. R. AND ". R. c.
INSTALL OFFICERS
Patriotic Organizations Join in
Regular Annual
Event

VIM. English post No. 10, Grand
Army of the Republic, and VIM. En-
glsh corps No. 8, Women's Relief
Corps. staged a joint installation of
officers at the K. of P. hall Saturday
evening.
Miss Rose Fowler acted as install
ing officer for both orders, assisted
by Mrs. Theo. Watson, who acted as
officer Of the day fer the G. A. R.,
and as conductor for the Relief Corps.
At the close Of the ceremony Miss
Fowler was presented with a gold
W. R. C. pin as a token of apprecia-
too Of her work for the Relief Corps.
: The following officers were Install
ed by the post: c. E. Adams, Three
Forks, commander; J. S. Edwards,
senior vice commander; ". S. Mat
thew, junior vice commender; R. A.
Nunuelly, quartermaster and patri-
otto instructor; W. B. Bowen, officer
Of the day; Henry Sterling, Salesville,
officer Of the guard; G.. F. Browning,
chaplain, and Samuel Iams, adjutant.
Officers Reelected
These officers were reelected, with
the exception of Mr.. Bowen, past
senior vice commander, who became
officer of the day, and was succeeded
by Mr.. Edwards.
The pest has 16 members, most of
whom are hale and hearty, although
they have passed the fourscore mile
stone.
w. r. c. Officers
The Relief Corps installed the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Lucy Pike, pres
Gdent; Mrs. Bertha Roby, senior vice
president; Mrs. Mary Metheny, jun
ior vice president; Mrs. j. S. Ed
wards, chaplain; Mrs. Emma White,
secretary; Mrs. Kate Elmer, treasur-
CT; Mrs. Geo. E. Hale, guard; Mrs
Clara Nash, conductor. 81
D. l. Breneman of Anaconda, q
ulenbeY Of William English pest and
a former resident of Bozeman, who is
commander of the state department
was present and delivered a short adj
dress. A number of members of Gal
lain post No. IA, were also present
4 lunch followed the ceremonies.
Commander Breneman read a lette,
frou VIM. English, Of Chicago, sol
NJ the gallant soldier killed in TIT
late '70's at the battle of the BIZ
Hole. whose name the post bears
telling of the death CT his mother. H
said:
She vas always very proud OF tn
iact that a Grand Army post wa
named for my father and both l an
my son feel very deeply the homo
reflected en- us by having our commo
name used by a group Of the men VIII
saved our country and did away wit
the blot of human slavery.
Thanking you for your kind IT
membrance of my mother, and wisf
ing to all members Of William Ell
glish post a most successful and hal
py New Year, I am
Sincerely yours,
WILLIAM ENGLISH"
Held for Many Years
The joint installation Saturday nigl
wss an annual affair which has bee
given for many years. In the iss'
% this paper for January 8, 1892, a
I pears the following:
THE double installation Of office
OF VIM. English post, G. A. R., al
its auxiliary, the Woman's Reli
Corps, took place Saturday evenil
at the new Odd Fellows hall. 30
orders were well represented in nul
Z bers, the Corps by some of the lea
ing society ladies of the city. T
ceremony performed by the Cor
being new to many Of the G. A.
boys, it was observed with the ms
respectful attention and interest. A
ter the installation a banquet "
served to about $50 members of I
" orders"
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