in the election of trustees of our permanent fund. A comrade in New York in the person of Past Department Commander Cummings has been for some years a member of that board of three. His term of three years expires with this encampment, and New York pre sents him for reelection to that position, in which he has been faith ful to the last degree to the trust of guarding your funds. Com mander in Chief, I move the election of M. J. Cummings, past de partment commander of New York, to succeed himself as a member of the board of trustees of our permanent fund.

Comrade P. H. CONEY, of Kansas. I take great pleasure in seconding the nomination.

Comrade W. J. L. HUGHES, of Kentucky. Some of us do not know what you are about there, the question that you are about to put What is it?

The COMMANDER IN CHIEF. Let's have a little order here. You wil get something slipped over on you.

Past Commander in Chief JAMES TANNER. For the benefit of the comrade I will state, and I hope distinctly, that among the officers of the encampment there is a board of trustees comprised of three mem bers, no two of whom can be from the same State. They are elected for a term of three years, and they are the trustees of our permanent fund. The New York member of that board is Past Department Commander M. J. Cummings. His term expires to-day, and New York presents him to succeed himself. Am I understood? I move his election.

Comrade H. H. BENGOUGH, of Pennsylvania. During the past year, as you all know, Comrade Beath has joined the host beyond That leaves a vacancy in the trustees, and the commander in chief appointed Past Commander Gherst, of Pennsylvania, to the vacancy until this encampment would meet. Unfortunately, Past Commander Gherst is in very bad condition physically, and he asks that the Department of Pennsylvania present another name to fill that honored position. I am directed by the comrades of Pennsylvania to nominate to fill that vacancy Past Commander in Chief Thomas J. Stewart.

The COMMANDER IN CHIEF. You have heard these two nominations Are you ready for the question? All in favor of electing these two members of this board of trustees will say "aye." Those of a con trary opinion will say "no." The ayes have it.

Comrades, the commander in chief-elect desires the council of administration to meet at the Raleigh, at national headquarters, at 4 o'clock this evening the council of administration at 4 o'clock this evening, by order of the commander in chief-elect.

(The tellers then reported the following as the result of the first 'ballot on junior vice commander in chief: Total number of votes cast, 761, of which Comrade Welch received 8, 'Everest 159, Russ 253, Dodge 341. Necessary to a choice 381; therefore there is no election.) The COMMANDER IN CHIEF. The roll will be called again. Under our rules the last man will be dropped. You understand that. Don't vote for the man that had the fewest votes. He is not on the ticket now for voting.

Comrade JAMES G. EVEREST of Illinois. As I am always willing to bow to a majority of my comrades on any occasion, and as I feel

comrade, I most respectfully withdraw my name as a candidate for the office of junior vice commander in chief.

The COMMANDER IN CHIEF. Comrade Everest, of Illinois, has withdrawn his name as a candidate for junior vice commander in chief. There are just two candidates left, Dodge of Kentucky and Russ of Louisiana.

(Whereupon the adjutant general called the roll of the departments for the second ballot on junior vice commander in chief.)

Comrade JASPER T. DARLING, of Illinois. I would like the department patriotic instructor that made the announcement from this platform yesterday, if he is present, to please come forward. [Comade Denny comes to the platform.] I will ask this department patriotic instructor to restate the invitation that he gave here yeserday, because the department patriotic instructors assembled here are not clear as to what he wanted, and I merely suggest that he nvite also such post patriotic instructors as can be reached.

Comrade J. R. DENNY, of Oklahoma. The intention was to invite ll post patriotic instructors, but the call was made under the auspices of the department instructors for all patriotic associations to join with us and have an institute of patriotic instructors and patriotic people. We ask all to be here, if we can get this room at 7.30 this vening. I understand that there was to have been a camp fire here his evening but that it has been postponed and that we can have his room, so that we will meet here.

If

Comrade G. A. HANNAFORD, of Wisconsin. I am alive. There is ome doubt in the minds of the officers of the national encampment is to my being on earth and alive, and I have been reported dead low for four years. I just wanted the members of the national enampment to know that G. A. Hannaford, past department comaander of the State of Wisconsin in 1874 and 1875 is very much. live. I hope that the adjutant general will take notice of this and vill take down that double dagger from in front of my name. here is anybody here who don't know me and is still in doubt, I efer to Comrade Swords, of New York, who is able to identify me. Comrade Watrous, of Wisconsin, is able to identify me. I joined he Grand Army of the Republic in 1866, Post No. 9, in Milwaukee. I have stayed with it and now belong to Post No. 1, Milwaukee. I erved in an Illinois organization. I also served in a Kentucky rganization. Am I resurrected? All right.

Comrade J. A. WATROUS, of Wisconsin. This is Comrade Hannaord. You can judge whether he is dead or alive.

(The tellers then announced the result of the second ballot on unior vice commander in chief as follows: Total number of votes ast, 703; necessary to a choice, 352. E. K. Russ received 253, e Vant Dodge 450.)

The COMMANDER IN CHIEF. Comrade Le Vant Dodge is declared lected junior vice commander in chief. The next thing is surgeon general.

Comrade C. S. BLODGETT of South Dakota. Doesn't it require a vote of this encampment to confirm the council of administration? The COMMANDER IN CHIEF. Nominations for surgeon general. Are there any nominations for surgeon general? Chaplain in chief? Comrade J. F. BULLARD, of Florida. I wish to place in nomina

Twelfth New Jersey Infantry and was taken out by his mother account of his age; afterwards enlisted in the Twenty-fifth N Jersey and served during the full term of that regiment; a man w has been chaplain of the Department of Florida for the last thr years. He has been one of the very best chaplains we have ever ha a man who had been pastor of the Methodist Church in St. Clo for four years, a constant, enthusiastic worker among the Gra Army of the Republic, and has done as much as any man to ma the post in St. Cloud, Fla., what it is. We have a membership about 460, and I wish to place in nomination for that place J. Westcott, of St. Cloud, Fla.

Comrade P. H. CONEY, of Kansas. I move that the election Comrade Westcott be made unanimous, and that the rules be s pended, and that the adjutant general cast the entire vote of th encampment for him.

Comrade GEORGE W. F. VERNON, of Maryland. Commander Chief and comrades, Maryland desires to present, for the cons eration of your suffrages, the "fighting parson from Marvlar the Rev. B. F. Clarkson, a Pennsylvanian by birth, but a Mar lander by adoption, who marched away when 17 years of age wi the gallant Forty-ninth Pennsylvania, Hancock's Brigade. He w at Malvern Hill, at Antietam, and at Gettysburg, on his nati heath. His brother was shot down at his side-shot unto death; himself afterwards wounded. With tears in his eyes he stayed the body of his brother until life had become extinct, and he, t was given up to die, but was fortunately taken from the field at nursed back to life. In 1866 he came to Maryland and became Methodist minister, true to his faith, and he immediately join the Grand Army of the Republic, and has been an active comra ever since in its administration. He has the admiration and love his comrades, and I say unto you now-I know that I can not ta up your time, and I only want about two minutes and a half continue, but I would like to have that. Upon one occasion, wh his comrades were talking about other flags than Old Glory, replied in the language of the poet:

Columbia welcomes to her shores

The Gentile and the Jew,

And finds a home within her doors
For men of every hue.

She asks not what their creed may be,

Or if in prayer they fall;

But whilst she grants them liberty,

One flag must cover all.

In conclusion, Commander in Chief and comrades, I beg to sta that there is no one better fitted for chaplain in chief than t "fighting parson" of Maryland, the Rev. B. F. Clarkson, of Bal

more.

Comrade P. H. CONEY, of Kansas. I move you that nominations! closed.

Past Department Commander ALFRED B. BEERS. It is getting la and everybody is anxious to close the session. I suggest that a pr liminary vote be taken by rising, just to see whether or not there any question as to who is the leading man. I don't know anythin

hen the other, and if there is any real question at all about it, why, hen call the roll. I suggest that the commander in chief do that, if here is no objection to it, and then if you discover that one is away the lead, why, of course, that settles it.

Comrade J. F. BULLARD, of Florida. Florida withdraws the nomiation of Comrade Westcott.

Past Commander in Chief ALFRED B. BEERS. I move that the rules suspended and that the adjutant general cast one vote as the ballot this encampment for Comrade B. F. Clarkson for chaplain in ief.

(The motion was duly seconded, put, and carried, and the adjutant eneral cast the vote of the encampment for Comrade B. F. Clarkson, Maryland, and the commander in chief declared him duly elected aplain in chief for the ensuing year.)

The COMMANDER IN CHIEF. The next thing is the council of admintration.

Comrade ZAN L. TIDBALL, of New York. Commander in Chief, hen nominations for surgeon general were called for, owing to the nfusion the matter was overlooked; but on behalf of the Departent of New York I desire to place in nomination for surgeon genal Comrade Reuben A. Adams, a splendid soldier and a splendid tizen, and if he is elected I know he will be a great credit to the rand Army of the Republic.

Comrade SAMUEL C. PIERCE, of New York. I move that the rules suspended and that the adjutant general cast the entire vote of this campment for Comrade Adams for surgeon general.

The COMMANDER IN CHIEF. You have heard the motion. All in vor say "aye"; contrary, "no." The adjutant will cast the vote. (Whereupon the adjutant general cast the entire vote of the enmpment for Comrade Reuben A. Adams, of New York, for suron general and the commander in chief declared him duly elected.) The COMMANDER IN CHIEF. The adjutant will read the names of the uncil of administration.

(Whereupon the adjutant general read the following list of memrs of the council of administration :)

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.

bama: F. G. Sheppard, Birmingham (1210 Huntsville Avenue).

zona: E. S. Godfrey. (Cookstown, N. J.)

kansas: Cos. Altenberg, Little Rock.

ifornia and Nevada: Wm. A. Huddart, Berkeley, Cal.

orado and Wyoming: H. O. Dodge, Boulder, Colo.

inecticut: Harry L. Beach, Hartford (post-office box 1013).

aware: Henry W. Hancock, Philadelphia, Pa. (1629 Columbia Avenue).

rida: H. B. Jeffries, Zephyrhills.

orgia and South Carolina: W. M. Scott, Atlanta, Ga.

ho: H. C. Olney, Sandpoint.

nois: James J. Healy, Chicago (311 Boyce Building).

iana: Orlando A. Somers, Kokomo.

a: J. W. Willett, Tama.

nsas: Elmer Everett, Partridge.

atucky: J. H. Ashcraft, Paducah.

isiana and Mississippi: A. J. Barrett, New Orleans (536 Second Street). ine: John Q. Adams, Houlton.

aryland: Joseph Dulany, Baltimore.

ssachusetts: Henry Clark, Cambridge (20 Beech Street).

Minnesota: Philip G. Woodward, Anoka.
Missouri: F. M. Sterrett (Troy, Ohio).
Montana: G. I. Reiche, Helena.
Nebraska: S. K. Spaulding, Omaha.

New Hampshire: J. N. Patterson, Concord.

New Jersey: George Barrett, Camden.

New Mexico: J. G. Caldwell, Albuquerque (217 West Silver Avenue).
New York: George A. Price, Brooklyn (489 Washington Avenue).
North Dakota: Christian Schmidt, Jamestown.

Ohio: John C. Roland, Cleveland (2030 East Ninety-third Street).
Oklahoma: E. P. Burlingame, Guthrie.

Oregon: Geo. H. Harding, Oregon City.

Pennsylvania: William J. Patterson, Pittsburgh (Commonwealth Building). Potomac: C. C. Royce, Washington, D. C., The Cairo.

Rhode Island: John T. Kenyon, Providence.

South Dakota: Thomas H. Brown, Sioux Falls.

Tennessee: Newton Hacker, Jonesboro.

Texas: Martin Ballweg, Cedar Hill (Route 3).
Utah: Henry P. Burns, Salt Lake City.

Vermont: Charles H. Cota, St. Albans.

Virginia and North Caroliņa: C. A. Newcomer, National Soldiers' Home.
Washington and Alaska: Allen Gerrish, Everett.

West Virginia: Charles R. La Valley, Huntington.
Wisconsin: John W. Ganes, Ripon.

Junior Vice Commander in Chief OSCAR A. JANES. I move y that the rules be suspended and the adjutant general be instructed cast the ballot of this encampment for the comrades named from t various departments for members of the national council of admin tration.

(The motion was duly seconded, put by the commander in chi and carried, and the vote of the encampment was duly cast by t adjutant general.)

Comrade JOSEPH W. O'NEALL, of Ohio. I have been waiting p tiently as chairman of the committee on the judge advocate genera report for the opportunity to make a report for that committee. T motion sometime ago that we should proceed to the nomination a election of officers prevented me from making the report. I want say now that the committee commend the recommendations of t judge advocate general and approve the opinion in the Florida ca But we are of the opinion that under the present circumstanc with the small number of representatives present and the great in portance of the Tennessee case, that it ought to be postponed un the next meeting of the national encampment. That is a very i portant case and there is some difference of opinion by the membe of the committee. I move that the report of the committee so far it relates to the report of the judge advocate general and the recor mendations of the judge advocate general in the Florida case be a proved, and that the consideration of the Tennessee case be continu until the next national encampment.

Comrade ROBERT MANN WOODS, of Illinois. I second that motio (The motion was duly put by the commander in chief and carried The COMMANDER IN CHIEF. The adjutant general will announ the committee on federation of patriotic bodies.

(Whereupon the adjutant general announced the appointment the following committee: E. R. Monfort, of Ohio; Orville J. Nav of California; J. Warren Keifer, of Ohio; Andrew Cowan,