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Show HEADS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC I i . Washington Gardner of Michigan was recently elected commander-in-chief for the ensuing year. Col. G. E. Adams of Nebraska was the candidate candi-date agreed upon by a few leaders of the Grand Army at the last encampment, encamp-ment, and the election of this year came after one of the hardest fights ever waged in a national encampment, encamp-ment, which was held at Chattanooga, Tenn. Michigan won a double victory, vic-tory, securing not only the commander-in-chief, but the next encampment encamp-ment also, the delegates voting to meet in 1914 at Detroit. Colonel Adams ran second in the race for commander, but after it was apparent that ex-Congressman Gardner was to be elected the full vote of the encampment en-campment was cast for him. Other officers elected were: Senior vice commander, Thomas M. Soward, Guthrie, Okla.; junior vice commander, Wm. L. Ross, Pitts-field, Pitts-field, Me.; surgeon general, J. K, Weaver, Morristown, Pa.; chaplain general, Horace M. Carr, Parsons, Kan. General Gardner's first official act was to appoint Oscar A. James of Detroit adjutant general, and Col. D. R. Stowits of Buffalo, N. T., quartermaster general. The encampment adopted a resolution approving the erection of a peace memorial to the men of both armies to be erected near Chattanooga. |
