Show RN I 1 inmond I 1 M L I 1 muff HEADS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC washington gardner of michigan was recently elected commander ln in chief forthe for the ensuing year col G E adams of nebraska was the candidate agree agreed d upon by a few leaders of N the grand army at the last encampment and the election of this year came ame after one of at the hardest fights ever waged in a national encampment which was waa held at chattanooga tenn michigan won a double victory so securing curing not only the comman der ln in eblem but the next encampment also tho the delegates voting to g meet in 1914 at detroit colonel adams ran second in the race tor for commander but after it was apparent that ex congressman gar gardner adner was to bo be elected tho the full vote of the encampment camp ment was cast for him other off officers leers elected were senior vice commander thomas al seward guthrie Gu thrle okla junior vice commander wm L ross pittsfield me ate surgeon general J K weaver morristown pa chaplain general horace al carr parsons kan kan general gardeners gardners Gard Oard ners first ofil official cial act was to appoint oscar oacar A james of detroit adjutant general and col D H R of buffalo N Y quartermaster gen gentral pral tho the encamp encampment me at adopted a resolution approving the erection of a peace memorial to the men of both armies to be erected near chattanooga |