Show PRESENTS ARE ORDER AT MEETING Salt Sail Inke Aug thin tho first official acts of in Chief Van Sant today was the taking or of the obligation of the iho Ladles of the G A R n al the convention which was In se session sion at the tho First Congregational church this morning Th rho commander mallo mado a short ad address address dress to In which h he spoke of the tho work being bing d iy hy the lion and promised his assistance as I Nearly Nearh the entire morning session today was as spent In the presentation of presents Mrs Irs Lane retiring pres presIdent president Ident of tilt the was glen gim glena a 11 ring b by the members nt at large urge Mrs Irs Lanes old schoolmates ho are not even een members of the or order dm der sent her a handsome traveling hag bag Cut Cud glass of various lions and other tokens of the high esteem that she Is hold were present plesent presented ed lI at the tho meeting The remainder of the morning was spent In the tho giving o of the secret work to the delegates and a general genora I rei slon of the ritual The exemplifying of the ritual took until late Jato this af afternoon as many of the delegates have havo ne nover r had an opportunity before of he be heing lug ing Instructed The revisit contemplates plates a number of changes hut but as the they are of a secret nature they will not he be aced The election is scheduled to lo take talie place late Jale th this Is afternoon Only l two wo candidates are in the field for fOI the po Ito of president of the organization They are ure Mrs Irs Margaret A Stevens of New Jersey and Mrs Della R Henl Henry of Missouri Ott au account of the general popularity of the two can candidates candidates the election will be very close With the finishing of the election the work of the tho convention will be closed |