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Show E. A. R, VETERANS CHANGE RITUAL Women's Auxiliaries Choose Officers; Per Capita Tax Is Raised rXDIANAPOLIS, Ind , Sept. 24. I "William A. KetOhum, of Indianapolis. I was elected commander-in-chief of 1 ' the Grand Army of Be public at thei 'closing business session of the fifty-1 fourth annual encampment here today.' .The election of the city for the next! ! encampment was left to the national' j council of administration I 1NDI -NAP d. IS, S'.-pt .24 -The an-. . nual per capita lax of the G A R yesterday was Increased from 3 1-2 J cents to 10 cents by the delegates to I the annual encampment here. A t change In the ritual of the organlza-1 organlza-1 Hon to read 'one country, one language lan-guage and one flag." instead of one country and one flag." also was voted Election of officers and selection of the next encampment city were t carried over until today. The delegates also voted to change the constitution to permit civil war veterans who live In communities w here there are no posts of the or-1 ! ganlzations to become members at large of the organization. 1 The Woman's Belief corps yesterday yester-day elected Mrs. Emma W Campbell.; department president for Minnesota,! chairman of the executive committee, of the national organization Mrs Delia Arcker of Texas was chosen1 chaplain. Mrs. Lillian Inman. Pueblo. Colo,' was chosen a member of the executive om mlttee Mrs. Nellie M Godman, Roxbur.' Mass.. was elected president of the Daughters Of Veteran's The woman's auxiliary of the Sons' of Veteran. yesterday elected Mrs ! Blanche Beverstock, Keene. X H j president. Mrs Blanche Hawthorn . Los Angeles, was elected chanplain of that organisation |