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JOURNAL FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA, Grand Army of tie Ijepulc EVANSVILLE. APRIL 5 and 6, 1893. VOLUME X. INDIANAPOLIS: W. B. Hl'RKOItl), PRINTER AND BINDER. JOURNAL OK THK FOURTEENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC The Fourteenth Annual Encampment of the Depart ment of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, con vened at Evans' Hall, in the city of Evansville, Indiana, at 9:30 A. M., April 5, 18H3, and was called to order by Department Commander J. B. Cheadle, and opened in due form with prayer by Rev. G. P. Riley, Department Chaplain. The Department Commander : We will first have a report from the Committee on Rules and Order of Business. The Assistant Adjutant-General presented the follow ing: 4 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, Rules and Order of Business. Headquarters Department of Indiana, ^ Grand Army of the Republic, /■ Evansvilxe, Ind., April 4, 1893. J Last year the Council of Administration recommended that the Rules of Order of the National Encampment be adopted for the govern ment of the Encampment, so far as the same were applicable, and that the proceedings of the Encampment be conducted under the following rules until revoked by the Encampment, and it was so ordered by the. Encampment. ORDER OF BUSINESS. 1. Opening of the Encampment. 2. Report of Committee on Credentials. 3. Calling Roll of Officers. 4. Calling Roll of Posts. 5. Appointment of Committees on Reports of Officers, Resolutions, and other Committees. ti. Reports of Officers. 7. Reception and Reference of Communications and Resolutions. 8. Reports of Committees. S>. Miscellaneous Business. 10. Election of Officers and Delegates to National Encampment. 11. Installation of Officers. The Council recommend that all resolutions offered be read and referred to the Committee on Resolutions without debate. The Council of Administration further recommend that the balloting for Department officers and delegates to the National Encampment be taken in the following manner: The comrades from each Congressional district will assemble in dis trict meetings on Thursday morning, at 8 o'clock, in the Hall, and organize by selecting a Chairman and two Tellers, whose names shall be reported to the Assistant Adjutant-General. When the election takes place, and all have voted, said Chairmen and Tellers shall count the ballots of their respective districts and report the result in writing— signed by said Chairmen and Tellers — to the Assistant Adjutant-General, who shall tabulate the vote anil announce the result, for each candidate, to the Encampment. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 5 In selecting the Council of Administration, the five candidates receiv ing the highest number of votes shall be elected. Every ballot to have five names upon it. Ballots having less than five names shall not he counted. Representatives and Alternates to the National Encampment shall be selected in the same manner as Department Officers, and apportioned to each Congressional District according to the numerical strength of the District: One Representative and One Alternate for each one thousand Comrades in good standing, and one additional Representative and Al ternate for each final fraction of more than half of that number, appor tioned as follows: One Representative and One Alternate-at-Large. First District — Two Representatives and Two Alternates. Second District — Two Representatives and Two Alternates. Third District — Two Representatives and Two Alternates. Fourth District — One Representative and One Alternate. Fifth District — Two Representatives and Two Alternates. Sixth District —Two Representatives and Two Alternates. Seventh District — Two Representatives and Two Alternates. Eighth District — Two Representatives and Two Alternates. Ninth District- Two Representatives and Two Alternates. Tenth District —One Representative and One Alternate. Eleventh District — Two Representatives and Two Alternates. Twelfth District -One Representative and One Alternate. Thirteenth District — Two Representatives and Two Alternates. And from Fourth, Tenth and Twelfth Districts jointly— One Repre sentative and One Alternate. In balloting no vote shall be counted except those cast by Comrades present in the hall at the time the vote is taken, cither by District or in open Encampment. All speeches shall be limited to five minutes, except by unanimous consent. In nominations for office, only the name, location and Post of the Comrade shall be given. The location of the next Encampment shall be determined before ad journment on Wednesday. After the second ballot on any office the candidate receiving the lowest number of votes shall be dropped on each successive ballot. On motion of Past Department Commander I. N. Walker the recommendation of the Council was adopted. The Assistant Adjutant-General read the following report from the Committee on Credentials : FOURTEENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT. Evansville, April 5, 1893. To the Fourteenth Annual Encampment, Department of Indiana, G. A. Ii.: The Commit tec on Credentials respectfully report that they have examined the certificates of election as forwarded by the several Posts of the Department, and find the following to be a correct roll of the Encampment. In F., C. and L., Irvijj Bobbins, (ieokck W. Miller, H. H. Ragon, W. II. Keller, R. M. Smock, Committee. Which was adopted. Tub Department Commander: The Assistant Adju tant-General will proceed to call the ro"- DEPARTMENT OFFICERS. Member? marked * wore present. Posts marked " represented. * Department Commander Jos. B. Cheadle. * Senior Vice Department Commander. ..Phil. Dickinson. * Junior Vice Department Commander ...Geo. H. Koch. * Department Medical Director J. M. Jones. * Department Chaplain G. P. Riley. * Assistant Adjutant- General Irvin Rorbins. * Assistant Quartermaster- General 0. R. Weaver. t Department Inspector Hugh Espy. * Judge Advocate B. W. Williams. * Chief Mustering Officer Geo. W. Millkk. COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. *Comrade W. H. Keller. ♦Comrade H. H. Ragon. ♦Comrade H. B. Makepeace. *Comrade W. F. Medsker. Comrade Nini Headington PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS. Comrade R. S. Foster. Comrade Oliver M. Wilson. fComrade Lewis Humphreys. fComrade Jonathan B. Hager. Comrade Wm. W. Dudley. ♦Comrade James R. Carnahan. Comrade Edwin Nicar. ♦Comrade David N. Foster. fComrade Thomas W. Bennett. ♦Comrade Ira J. Chase. Comrade A. D. Vanosdol. Comrade Chas. M. Travis. ♦Comrade Gil R. Stormont. *Comrade I. N. Walker. t Deceased. x H > - > ■5 2 ALTERNATES. W.Shaffer.Geo. C.Kretenstine. J.Robertson. McClusky.J. Hoffman.J. Beely.John Hanck.(i. DELEGATES. DickhoutV.G. Royse1.II.C. W.HarrisD. J.Anderson E.Long.Geo. .. \V.Moss(i. ... L.Burget DELEGATES.ROSTEROF COMMANDERS.PAST W.C.Eiehelberger. MasonThomasA. McCulloughW.D. McLeanWin.E. AndersonJ.II. .... E.ArmstrongS. — ByrdA.George .... T.M.Robertson — F.MurphyJ. F.O'ReillvJ. J.AndersonA. S.H.Lybyer N.KeasevT. W.HaleyJ. RankinM.('. W.Miller(i. ' L.C.Feltus F,XoslerJ. W.F.Sisson CouchE.S. .. T.F.James P.DavisR. J.A.Lutz COMMANDER. C.Haas.John Kellogg.-J.S. CanbyGeneral . NAME. Morton GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 9 ft" 0 1-5 i-s ^ i-s W !? r"J?!^ 1 si — - i —- i- it j s6 |i I i: z - c --> : -j if u „ y < 1 I c i PC >- :c II- ; p. - ">£ 'i- e $ < 3 is c i s t* 5 i- : . o ■i ' 3 = 13 ■ X a; r* c e 3;;; '•- 5 = .= E '■ 11 lis » <i.5 [ 1 r <— Sid % % . M — <~ C c — s ? u >. Z rH ~ 5? ^ s J2 fc "5 •»"' — ■ 2 C- ,, = . s ,« ■ 3 S * . ■ 3 . w c — : -iis • < 1 a3 J i- v •> £ IX i J * 1 . S = \ > s i ! i > ■« e > t < ! s 1 1 1 3 ! i > i- » & 4 H- > JOURNAL OF THK FOURTEENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC The Fourteenth Annual Encampment of the Depart ment of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, con vened at Evans' Hall, in the city of Evansville, Indiana, at 9:30 a. m., April 5, 1893, and was called to order by Department Commander J. B. Cheadle, and opened in due form with prayer by Rev. G. P. Riley, Department Chaplain. The Department Commander : We will first have a report from the Committee on Rules and Order ot Business. The Assistant Adjutant-General presented the follow ing: 4 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, Rules and Order of Business. Headquarters Department ok Indiana, ^ Grand Army op the Republic, Evansville, I nil, April 4, 1893. ) Last year the Council of Administration recommended that the Rules of Order of the National Encampment he adopted for the govern ment of the Encampment, so far as the same were applicahle, and that the proceedings of the Encampment be conducted under the following rules until revoked by the Encampment, and it was so ordered by the Encampment. ORDER OF BUSINESS. 1. Opening of the Encampment. 2. Report of Committee on Credentials. 3. Calling Roll of Officers. 4. Calling Roll of Posts. ■">. Appointment of Committees on Reports of Officers, Resolutions, and other Committees. 6. Reports of Officers. 7. Reception and Reference of Communications and Resolutions. 8. Reports of Committees. !!. Miscellaneous Business. 10. Election of Officers and Delegates to National Encampment. 11. Installation of Officers. The Council recommend that all resolutions offered be read and referred to the Committee on Resolutions without debate. The Council of Administration further recommend that the balloting for Department officers and delegates to the National Encampment be taken in the following manner: The comrades from each Congressional district will assemble in dis trict meetings on Thursday morning, at 8 o'clock, in the Hall, and organize by selecting a Chairman and two Ti llers, whose names shall be reported to the Assistant Adjutant-General. When the election takes place, and all have voted, said Chairmen and Tellers shall count the ballots of their respective districts and report the result in writing -signed by said Chairmen and Tellers -to the Assistant Adjutant-General, who shall tabulate the vote and announce the result, for each candidate, to the Encampment. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.