George A Newman Elected to National Council of Administration
George A Newman an Iowa assistant adjutant general and prominent G A R leader was chosen for the national council of administration in 1887 and named to its executive committee He later became Iowa state department commander in 1904 and has attended his twenty seventh consecutive encampment to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Newman
Iowa
National Council of Administration
Newman
State Department
Department of Iowa Grand Army of the Republic Roster and Orders
The Iowa department G A R convenes in Davenport with W T Shaw as Grand Commander. Delegates chosen from numerous posts, 130 posts organized and nearly five thousand members. National convention set for Philadelphia January 15 1868, with rostered officers including J A Williamson and A H Brooks. Past department presidents listed, with ongoing support activities and female auxiliary involvement.
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Iowa
Joseph B. Leake
N. N. Tyner
Indianapolis
Ind
Steven A. Hurlbut
Department of Iowa
Davenport
Adjutant General
W. T. Shaw
Anamosa
John Bruce
Keokuk
Joseph Lyman
Council Bluffs
A. H. Brooks
A. T. Andreas
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of
Republic
Philadelphia
Organization of Iowa Department Elects Officers at Convention
The Iowa Department appointment and election of officers includes President Mrs. Julia S. Tompkins of Clinton and Senior Vice President Mrs. Alzin M. Harrison of Grinnell. Mary J. Drake of Clinton serves as Secretary with others in Des Moines Atlantic and Carlisle. The body reaffirms incorporation under Iowa law with Col Warren S. Dungan assistance.
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Department
Calista Hunting
Clinton
Julia S. Tompkins
Elzia M. Harrison
Grinnel
Charlotte B. Morgan
Cedar Falls
Julia C. Flanigan
Davenport
Anna B. Weaver
Waterloo
Mary C. Agard
Dubuque
Vena E. Baeth
Grenne
Kathryn B. Hyde
Des Moines
Aurilla Sherman
M. A. Deakin
Alzin M. Harrison
Grinnell
Celinda Alvord
Atlantic
Mary J. Drake
A. K. Lowell
May Hartman
Carlisle
Council of Administration
E. G. Hull
K. D. Allin
Iowa City
Frances Bell
Atlantic Trustees
Mesdames Palmer
Paaneme Grinnell
Lindsley
Iowaty
J. A. T. Hull
Frances N. Wood
State of
Iowa
Col
Warren S. Dungan
Mary Logan
Elliott
Bell Circle
Griswold
James Wilson
Newton
Vera E Barth Leads Iowa G A R Department
Mrs. Vera E Barth of Greene Iowa becomes the first daughter of a veteran to serve as Department President and the youngest to hold the post. She earlier served as Department treasurer and as Department Counselor, with prominent statewide influence in G A R activities.
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Vera E. Barth
Greene
Iowa
Department of Iowa
Home Circle
Barth
Cedar Rapids
Circles Focused Aid Efforts at Soldiers' Home
Circles redirected fund raising to the Soldiers' Home at Mar for the needy. The group aimed to raise money up to a specified amount while directing efforts to assist servicemen and veterans housed there.
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Mar
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Illinois
Missouri
Minnesota
Metzger
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Harry Metzger
Iowa Dept
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Hay Market
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Chas. H. Gobble
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