Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1909 — ENCAMPMENT DELEGATION [ARTICLE]

ENCAMPMENT DELEGATION

Marion Post to Send Largest Number of Veterans to Crawfordsville. Indianapolis, May 4. —Thus far the largest delegation of G. A. R. veterans to promise to attend in a body the annual state encampment at Crawfordsville, May 19, 20 and 21, has been found in Marion. The Major Steele post, comprised of inmates of the National Soldiers’ Home at that place, and the General Shunk post of Marion, comprising a combined membership of more than 200, have sent word to Assistant Adjutant Fesler that they will charter special cars to go to Crawfordsville, stopping in Indianapolis. Steele post already has a membership of more than 150. This post has been in existence for less than one year.