G.A.R. elects new commander-in-chief, Washington, D.C. Sept. 24. The retiring commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Oley Nelson, (left) Slater Iowa, congratulates the new commander-in-chief William Ruhe, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, following the annual election today which brought to a close the G.A.R. Encampment in the Capital. Ruhe is 87 years old