National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-08
VETERANS OF MEXICO.

MEETING, ON SATURDAY EVENING.
The Association OF Veterans OF the Mexican
War, In this city. which has now \ roll OF one
hundred and ten members residing here, met In
the Law once Of their president, General J. W.
Denver, Ills Pennsylvania avenue, on Saturday
evening, for inflammation Of regular business.
Foar-neW names were added to the member
shlPyas follows: Colonel q. ID. Pennsblker, who
served in the Ist .Keatu:ky cavalry and as lieu
tenant OE the 4th Kentucky infantry; Andrew
Russell, Of Company h. Captain TaylOr.) LIST
United States artillery; Henry b. Robertson,
Maryland District Vt Columbia battalion, Gap
tain Walters eomPany,) and Thomas P. Morris
of Alexandria, Va, of Company b, Maryland aud
District regiment, Captain PIper.l
AN INvssriGArION AND REPORT
AessrS. A. X. French and NJ. ID. Months, Of the
committee appointed at the last meeting to invcs-
ugate the financial operations OF the association,
submitted detailed report Of all the receipts aud
expenditures from the organization down to o.
tO5er, 1874 which shows the amount in the treas
uTy to be $500, and dues remaining uncOllected
slS9. The committee refer Ito the integrity OF
the many gentlemen who had charge Of the sale
and return Of the tickets Of the late excursion.
and pay tribute 70 the secretary OF the assOcia-
ton Mr.. A, NJ henaday, in the following terms:
In the examination Of his books your commit
tee was impressed with the vast labor imposed
upon Secretary Kenaday by our own association
and the national association, (which grew out OF
this bOdy,) and fuTieW of the difficulties always
attending the establishment Of new society
where apathy OEthe many has to be overcome by
extraordinary zeal and industry the part OF
those entrusted with the management Of affairs
until the success OF the undertaking is assured
your committee feel impelled by a sense OfdUty to
say.sthnt fox the accuracy with which the &c
counts have been kept, the economy praetieed ia
the expenditure of our money, the personal
rheeS made in close attention to the details or his
position, and the fidelity with which he has dis
charged his various duties, Secretary kenaday i
Justly entitled to the thanks Of this association
The report was received with applause and
adopted by reclamation. The thanks Of the body
were rendered to Messrs. French and Months, for
the fairness and ability shown by their report,
which was followed by various propositions ema-
mating from MeSsFs. HOyt, Thornton and Others.
in regard to the best way the association could
testify their appreciation OF Mr.. Kenadsy'S ser
vices, action on which the secretary begged would
be postponed until the objects for which they had
organized were crowned with success President
Denver then read again that portion Of the report
referring personally to the secretary, and added
some commendaroTy remarks from his place at
the head Of the association, which conveyed as
suTance to Mr.. kenaday OF the confidence TePOseI
in him by his old eOmpaniOns-ln-arms.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, Erc.
An amendment, of which notice was previously
given, was made TO the constitution, providing
that any resident or nonresident Of this District
who served in the army or navy during the war
with Mexico, may become an honorary member il
elected by tWOthirds vote Of members present
at any meeting. bylaw was also amended by
which each member is assessed p cents, for II-
neral expenses, on the death Of eomrade, instead
Of 50'cents, as before provided.
committee on statistics, in connection with the
bill before Congress. was appointed by resolution,
embracing President Denver, as chairman: Vice
President Robert B. Mitchell, Trustee S. N IIOyt
| Treasurer ). p. Moses, Comrades N. d. Months.
John II. Thompson. =. II. Altabach, and JOscph
MOllere as members.
Referring to a resolution passed at the NOycm-
Der meeting, requesting members to furnish
statement OF their military or naval services in the
Mexican war, In order to perfect the records OF
the association, Captain HOyt moved to drop
from the rolls the names Of those who fail to com
Dlv within thirty With he nhf
that they could be restored to membership, by
formal election, at any time when such infOrma
ton was furnished.
Alter some discussion, in which it was contender.
that the association cannot consistently certify
persons as members without having their state
ments on file, or at least obtainable from pub
lished official documents. substitute for Captain
HOyt's resolution prevailed, directing the secre
tary to report the names OF those persons neglect
ing their duty in this respect to the next meeting
for action OF the association.
The correspondence received by the secretary
during the past month indicates continued &C
tivIty throughout the country in the work OF
organization. At Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va,
societies have been organized. At Dayton, Ohio.
State convention will be held on the 18th OF
December, a. which Col. George W. Morgan
and other distinguished speakers will be pres
ent. The veterans Of Alabama will probably OBJ
tain from the present session Of the Legislature
Of that State, resolutions Of instructions to their
Senators and Representatives, to favor the pass
age Of the pension bill now before Congress. \
copy OF the memorial and resolution adopted by
the Wisconsin Legislature, on the 9th OF EebrU-
airy, Miss Doc. No. 100, 43d Cong LIST Sess,) wa
recently applied for by an influential member Of
the Alabama Legislature, and It Is believed that
other States during this winter will follow the
generous example set by Tennessee, California
Wisconsin and other States that have led of by
indOTsing the proposed law.
The national convention, which is to be held in
this city on the I'D of February, will bring to-
gether large number Of the surviving officers
and soldiers Of the Mexican war, and strong
hopes entertained that before the close Of the
FOrtY-thind- Congress the main WORK will be
accomplished for which this movement was
inGugurated.