The Dickinson press., 1884-08-02

and their handsome white uniforms attracted
universal attention. Iowa contributed q quota
of 500 next in line, under command of s. B.
G G;os;n.a Illin9 %sd followed To- edas with eo; 800 u9de Md l. y.
f~'l'rsetts, with thirty-fi men; officers and
abers of the National Relief corpse and
connecticut, fifteen men under command OF
F. Berry. In the afternoon of Wednesday the
g. A r. command at the coliseum which holds
5000 people, Commander in Chief Robert B.
GERS being present. Nearly all of the
council of administration were pres
emit. The roll of delegates was then read and
each delegation was reported present in whole
not being in attendance. Commander-in-C Chief
Beath then read his address which was very
long. He stated that the returns for the quar-
ter ending June 80 are necessarily incomplete,
but gains reported by the departments for the
quarter makes the total membership. at that
departments reported 1876 posts and 146, 1888
members. On March 81, 1884, thirty-six de-
partments reported 1928 posts and 2333 595
members, a gain in these twelve months of flour
departments and 1,14S posts, and 81, 412 men,
bers.
Gen. Lo gan entered the room and was re-
ceived with cheers, being introduced by Gen.
Beath as the first commander-in-chief of the
6. A. R., and was again loudly %applauded as he
took q seat with the Illinois delegation. The
reports of the several staff officers were next
read and distributed to the delegates in attend
ancc preceded by the introduction of Gems.
Sherman and Logan from the platform in the
midst of approving plaudlts.
Chaplain-in-Chief Foster delivered a brief
report, and Adj. Gen. Vanderstice submitted
his official statement Of the G: A. R. member
ship, showing thirty-two permanent and four
provisional departments, with q total member
ship in good standing on March 81, 1883, Of
14G,lS3 At the same date in 1884 the member
ship was 2353 ,595, being a gain for the year Of
81, 412 members. The number of members re-
loved was 1924, and the amount expended for
relief sl5S, 3G4. 50.
Quartermaster General John Taylor reported
SCI, 3GS. IS received during the past year, and
the total expenditures S4S,9SS.03, leaving a
balance OH hand on the 3Oth of June of $15,-
375.6 3, with S., 74S.9 81 due from departments;
the relief of distressed comrades in Pensacola
was s., sol. OF, leaving a balance to the credit
of the fund of 81, 2!s2.n
After the appointment of committees the
meeting adjourned.
On Thursday, there was a round of minor
reunions aud receptions of more orless promi-
nenee, and apparently but little abatement
of the good spirits of the veterans, many of whom
showed none the less effects Of the round of
excitement and of inadequate rest. The Ma
tional Encampmcnt esumed its sessions at the
Coliseum. William Warner of st Joseph,
Mo-, from the committee on the establishment
of a soldiers home west of the Mississippi,
gave a history of the work by which the act
was secured.
Corporal James Tanner of Brooklyn, N. Y,
chairman on the committee ofpensions, and rep-
presenting a majority, submitted a report show
ing the proposed legislation affecting the pen
sions to soldiers and sailors, and the efforts of
the committee to secure u revision of the existing
laws. Many of the relief measures introduced
were pronounced unreasonable, impolitic and
N ,yo rro pfol oS,,ao;oOv fboca apf;tlinr cn1l;aro
to warrants to the public lands without settle
ment, or granting high pensions to those who
had not been injured in the service. 1t favored
liberal pensions to widows and minor children
and to honorably discharged soldiers injured
or incapacitated by disease, since the expi-
ration Of their term of service. Gen. Paul Van
dervoort of Nebraska, contested for land war
rants, etc, but the majority report was adopt
ed.
The e%ncampment proceeded to the election
of officers. For commander-in-chiefJo G.
Burst of Illinois was nominated. Ger. Robinson
of Indiana, nominated Gen. j.. R. Carnahan of
Indiana. Kansas presented the name Of
Thomas j.. Anderson. On the call of the State
of Missouri Gen. Sherman stopped to the front
of the platform, and was received with wild
applause. TIL commander-in-chief intro
duced him as Comrade Sherman. He made a
warm speech in favor of William Warner Of
Missouri. After three ballots, there being no
choice the encampment adjourned.
During the day the Illinois veterans gave a
rousing reception to Gen. Logan: The exam
Jacksonville prisoners, and the Sibby prisoners,
had a meeting and about 10 accepted an invi-
tation from comrade G. G. Seeley of Mime
apolis to so to Lake Park Minnetonka, where
they had a bounteous dennis, speechs, &c.
The Fifth Minnesota comrades i'll attendance
upon the G. A. Il. formed an association meet
ing at headquarters, Camp Beath, on Wednes.
day evening, and at a meeting Thursday morn
ing Capt ]. G. McGrcw was elected president,
Capt. 6. f.. Hatch and Capt. E. r. French, vice
presidents; A. w. Williamson, secretary; and
l. w. Arnold. assistant secretary. Col. L. +.
Hubbard, Surgeon w. II. Leonard and 1. w.
All comrades are especially requested to send
the address and present occupation of those
known to them to the secretary, A. w. William.
son, postoffice box @o, Rock Island, Ill, also
brief obituaries of those who have died since
discharge, or addresses of persons who can
furnish the same.
At the camp fire Thursday evening Gen.
Sherman was present and made a speech
Commander Babb, introduced Miss Marion
Howell, who read a poem entitled Gettysburg:
Charge of the first Micnesota," composed by
II. L. Gordon of Minneapolis. Miss Jessie
Bryant, a daughter of one of the survivors of
the First Minnesota, recited "Sheridan's Ride
In the evening the Acker Post, no q, Of St
Paul entertained o large number of comr AIDES
in fine style.
Az " lloetlIS VI tLc oll, MlIllesOId q
permanent organization was effected, of
which Maj. Camp was unanimously elected
chairman, and A. II. Bertram secretary. III
secretary requests all members to apprise hin
by postal card of the name, county and post
Office address of themselves or any comrade OF
the Eighth, that the names may be entered on 9
register to be kept for that purpose. All COM
munication directed to A.. II. Bertram, secre.
tary, Monticello, Wright county, Mimi, will
receive prompt attention.
omoers of the Grand Army.
The last day of the grand meeting at Mime.
apolis the officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
Commander, John s. Kountz, of Chic. Sc
Nor Vice-Commander, John P. Rea of Minneso.
ia. Junior Vice-Commander,A A. NJ Way. Chap.
lain in chief,J. w. ShannafeE, Mich. Surgeon
general, William B. Hall, Pa.
John ). kountz, who succeeds Gen. r. B
Beath as commander-in-chief, is the youngest
man who has thus far occupied that high posi-
ton. He was born at Toledo, Ohio, on the
18th of March, 1916, and enlisted as a drummer
boy in the Thirty-seventh Ohio when anly fiji
teen years of age. He was with the regimen
in every battle in which it participated, unit
he received his desperate wound at Missionar,
Ridge, where he was left for dead on the field
the incident being the inspiration of Mrs
Sherwood's poem, The Drummer Boy of Mis-
sion Ridge"
The following we're elected as the new coun
ell of administration:
Arkansas-Thomas II. Barnes, Fort Scott.
California-W. II. Holmes.
Colorado-C. D. Haskins.
Connecticut-Fred A. Spencer.
Delaware-W. II. Purnell.
Illinois-W. w. Berry.
Indiana-P. P. Hammond.
Iowa-John X. Peal.
Kansas-H. S. Willard,
Kentucky-Samuel 7. Jenk.
Maine-F. w. Haskell.