The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-14
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Meeting OF the Grand 1zneampnssnt as

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Meeting or the Grand Eneampnnsnt as
Topeka
CommenWtallb: The Grand Ereamp-
m4nt for III d-paItmeut Of Kansas met
8 O'Clock a m. February 6. Ia the Grand
Opera house, and was c He'd 70 order by
the department commander. GIN. T. j
Andersen. The hose was we'll filed
with old soldier boys and
they looked very g.y, their
blue uniforms aud brass bur-
tons being very sIong reminders of war
days. The Stage presented INST life
like and animated camp scene; on the
north side a camp fire was burning, and
on the south eide stood the old cannon
In front q diminutivs bras cannon,
cr0ssed by two swmd@, stands as silent
sentinel. with muzzie pointed down the
central isle and looking very brave All
about are flags and banners and the boys
seem TO be erjoying thems Ives i'm
mensely we'll.
Nea ly The entire forencoa session was
devoted TO hearing report from the
| committee an Credentials and getting
delegates sealed properly.
An adj 'urnment was then had until 2
O'Clock, and the veterans repaired to
their various headquatil r for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The eucampment convened at O'Clock
and was call t. o. r by the depart
ment cnmmand.r.
The c0pLc of administration report.
ed thai all bn.ks and papers OF the de-
psFtmenI ware ioahd II be correct. The
prizes that were offered at last years
mes ting were then AWARDED, as follows:
First 70 tie largest Increase in new
members. awarded tl B F. Larucd Post,
$50
The second and third prizes were
pooled lie wcen Fairfield and Englt man
Posts. 10 which each received The sum
of $50. on sn liner. aSe in their member.
ship of seventy Daine-.
| The p'iz.s fer largest per ccn,age of
increase were sivcn first To Engieman
Post, OF Cheriyvalt-i s-cund 10 Arkansas
Gig Post aud ihrd TO Dover Post.
4 At this point come of the older SOL
diers struck Fitz John Porter's case,
and some of them fired up 10 feyerish
heat on the subject.
The commit ee on a soldiers home in
Kansas :eporIed thst etitioas had been
sent out which LaI r. C. iY,d over 20 coo
Signatures IF mel wan are fay ,rablc
To the proposition, and Ihese petitions
have been ssut t. Senator Plumb Since
then 10000 more names have b en- IT,
ceived and forwarded TO the Senate.
These names represenud aInos every
regiment that fought IN the late rebel
lion, and they will be used la 5, cure the
location of the home in Kansas.
The committee on resolutions report
ed for ad 'ption the following:
We demand the enfort eneut of the
statute giving official apI n,ments to
disabled al d crippled sOlJi r..
That our senators and representatives
IN congress BE- Instru, ted t use Ill nee
ts,ary means in their power t. defeat
tue bill abUtishlng lie lsion offices IN the
United States.
That the present nat tIod of cumpstI-
tiun practically excludes the soldiers
and sailors from appOlniive Offices, as
the education of twenty YEAS ago was
} different from that of today and asks a
change o as TO give soldiers aud sailors
pri ference. This resolution was sent
from ) al Frsncisco here.
That the department of Kansas II C I'm
: mends u Change in regulations allowing
those y hu first served IN the COnfader
ate army aud afterwards in the Federal
army, and were honcrahly discharged,
t. be ADMITTED t. membti ship.
The resolution drew out q warm dis
Gus ion, and was lost by very large
majority.
That We are opposed to any legisls
ton on tie tariff question that will en-
danger the payment of pensions.
That our mem bers IN congress be in
structed to vote for Senator LOgan's bill
pensIoning ex- prisont rs of war.
That as the SIld els and sailors are
getting did, our delegation IN congress
be requested to use their endeavors TO
secure "a tnsion for the veterans OF
war.
That IS Irish bio, d has betn strewn
upon many battle fields of the south. the
sympaihi of this enc tnpment are with
that people Ia their struggle for liberty
Tie commit was given further time
: 10 make report on the Fitz John Por
3 tar resoluti, A motion was made
: but got v,t dowr, that this matter be
t referred t. the next annual meeting.
The evening session WAS devoted tC
sp' ches by Capt Chas. w Blair, Major
: General j. G.. Caldwell, Hon. j. jay
Buck. Hon E q Funston and others.
q T PEKA, Feb THE G. A. r. of Kan
It sas closed lis third annual encampmen
to-day. Nearly 500 delegates were pres
e cnt. The following officers aud dele
: gates we've elected:
t Department Comm n !e7-H. w
Pond, Forl Scott
Senior Vice Cnmmander-C. J Mc-
JuIor Vice Commaud,r-rim, THY
\ Notary, ut Larned
Il Assistant AjuIaut GencrHl-H. b
. Sbockley, of Fort Scott.
AssIstan' Quarter MasIeT-General
4 Z. Haynes, oi Fort Scott.
Medical Dir, clur-J. w. COwley, o
+" Ssiina.
8 Chaplain-A Buckner Of Humboldt
\ Council of Adminlstration-T.J j. An
derson of Tupeka. w. A Cebhardt o.
e Ellsworth, M StewGct ut Wichita, Tin
+ Slower Of lola, Dewitt e. GoodM ich o
n Topeka.
Delrga'rs to National Encam pment-
D. Z Cornell of Post No. 80. Ii. l.. Mil
lard OF Post No. IA, c. w. Blur of Pos
q No. SO, NJ. L. Sway of Post No. 122, ]
8 L. Thompson of Post No. SO, Ed. F
: Jones of Post No 40. D. G. Goodrich Q
Post No. III; II J Herrick of Post No
e 50, A. g. Heritage of Post "a, A. N. Cal
4 hhan of Post 1, j. w. Feighan of Pos
SO, d. Underwood of Post 1872. D. Il
Gordon of Post 63, LAT @. Smith of P Os
i 70, G. A. Norton of Post lat. l.. L. Tay
+ 10y of Posi- 100, s. B Webstr of Post 81