Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-14
DEPAETMENT ENoAMrsrESr.
The. Annual Meeting OF Delegates of the
Posts in Topeka.

ORDER at a. M. IN the Grand Opera
House at Topeka, Feb. 9Th, by Com
mander L. j. Anderson. More than 200
delegates were present, and enough 9th
ers to fill the building which had been
appropriately and handsomely decorated
for the occasion. After the appointment
efthe Committees, the Department Off
GERS made their reports. The report of
the Assistant Adjutant General shows
that the year was commenced with 145
Posts and a membership of 1888, and
closed with 298 Posts and 1851 mem
bers; showing gain during the year of
l53 Posts, or los per cent, and a total
gain of 1913 members, or 149 per cent,
a greater gain in numbers than was ever
before made by any Department in the
history of the organization.
The Department Commander recon-
mended that the charter of Neosho Post
No. 129 be revoked because it had failed
to report for three quarters. Sixteen
Posts failed to report for the quarter end
ed Sept. Both.
The Assistant Quartermaster General
reports the receipts from all sources to be
13,639.91, and the disbursements $10,-
1887, leaving balance in his hands at
the close of the year, of 50, 86094. and the
Department does not owe dollar.
At the afternoon session, the prizes Of
First-To the largest increase in new
members, awarded to B. F. Larned Post,
sixty dollars.
The second and third prizes were pool
ed between Fairfield and Engleman
Posts, in which each received the sum of
thirty dollars, on an increase IN their
membership of seventy names.
SThe prizes for largest per centage of in
crease were given, first to Engleman Post,
of Cherryvale second to Arkansas City
Post and third to Dover Post.
The Committee on a Soldiers Home
in Kansas reported that petitions had
been sent out which had received over
10000 signatures of men who are favOra-
BILE to the proposition, and these petit
tions have been sent to Senator Plumb.
Since then ten thousand more names
have been received and forwarded to the
Senator. These names represented al
most every regiment that fought in the
late Rebellion, and they will be used to
secure the location of the Home in Kan
sas.
Committees from each Congressional
district were appointed to visitthe Ladies'
Relief Corps and aid them.
The Committee on Resolutions report
ed for adoption the following:
We demand the enforcement of the
statute giving official appointments to
disabled and crippled soldiers.
That our Senators and Representatives
in Congress be instructed to use all nee
essary means in their power to defeat
the bill abolishing pension offices in the
United States.
That the present method of competi-
ton practically excludes the soldiers and
sailors from appointive Offices, as the ed
ucation of twenty years ago was different
from that of TO-DAY and asks change so
as to give soldiers, and sailors prefer
ence. This resolution was sent from San
Francisco here.
That the Department of kansas recon-
mends charge in regulations allowing
those who first served in the Confeder-
ate army and afterwards in the Federal
army. and were hOnOrably discharged, to
be admitted to membership,
The resolution drew out warm dis
cussion, and was lost by a very large ma
jority.
That we are opposed to any legislation.
on the tariff question that will endanger
the payment of pensions.
That our members in Congress be in
structed to vote for Senator LOgan's bill
pensioning eX-prisOners of war.
That as the soldiers and sailors are get
ting old, our delegation in Congress be
cure pension for the veterans of war.
That as Irish blood has been strewn
upon many battle fields of the South, the
smypathies of this EncampmenS are
with the people in their struggle for lib
erty.
A motion to refer the Fitz John Porter
resolution, which had been introduced
but was not yet reported, to the next
Encampment, was defeated.
A resolution to allow delegates per diem
and mileage was killed.
In the evening a grand camp fire was
held and greatly enjoyed.
ON February 9TH the Inspector General
reported, favoring the division of the State
into districts, with Assistant Inspectors,
who shall be paid a salary The report
was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
Major Anderson for his work for the good
of the order, and special committee was
appointed to procure and present him
a testimonial badge.
Resolutions were adopted, thanking
Mrs. Margaret Custer Calhoun for the
recitation of the evening before.
The report of the Committee on Reso-
buttons, respecting Fitz John Porter, was
denunciatory of the action of Congress,
but it was suppressed
A resolution passed, thanking Senator
Ingalls, for his defense of John Browns
name.
The following officers were elected:
Department Commander, II. w. Pond,
Fort Scott.
Vice Department Commander, c. Nc
Divitt, Abilene.
Junior Commander, Timothy McCar-
thy, Larned.
Council of Administration-TJ J. An
derson, Topeka: w. A. Gebhart, Els
worth; M. Stewart. Wichita; Timothy
Slower, Paola.
Three hundred dollars additional to
his salary was voted III. X Devendorf, A.
A. G., and 500 to Miss Lille Wilkin-
shaw, of Leavenworth.
J. w. Crowley, of Salina, was elected
Musical Director.