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date 253 $685. On March 81, 1883, thirty-tw
departments reported 1878 posts and lag, Is
members On March 81, 1884, thirty-six de
partments reported 4,323 posts and 233, 50
embefs, gain III these twelve months OF fou
departments and l, 74S posts, and 81, 4l2 mem
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 tn
G. A. r., and was again loudly applauded as b
reports of the several staff Off GERS were mex
read and distributed to the delegates in attend
ance preceded by the introduction of Gems
Sherman and Logan from the platform in tn
midst of approving plaudits
Chaplain int Chief Foster delivered brie
report, and Adj. Gen. vanderstice submitted
his official statement of the G. A. R member
! ship, showing thirty two permanent and fou
| provisional departments, with total member
ship in good standing on March 81, 1888, O
| lag, lSS. At the same date in 1884 the member
ship was 2233 $50, being gain for the year o
81, 412 members The number of members re
heved was g. 24, and the amount expended fo
relief $l53, 36430
Quartermaster General John Taylor reported
80, 36S. 66 received during the past year, and
| the total expenditures "a, $751; , leaving {
balance ON hand on the 30th of June of SIS,
| 375. Us, with 81, 74S 81 due from departments
| total assets, $l9,0020 S. The amount paid for
| the relief of distressed comrades in Pensecola
was S2,30l Oh, leaving balance to the credit
of the fund of 1882. Il.
After the appointment of committees the
meeting adjourned.
On Thursday, there was round of minor
reunions and receptions of more or less prOmi-
nence, 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 Encampment resumed 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 history of the work by which the ac'
was secured
Corporal James Tanner of Brooklyn, =. T.,
chairman on the committee ofpensions, and rep
presenting majority, submitted report show
ing the proposed legislation affecting the PEN
sions to soldiers and sailors, and the efforts of
the committee to secure revision of the existing
laws. Many of the relief measures introduced
were pronounced unreasonable, impolitic and
unwarranted especially those emitting soldiers
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 70 honorably discharged soldiers injured
or fncapacitated 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 encampment proceeded to the election
of officers. For commander in chief John O.
Burst of Illinois was nominated Gen. Robinson
of Indiana, nominated Gen. j. r. Carnahan Of
Indiana Kansas presented the name of
Thomas ]. Anderson. On the call of the State
of Missouri Gen. Sherman stepped to the front
of the platform, and was received with wild
applause The commander in-chief intro
duced him as Comrade Sherman He made .
warm speech in favor of William Warner of
Missouri After three ballots, there being no
abnlp fhn t0dt
During the day the Illinois veterans gave
rousing reception to Gen. Logan. The ex An
Jacksonville prisoners, and the Sibby prisoners,
had meeting and about 20 accepted an invi-
tation from comrade c. c. Seeley of Mime
apolis to so to Lake Park Minnetonka, where
they had bounteous dennis, speechs, &c.
The Fifth Minnesota comrades in attend0Ace
upon the G. A. r. formed an association meet
ing at headquarters, Camp Beath, on Wednes-
day evening, and at meeting Thursday morn
ing Capt J. G. McGrew was elected president,
Capt q. f. Hatch and Capt E. R. French, vice
presidents; A W. Williamson, secretary; and
l. W. Arnold, assistant secretary. Col l. F.
Hubbard, Surgeon w. H. Leonard and L w.
Arnold were appointed historical committee.
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 800, Rock Island, I'LL, 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 poem entitled Gettysburg:
Charge of the first Minnesota" composed by
Fl. L. Gordon of Minneapolis Miss Jessie
Bryant, a daughter of one of the survivors Of
the First Minnesota recited Sheridan Ride"
In the evening the Acker Post no 81, of st
Paul entertained large number of comr AIDES
in fine style
At meeting of the Sth, Minnesota .
permanent organization was effected, OF
which Maj. Camp was unanimously elected
chairman, and A. II. Bertram secretary. The
secretary requests all members to apprise him
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
register to be kept for that purpose. All COM
munication directed to A. H. Bertram, secre-
tary, Monticello, Wright county, Mimi, will
receive prompt attention.
0facsrs 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
nior Vice Commander, John P. Rea of Minneso-
ia. Junior Vice Commander M. Way. Chap
lain in chief, j. W. Shannafen, Mich. Surgeon
general, William B. Hall, Pa
John s. Kountz, who succeeds Gen. R. B.
Beath as COMMUNICATIVE 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 drummer
teen years of age. He was with the regiment
in every battle in which it participated, until
he received his desperate wound at Missionary
Ridge, where he was left for dead on the field,
and was subsequently rescued by his comrades
the incident being the inspiration of Mrs.
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sion Ridge"
The following were elected as the new coun-
ell of administration:
Arkansas Thomas n. Barnes, Fort Scott
California-W h Holmes.
Colorado-C. D. Haskins.
Concentrated A Spencer
Delaware-W. H. Purneu
Illinois-W. w. Berry.
Indiana-P p Hammond
Iowa-John K. Peal
Kansas-H. s. Willard,
Kentucky-Samuel T. Jenk.
Maine-F. W. Haskell.
Maryland-W O. Lavil1e.
Massachusetts-H. B. Pierce
Michigan-Samuel Wells.
MmnesOta-W p Roberts.
Missouri. s. Sterritt.
Nebraska O. West
New Hampshire-D. B. Newhal
New jersey. r Vansyckle
New Mexico-J. J. Fitzgerald
New IOrk-Herman Il. FOX.
Ohio-J J. Sullivan
Pennsylvania-SamuelH Harper.
Potomac-John Cameron.
Rhode Island-W. J. Bradford
Vermont-L F. TerrilL
Virginia-H. De B. Clay.
Wisconsin-Phil Cheek, Jr.
Washington Territory-H. v Daniels.
Oregon-B. B. Tuttle
Dakotar-John B. DENNIS.
Tennessee-E. s. Jones.
An interesting incident Of the day was mo-
ton to pay from the general funds the sum of
$500 to John +. johnson the first Minnesota
veteran who had his leg crushed by horse
car while hailing comrade This was
passed with shout and in q few minutes vol
untary contributions from various states in
creased the sum to $4,000.
The Siege ofsaragossa.
every convent, every house, holds
out like citadel, and every one has to
be besieged by itself. The whole is
disputed foot by foot, from the cellar
to the loft, and it is not until every one
is killed with bayonet thrusts or thrown
out of the window that we call our