Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-27
asa TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

Po-,ponement of Grnnh Army Day Untii
August IL and I3 Com ande Chief
Burdstts on the Grant Monument En-
terprise.
As indicated in Sundays GLOBE-REPUBLIc,
Department Commander r. B. Brown arrived
here at 2 80 a. NJ from GAINESVILLE, via Column
bus, for conference with the local Executive
Committee on Grand Army Day. relative to
a pOstponement OF the reunion until ater
the obseques Of General Grant were con-
cluded. The first suggestion Of the matter
was by the following telegram, received Sat-
urday evening by Post Commander Penfeld,
chairman of the committee
ZASEsvILLE, o., July %.
+. 8. PenGeld, Chairman G. A. X. Committee:
1t has been suggested that the Grant obse-
quies will interfere with the attendance
Grand Army Day. Have your committee to-
night to consider whether the date Can be
changed. Wire me decision.
r. B. Brown.
The meeting of the committee was called
and held accordingly, in the evening, at g.
A. r. Hall. and while it was in session the
following telegram wss received:
ZANEsyiLLE, o., July 20.
+. s. penheld, Chairman, &c:
Meet me with your committee at Arcade
Hotel tomorrow ut 9 O'Clock.
X. b. BRowN.
Accordingly no action was taken beyond
free discussion of the situation, revealing
somewhat divided sentiment
During Sunday forenoon Commander
Brown met large number OF comrades OF
Mitchell Post at the Arcade and at two o'clock
in the afternoon met with the committee at
G. A. R. hall, Commander Penfeld in the
chair, there being but two or three absentees.
Upon being requested to do so Commander
Brown addressed the committee, saying the
indications were up to the time of General
Grants death that the reunion here would be
the largest soldiers meeting ever held in the
State. All points were to be well repre-
sen,ed, especially throughout Central Ohio
Columbus was coming with coo men and a
band, and Zanesville, Cincinnati, Toledo,
Dayton and Others Of the larger places would
do IS we'll. Desiring TO leave the matter OF
postponement entirely to the committee, he
said nothing directly to influence them, but
added that all these places would hold me-
mortal services Saturday, August 8, in which
the G. A. r. was expected to lead off, and the
tendency would be to reduce attendance here
Mr. Foos addressed the committee on be.
halt Of the citizens, tavorng postpoDemeut AS,
in his opinion, anything in the nature Of a
jollifcation would be particularly inappro-
pirate at such time.
F. N. Hagan, Esq, spoke to the same Ell
fect saying 1t would be manifestly inappro-
pirate tor a family to attend picnic while
the head OF that fsmily was lying corpse,
and General Grant bore a sort OF paternsl re-
lation to the G. A. r. For this and oth,r
reasons he favored postponement.
Remarks, all in the same direction, were
made by Col. White, D. G. Putnam, d. W.
Stroud, Chaplain DeIo and Others. Capt.
Bushnell, after some appropriate remarks.
moved that in view OF the fact that General
Grants funeral came so near the date for the
reunion, Grand Army Day be postponed from
August 6 and 7 to Wednesday and Thursday
August IL and l3. THIS WAS adopted with
but one dissenting vote, and, after the action
was taken, Commander Brown gave it his
unqualified approval.
The sentiment OF the committee was rather
against postpOnement until the members had
heard the matter fully discussed, when il was
regarded in different light. 1t was shown
that it would be impossible for the old com
msnders and for Commander in. Chief Bur
de,te and Corporal Tanner to attend the re-
union on the 7th, and the funeral on the 9th
which latter they must do. 1t was shown
also that mere time Tor preparation would be
given.
The executive committee will hold ito reg
ular week. y meeting tonight.
II is hoped and believed that not only our
own people but those OF the State al large will
recognize the necessity tor and wisdom Of
the above action and, TO extent of their abil-
ity, not allow il to interfere with the final
success Of the reunion in any particular.
lsespOnso In Ex p osidont HAvea