Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-07
A WORTHY kECEPrION.
The One That Was Accorded tho Grand
Army by San Fraucisco.

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Army by San Francisco.
San FRANCISCO. August 4.-The National
Encampment OF the Grand Army OF thu
Republic convened this morning at 10
O'Clock in Odd Fellows Hall for the trans
action OF business. The sessions will last
three days and the selection OF the encamp
ment place, and the election of officers will
be among the first business considered.
The attendance was 60 large that the
alternates were requested to withdraw un-
til the regular delegates had been assigned
their places. The location OF the various
sommanderies was designated by banners
bearing the name Of their State. The hall
W as handsomely decorated with flags and
the stage with flowers. After prayer by
Captain Stewart, Of Ohio, Commander
Burdette read his annual address. The
reading occupied one hour and forty min
utes. and it was lister ed to with marked
attention and frequently applauded. The
address was an eloquent tribute to the
sentiment which had called the comrades
from the shores where the Mayfower
landed to the Golden Gate. His referenc. o to
Gems. Grant, Mcclellan and Hancock
were heartily cheered. The report shows
that 3, ,O2O comrades died during the past
year, and 23, CAB joined. Cash balance on
hand 100000. When the reading OF the
report was finished three cheers were given
for the Commander in Chief.
At the close OF the reading OF the report
Gen. Sherman was invited to take q seat
on the stage, but asked permission to re-
main with the Missouri delegation. After
the regular committees had been appointed
Corporal Tanner read a letter from COL
Fred Grant for membership in the Grand
Army of the Republic. Referred to the
Committee on Rules and Regulations.
After recess at 3 O'Clock Department
Commander Sayles, of New York, pre-
sented the Department of California with an
elegant banner and album. The latter
contains the photographs of the present
and past Post Commanders OF New York.
A handsome gavel was presented in return
by California to New York. Over some
trouble which had arisen respecting alter
mates the Committee on Resolutions re-
ported that no Council of Administration
had the right to fill vacancies in any dele
CATION. This particularly affected the New
York delegation whose vacancies had, as
alleged been filed by the Council OF Admin
istration with men who were neither dele
gates nor alternates. The resolution was
warmly debated and finally amended to
read, mo Council OF Administration shall
elect any comrade not an alternate to fill a
vacancy until the alternate's list is ex-
hausted." Adopted. Adjourned till to-
morrow.
The Pacific branch OF the Society OF the
Army of the Potomac rendered q banquet
this evening to the Society OF the Army of
the Potomac in the banquet hall of the
California Pioneers. Covers vera laid for
1926. The hall was elaborately decorated.
Among the prominent persons present were
Gems. Sherman, Logan, MacMahon. Gov.
Stoneman, OF California; Mayor Bartlett,
OF San Francisco; Gen. James A. Beaver,
OF Pennsylvania; Col. H. C. King, OF New
York; Col. Slyer, OF Missouri.
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 4.-Fully 10000
people occupied the pavilion tonight to
listen to grand welcome concert given by
the combined local societies OF San Fran
cisco and Oakland to the Grand Army OF
the Republic. There were 700 voices in
the, chorus. The interior decorations OF
the building elected the highest admiration.
By & o'clock the crush was so great the
doors had to be closed. The concert closed
by singing "America," in which the entire
immense audi nee Joined. The singing Of
this National hymn brought out burst Of
never equalled on the Pacific
Coast. ~-