The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-03-05
KANSAS VETERANS.
Parade Of the q. A. r. 1t Wlchita--Eiectio
Of Omcefs.


Parade Of the @. A. r. at wlchita-Eiection
! Of Omcefs.
WICHITA, Kan, Feb 25.-Yesterday was
soft and warm, but clondy. The grand
parade Of the G. A. r. encampment took
place at nine o'clock. after which the men,
bers convened in their hall and proceeded
to business by the suspension Of the rules
and the election Of grand officers for the
the ensuing year, as follows: Grand COM
mander, c. J. McDivitt. of Abilene;
senior vice. Thomas Seward, of
Winfield; junior vice, j. d. Barker,
of Girari; chaplain, Colonel Allen Buck
ner; medical director, Colonel j. NJ. Lewis,
of Kinsley.
The following are the delegates at large,
selected to attend the National encamp-
ment: C. w. Blair. George T. Anthony,
j. NJ. Feighan, George d. Orner, A. b.
Campbell.
First District-John A. Fulton, of Brown;
Cy Leland, of Doniphan.
Second District-E. p. Diehl, Of Ola:he
George Myers, of Fort Scott.
Third District-J. NJ. Doney, W. p.
SchOll.
Fourth DISTRICT. N. Mercer, Council
Grove; d. F. Everett, Woodson County.
Fifth District-W. A. Mcdonald, of Sum-
ner; ID. NJ. Heiser. of Barton.
Sixth District-GeOrge II. Case, of Jewell
City; A. L. Voorhees,, of Russell.
Seventh District-W. A. Mcdonald, Of
Sumner; ID. N. Heiser, of Barton.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following, which was adopted:
| lie being anxious to see justice done to all
persons who. by their devotion to duty aided
materially IN the overthrOwing of the re.
belliOn;
WHEREAS, The military telegraph was .
factor of great Importance in the late war;
and,
WHEREAS, The men who composed the mil
itary telegraph corps and operators: line
builders and reparers and. while undergo
ing all the exposure and hardships incident
to active service in the field. and faithfully
performing all the duties equally well. while
WHEREAS. Enlisted men skilled in tele-
graph, who were detailed to work the mil
sary Lines WERE BY order Of the
and other endowments due them as enlisted
men in consequence of such detail; there
Resolred. That we do respectfully and earn
estly ask the members of Congress and the
Senators from this State to secure the pas
sage OF bill giving. first, to the employees of
field, whether soldier or civilian. a military
status commensurate with their services and
that they be placed on an equal footing with
Second-That the Secretary of the Treasury
be authorized and instructed to pay the de-
tailed soldiers of the telegraph corps, or his
heirs, the bountes and pensions il disabled
which are due him upon the terms of enlist
ment.
Realized. That copy of this preamble and
resolutions be certified by the commander of
NI,g= n
general to the members of Congress and the
Senators from the State of Kansas.
Resotrcd. That as the encampmenrs are not
assemblies of distinguished citizens. but of
veterans of the MON army. it should he OBJ
Iigatory upon delegates that they appear ut
the State encampment in the uniform of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
RcSOlred, That the department commander
be requested in the general Oruers to ask the
post commanders IN the department to send
the names of all members of their posts who
lost a leg or an arm in the service to James
A. NederwOod. secretary Crippled Soldiers
Association, Allegan Rice County.
ResO'rcd, That ii is the sense of the depart
ment that no firm or firms shall hereafter be
authorized to advertise themselves as he nd.
quarters for the sale of Grand Army supplies.
and thet all such authority heretofore
granted, if any. should be evoked.
Rcsolred That all post commanders i'm good
standing i'm their respective posts, are entitled
to vote in the cncampment.
Resotrsd, That in making arrangements for
future encampments of the department. the
officers are instructed to provide tickets of
admission for the delegates. and alternstes
and other comrades entitled TO membership
and that seats be reserved in the front of the
hall in which the encampment meets, for
such members.
Resolrod. That the council of adminstra.
ton are hereby author zed 10 pi cpsre a SUIT.
able testimonial to he presented TO Post De-
partment Commander Stewart, at the next
annual cncampment. in recognition of his
constant and unceasing efforts for the pro
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