The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-14
THE G. A. R. MUSTER
Congressman Warner Made
Commauder-in-C Chief.
SERVICE PENSIONS DEMANDED.
Thousands OF Visitors Entertained
az Eventide Around the Glowing
Fires or the Veterans Camps
Gen. Harrison Joins in Reunion
of His Feiiow-soldiers OF Indiana.

COLUMBUS. o., Sept IS.--rac fine dixplay
Of California products and the ohio cen
sennisl deirarf somewhat from the at
tendance at the numerous reunions cf YET
ersRS Meetings Of the various orzanisa.
tons represented continue to-day.
The enesmpment at the meeting this
morning chose Hon. VIM. Warner OF Mis-
sonri eomaandeF-in ehlei sor the ensuing
year.
Warner served in the TAirty-thisi and
Thirty fourth regiments of Wisconsin eur
Ing the war. snd Is How member OF con
grcss frnm the Fifth Nsssonri district.
Col. Meses Neil of Columbus was elected
senior vioe-eoumander. and Joseph Hat
Geld Of New York iuoiar vice commander.
Rev. : ". Upiysc of Dakota was chosen
chsRlain-is chief az z afternoon session.
.aud 7. N, Dewitt oi Iowa Was elected sur
'gcon generaA The committee ON resoln-
tions submitted It's report. par; Of whlcsi,
referring 20 pensions, is as follows:
Rsselrcf. rhst It Is tho sense Of this en-
gampmcnt thar the time has come nhcn
s1ldiers atd sailors II the war for pressrva-
zion 81 the tnion should receive tho sab
stsniial aud neritcd r'cognitiou of this
government by granting them service pea-
siops aud further
"Eesolre9. rhai this encamprent fayars
presentation 20 congress uf a hin whi.h
shall give 10 every soldier or sailor who
served the United Stats between April.
ISL. aud JULY, iS30. Tor 30 DAYS or more,
a service pension Of $S o month, aud to
those whsse service exceeded SEQ DAYS an
additional pension 81 cent per month
Tor service IN excess Of that period
''Neur committee fursher report thaf wo
do not withdraw ous support of the hill
nov before cougress, which Was proposed
aud endorsed by tho pension committee
known as the debility pension bill
Other resolutions recognise the Sous Of
Veterans as an organization and treats OF
less important matters aud then it Is
ResaiFea, With pride aud hear;fnl pleas
ure, that We place upon rccosd our CRATE
ful appreciation of the hearty welcome
and most generous hospitality extended 10
this eneampment aud TO the membership
of the O. A, X. hy the citizens OF Column
bus aud by the state snd department OIL
GERS, who have freely opened 10 us tho
hospitablc homes Of this beautiful city
aud allowed us 10 take entire possession of
their city, their capitol. aud who.e un-
ceasing effort aud honndlcss libcrailty have
combined Ia make this the most success
ful, rs Il is the most numerously attended,
national eneampnent the order has yet
held
A special resolution was offered and
adopted unanimously, appropriating $500
ihf tlhultttaff NhN III reviewing tnt ucNtt-
sify of members OF the organization who
arc suffering fr0m yellow fever.
Another business session viii be held to-
morrow.
SIGNAL CORPS REUNION.
Signal corps survivors 10 the number OF
iOc, of which Gov, Foraker WAS an officer,
held meeting to-day. Secretary II. w
Marcy OF boston explained the history aud
objects OF the organization In the East
A rcso utiOn was unanimously adopted to
10 the effect that members of the eorps in
the Western armies wonld unite with tho
East ia a national association of signal
corps veterans. The officers OF this Corps.
whose duties were In the natnrc OF pfi-
vate secreiary 60 q general officer In The
field. wcfe necessarily scattered thfougla.,
out the armies, aud have hcreiofom T.
unable 10 held feuni ms, but IL = II
de- ided that annual meetings siits
after De he'd
cAnpTnEs ALL A0Low.
At the cnoampmsnis 10 night Ill
fires are all asi1w, and anecdotes a
with patriotic eloquence in the eni
neut OF the listening thousands rs W