Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
THE G. A. R. ENCAMPME NT.
MAJOR WIN. WARNER OF MISSOURI
ELECTED commandments.
Col. Neil, of Ohio. senior Vice Conn ander
-ResoIutions Favoring Service Pen
sions for All Veterans Adopted
Provisions for Dependents.

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 13.-At the nation
alG. A. X. encampment to-day the election
of csmmander-n-chie was In order. After
the nominations were made Maj. William
Warner of Missouri, was elected. Col.
Moses Neil of Columbus, was elected
senior vice. commander.
Rev. S.G. Updike of Dakota, was chosen
chaplain -in-cbef at the afternoon SEES
sion. II. M. Dewett of Iowa, was elected
surgeon-general.
The committee on resolutions submitted
Its report. The part referring to pensions
declares 1t Is the sense of this encamp-
ment that the time has come when the
soldiers and sailors of the war for the
preservation of the Union should receive
substantial and merited recognition of
this government by granting them ser
vice p. usions, and it IS further resolved
| that this encampment favors the presen-
| tation to Congress of bill which
shall give to every soldier or sailor
who served the United states between
April 1861 and July 1865. Tor period
OF GO days or more, service pension OF
IS month, and to those whose service
/ exceeded 800 days an additional pension
of one cent per day per month for service
| in excess of that period. The
| committee also earnestly recommend the
| preparation of a bill placing the widows
of Union soldiers, sailors and marines on
the pension list, without regard to the
time of service or cause of the soldier :
death The committee further support
the bill now before Congress known as
the disability bill.
A special resolution was adopted unan
imously appropriating $500 for relieving
| the necessities of members of the organ
ization suffering from yellow fever.
William Warner, the newly elected
"A nd q ri I,At "
cite county, Wis, June H. 1899. Early
in the war he enlisted in the 33d WiscOu-
sin regiment and filled the position OF first
lieutenant, assistant adju mt general and
major. He emigrated to Missouri in 1865
locating in Kan sas City, where he was
shortly afterward admitted to the bar.
81 ice that time he has been a prominent
and successful politician, having twice
been elected to Congress from his district
on the republican ticket, overcoming a
heavy opposition majority. Maj Warner
has been active and popular IN the ranks
years
columbus Cor. of the Messenger.l
There are about so VermCnters here,
among them being Department Com
msnder Taylor and Assis ant Adjutant
General Putnam of Brattleboro, j. G..
Middlebrook, S. " c., Vergennes, Thorn
as Harmon, A. o. G. Brattleboro. with A.
S. Tracy of Middlebury, d. l.. Morgan of
Rutland, Fred f. Smith of Montpelier, j..
A. viii Jams of Bennington and E. w.
Jewett of Swanton, as delegates. The
following past department commanders
are also in attendance: Gen. stephen
Thomas, Maj. A. b. Valentine, Col. j. H..
Goulding and Cant p. ID. Blodgett. The
foil do, lao, 81
are also present: Col. w. G.. Veazey,
Rutland. Judge advocate general. and +.
n. Peck of Burlington, Barney Cannon Of
Brattleboro, and Comrade Bolton,
aides-de-camp. The following comrades
are also in attendance j. G. Howe of
Brat, leboro, D. w. Smead of Essex, ana
Ed Scott of Vergennes. Tnere is full
delegation of the w. h. G. from Vermont,
including Mrs. l.. w. Howe of Brattlebo-
70, department president.