Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
FEioHAN CHOSEN.

}. w. Feighan, or Emporia, Chosen a. De-
partment Commander OF the Kansas
Grand :Army-The Other Onicers-Pen-
sion Observation-Disclosures
WINFIELD, Kan, Feb. M.-The Grand
Army Encampment at its business meeting
yesterday passed resolutions indorsing tho
Ohio plan OF levying q not to exceed three
tenths OF mill for the relief of the needy
old soldiers The National Encampment
will be asked to so amend the laws and
rules OF the order as to provide for the
mastering of the sons of Veterans sue
cessors TO their fathers, thereby perpetual
ing the order. A demand was made to
h rave the wives, widows and orphans of
INDECENT soldiers, sailors and marines pro-
vided for at the Soldiers Home
The Grand Army elected J. w. Feighan,
of Emporia, Department Commander;
Henry Booth of Larned, Senior Vice-Com-
mander; w. II. Young, of Wyandotte,
Junior Vice Commander; W. Fl. Lemon,
Medical Director; .. ii. Coulter, of En-
poria. Assistant Adjutant-General; Charles
Harris, OF Emporia, Quartermaster-Gen-
eral.
The Women's Relief Corps selected Mrs.
Ella Powell, of Washington, Department
President; Mrs. Belle Harris, of Emporia,
Senior Vice; Mrs. j. +. Conklin, of Win
field, Junior Vice; Mrs. Louise Brown, of
Olathe, Treasurer; Mrs. Emma A. Bedell,
of Lawrence, chairman of the executive
council.
The Sons of Veterans elected Clay D.
Herod, of Erie, Colonel; u. A. King, OF
Larned, Lieutenant-CoIonel; u. w.
Slaughter. of Topeka, Major; George Dow,
of Manhattan, Surgeon; q. w. Holden, OF
Arkansas City, Chaplain; Clyde E. Linn
booker, of Erie, Adjutant; H. o. Waters, of
Erie, Quartermaster; II. S. Nation. of FIRE.
donia, Inspector; s. L. Webb. of Topeka,
Judge Advocate; Ed P. Greer, OF Winfield,
Mastering Officer, and c. II. Winans of
Jetmore; e. D. Jones, Of Norton; c. R
Butler, of Lyons, Division Council.
There were a number OF presentations
made. Post Department Commanders Nc
Davitt, Seward and Anderson, Commander
elect Feighan and Post Department Prcsi-
dent Emma A. Bedell were recipients OF
handsome and appropriate testimonials.
Seward receiving double portion.
On Wednesday the encampment adopted
resolution i'll which it demanded that
representatives from this department
to the next National encampment next
! September should be instructed to use
their influence in favor of securing the
| passage of a service pension measure
! and instructing the National Pension Com
mission of the Grand Army to be then ap-
| pointed to prepare out of all service mea-
| sures suggested a service pension bill
which should be best calculated to meet
| the requirements OF ola SOlQIerS. hdSU
night the propositions of Topeka and
| Ellsworth as permanent locations
| for the encampment were ac-
copied and the encampment will
| be held in these cities alternately. The
proposition of Topeka was TO give the use
of the State fair grounds aud all thereon
| and other buildings with electric light,
water fuel, straw and tents, to be under
the management of the department Tor
| twenty-t five years and Ellsworth sent deed
of 16J acres adjoining the city 'ar Il con-
tract to erect buildings to the value OF So
900.
OKLAHOMA
At the conclusion OF the Grand Army en-
campment last night after large majority
of the delegates had left, action on the
resolution reported by the majority Of the
| committee on resolutions relative to the
opening of Oklahoma to settlement, which
was signed by four of the six members OF
the committee, was postponed by the eff
forts of the leading repro sentatlves
| of the cattle SPECTATORS operating in
| that Territory and prominent real estate
agents and SPECTATORS who control large
! bodies of land on the Southern border of
| Kansas, but after the encampment had adj
| journed meeting was had at which it was
determined to send a strong delegation to
| Washington to urge the passage of a bill
for the opening up of the Territory to
| homestead settlement for the benefit of
| the old soldiers and poor men of the coun-