The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-02
FEleHAM CHOSEN.

J. W. relghan, OF Emp0ria, Ch0oon - DE-
partnent Commander of the KAusao-
brand :Army-The Other OMcefs-Rsn-
sion observation-disclosures
WINYrRLD, Kan, Feb. M-The Grand
Army Encampment ut it, business meeting
yesterday passed resolutions indorsing the
Ohio plan Of levying . not to exceed three
tenths OF mill for the relief Of the needy
old soldiers. The Nationsl Encampment
will bc asked to 90 amend the laws an6
rules Of the order ~ to provide for the
mastering Of the sons Of Veterans - sue
cessors 70 their fathers. thereby perpetual
inR the order. A demand was made -
have the wives, widows and orphans OK
INDECENT soldiers, sailors and marines pro-
vided for 1t the Soldiers Home.
Tho Grand Army elected ]. w. Feighsn,-
Of Emporia, Department CommandarS
Henry Booth, Of Larncd, Senior Vice Com
mander; w. b. Young, OF Wyandotte,
Junior Vice Commander; W. H. Lemon.
Medical Director; o. 81. 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. E. Conklin, Of VIM
field, Junior Vice; Mrs. Louise Brown, Of
Olathe. Treasurer; Mrs. Emma A. BedelL
Of Lawrence, chairman Of the executives
council.
The Sons Of Veterans elected Clay D.
Herod, of Erie, Colonel; u. A. King, of
Larned, Lieutenant Colonel; 9. w.
Slaughter. Of Topeka, Major; George Dow,
Of Manhattan, Surgeon; g. w. Holden, Of
Arkansas City, Chaplain; Clyde E Linn
booker. Of Erie, Adjutant; II. o. Waters, Of,
Erie, Quartermaster; II. 8. Nation. Of Free
donna, Inspector; &. L. Webb. Of Topeka.
Judge Advocate; Ed p. Greer, Of Winfield
Mastering Officer, and c. H. Winans, of
Jetnore; G. D. Jones, of Norton; C. R.
Butler, Of Lyons, Division Council
There were q number Of presentations
made. Post Department Commanders Nc
Davitt, Seward and Anderson, Commander
elect Feighan and Post Department Presi-
dent Emma A. Bedell were recipients Of
handsome and appropriate testimonials
Seward receiving double portion.
On Wednesday the encampment adopted.
q resolution in 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 q 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 bilp
which should be best calculated to meet
the requirements Of old soldiers. Last
night tho propositions Of Topeka and
Ellsworth as permanent locations
for the encampment were &C
cepted and the encampment will
be held in these cities alternately. The
proposition Of Topeka was to give the use,
Of the State fair grounds and all thereon.
and other buildings with electric light,
water. fuel, straw and tents, to be under
the management Of the department TOR
Of $50 acres adjoining the city ar CON-
tract to erect buildings to the value of S5,--
0OO.
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 meroers Of
the committee. was postponed by the ef-
forts Of the leading representatives
of the cattle speculators operating liz
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 i'd
journed a meeting was had ut which it was
determined to send strong delegation tc'
Washington to urge the passage OF bill
for the opening up Of the Territory to
homestead settlement for the benefit Of
the old soldiers and poor men Of the coun-