The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-21

bEtLCv SCru<r-
mental associations met IN various parts
q the city. but the encanpmerts were
strictly secret. none but members being
admitted.
The report u CommanGer-in-Chief Rea
contained the following; On March 81.
-. the total membership Of our order in
good standing was 310.S36. On March 81.
l-nH. = was %a-2l6, making a net gain OF
comrades n good standing during the
yea embraced within those dates Of 81. 30
an excess % ISL over the net gain Of
the previous year. L Is but due TO nv
distinguished predecessor 20 say that more
than half the net gain OF the last Official
yea was made during the first half OF the
year. which was included within his term
q office. The reports FOR the quarter end
Cd June 81. show a gain by music. Of I3-6e2.
and q total membership u good standing
OF 3sl.362, with g loss from delinquent re-
ports o. SO a. OF whom il rnaE be as
sGmed are n good standing n their re-
spectIve posts. Oni,ting the loss from
delinquent reports the net gain during
last quarter was 1919. The reports show
that on June -. there were 1925 COM
raies borne on the rolls 70 which -Iay
safely De added q sufficient number out OF
L. - 81 ~ -NE-- - S-dlfA At-I- ~
:@3.rO. During the year ended March 81.
I>c-. 4.t3 comrades died. FL increase o:
1,uy. over The previous year. During The
past Gar the reports show that there was
expended II charity tie SUI OF s2I2,-
e-5Ia."
Commander Rea made various sugges-
tons II his-epor, for the good OF the order
and drew attention teeling!y 70 The death
CT General Sheridan.
Comrafe John TAYLOR. Of Philadelphia
CEarts-1as;er-Gene-aL. made his report
fo- the vea- ended August 81. ISIS. His
faancia! statement shows that the cash
balance on hand August 81. is. was Sl2.-
t1I.-> and the receipts for the year, So
5--.I3: the expenditures, -. $751;: leaving
2 balance on hand August 81. ISIS. OF SI4.-
o52i The total assets are S3..e.4. AMI
there are 10 Liabilities Tie contributions
20 the Grant monument fund are now 81
- &. >l.I:lI2 having been received since
last report The expenditures previously
reported Were >i*3. this leaving q bal
ence 70 the credit Of the fund Of Sa,t5.et.
Az important report. that OF the CON-
nictee CT pensions. was submitted TO the
Nations encampmsrt IN the afternoon.
The committee report which was presented
bv Chairman George s. Merrill recices
their action in regard 10 the National pen
SION legislation end communicates their
success and reverses- The report Is very
bitter IN Speaking OF the failure Of the
Disability BILL
MAJOR P ELECTED.
CoLCxsCs. o. sept. I3.-At the G. A. r
National encanpneat this morning The
election OF q CoDnande--in-Chief was IN
order- After the nominations were made,
Major William Warner. Of Kansas City,
No. was elected.
William Warner was born ii Lafayette
Cocrcy. VS.. June Il I~5a. and Is one OF The
SCI made Ceo % Tie COUNTY,. He was the
vo-nces. o. SIX children. whose parents died
young. IeayI1- nothing 20 their lEtie oLes but
a. honest name and q spirit O. independence.
E-ou the lender a-s % SIX years he has taken
ca-e % himself t-t-Gg rs o"n battles with
poverty and Winning where so many older and
more favored ones have fallen By the Tays.ce.
Cn-l be was -ea = Old he NO ked al any
ing he could -ec 70 90. but az that age eu-
-e-eG d county store - clerk. where he re-
NAMED I've vea-s. D--lr- that time he saved
money enough 20 pay his expenses for two
yes-s az COLLEGE. Ths-e h. incomitaols energy
1ne Industry soo1 placed him first anon- MS
c---suates. he then taught school for -wo
-ea-s. az the sane the reading law and pre-
ra-iI- himself ev hard study to- his present
t-c.-sslol- !
When The VA broke OFT he offered is seq
vlc- % his co-.-y entering The army il the
s1-nC 0. Is2 a. Frs Lieutenant and was APP
pointed Ac.uta1t % he Th.-ry-;hirG Wisconsin
vo.-ateers. L - u was promoted 70 a Cap
fancy and II g he vas made Assistant Adlu- !
taac-Gene-aL n Is he receive TIE rank OF
MAJOR. MAJOR Warner wasin active service n |
IL Western any during the entire Wat, and
lOs- % The TIE vas or STAT duty. prompt 10
OBEY a. orders. an1 C1dau-ted II action
l. October. - MAJOR Warner cane 20 Ms
so--. 2oG settled u Kansas City. whore he
Immediately began ths practice OF law. II the
s1r.oC oti- he .as elected city attorney. ana
. me following year vas chosen circuit atror- I
Fey. . position u resigned after holding il two
yea-s. II - Re was elected mayor OF Kansas
Cry. by a majority OF lea-ly four hundred votes.
beng the only successful candidate on the Re
publican ticket.
lar zen Q: Kansas City, and = racst influential
member q TIE Republican party. A 5 . stump
speaker h has few scperiors IL the West He
l. 4 politician o. The progressive school ever
-eatT 20 sink the partisan y the citizen when
ever re p-rS-eU,y @. his adopted home de-
:-acis - = ISL &c supported a Democrat
:gr - occe % -arC-. and elected him IN spite
- strong a-1 bitter opposition II WIS one OK
re committee appointed 70 prepare the present
chg -. Ee : :; present serving lis second
--rI 2 CC--rsss- and hz- b-, g--t recently de-
cred - Eep-5lc1a nomination ,0r . tnlrL
-.
OTEEE BUSINESS
CJLvrB-S. o. Sept. Ia-atte- the cleo
TIA II Hl..ian. Warner as Commander By
tae National er-.llDDsat yesterday E0r.
Moss Vel. e Columbus. was elected
TIce-Jo .aad joseph Head
field Of New EC-k, was selected fCr Junior