River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-09-20
The VETERANS. CHOICE

They Select Congressman Warner, of Mis-
souri,. as the Chief of the
Grand Army-Other onicers Elected
The Service Pension ropositiOn In
dorsed.
COLUMBUS. o., Sept 14-At the Ma
tional Encampment yesterday morning
the election of a Command sr-in-Chie
was in order. After the nominations
were made, Major William Warner, of Mis-
souri,, was elected.
Hon. William Warner. OF Kansas City, the
new Commander-in-Chief served in the Thirty
third and Forty-fourth Wisconsin regiments
and has passed his later life in Missouri
After filing various Offices in that State he
was elected TO the Fo-ty-ninth Congress from
the F fth Missouri district and is still in Con-
gress.l
Colonel Moses Neil, of Columbus, was
elected Senior Vice Commander
J. K Hatfield, Of New York, was chosen
Junior Vice Commander. All three of the
officers elected made speeches of thanks
On behalf of his comrades Louis Wagner
presented to General Lucius Fairehild
an elegant oil portrait of himself 4 com
mittee from the Woman's Relief Corps
was given hearty welcome, as was also
committee inviting the Grand Army to
visit the Exposition at Cincinnati on Grand
Army Day-September IA Recess taken
for dinner
AT the morning meeting of the W%nan's
Relief Corps the National treasurer, Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Turner, of Boston, reported
over $4,000 in the treasury. After the
session the local organization was present
ed with fine portrait of Department Pres
ident Mary f. Bancroft in recognition Of
their very excellent work as entertainers,
Rev. w. Updyke, of Dakot', was elected
Chaplain-in Chief aud r. NJ Dewitt, of
Iowa, was chosen Surgeon-General.
The afternoon session was taken up IN
discussion of the pension question, the re-
suit being the Endorsement of the propo-
sition for a service pension by vote Of
400 TO - The resolution as reported by
the committee and adopted read as follows:
"Res0lUed, That 1t is the sense OF this en-
campment that the time has come when the
soldiers and sailors OF the war for the pres
ervatiOn OF the Union should receive the sub
stantial and merited recognition OF this G v
eminent by granting them service pension in
accord with establ shed usage; and further
"ResolCed, That this encampment fayors the
presentation of bill 10 Congress TO give every
soldier, sailor or marine OF the army or navy
OF the United States between Arril, 1861, and
July, 1865, for the period Of sixty days or more,
9 service pension of $500 per month. and TO all
who served per Cd exceeding so days, an ad-
dional amount of cent per day for each days
Service exceeding that period
Your committee also earnestly advocate
the passage of a bill placing widows Of the sol
diers, sailors and marines on the pension list
without regard TO time Of the service or the
cause of the soldiers death. Your committee
further report that we do not withdraw our re-
peated approval of the bill now before Con-
Eress, which was proposed and Endorsed by the
National Pension Committee, known as the
Disability Pension BILL
Other resolutions recognize the Sons Of
Veterns as an organization and thank the
people of Columbus and of the State for
the welcome accorded the Grand Army.
A special resolution was offered and adopt
ed unanimously appropriating $500 for i'm
mediately use in relieving the necessaries
Of members of the organ cation who are
suffering IRON the yellow fever epidemic
Ia Florida
Fully one-third Of the delegates failed to
record their votes on the question. A
greater part of the two sessions was occu-
pied in the discussion of the subject. 1t
cropped up incidentally when nominations
for COMMANDMENT Chief were in order.