The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-05
VETS. IN COUNCIL.
ENCAMPMENT AT MILWAUKEE.
COMMANDER WARMERS ADDBEss TO MS CON
RADEs-oRowrH or THE q. AR.

| day morning.
After prayer by Champlain Wharton, Of
the Wisconsin Department, and brief in.
termission TO allow the late delegates to seat
themselves, Commander Warner, at l0:45,
began to read his address, as follows
Comrades and Shipmdtes:
81 am here to give an account OF my stew.
ardship. The greatest honor ever conferred
| upon me was my election as Commapder-in.
| Chief OF the Grand Army of the Republic.
| In taking the obligation of the office fully
| realized the importance of the trust confided
| to me and then highly resolved neither by
| word nor act To do anything that should
drive deserving comrade from our ranks
and TO do all that in me Law to strengthen
| the silver cord Of cOmradeship, that j trust
shall ever bini the surviving soldier and
sailor of the Union Army and Navy one to
another as brothers tried.
90 If at the end Of my term / am enabled
to place in the hands of my successor the
banner Of our order Illuminated with the
three great virtues-Fraternity, Charity and
Loyalty-my highest ambition will have
been gratiiied.
"Ihe position Of Commander-in-Ch Chief
should be in the future rs IL has been in the
past, position than which none is more
honorable, position to aspire TO which is a
laudAble ambition, position that will lend
additional lustre 10 any name however great
If its duties are well performed"
Alter euiogizing the q. A. Il. at length,
the Commander continued:
"The growth of the organization has been
steady and healthy. Strong as IL Is, IL has
never been. and trust never will be used for
partisan purpose or to crafty the personal
ambitions ui any man or set Of men.
The greatest gam during the year has
been IN the department Of Missouri. Eight
Departments show gain in membership in
good standing of S2i, distributed as fol.
lows:
Illinois, l, ,2s3; Iowa, i,4l3; Nebraska, l..
100, New York, 1895, Ohio, 2.UO3; Wisconsin,
2U23 Missouri; 1852; Pennsylvania, LAG
The net gain IN membership during the
year lin good standing) was q, ,43l."
Commander arner referred briefly to
the reports of his staff officers, the decis-
ions Uf the Judge advocate general, the COM
pletiOn Of a history of the G.. A. r., the CEN
sus OF soldiers aud sailors, and then took up
the subject Of the nag andt the public schools.
lie sad:
II commend to each Department the pat
riOtic practice otthe posts IN the Department
Of New York OF presenting ON the I'D OF
February, the birthday OF the Father of His
Country, the American flag to such schools
as are not yet IN possession of one. Let the
children receive the stars and Stripes from
the men who placed their bodies as a living
wall between 1t and those who would tear il
down.
Let them learn to look on the American
Flag by angels hands TO valor given with
as much reverence as did the lsraelites look
upon the Ark of the Covenant. Let the
s,vJD,OU boys and girls in our elementary
schools be thus imbued with q reverence for
the flag and all ii represents. Then the fu-
tnre OF the Republic is assured and that flag
shall forever wave
'o'er the land Of the free and the home Of
ha
The matter Of pensions was reserved by
the Commander FOR the conclusion Of bi
address.
General Sherman was called upon and
made a brief speech which he declared
would probably be the the last lie Will ever
make.
Extension Commissioner Black and Sec
retary of Agriculture Rusk also m ade brief
remarks.
The annual reunion of the Veterans Sig
nal Corps elected J. h. Foraker, of Ohio,
President; James II. Kelly, of Albany, n.
Y; Lous K. Fortcsque, Of Philadelphia, and
J. Il. Fitch of Evanston, H., Vice-Presi-
dents; Capt. Charles n. Massey, of Boston,
Secretary; Eli Il. Dowler, of Pittsburgh,
Quartermaster and Prof. }. Willard Brown
Of Cambridge, Historian.
Boston was chosen as the next place Of
meeting.
The report Of the Pension Committee re-
viewed the work accomplished during the
eight years since its appointment, and push
eel for the year to come on the same lines
marked out by he National Encampment.
Grand Army delegates proceeded to an
election of officers. Gen. Russell A. Alger,
of Detroit, had it all his own way. Twenty
men nominated him, Col. James Sexton, Of
Chicago first presenting his name. All the
other candidates were then withdrawn and
Gen. Algcr was elected by acclamation. Col
A. q. Wesscrt, of Milwaukee, was elected
Senior Vice.Commander and John +. Lovett,
Of New Jersey, Junior Vice.
Inc resolution favoring an amendment to
the pension laws 10y which soldiers widows
should continue to receive pension in the
event of their remarriage, was rejected.
An adverse report was made By the Com
mittee on Resolutions on the resolution sub
mitted by Gen. Mcmahon, of New York, de-
claring against the recent decision that a
dishonOrable discharge from the army is no
bar to the securing of pension. Gen.
Fairchilds resolution in favor Of
marking the rebel lines at Gettysburg was
laid upon the table. Other resolutions killed
include those asking the Government TO
furnish each Post with copy of the regi-
mental record now in course of publication;
TO hold future encampments at such times
rs will be convenient TO pensioners after
they have received their pension money and
requesting the Government 10 furnish each
ex'soldier physician with copy of the
Medical ana Surgical History of the War"
Following is the resolution adopted, en-
iorsing Commissioner of Pensions tanner:
That we thank President Harrison for the
appointment Of our comrade, James Tanner,
a. Commissioner of Pensions aud that. not
vi hstandng the assault maze on him, we
declare our complete confidence in his integ-
rty and our approval of his endeavors 10
DO all that can ne done under the law for the
veterans ut the war; and in connection with
hln We ask a full investigation of his ad
minlHtratiun Of the affairs of the Pension
Bureau
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