The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-09-12
The Grand Army at Milwaukee.

/ The encampment u The Grand Army At
Milwaukee tn year has been one Of tie
Test ever held ] BE- gathering vas char.
aGterlZed ny great euth0.lam. harmon
and good fellowship all the proceedings
Illustrating the three great virtues Of the
prder-fraternlty charity and loyalty.
Tuesday wss the real Grand Army daY.
and II j. estimated hat over jg.4yJ y.sIt-
3rs from out side the city assembled y,
witness the parade, taking positions two
" three hours before the column stared
About 55.lr) men were in line, and the
spectacle was one which those who VII
oe.sed i Uil. never forget,
Grand Commander Warner, In his adj
ores. u the veterans, referring ~ the
mater Of pensions said III W are true
" ourselves, before the next encsmp-
ment the name Of every comrade disabled
~ age, sickness or accident. and Of the
widows and orphans If veterans. viii b.
o9rne On the pension roll. The DAY I.
not far distant when al honorable Dis
charge from the Union army or navy
stall be ali the evidence necessary ~ -
cure pension u its holders. "A pension
given a. a reward for service ~ the state
- surely as good ground Of property q.
any security for money advanced u the
Let those who inyeigh against pensions
Remember il was the boys In blue who, by
trials, suferings and death, beq1ea,hel u
them the legacy Of liberty and union, 10.
-uring 10 them and their children the
blessings Of The free Institutions under
which they enjoy greater prosperity lar
ger liberty, higher civilization and purer
christianity than was evei before enioYef
~ people We who gave the bes'
years Of our lives - our country will pre-.
sent our ella m - Congress and, 10 doing
20, Will not approach those 10 authority
with bated breath and whispering hum
o!eness, but a. free men we VII! demand
asking only that which is Just. We
would rather have the nation help our
comrades living than erect monuments to
them dead Ny countrymen, said az H.
lurtrious cOmradr, The is no time 70 use
an apothecary's scales 70 measure the re-
wards Of men who served the country.
The spirit Of these noble words should
govern the legislative and executive
branches pf the government. that the per-
Torrance Of the nation may be equal TO
her promise"
The reports Of the Inspector General
show that the affairs Of the New England
Department are in good condition. Mas
se'uuStts- - the bhuNtF department III
relief work, having spent during the year
si7,2tl3l, besides having Soldiers
Home which provide. for about 100 vete-
rams
The report gives the following figures
IN regard TO the New England depart
ments June 30. l--9 Posts-Maine l5'j;
New Hampshire, 20; Vermont ln2 Mass
ichusetts. 49, :; Rhode Island. 2I; Conn
ecticut 81 Members-Ma.ne. 1853 New
hampshire 4a-+ Vermont. jll3; Mass
achusetts 2l,4i7: Rhode Island, 2,o2;
Connecticut. Gsil. Amount expended
for charity aud reliet-Maine. $3.50 ,
New Hampshire, silu9.l4; Vermont.
sll23 OF; Massachusetts. 81. PSI 81;
Rhode Island, sl6j9 -; Connecticut,
.-7j6 40
Boston was chosen a. the place for the
next annual meeting and then the dele
gates proceeded TO The election Of officers.
Gen Russell A. Alger of Detroit mad ii
MS own way. Twenty men nominated
him. All the other can idates were then
withdrawn, and Gen. Alger was elected
by acclamatiOn. Col. 4. G. Weissert Of
Milwaukee was elee.ei Senior Vice Com
mander aud John +. Lowell of New Jrr-
say Junior Vice Commander.