New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-09-04

Gained by reinstatement 22599
Gained from delinquent reports. 1S, 3S9
Total gain :. :. 90, $50
Lost By honorable discharge LIS
Lost by transfer. .1O,194
Lost by suspension "a. 500
Lost by dishonorable discharge. 1877
Lost by delinquent reports. 20 OH
Total oss. :. /. Is, o4e
The loss by delinquent reports is caused
chiefly BY The negligence of the post officers in
leaking their reports. Had the officers
OF these posts reported as required Of them by
the rules and regulations, the total mem
h bersh1p in good standing would have
oss dsnouen ddng Tenor the .n aum her
number suspended twho are still members of
the erderF to the membership in good standing,
gives total mem pership as borne on the rolls
June 80. 1889. of 41O,686- to which should also
be added nearly $4,000 comrades out on trans
1er CARDS; For charity and relief the order spent
curing the year 1927, 637, making the total
from July !, 1871. 81, 935,935.
THE woMAN's RELIEF CORPS
Those who were fortunate enough to at
tend the convention OF the national depart
ment OF the. Wo1nans Relief corps at I'm
manuel Presbyterian church to-day, have
a higher appreciation OF the work done
by that organization than ever before
The auditorium of the church wa comfort
the president, Mrs Charity Rllsk Craig. On
the rostrum with her were Miss CLARA Bar
ton, OF the Red Cross assOciation; Mrs Anna
Hittenmeyer, Mrs. Russell .Alger and the
honored guest of the convention, Mrs. Mary A.
Logan. The speakers were Gov Hoard, Mayor
Brown, Rev. Myron Reed of Denver, Colo,
Miss Clara Barton and Mrs Logan. After
Mrs Logan had spoken Mrs Robbins OF
Michigan begged the privilege OF introduce
ing to the convention three gentlemen, Gen
erals Consigny,. Erwin' and Longstaffs. who
presented the association with a gavel made
from the table on which Gen.
Grant worked in tannery when, a boy.
The presidents report shows that the depart
ments and detached corps had expended in
the work of relief the sum of S544z9121
making total OF "a, 2Z1.60,expended,i in re-
Hefand turned over to posts in the entlre or
ganizatlon. The work Of the aftern DON ses-
sion was routine in character, consisting OF
reports from the various national officers.
OFFICERS ELECTED,
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 29l-At the morning SEES
SION of the national encampment the cleo
ton OF officers for the ensuing: year was
completed. Dr.. Horace p. Porter of Ken
lucky was chosen, surgeon general, w. 81
Childers Of Kentucky. chaplain, and T. ii
Love OF New jersey. junior vice commander.
Gen. Mger, president of the Logan monu-
ment fund, reported thatthe collections to
date aggregated Sill, I19!6O! A. committee
was authorized to place before congress a.
proposition to- set apart a portiom of the
SIC, GOO appropriated for the site to- be
added to the fund for the monument. Gen.
Warmer left the chair and made a. strong APP
penl for the monument scheme He sug-
gested that the committee be- en-
larged to, Include one representative
from each department. with in-
structions to- push. the work until the
monument was fnslly erected at Washing
tons Comrade Perkinsso of Kansas introduced
resolutions by which the en- campment heart
lily thanked the administration of President
Harrison for the honor it had conferred
upon the Grand Army in, appointing Corporal
Tanner as com missioner Of pensions, endprs-
ing his management of the bureau that had
been created for. the benefit III the soldiers
ana sailors of the war. and denouncing the
bitter and malignant criticisms of a portion
OF the press upon his official conduct. APP
plause greeted the resolution, but Gen.. Bar
mum of New York was GuIckly upon his;feet
with q substitute, declaring that notwith-
standing the assaults OF an unfriendly press
the encampment declared it's belief in the
integrity of the commissioners. and
EXPRESSED 1ns APPROVAL
of his efforts to do all for the soldiers and
sailors of the country that the laws alloweeh:
it suggested, however, that a committee
should be appointed to investigate the work
ings of the pension office An animated dis
cussion of three hours duraton ensuesl
Conrade Campbell of Kansas voiced the gem
eral sentiment as expressed by 81 score of
delegates in the following language:
For fifteen years we have been declaring, and
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soldiers, but Corporal Tanner is the first officer
that has made tina: sentiment upon practical
5 IL b im s Oh rns zen, EN-
sentiment. II the Grand Army OF the Repablic
ever had DUTY to perform, looking neither to
!ne Iient NOT 20 tne LETT. 70 tne commlttee tnat
Is lnves6laaeine Gne worklnEsol Gne pension
bureau OF 20 Sne commissioner hianseii u rs now,
anu we 9tgns 10 pass FMS resomson. Inc sub
sIlCute alners VIII u N only ONE particular u
expresses oeile1 IN the 1nGe2rlty OF Comrade
iannel. anu "onlu noG lnnuence Inc action OF
Ine c'smmlstee cnar9ed WIN tne lnvesLlgatlon
u may pc petter IMAM an endorsement nke that
onered IN the orlsnal resolutlen. put we SHOULD l
MAKE our endorsement SCIOnR enough Inc