The sun., 1889-01-31
BATTLE AND BIvOUAC,
Are Lived Over Again in "reminiscences bY the
Assembled G. A. X, Veterans In their
Grand Encampment &C st..

Grand Encampment atSt.
Paul,
- The twenty.second annual encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic concluded in
a most satisfactory manner q two days
session at st. Paul. The following is the
report on the
SOLDIERS HOME.
Whereas, The board of Trustees of the
Minnesota soldiers home have discharged
their duties with singular perseverance, and
fidelity which commands the gratitude of
The Grand Army OF the Republic, and in the
discharge of their duties have acquired "a
knowledge of the demands OF the institution;
and -Ef &#
Whereas, the board of trustees aforesaid
nave passed resolution asking the state
legislature TO appropriate 100, 900 for 1889,
and 81 Co., 600 for 1890, for the purpose of
s.ecting buildings to meet the evident needs
Of the institution III the immediate future
and also $40, 900 for each of the fiscal years
or Improvement of the grounds, and in ad-
lition thereto they ask that section 80 of
the law shall be amended to permit the trans
er of surplus funds from soldiers relief fund
to the soldiers home fund, without operating
to reduce the amount available in the latter
hnd for the current year; and
Whereas, they ask u provision to be in
Jerted in the law permitting the trustees at
their discretion to aid ex-soldiers who have
resided one year in Minnesota to return to
their homes in other states; therefore be it
Resolved by the twenty second annual en-.
,ampment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
ic. That it endorse the request of the board
Of trustees for appropriations aforesaid and
the amendments of the law as suggested; be
It further
Resolved, That the subject matter of this
resolution be engrosSed in the form of o
Il boz thn hn sin rr,nlh hx
the department commander and his adjutant
and forwarded to the senate and speaker OF
the house of representatives i'll Legislature as
Iembled.
COFFEE AND HARDTACE.
Genuine old-time army hard tackl The
present generation wouldn't recognize it, but
The veterans did. In one of the rooms con-
lected with the hall there were several boxes
If the hard little cakes, made of -four and
water, without pinch of salt, and an mex
laustible supply of coffee, all free under the
dispensing hand of COmrade John A. Meak,
If Acker post Ex-soldiers who hadn't tasted
lardtack since the war tried their teeth on it
they found the hardtack oil right, but the
eeth little shaky.
"This is pretty good to what we used to
lave down in the Shenandoah" remarked a
>ne-armed vet. as he tackled piece of the
lardtack. II think if this was put to soak
would get soft in a couple of days. Down
| south I've tried soaking it a week, and then
| was just as hard as ever" The stories
jold in this little room during the day would
| i'll volume.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
| The principal candidates for department
| commander were: Edwin Dunn of fEyota and
\. Barto of Sauk Center to make the race
| Mr. Dunn although senior vice commander 0
;he department, is also member of the 10y
II Legion. Therefore, it was argued. Mr.
| Dunn wears silk stockings. Moreover, ht
leeps them up with silver carriers: HENCE
| jhe Grand Army don't want him. The G. A
R. men eat hard tack and drink coffee. The
! Loyal Legion men drink champagne and have
| lake.
1t was a good race the two candidates
made, and the announcement of the hallo
vas awaited eagerly. Three hundred anC
| IiXty-two votes were cast, of which Mr.. Bar
20 received 1916 and Mr.. Dunn 139, the re
nainder being scattering. Mr. Barto's elec
| ion was made unanimous.
"By Cad, sir" remarked department Of
| icial, that result beats me. | knew ther
Vas some feeling against the Loyal Legion
men, but had no idea there was so much Q
| It."
On taking the chair, Commander Barti
tpoke brief. The -positien; he said, wa
one to sacred to be sOpgh
| after and too honorable to be refused
He thanked the comrades for the honor
For senior vice commander James Comp
;on received ITO votes and B. F Goodwin
33. The election Of Comrade Compton wa
made Unanimous. The complete list Of off
ers of the department. for the first year is a
ollows:
Department Commander-A. Barte @
Sauk Center.
Senior Vice Commander James Compton
If Fergus Falls.
Junior Vice Commander-C. G. Parker G
St. Paul
Chaplain-Rev. W. E. Stanley of Ovation
IA.
Surgeon-Dr. J. II. Murphy of ST. Paul.
Council of Observation-Disclosures Mont
yomery, Post 81; r C. Livingstone, Post 8
l.. G. Nelson. Post 80; Perry Starkweather
Post 81; J. M. D. Craft, Post At.
Delegates to National Encampment a
Miwaukee-At large, ]. H. Mullen Of Waba
shaw, W. F. Sutherland of Austin, S. v
Hayes Of Redwood Falls, Robert Scraft {
Pipestone, R. S. Miles ofGlencoe. NJ. NJ Clar
ofNorthfield Ro bert Stratton ofMinneapolis
George Q. Austin of st. Paul; G. q. Holde
Of Duluth.