Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-13
ANNAPOLIS MD. WEDNESDAY, EVENING. FEBRUARY 1a Is
VETERANS III SESSION.
Annual Conventions Of the q. A. n a
Harrisbare and Trenton.

Annual Conventions of the q. A. Il. al
Harrisburg and Trenton.
ERIE, Pa, TeB Iss~ This city is in gala at
tire in honor of tie ennaaf convention Of the
department. Of Hea wanna Grand Army Of
the Republic It tstianated that there ars
fully 10000 strangefs ii the city. Number.
less brass bands I'LL TIE atr with the blare Of
trunpots and every otfos man wears a 9. A.
r. badge
The report of the departnleat commander
shows a membership of Al $50, being a net
gain of SaS during the year With suspended
members the department. has a, sos comrades.
The increase fa.MHnbcf ef posts has been Il.
Death has claimed 514 esnrades OK this de-
seertmcnt since the last reabrt, an increase OF
II over last year. Anozig those who died
was the brave, genial and Jealous cornrade,
Past Department Commander A. Wilson
Norris.
Tho report, in continuing, says: "There are
now before the legislature of the common
wealth several bills of pa amount interest &C
the soldiers of the late war, and which await
q delivcranco from this encampment before
final action viii be taken thereon. The mos;
important and of the greatest interest TO the
comrades of the Grand Army is the legisla
ton now p nding relative to the continuaHcs
of the soldiers orphans schools. =.
"Today we are confronted with the fact
that over 1900 children viii be homeless ii
the schools are closed as provided by exist
ing law. Iapprcciate tho perplexirrg situa
ton in which we find ourselves, and fdel tbs
imperative necessity of asking for further
legislation to Eovide and protect the 800
orphan children, who will be without homes
and no provisions are made for them.n
The following statistics Of the order in this
State are not uninteresting:
Members jffsgood standing Dec. 81, 1888,
Al $50; nunsborNof posts Jan. 81 1850, 5s1;
Number of comrades dropped, 2,294; number
of comrades relieved, 2, 400: amount expended
for relief, SSs, 422 SIS
There were ia 1914 - posts and {, 3,9S3 COM
rades. In 1879 they had increased to $50 posts
and 1888 comrades. Five years ago the
whole number was Az posts and 81 800 com
rades.
The report of Assistant QuaffaTfiaster Gen
III. 9. Williams presents the following as his
account with the department: "To balance on
hand Jan. 81, 1888, -, f29.0I; total rec3ipts,
$12.2Jye31 aggregate, $l4 4,39S.55; total dis.
bursenients, $l;2, Lie. 20; balance on hand Jan
81, 1889: s.
TRENTQN, n j., Feb. I2.-Every incoming
train brings additional people 70 swell the
4 crowds which already f5t. che city's streets
The occasion of tie influx is the twenty
second annual encanpment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Department of New
dorsey. which convened here at.noon.s There
are over 900 comrades who are entitled to
seats and votes in the encampment, namely;
All ex-department commanders, post com
manders representatives aud ex-representa
tives to the national encampmcnt and mum
Der Of delegates apportionsd to the numerical,
strength OF the posts.
In view OF the spirited contests for the de-
partment commandership and other offices
the attendance is unusually large The re.
firing department commander, Gen L. Bura
Grubb, is now in his forty-seveuth year, and
ranks among the foremost of the many diS.
tinguished soldiers New Jersey furnished t,
the Union army in the war for the preserva
ton of the Union. Gen. Grub is a nativ,
Jerseyman, descended from an old Pennsyl
vania family of English origin. The gen
eral was born in Burlington city, his parents
being connected with some Of the oldest ano
wealthiest families of the land many Of til,
ancestors taking high rank in the Revolution
AIRY war.
Young Grubbs patriotism forced him a,
the very beginning of the war Of the rebellion
to join the Union army, which he did as ser
geant Of the old Third New jersey, a com
mand belonging to Phil Kearncy's famou
First New jersey brigade His promotion f.
lieutenant, captain, major, Lieutenant colone
and colonel of the Twenty-third and Thirty.
seventh regiments was rapid and deserving.
and he left the army a brigadier general.
After the war the general never forgot biz
love of soldiery He became colonel Of the
Sixth Regiment National guards, of New
Jersey, and captain of the famous cavalry or
ganization. the Philadelphia city troop, q
position he still occupies
Gen. Grubb has long been member of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, having beer
mustered in comrade by Joseph r. Ridg
way Post, No 81, of Beverly Having at all
times great interest in the welfare of the
veterans he also became associated with tbs
Kearney Brigade association, of which he is
at present president.
Gen. Grubb's administration has beer
highly successful An increase Of SGT mem
bers is reported, and over 500 were ex-
pended in relief. Though politics are moi
permitted to enter the postroom the comrades
in meeting members of the legislature freely
discussed the impending gubernatorial fight
and Gen. GTubb is unquestionably the choice
Of a very considerable number Of the mem.
bers Of the order.
Nearly all the military men OF the state are
present, among them Gen. William j. Sewel
Gen. William Ward, Gen. j. Watts Kearney
a son of Gen. Phil Kearncy; Maj. Halstead
Gen. j. Madison Drake and others