The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-29
THE GRAND ARMY.
X. 4. Alger. Of Michigan.
Chosen Commander.
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sa3ogfx - the e. A Z. the SEcassT wsns
into statistics. They sscsesf Ret gain in
. the nemt~rxhip dHTanz in@ psss year al
AIS Re commences ~ aSa Department
TIE rsEyiotie prar-ise ef pests iu sse de-
ys4rtznenrs u New Yerk 81 presenting on
fse hirshtsay ~ the Fs-hsr ef sk5s Cuaufry
az AneTse2a exg 10 ssfch putslte s@Aco}s as
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win 4 -sxssx of tic sxr8nsiaa % sfs.
legislature ard sad The dSy sAs tat Far
sissauf when a. honorable zs~chsrse isasr
the Fnson array or nasy shall - she eals
essceuee requsrsi 10 seeure a pSESs0a %
me hs3dex
II - estimated thar foa aoa ss-angers ar
81 the stTssssx. and notwithstanding mssy
are sezviag fer their homes, Nslssnk.s's
gEesis VIII numher trora lsa.ess 20 .ssAoee
sy the time the naval battle begins t0mor
row afghf
tits practically settled that General II. A.
Alger. OF MiehisaB, will ts she Rsxt com
nsasses IN chsSf of the Grand Army 0s the
nepzhsic.
Ihs following points are taken from the
annual report 81 Atttataaf General Ne clsse
There are fs.tyiwo permanent .. p&rs-
naeafs, with 6-sIi psssI> and . good sfsa3-
ing mem - rship Of 4Ss.S~sa, being q Mt
gain of swe siepasl ments. Sol pests snd
q, 81 comrades dur;gg Egae past Year The
new der.artmenss arr those OF AsstsEla
snd Gecrgta
For charity ard rsl',sf tAe order spsrf
during the year s1g-.sNs7 making a total
from insx l. tS-i Of 81 $<a. sNsa
The repeg. % the pension committee re-
views IN d1 al the work af the past csghf
years. following The expression of efsar lon
by the last national escamrmeot. The
committee prppsgvsf tive pension bills she
disability bill and fhe bsn granting pen
sion 10 esch hancFahly discharged veteran
At 4 monthly rate Of ere cent tor Sseh
days service. with minimum limitation
OF & per month Bills containing al Of
the provisions OF these measures weFe then
presented ia various sorms before commit
Tees Of caslR rcss, but II wss fssnnd on cen
sultasicn with members Of the last sess on
ent'rrly impossible in the thea Stsir ef
public Affairs n secure any favorable
action thereon. should the encantnncnf
resftirss is ooiRion oi ore wear ago. these
bills are ready for cary presentation 20
both branches of congress al the opening
cf the session.
ye-y unexpectedly she delegates pro
eeetfed fo rhs election o4 officers tonight.
General Russel A. Alger. Of Michigan. had
IL sil hts own way. and Was elected by ac-
elamstfon. Colonel A. C. Netssers. Of
Milwaukee. was elected senior vice caEn-
mansier; John 2. Lovefs, of New Jersey.
junior viee commander Election of the
Others was postponed uat1 tomorrow.
SPEECH sy GENERAL SHERMAN
About 20 resimentsl reunions were held
This afternoon About = ,oo people gath
cred at the National soldiers hone for
disabled veterans. where the men passed
in review before tfererAi sherman and
party. General sherman was received
wita immeuse enthusiasm, aud maze
hrfef speech. which be SAYS Is the iass he
win ever make. General sherman said:
"Regs NV speaking Gays are over am
no; goSrg 10 make any more speeches.
am siways glad IA Zee 50 saans soldiers
looking hearty and healthy. / knaw ven
can stand on yoar legs. vet / like TO see
that uur old Uncle Sam takes pretty good
care Of these old soldiers. rpcle sam can
rot make old men Young. bat he can
ruske young men ins' Es good as you or
ever were. ] see dilwankee Is fun of
theEs aad they are e~pasag osst 81 the
bushes evefywhere, Ne have passed
through one crisis nj our coantrys bis
fory / don't see auy chance for another
bat rohosty knows the future
bring up vanr children 20 love and
ve- crate the old soldiers who fought ia 81
ard '6S: make them uncover their heads
when they see that banner that you fol-
lowed in the dsys that tried us 20 the uf-
most Let us vef crate that nag and love
on country snd love eseh other and stand
by eseh other rs long ss We have heads on
our sheulde.s aud legs oD our bodies
These old soldiers, who msrched against
the enemy in those trying days a grateful
connfry tries its best To assist, snd will. |
think-in fact ] am <ure--fe gtssd 20 you
when yeu get too old. sli that Is necessary:
but keep young a. long as yea can, and do
not go into "A soldiers home II you can
help II.
Extension Commissioner Black and
Secretary OF Agriculture Rusk also made
brief remarks.
The annual reunion OF the veterans Of the
signal cosps vas held here TO-DAY AMI elect
ed J. B Foraker. of Ohio. president Boston
was Nhosen as the next rlaee Of Eaeeilnk