Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-29
THE ENCAMPMENT.
Warmers Address Sounds the Pension Ory.
Growth OF the Order.

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Warmers Address Sounds the PensiOn Ory. !
Growth OF the order.
MLwAUKEE, Wis, August 28.-The
twenty-third National Eneampment Of the
G. A K. was called 70 order by Com
mander-in-Chief Warner at 1915 this
morning.
After a prayer by Chaplain Wharton, of
the Wisconsin Department, and a brief in
termissi0n TO allow late delegates to seat
themselves, Commander Warner, at 1045, !
began to read his address.
Major Warner first thanked the encamp
ment for the trust repc5ed in him, and ex-
pressed his appreciation of it. he then
preceded 20 make a report of the growth !
Of the order, saying that "the greatest gain
during the year he's been in the Depart
meat Of Missouri. Eight Departments
show q gain in membership in good stand |
ing OF II. .S25, distributed ss follows: Iowa,
lab: Illinois, 1888; Nebraska, 1,7O9, !
New York. 1, 995; Ohio, 2.003; Wisconsin,,
.. .O23; Missouri, 3. 652; Pennsy lvania, ], ,746.
The net gain in membership during the
year lin good standing) was u, ,43l.'
TOUCHES UP THE PENSION QUESTION.
"The conclusion of the address was Is
follows: The Committee on Pensions
have blen unable 10 make any progress ir
securing favorable consideration By Con-
gre-l Of the pension bills recommended by !
the Columbus Eccampment. The reason |
for this failure will be given by the com
mittee and / know that its members are
in no way TO blame. The question of Ion-
sion legislation will come before you again |
for discussion and recommendation.
The last encampment, aiter much dis |
cu-1iOu. By a practically unanimous vote, |
recommended to Congress a service pension |
BILL and what Is known as the Disability |
Pension bill; the latter having received the
repeated approval of previous encamp-
ments. Tais action was the result Of q |
compromise, and IN my judgment was as
wise as il was Just and conservative. My |
experience in Congress leads me to believe |
thst YOU will greatly streDg hen the hands |
Of our friends in that tOdy by demanding |
at Milwaukee the pension legislation |
esked for at Columbus. Let the Commit |
tee on Pensions take your recon-
mendation to Congress, backed by a |
united Grand Army of the Republic, |
and there will be no failure. II we are |
true TO ourselves before the next excamp- |
ment. every Comrade disabled by age, |
sickness or accident, and the widows and |
orphans of veterans will be borne on the
pension roll. We should neither give
sleep to our eyes nor slumber to our eye
lids until Justice is done our cOmradC.
A PENSION FOR EVERY ONE.
1.-THE service pension will come. The
dsy is not far distaut when an honorable |
discharge from the Union army or navy |
shall tl all the evidence required to sS,pre |
a pension to its holder" "
sAii its dawning tongue ana zen,
Aid its hopes of honest men.
ave would rather have the nation help
our comrades living than erect monuments |
TO them dead. Ny cOuntrymen. said an |
illustrious Comrade, this is no time to use |
the apothecary g scalC1 TO measure the re- |
wards Of the men who saved the country |
The spirit Of these noble words should gov !
ern the legislative and executive branches
oftbe Government that performance Of the |
nation may be equal to her promise. Com
rades, the Roman youth glOried IN singirg |
hoW well 'Horaiius kept the bridge IN the
brave days of old So through the ages
shall the children OF the Republic sing Of
how well You maintained the Constitution,
preserved the Union of the States Cstab- |
lished bv the fathers, kept the flag un-
sulled, giving to the Nation a new birth
Of freedom
Your deeds shall 90 DOM in song and
story which shall be sung and told by a
grateful people to the glad coming time,
"Wnen he war drum throbs no longer
And the battle tlags are luTled
I'm the parliament OF man,
Tine Federation OF the world.
The Pension Committee made its report |
reviewing the work done in the past eight |
years. /. refers first to the increase Of
clerks in the Pension Office from 742 to
1885. which was secured by the cOmittee. !
Il was also on recommendation Of the COM |
mittee that various laWs we're pe1sed in
cIeasing the rate Of pensions for certain
disabilities.
GROWTH OF THE ORDER.
The following points are taken from the
annual report of AT iutant General Eugene
f. Wigsi: When Commander Warner as
sumed command, in 1888, there were 40
departments, comprising 6,S60 pOsts, with
a total membership in good standing of
361, ,149. and now, after the lapse Of a
wear. 42 permanent departments, with
6.7li posts and membership in good
standing Of $50. $50, being a net gain Of ?
departments, 35l posts and 81, 43l COM
rades in good standing.
REGIMENTAL REUNIONS.
About 200 regimental reunions were held !
this afternoon. About 25,0O0 people |
gathered at the National Soldiers Home
for Disabled Veterans, where the men |
passed in review before Gen. Sherman and !
Marty. Gen. Sherman was received with |
immense enthusiasm and made bn't
speech, which, as he says, is the last be
will ever make. Extension Commission
er Blsck and Secretary Of Agriculture
Rusk also made brief remarks.
The annual reunion Of the Veterans Sig |
nal Corrs was held here to-day, and elected |
n b. Foraker, Of Ohio President; James
n. Kelly. Of Albany, n. Y, Louis K. For
tescue. Of Philadelphia, and J. r Fitch, Of
Evanston. Ills, Vice Presidents; Osps |
Charles y. Massey, of Boston, Secretary |
Eli b. Dawler, of Pittsburg, Qusrtermas- |
ter and Prof J. Willard Brown, Of Cam
bridge, Historian.
This afternoon Boston was chosen as the
next place of meeting. Saratoga, Indian
apois and Washington were also nomin-
sted. but Boston received an overwhelming
vote. Speeches in favor Of Topeka, Kss.,
and Los Angeles, Gala, were made with
view 10 future results.
ONSLAUGHT ON CHEROKEE STRIP.
Kansas Men Ready 10 Open Up the Terri
tory.
WICHITA, KAs., August ga meet
ing was held yesterday 10 organize Cher