The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-14
The Eneampment at Boston.

The Encampment at Boston.
Boston, Aug. iS.-The convention of the
twenty-fourth national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic came to
order at the Music hall at II o'clock.
Prayer was offered by Post Chief Chaplain
l. M. Foster. Commander-in-C Chief Alger
then delivered his annual address.
He congratulated his hearers on celebrat-
ing the twenty fifth anniversary of the end
of the rebellion in the historic city known
as the "Cradle of Liberty" He delivered
warm words of welcome to General Sher-
| man. He reported the condition of the or
| ganiZation as excellent. The total member
| ship borne on the rolls is 45S,230 against
427, 1891 year ago. After referring to the
disappointment in the ranks that Congress
| had not passed the service pension bill, the
speaker continued: 'Much misapprehen
sion exists, think, concerning the disa-
| bility bill, passed June 81, 1890. BY careful
reading of this law and the official explana
ton of it, it will be seen that no matter
what mans financial condition may be, il
he be physically disabled from performing
manual labor, he is entitled to 8
pension, the conditions being, first, thai
| his physical disability was not necessarily
| contracted in the service: and, second thai
| the proof of such disability may be made
| upon certificate from his physician aflC
without the testimony of his former com
rades. Should any member of this en-
campment to-day receive permanent injury
| not the result Of his own vicious habits,
he would be entitled to pension. Let u:
be just to our lawmakers, ''even though
they have not given US all we asked. NJ
country on the earth IS, or ever has beer
nearly so generous to it's soldiery as ours.
Concerning the Grant monument, Genera
Alger said: "An ordinary PLAIN vault OF
the banks Of the Hudson marks the resting
place of our great chieftain. This is no
credible either to US or this nation. There
should be erected al the capital of this gov
eminent, dedicated to the memory Of thi
great man, memorial building such as will
be credit to the whole people; not shaft
not statue, but a monumental structur
such as has not been built IN this or an
other country, one to which every citize
within the domains of this great land ca
refer with just pride. | recommend that
committee of five be appointed by this en-
campment, whose duties shall be in accord
ance with the foregoing, and employed
solicit aid from the general government
and individuals"
The address was received with frequen
expressions of approval The reports c
Adjutant- General George H. Hopkins, c
| Detroit, and Quartermaster-G General job
( Taylor, of Philadelphia, were presented
They were OF routine character.
Inspector General Griffith reported th
order growing numerically stronger an
working earnestly and tremendously
furthering the grand objects for which
was organized. He presented a tab
showing the number of posts in the Gran
l Army ON June 80, 1890, was 6, 93S; numbe
of comrades in good standing in the post
, inspected TO June 30, 351 ,234; number {
) posts inspected, 500; number of posts M
inspected, 1,051. Total expended flo
charity, S2S2, $50; amount remaining in tt
relief fund, S415, $50.
At the afternoon session officers wei
elected, the principal portion going to th
east, in pursuance, as is claimed by som
of a plan to give the encampment to til
west three successive years-Detroit lS9
Topeka 1899, Chicago 1888 The roll w;
called and representative of each stat
had the opportunity to name their choice fl
commander-in- chief. California presentt
Colonel Smedburg, retired officer of tt
regular army; Connecticut nominated Gel
eral Wheeler A. Veazey and Maine Sc
onded the nomination; Indiana and Oh
gave their support to General Alvin Hove,
Montana supported Smedburg, and Mimi
sofa, Idaho and Iowa expressed a pre-
erence for New York; Pennsylvani
Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and We
mont supported Colonel Veazey; U tab, vi
GINA and Alaska wanted Colonel Sine
borg, and Illinois was the last state to T.
spond for Colonel Veazey. AS the roll CO
ended Colonel Smedborg and Gener
House withdrew their names. This actit
WIS greeted with great applause and by
t unanimous vote Colonel Vcazey was d
S clared elected as commander -in-chief.
Colonel Veazey accepted the honor in
. brief speech.
= Next in order was the selection of ca
- didate for senior vice commandment
- and it being considered that the Office, O.
= of courtesy belonged to Massachusetts, Il
. matter was left with the delegates fro
:, that state who named Richard r.. Tobin
the unanimous choice. George
Dreamer, of Baltimore, was unanimous
elected junior vice commander.
. The remainder of the officers will
elected tomorrow. General Alger temp
IS rarily surrendered the chair to Hon. w;
ner Miller, who in brief remarks NOV
that the next incampment be held at /
troit. The motion prevailed by una
IS nous vote.
n The report of Surgeon-General Pott
N recommends that inspectors be required
examine post officers as to their knoWled
of the department and general matters p
tanning to their organization for the care
+, destitute and needy comrades.
= The ''pension law'' report says: 1t shol
y harmonic with our national history I'll
y all disability contracted while the victim
in the service of the United States and
the line of duty and which is not the res
Of his own vicious habits"
- National Association of Naval Veterans.
~ BosToN, Aug. 13.-The annual cow
IS tion of the National Association of Ma
lVeterans opened this morning A reso