Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-21
G.. A. r. VETERANS.
Commander In Chief Alger Delivers His An =
nual Address-He Alludes 10 Boston
AS the Cradle Of Liberty.

Boston, MASS, Aug. ls.-Convention of the
| Twenty fourth national encampment came to
! order in Music hall at IL O'Clock this morning.
| Commander-in-chiefA lger delivered his annual
address. He began with an allu1ion to Boston
as the cradle of liberty the place where the seed
OF patriotism was sown when the shot was fred
| that was heard around the world. He made also
an eloquent alluson to the presence OF Gen.
| Sherman, who he styled sour leader, our com
| mander, our idol and our comrade.' He said
| the condition OF the order was excellent. There
was, however. some disagreement in depart
ments OF the Mississippi and Louisiana drawn
upon the color line. 1t was perplexing ques-
| ton, but he hoped time with good sense of all
peace and liberty loving citizens would bring
| solution. 1t had been his determination to
recogn ize as a comrade the equal rights of every
man, no matter what his color or nationality,
lions, service and an honorable discharge.
| The strong should aid the weak. It enables the
| former-and helps to elevate the latter. The
| total membership borne on the rolls June 30,
! 1890, was a5S, 230: the membership in 1883
40, 1856; deaths during last year numbered 54I3.
Speaking OF pensions, he said there was some
disappointment at the failure of the service bill,
| but the present law productive of great good TO
all parts of the country, distribution four
times year of so much money, and it should
| be remembered that no country ever has been
SO generous to its soldiers, There has been ex-
pended in charity SCI, 100, not including the vast
| work done by noble women, whom he
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now devoting their time to their
| dependent comrades and their widows
and children. He showed the backward cordi-
| ton of the efforts to erect monuments to Gems.
Sheridan and Grant, and recommended that
there should be erected at Washington memo
rial building dedicated to the memory OF Gen.
Grant. To carry out this suggestion he recon-
mended the appointment of committee of FIVE.
The address was received with frequent ex-
pressions of approval by the large body of dele
gates.
The reports of Adjt Gen. Hopkins and Quar-
| termsster-G General Taylor were presented.
| NATIONAL G.. A. R. RELIEF CORPS.
Boston, MASS, Aug. l3.-The eight annual
convention Of the National association of the
relief corps opened in fremont temple this
morning. Mrs. Annie Wittmeyer of Philadel-
phia, National president, in the chair. The
temple was gay with bunting, and decorated
with symbols of the corps. Fully thirty-fve
states were represented. The galleries were
crowded with members OF the order, and on
the platform many distinguished
persons. After opening ode had been sung
Mrs. Emily Clarke, department chaplain of
Massachusetts, offered prayer. Mrs. Witt
meyer, the president. in her annual address,
stated that the membership of the corps now
reached nearly 100, 900; that the reserve fund of
sl23 900 Was in the hands of the treasury OF the
local corps, and that charity work of the year
amounted to over 500. 900. Permanent depart
ments have been organized in Texas. North
Dakota and Potomac. Besides the regular dis
bursements $1,000 has been paid to needy army