Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-10
THE GRAND ARMY.
Twenty.Fourth Annual Encampment of
the Ohio Department.
Election OF Oflccrs and Delegates-Intcr-
esting Questions Sprung In the Busi-
ness Session - Proceedings
of the woman's Relief
Corps Convention.


pnrtment OF ONO, u. A H., convened NJ IlNc y
Opera.house this morning at o'clock De-
pnrtment Commander S. II Hurst of Chilicothe,
presided, and there were IN attendance 46S del
cgates. Mr.. buchanan Perrin, OF this city, wns
chosen the oflcial stenographer OF the Encamp-
ment.
Adiutant General John T. Raper reported that
NIL the Department officers were present and IN
their places The Committee on Credentials re-
ported progress and were granted further time
Senior Vice Department Commander Wallace
Stable, OF Crcstline, took the chair while Gen.
era Hurst read his annual address. After ex-
tending fraternal greeting to those present
the General entered into review OF the work
OF tho past year. Al the beginning OF the year
there were COS Posts, with n membership OF
AZ, 2a2, and on December 81 1885, there had been
over 600 net gain. placing Ohio lGO) ahead OF
any other Department, with an enrolment OF
46,2l4 members
Seventeen new Posts have been organized
during the year just closed making the total
number OF Posts in the State 7i2.
At the beginning of the year the necessity
was apparent that some new plans or methods
must be rcsorted to. to enlist the cooperation
OF the comradeshlp in the work OF recruiting
and strengthening our columns and filling them
with patriotic enthusiasm. For this purpose
the Council OF Administration planned semi
military organization OF the Posts by counties,
bringing all the Posts OF the county together
md forming n battalion of Grand Army men.
reunion during the summer or fall. The county
association is composed OF the five leading offi-
GERS OF each Post in the county. District en-
campments have been held in each Congress
sional District save one and more than one
hundred reunions were held.
During the year there was added to the ac-
tive membership 3,43S, making ohio's depart
ment the banner department OF the Nation.
Commander Hurst pa d splendid tribute to
the work OF the Womnns Relief Corps, and in
referring to the Sons of Veterans called atten-
tion to the fact that the two sections of the sup
porting Army OF the Sons of Veterans had
formed amicable union. and present to-day
compact organization. When our campaigns
nre ended we shall with perfect confidence
commit to their keeping the flag and country
for which we fought IApplause.l
In touching upon pension legislation, Com
mander Hurst said: "In the field OF National
legislation the outlook is not hopeful. In its
care OF wounded and invalid soldiers tho Gov
ernment has meant to be fairly liberal. But the
evidence required has been such that the men
who did the fighting in the field and Mt the front
have had little recognition for disability, while
thousands who never did duty in the field have
secured pensions upon their hospital record.
This practical discrimination against the
veterans has filed their minds with n sense OF
injustice that has created q wide dissatisfac-
ton, and n revision of our whole pension pol
icy is urgently demanded. The dependent pen
sion bill now pending in Congress will not rem
edy, but rather perpetuate and aggravate the
inequalities and injustice OF the present sys
TEN, hes des being badge OF humiliation rath-
er than OF HONOR
Concluding the General said: "Ot one thing
we are constantly assured and that is of the
growing and grateful appreciation OF our people
of the services OF the Union soldiers"
On motion committee to examine into the
recommendation made by the Department Com
mander was selected
E,aFD ay1t
Commander J. w. o'Ncal o! Lebanon; Com
rade J. L. Green, OF Fremont Past Department
Commander A l. Conger of Akron and Com
rades l. II. Williamson Ripley, and w. r.
Warner of Urbana.
This done, General Hurst, in n few words in
troduced TO the Encampment members Gov
ernor James E. Campbell. member OF the
Post at Hamilton, who addressed the assem-
blage and concluded with: lam introduced to
you not a comrade but as Governor. and, in
behalf OF the people OF Ohio, the great State
that sent three hundred thousand OF her sons to
make the State and country what it is. In her
behalf welcome you"
Joseph Rudolph. Commander OF VIM. Nelson
Post 1s6, made motion that the Department
Commanders position on the pension question
be unanimously indorsed by the Convention.
Then followed a motion to lay on the table, and
then q substitute, that accepted TO refer
the whole matter TO the committee to whom the
address referred.
The Commander put the motion the sub
sttute to refer the whole matter TO the com
mittee, and 1t was defeated by an overwhelm-
ing vote. while the original motion carried
unanimously.
Commander Hurst then introduced Green B.
Raum, who was warmly received General
Raum addressed his comrades briefly, saying
he was gratined to be present He took great
interest in their deliberations, and hoped TO be
permitted to sit upon tAe platform and listen TO
what was said.
Comrade r. B. Brown offered motion that
the Department Commander send fraternal
greetings to the Woman's Relief Corps, that
was about to 30 into convention. Comrade
Aaron p Baldwin, OF Akron, seconded the mo-
tion. and amended it to have the greetings sent
in writing He explained that ut the woman S
convention much of the time was absorbed in
speech making [laughterj, and their business
would be very much interrupted il n committee
was sent to convey the compliments and greet
ings OF the encampment.
The reports of Senior Vice Department Com
mander, w. Stable, Junior Vice Department
Commander Byron o. Eddy Medical Director
James NJ. Ayres NJ D., Department Chaplain
Frank G. Mitchell, Department Inspector j. w.
r. Cline, Chief Mastering Onlcer Guy c. Near
ing, Senior Aid-de-Camp Cread Milstead and
Assistant Quartermaster General VIM V. Law
renee were received and referred to q commit.
tee for examination.
The annual report of Assistant Adjutant- Gen-
eral John II. Raper shows that 500 Posts have
expended in charity among their comrades in
1850. $3G 1923
The Soldiers and Sailors Home has credit
OF s23l,10 stll standing; the death-roll shows
bT3 deaths, flve-siXths OF which belonged to the
three-ycars and veteran regiments. Seven
Posts surrendered their charters during the
year, and eighty-eight battalions and twenty
brigades were formed OF the Grand Army Corps
OF foriy-sx thousand men.
Comrrde James W. Cooke, of Forsythe Post
Toledo, offered resolution OF sympathy for the
seventy demented comrades OF the Toledo In
sane Asylum.
A recess was then taken until 80 p. M. and
on reassembling it was agreed that at half.past
6 tomorrow delegates OF the old Congression
nj Districts will meet in caucus at Pixies
opera.house TO select delegates and nlternates
for their respective districts to the National
Encampment, 10 be held at Boston next Au
gust.
1t was announced that the members of the
Ninth District would meet at the sume hour a,
the Walnut Street House, and those from Cuya
hoga and Mercer Counties at the Gibson. The
Encampment then adjourned until o O'Clock